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Event Planner Challenges and Opportunities of the Next Decade

Maritz Global Events

The issues between the United States and China and Brexit in Europe are prime examples. Carbon neutrality, sustainable design, and eco/green themes are becoming the new event fad. Sustainability means more significant, bolder actions by more events and organizations in our industry. Worth a GBP of 42.3 The tides are turning.

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28th Annual Meetings Market Survey: Slower Growth Ahead

PCMA Convene

and China, and “other political flash points,” such as Brexit and the U.S. This time around, most respondents said they prefer to do things the old-fashioned way when it comes to site selection: Site visits top the list (45 percent said it is their first preference). “The global economy is stumbling but not falling over.”

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