On April 26, at 2:30 p.m. CEST (8:30 a.m. ET), ESSA and IFES come together on an international platform to discuss the future of the Exhibition Service Provider Industry and take a look at how the industry needs to evolve to match the needs of the customer in today’s new normal. This online session looks to gather ideas and perceptions from industry insiders from all over the globe.
Participants will learn about the experiences from countries where tradeshows are already happening, as well as from those where exhibitors and organizers are preparing themselves for their re-opening.
The panel includes:
Carl Criscione, director, Equinox Design Ltd
Marija Erzen, co-founder, Solutions2 U.K. and ESSA vice chair
Torsten Heinze, CEO of Czarnowski Germany and IFES vice chair
Ben Soh, executive chairman, Kingsmen Creatives Ltd.
The moderator will be Peter Theodorides, IFES president 2019-2020.
To register for this free event, visit www.ifesnet.com/solutions-sessions.
ESSA, the Event Supplier and Services Association, is a trade body representing the very best suppliers of goods and services to the events industry. With a focus on health & safety, education, business development and driving excellence and shared best practice, ESSA and its members sit at the center of the events community both in the U.K. and overseas. On a day-to-day basis, they support their members with the provision of business essentials, such as access to unlimited legal and HR advice, H&S support, insurance advice and a number of money-saving group discounts. Having established themselves over the last 10+ years (merger of BECA & AEC 2007) with their members, they are the collective voice of the supplier and services sector. For more info, visit essa.uk.com.
IFES, the International Federation of Exhibition and Event Services, is the international association of national associations and companies that are active in the fields of design, conception, production and services for exhibitions, trade fairs and events. IFES offers a platform for international cooperation achieved through networking and knowledge exchange. Founded in 1984, on the initiative of national associations in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Great Britain and the U.S., IFES celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2019. The association is registered in Brussels under Belgian law. The “global collaboration network” briefly describes IFES. But to understand what IFES is, you have to go deeper into the details. IFES represents more than 280 companies from all over the world. Each of these companies has signed the IFES Code of Conduct—a kind of constitution that regulates the cooperation within the entire network. So when an IFES partner serves the customer of another member, both the customer and the member know that they are being professionally advised and supplied by a company that meets the highest quality standards. This is a member benefit with priceless added value. In order to increase the number of partnerships within the IFES family, the association offers several opportunities for “getting to know each other.” Sharing knowledge is the foundation of their association. For more info, visit ifesnet.org
