
Global Business Events: Key Developments Shaping the Industry This Season
Global business events are gaining momentum across key regions as venues, associations and destinations report strong attendance, new partnerships and sustainability gains.

Global business events are gaining momentum across key regions as venues, associations and destinations report strong attendance, new partnerships and sustainability gains.

SITE (Society for Incentive Travel Excellence) has appointed Bishop-McCann as its global strategic event partner for a three-year term. Under the agreement, Bishop-McCann will provide key planning services and support delivery of SITE’s portfolio of events worldwide, operating as a true extension of the association’s internal team.

Asia-Pacific and Middle East convention centers report major wins, new congress launches, and growing sector investment, reinforcing the region’s expanding global role in meetings and events through 2025–2026.

A worldwide look at October’s top meetings and events headlines—from record-breaking attendance and major venue upgrades to sustainability milestones and cross-border industry partnerships. This global roundup spotlights the trends shaping the future of conventions, exhibitions, and business events across every region.

By Pedro Magalhães, CEO of Europalco In the events industry, most of what we do is invisible by design. We arrive early, we stay late,

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(IFES President Jörg Zeißig (left) and EXSA Chair Sibusiso Mncwabe (right) signed a three-year partnership agreement to strengthen collaboration between the two associations and expand

submitted by Adam Baggs on behalf of SITE Activations in Las Vegas include sold out C Suite Agency Summit, SITE NITE North America, and the

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(Caption: This photo taken on Sept. 10, 2025 shows the mascot of the 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, capital