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THE POWER OF EVENTS (UK) is a not-for-profit company established to deliver a comprehensive platform that for the first time provides an overview showcase of the UK Events Industry. It will also provide event analysis and data evaluation to support the UK events community.

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The event industry’s reliance on data to help it plan for the future, increase its resilience, manage risk and justify investment decisions, is growing year on year.

The engagement and access that The Power of Events (UK) has across all 7 sectors of the industry, enables data gathering and in-depth research projects to be delivered confidently and consistently. This will be primarily facilitated through the new insight app to be launched on 28th Sep 2023.

By bringing the industry and university partners together, research projects will be designed to deliver real benefits to the industry in terms of trend analysis, insights and performance improvements.

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Drawn from across the seven core sectors the Power of Events (UK) supporters are committed to showcasing the UK Event Industry.
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The Power of Events (UK) partners are collaborating to share research, data and insights for the benefit of the whole UK Events Industry.
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Latest Industry News
Production Futures gears up for largest show to date
UK – Production Futures has announced that it will bring the curtain down on 2025 with its largest On Tour show to date. The event will take place at Production Park, Wakefield on Thursday 27 November and will promote employability, transferable skills, diversity, free training, and networking, as well as presenting paid work opportunities to newcomers across the live event and broadcast production industry.
ABTT announces 2025 Awards winners
UK – The ABTT Theatre Show came alive at Alexandra Palace in London with the annual ABTT Awards hosted by the Association of British Theatre Technicians. This event showcases the contributions people in the industry have been making to theatre and live events.
Lighting designers honoured at Profile Awards
UK – The second Profile Awards ceremony was held at the Alexandra Palace Theatre on 5 June 2025. Created and are coordinated by Durham and Jennie Marenghi in association with the ALPD, the ABTT and the STLD, the awards recognise lighting design excellence in theatre and TV in the UK.
PLASA Show 2025 opens for registrations
UK – PLASA Show 2025 is now open for free registrations. This September, the UK’s market-leading trade event for live entertainment technology will set the stage for breakthrough products, big ideas, and invaluable industry connections. Celebrate entertainment technology and the people behind it at PLASA Show, returning to its home at Olympia, London from 7–9 September 2025.
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EICC – Neurodiversity
EICC
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 ANNUAL FESTIVAL SUSTAINABILITY INSIGHTS – 2024
AGF
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 2025
LIVE Recruitment
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
ABPCO’S ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT 2024
ABPCO
Powering on from last year’s Covid re-bound, ABPCO members maintained the same high levels of activity and financial growth throughout 2024
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Industry Events Calendar
June 25
25-26
The Meeting Show
The Meetings Show is the UK’s leading exhibition for the events, meetings, and incentives community. Proudly brought to you by Northstar Meetings Group, a name synonymous with excellence in the MICE industry, we’ve been bringing together thousands of event professionals since our launch in 2013. It’s an event all about connections – providing a platform for global event suppliers to meet face-to-face with up to 1500 pre-qualified meeting and event planners and showcase their products and services.
June 25
26
MICEBOOK AWARDS 2025
Have you delivered a standout conference or incentive in the past year? Or has your team smashed it and deserve to win a coveted agency or supplier of the year award? There’s no better way to reward your successes than with a micebook Award win. But you’ve got to be in it to win it! So, if you’ve not yet entered – get working on your submissions now and enter before 25 April. There are categories to suit everyone, from Best Corporate In-house Team and Best DMC to Best Event Tech, Best Industry Newcomer, Best Hotel Brand, Best Global Agency and many more. Check out the full list of categories and enter here.
July 25
8-9
Women in Exhibitions World Summit
Following the success of the first two editions in Maastricht and Milan, Women in Exhibitions is delighted to announce the third edition of the Women in Exhibitions World Summit set to take place on 8-9 July 2025 at London Excel. Under the theme “Elevate, Accelerate: Together We Rise,” this year’s summit promises to the most impactful so far, bringing together leaders, visionaries, and change makers.
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