The events industry talks constantly about talent shortages. But there’s an uncomfortable contradiction sitting underneath many of those conversations: businesses want experienced junior talent, despite being increasingly reluctant to create the opportunities that develop that talent. Across the industry, employers continue to say they struggle to find candidates with the right skills, operational understanding and commercial awareness. Yet at the same time, many entry-level roles now ask for previous event experience even though candidates haven’t had a chance to properly enter the sector.

The UK government has launched the new Youth Jobs Grant to incentivise businesses to take on young people who are currently out of work, with a view to reducing the large number of those not in employment, education or training (NEET).

Martin Rhodes MP, chair of The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Events says he will work ‘persistently and consistently’ to ensure events gain recognition and support from government despite recent funding cuts at VisitBritain and London & Partners threatening international visibility. Speaking at The Meetings Show 2026, a month after news broke that VisitBritain’s grant-in-aid funding was being reduced by 41 per cent, the Labour MP for Glasgow, pledged to ensure the UK’s meetings and events sector continued to gain the attention it deserves.

The Meetings & Events Support Association and their members will be exhibiting for the fifth time at this year’s The Meetings Show.

New research examining the economic value, employment and key issues for the UK Outdoor Events Sector has been published, 8 years after the last sector specific report was produced.

To mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week, The Power of Events was commissioned by EICC to launch a new industry questionnaire to explore understanding and perspectives on neuro-inclusion in events. 

AGF Festival Sustainability Insights produced from aggregate analysis of all festivals who successfully completed AGF Certification or Sustainability Diagnosis in 2024. A culmination of months of data gathering, screening and number crunching from AGF assessors and analysts. This report provides insight into how festivals are performing against key sustainability metrics, across 16 countries and 4 continents.

Live Recruitment’s Diversity Report provides key diversity, equity and inclusivity (DEI) metrics for the UK Events Industry using our network of 40,000+ event professionals