全球会展行业成立联盟推动可持续发展

全球会展行业成立联盟推动可持续发展

5月中旬，全球20多个领先的会展行业成立会展业可持续发展共同联盟（SEBIG），来推动会展行业在环境保护方面做出更大作用。SEBIG由知名会展营销与品牌公司服务商Freeman公司和全球最大会展主办方英富曼公司牵头，会员还包括各地主要会展主办方、场馆、会展中心与服务供应商等。

英富曼公司可持续发展主管Ben Wielgus表示，“作为联盟来共同推动会展业的可持续发展进程，将比任何一家会展企业单独行动更快、更具性价比。通过联盟内部共享信息，我们在助力可持续发展进程的同时，也能更好地达到会展观众对于可持续发展的期待。”

Events industry leaders form group to drive sustainable development

More than 20 leading organisations in the events industry have formed a collaborative group， called SEBIG or Sustainable Events： Big Initiative Group， to work together on major sustainability and environmental projects that have positive impacts and support the continued development of the events industry. SEBIG is led by the worlds leading live event and brand experience company Freeman and leading exhibitions organiser Informa Markets， and involves representatives from major event organisers， venues and convention centres， leading trade associations and service providers to the industry. Ben Wielgus， head of Sustainability at Informa， said： "We can achieve far more together， much faster and more cost effectively， than we can alone. By working across the whole of the events ecosystem， the formation of SEBIG can help us meet the growing expectations of our audience， while we play our part in contributing to sustainable development".

马来西亚商务活动领域呼吁政府更多支持

日前，马来西亚商务活动委员会（BECM）向政府呼吁，将商务活动与一般大型聚集性活动区分开来，以尽快重启会展业这个意义非凡的商务领域。

BECM主席Alan Pryor表示，政府要充分了解商务活动可以按照完备的“标准操作流程”来举办。活动场所的安全问题当前是、并且之后较长一段时间也将是会展活动的重中之重，但全国的会展场馆都可以提供安全的和高品质的运营标准。

Business Events Council Malaysia appeals to Government

The Business Events Council Malaysia （becm） is appealing to the Malaysian Government to make a clear distinction between business events and mass gatherings with a view to establishing a restart date for this crucial economic sector. Currently， under the Conditional Movement Control Order （cmco） conferences and exhibitions are prohibited from taking place.

UFI新一代領导者获奖名单出炉

4月28日，UFI发起的“新一代领导者”行业奖项获奖名单公布，获奖者为：墨西哥FINNOVISTA展览公司项目经理Alexis Zamudio、德国慕尼黑展览公司会议需求部经理Christina Rabl、瑞典ELMIA展览公司项目经理Erika Karlsson等。今年奖金由法国高美艾博展览集团赞助。五名获奖者将在接下来的18个月的时间里得到全球展览资深人士的一对一辅导，并在UFI年会等场合分享他们的见解，同时仍能够兼顾他们的本职工作。

Global group of NGL recipients announced

On April 28， 2020， the winners of this years UFI Next Generation Leadership Grant （NGL） have been announced. The 2020 grant recipients are Alexis Zamudio， Events Manager， FINNOVISTA （Mexico）； Christina Rabl， Conference Manager Command Control at Messe München （Germany）； Erika Karlsson， Project Manager at ELMIA （Sweden）； Matthew Funge， Managing Director & Founder of Your Stand Builder （UK）； and Vijay Sharma， Head： Partnerships & Business Development， Koelnmesse （Singapore）. UFI President Mary Larkin described this years grant programme – sponsored by Comexposium – as a clear and positive news story in an otherwise complicated period for the exhibition industry. “These are turbulent times for our industry， and strong leadership such as we have seen from the recipients of this years grant will count towards the recovery as we emerge on the other side， with all the fresh challenges that we will face，” she said.