USA – L-Acoustics has announced that it has been named for the third time in Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2025, reaching #2 on the list of top innovative companies in the events, concerts, and live experiences industry, recognised specifically “for changing the way Broadway shows sound.”

USA – Australian-born singer-songwriter Leah Martin-Brown, now a solo artist signed to Frontiers Records, explores pop territory without sacrificing the hard-rock energy of her formative work. Her voice is channelled through Audix microphones – the OMX series (especially the OMX-E) onstage and the A231 for studio recording. Just after hosting the video premiere of her third single Shush, she spoke with Audix about her musical roots and her new favourite microphones.

USA – A ‘groundbreaking entertainment destination’ is set to debut in late 2025. The journey to VAI Resort’s highly anticipated opening night is already underway, with TAIT engineers actively transforming the vision into reality at the Glendale, AZ resort through the cutting-edge infrastructure of the VAI Amphitheatre.

In the events profession, we’re at an impasse between technology-based and tactile event design. This means the way we tell stories through our event design has to adapt. There’s an art in traditional scenic design as it relies upon the audience using their imagination to complete the picture, which is an investment in each audience member. It makes the experience more memorable as they’re filling in the blanks for themselves.

Creative communications group DRPG reinforced its commitment to innovation with a weeklong tech showcase at its Worcestershire headquarters. Innovation Week, hosted by DRPG’s innovation entity, DRPG Labs, was held in the studio complex of the agency’s headquarters in Hartlebury and provided clients and interested brands an opportunity to explore recent advancements in technology and artificial intelligence tailored specifically for the events and experiential industry.

Trade association beam has announced Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity as its new charity partner. Rainbow Trust provides emotional and practical support to families across England who are facing unimaginable challenges. With over 86,000 children living with life-threatening conditions, the charity pairs each family with an expert Family Support Worker who offers assistance to parents, carers, siblings, and grandparents, helping them navigate their daily struggles.

Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe, founder and co-chair of the British Urban Film Festival (BUFF), will headline the fourth annual New Black Film Collective XPO (TNBFC XPO) as a keynote speaker on March 25 at Rich Mix in Shoreditch. The TNBFC XPO serves as a key platform for networking and knowledge exchange, designed to accelerate Black representation in the UK and global screen industries. The five-day hybrid event, running from March 24-28, will once again take place at Rich Mix, which recently hosted the BAFTA-winning British short film Rock, Paper, Scissors—a project that first premiered at BUFF in October, securing its BAFTA qualification.

The Meetings Show is thrilled to reveal the 10 winners of Tomorrow’s Talent 2025, a prestigious initiative that champions emerging talent in the meetings and events industry. Now in its seventh year, Tomorrow’s Talent continues to highlight the next generation of leaders and provides them with unparalleled opportunities to elevate their careers in this dynamic and fast-paced sector.

Red Bull Technology Group predicts that luxury experiences will continue to be a key driver in the 2025 events market, as the F1 brand maintains focus on its infrastructure and state-of-the-art facilities. Last year the team launched the latest upgrade to its Milton Keynes Technology Campus, as it unveiled a new 46.25 metre LED screen in their main auditorium, MK-7. The screen, supplied by PPDS, is one of the biggest indoor dvLED wall in Europe and provides the perfect backdrop to its fleet of F1 cars.

Event planners are urged to secure their space on The Meetings Show’s popular Hosted Buyer Programme as it opens for registration. The UK’s leading event that brings together the world’s meetings and events community returns to Excel London on 25-26 June, giving buyers unrestricted access to high quality educational and networking opportunities, plus the chance to meet hundreds of global event suppliers under one roof.

CHS Leeds is set to continue its impact on the meetings and events industry with the launch of its Hosted Buyer Programme and the announcement of more elite exhibitors to help event industry professionals fulfil their RFPs and put together their event programmes.

The Great Yorkshire Events Centre has appointed Manchester-based consultancy Catch the MICE as their UK Representation as part of its ambitious strategy to showcase and grow its meetings, incentives, conferences, and events (MICE) offering. Following a recent rebrand that consolidates Pavilions of Harrogate and Yorkshire Event Centre under one comprehensive identity, The Great Yorkshire Events Centre is poised to capitalise on its 340-acre site, offering flexible spaces for anything from board meetings and conferences to large-scale outdoor events accommodating up to 50,000 attendees.

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Regent’s Events, situated in London’s Regent’s Park, has announced the launch of an innovative, new wellness daily delegate rate package, designed to reimagine the traditional delegate experience.

Scott Hawthorne, Founding Director of Skips And Bins, examines the upcoming waste law changes that will significantly impact the food and drink sector.