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Confex 2025

ExCeL London Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London, United Kingdom

Standing as a beacon of creativity, connection, and innovation for the events industry, International Confex is more than just a meeting point. It’s a launching pad for ideas that define the next era of events. From pioneering feature builders to standout destinations, International Confex is your canvas to paint events that resonate. Whether you’re looking to engineer team-building masterpieces, infuse your events with creative flourishes, or explore the next big thing in event tech, you’ve come to the right place. Even Confex itself started as a conversation, so gather with peers and join us at the event where every conversation has the potential to be ground-breaking.

Event Production Show

ExCeL London Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London, United Kingdom

Dedicated to the live event industry, EPS is the longest-running event designed for all event professionals involved in running outdoor and live events; including festivals, sport, corporate and brand experiences, local authority events and stadium/arena tours.The Event Production Show helps solve the issues that affect all types of events across the globe including sustainability, crowd management and safety, creativity and attendee experience, the supply chain, diversity and technology and every other challenge that promoters and organisers face everyday.

Production Futures On Tour

Roundhouse Chalk Farm Road, London,, London, United Kingdom

Production Futures creates opportunities for young people to learn, train, network and develop careers in production across all aspects of live events, film, music, festivals, touring, brand activation, theatre, TV, broadcast and AV installation.

MUTA Members Day

The Slate at Warwick Conferences, Coventry

We’re excited to announce that next year’s Members’ Day will be held on Wednesday, March 12 at Warwick Conferences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7SH. MUTA’s flagship event is free for members, and provides the perfect opportunity to connect, learn and develop ahead of the season.

Safer Crowds, Safer Venues Conference 2025

Middlesbrough Town Hall Albert Road, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

Following on from the immensely successful inaugural conference in 2024, the UKCMA brings you the second edition of Safer Crowds, Safer Venues. For one more year, they will return to Middlesbrough to educate, inspire, and inform everyone working at any level across crowd management, events, festivals, sports stadiums, and in cultural venues.

CN Awards

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms 61-65 Great Queen St,, London, United Kingdom

The Conference News Agency Awards (CNAAs) celebrate the UK's most influential and prolific event agencies, recognising excellence over the past 12 months. One of the most highly anticipated events in the conference and meetings industry, over 450 event professionals from around the UK attend the ceremony every year.

CHS Leeds

Royal Armouries Armouries Dr Leeds LS10 1LT Armouries Dr, Leeds

CHS Leeds returns for 2025! This one-day exhibition is for anyone organising business events, from small meetings to large conferences and everything in-between. Meet over 100 venues, destinations, and event suppliers, develop professionally and personally through the education programme and enjoy a VIP experience like no other! If you organise meetings, events, dinners and conferences, whether full time or as part of a wider role within your business then CHS Leeds is for you. Are you a… Corporate Event Manager Event Agent Professional Conference Organiser Venue Finder PAs EA VA Office Manager Association Event Manager Public Sector Event Manager Luxury and Incentive Travel Agent Register now to learn, develop new skills, find great new venues and suppliers and #BeAPartOfIt at CHS Leeds!

EN Awards 2025

Park Plaza London Westminster Bridge 200 Westminster Bridge Rd,, London, United Kingdom

Widely regarded as 'The Oscars' of the global exhibition industry, the EN Awards return in 2025! The EN Awards is a one-night celebration; highlighting and embodying the spirit and talent within our tightly knit organiser community.

The Business of Events: Global Policy Forum

IET London: Savoy Place 2 Savoy Pl,, London, United Kingdom

Designed to unlock the potential and drive growth within the UK’s business events economy, the programme’s speakers and contributors include Shaun Davies MP Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Events; Dame Caroline Dinenage DBE MP Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee; and columnist and politician Lord Daniel Finkelstein OBE who will be giving delegates his view on the current political and economic landscape.

Fast Forward15 Mentoring Awards

The Mermaid London 2 Puddle Dock, City of London, London, United Kingdom

We are excited and honoured to announce the inaugural Fast Forward15 Mentoring Awards. This exclusive celebration aims to showcase exceptional mentors, mentees, corporates, agency and suppliers that have had a profound impact on the growth and development of talent within the events and hospitality sector. These awards are open to all genders, and all organisations across the sector, including in-house corporate event teams. Scheduled for 24th April 2025, this first-of-its-kind awards ceremony will honour outstanding contributions to mentoring. The Fast Forward15 Mentoring Awards will feature a three-course dinner, a prestigious awards ceremony, and ample networking opportunities.

ABPCO Festival of Learning 2025

The Eastside Rooms Woodcock St,, Birmingham, United Kingdom

The Festival of Learning is ABPCO’s educational flagship event providing a key moment for the association events community to come together to network, share and most importantly to learn. Now in its fourth year, the festival will be taking place in person on Tuesday 29 April 2025 at the Eastside Rooms in Birmingham. As well as a full day of learning, the event includes a networking supper and the new event innovation hub the evening prior (see the schedule page for more details). We’re expecting over 150 event professionals and will be exploring the theme – Connect, Collaborate and Challenge.

Production Futures On Tour

AO Manchester Arena Victoria Station Approach, Hunts Bank,, Manchester, United Kingdom

Production Futures creates opportunities for young people to learn, train, network and develop careers in production across all aspects of live events, film, music, festivals, touring, brand activation, theatre, TV, broadcast and AV installation.

PLASA Focus Leeds

Royal Armouries Armouries Dr,, Leeds, United Kingdom

CELEBRATING ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY, AND THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT! PLASA Focus Leeds returns May 2025, bringing together the latest innovations, and the brightest minds in live events, installation, and entertainment technology.

MPTS

Olympia London Hammersmith Rd,, London, United Kingdom

Camera’s rolling in 3, 2, 1! Setting the stage for the titans of TV, film, and technological marvels, let your content creation visions flourish in a world of broadcasting innovation at MPTS. Reignite your creativity and curiosity with hundreds of renowned speakers delivering adrenaline-pumping behind-the-scenes tales and game-changing tips in pre-production, production, post, technology, audio and virtual production.

Event Technology Forum

Hilton S Quay Square, Marsh Wall,, London, United Kingdom

The Event Technology Forum is a focused event that brings those working in the Event and Technology Industry together with leading solution providers, for focused one-to-one meetings.

IMEX Frankfurt

Messe Frankfurt Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, 60327 Frankfurt am Main,, Germany

IMEX Frankfurt is where the global meetings, events and incentive travel industry comes together annually for the largest trade show of its kind in Europe. Where 3,800-plus global meeting planners connect with 2,900 suppliers from across the world, building powerful working relationships—to create better events, meetings and experiences. This is where you can walk through the world in a day, immerse yourself in the latest industry developments and ideas, and find yourself at the heart of the global business events community.

EPA Awards

66 Portland Place, the home of RIBA London, United Kingdom

The EPA 2025 Awards Night will again be held at the beautiful central London art deco headquarters of RIBA at 66 Portland Place, on Thursday 29th May 2025. ​Drinks and delicious canapes and bowl food will accompany a display of all the short-listed images, amounting to well over 100 prints. Short-listed photographers enjoy a 50% discount on tickets for their guests. A fun and fast-paced awards ceremony is held RIBA’s 280-seater Jarvis Hall. Every category winner is invited on stage to receive a handsome personalised engraved trophy, while the overall winner also receives a cheque for £1,000. 

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