Meetings and Events Industry News

While Encore is no stranger to acquisitions, this one is a little different. It represents a new growth opportunity, through an agency deeply embedded in its corporate clients’ events and offices.

A turbulent year for U.S.-Canada relations has seen Canadian cities come out ahead as conferences move north.

Vancouver’s loss is undeniably San Diego’s gain. After 12 years hosting TED, Vancouver will hand the baton to a city with a growing life sciences community and cross-border innovation that gives it room to grow. 

As human trafficking advocacy leader, Sandy Biback steps down from her role at MPAHT, the number of victims is more than the entire population of her home country of Canada.

Today’s multi-ethnic, multi-generational workforce requires you to rethink the traditional Christmas party to make sure that everyone feels welcome.

Eventbrite’s sale to Bending Spoons removes a long-struggling ticketing platform from Wall Street pressure. Could the Italian tech company, known for overhauling tech companies, revive this event tech pioneer?

Encore’s second acquisition in less than two weeks expands its international reach, but this time focuses on event planning services. It sees FIRST’s embedded corporate campus model as complementary to its own strong hotel partnerships.

The merger underscores how mid-size agencies are joining forces to build global footprints.

Easyfairs, one of Europe’s largest privately-owned event companies, has made its first North American acquisition: the fast-growing Energy Projects Conference & Expo (EPC). With AI driving the need for energy-intensive data centers, this strategic move puts Easyfairs directly into a rapidly growing sector that could spur more deal-making.