A new event ignites
We are excited to launch a new one-day summit for exhibition event directors, limited to 50 participants from leading exhibition brands from Europe and around the world.
Co-located with the UFI European Conference, it will bring together some of our industry's finest talent to meet and grow together.
Who can participate?
Event Director, Portfolio Director, Group Exhibition Director, Project Director, Vice-President etc., basically the most important criteria is that you are directly responsible for organizing exhibitions. Colleagues from venue operators and service providers are not eligible.
Priority participation is for UFI members until March 1st, after which non-members can apply for any remaining seats.


What to expect
A mixture of expert talks, breakout sessions, and opportunities for P2P sharing and learning.
An indoor and outdoor event that will challenge and inspire delegates and foster new relationships and friendships.
The Community
The titles vary around the world, but we welcome all those from our exhibition organiser community who are directly responsible for organizing exhibitions.. (Event Director, Portfolio Director, Group Exhibition Director, Project Director, Vice-President etc..
Priority participation is for UFI members until March 1st, after which non-members can apply for any remaining seats.


Register your interest today!
If you are attending the European Conference, you can register your interest for the Event Directors Summit in the registration form directly.
We will get back to you after your registration.
Have any questions, ideas, comments?
Our focus
The event format and content is being co-created with the UFI Next Generation Leaders and will focus on covering a range of topics:
✔️ Steady hand of leadership especially in times of crisis or inflation
✔️ Bringing out the best in different teams e.g. how sales & marketing work together, especially using different platforms
✔️ M&A – particularly onboarding
✔️ Launching new events / into new markets
✔️ Customer experience & community engagement
✔️ Innovation & new channels


