The Sustainable Events Show, the original UK events exhibition dedicated to sustainability in our industry, returns to London for its fifth year, and it’s promising its biggest, boldest edition yet.

Speakers Corner has revealed the final speaker line up for its upcoming showcase event on 11 November, which promises to be an inspiring and thought-provoking night.

This interdisciplinary nature of event management poses an important question: should our research be robust or relevant and can it truly be both?

Inside Event Education is a new monthly podcast series that features students and academics. In this first episode, the discussion is about the start of the academic year, the use of AI and what attracts students to event management courses.

The annual fundraiser, Walk for Wellbeing, has reached an incredible milestone this year. They have raised over half a million pounds for UK charity Hospitality Action.

The first-ever Meeting Needs Golf Day took place last week at Carden Park Hotel, marking the launch of what is hoped will become a regular fixture in the UK events industry calendar.

We discuss if organisers have any legal responsibility regarding the content of exhibitor stands and the provision of alcohol at events, inspired by a LinkedIn post⁠.

Exhibit 3Sixty has announced the appointment of industry veteran Aden Bryant to the newly created role of shell scheme foreman.

Surveying 109 event venues, suppliers, agents and destinations, the latest MIA Insight report reveals that almost 9 in 10 (89%) organisations have seen their costs increase this year by an average of 12%.

Serbia’s EXIT Festival has unveiled plans for a global tour in 2026 after confirming it will not return to its long-term home at the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad.

UK Music, a representative body of the UK music industry, has launched the Five Ps guide, a new framework aimed at improving diversity and inclusion across the music industry.

Isle of Wight Festival has had its license renewed for another seven years, valid between 2026 and 2033.

Lime Venue Portfolio has launched the Big Event Food Survey 2025, a research project designed to explore how food continues to influence, and elevate, the event experience.

The Events Industry Alliance (EIA) – the collective associations of AEO, AEV and ESSA – has announced several changes to the board structure as part of the annual association rotation.

A new plug-and-play solution, Soundshape 1 Pro, aims to provide event organisers and AV professionals with a powerful and cost-effective tool for delivering real-time captioning and multilingual translation at scale.

Future Secured – The future of the Isle of Wight Festival (IOWF) has been secured until 2033 after the renewal of its licence. The local environment and community protection committee has agreed terms on a seven-year extension to the land licence of the event at Seaclose Park. The extension will cover the period 2026 to 2033 and will include a “further three-year option” for an extension up to and including 2036.