This week, a focus on China - I am just back from Shanghai.

Also: Anatomy of an advocacy event. Introducing envire. And industry news.

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The most transformative device for the digital evolution of the business events industry to date has been - the smartphone. But the race is on for its successor.

Also: where AI fails, according to Apple research, and news!

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As a US celebrity businessman lauds the value of face-to-face - can we benefit from this, and how?

Also: more on industry advocacy, boosting Boost, and news!

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Happy Global Exhibitions Day! But: Isn't it time to step up our strategic global industry advocacy game?

Also: An update on tariffs and trade shows, and industry news.

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Let's dig into the "State of the Events Industry" through the prism of IMEX.

Also: Blackstone starts the sales process for Clarion Events. When IMEX made me speechless. And another look back at the pandemic times five years ago.

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A short special edition on progress at the Net Zero Carbon Events Initiative.

And: JMIC Joint Meetings Industry Council and Events Industry Council announce they plan to collaborate on sustainability, advocacy, and research.

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Can associations - essentially "part-time event organisers" - keep up with the pace of change in event design?

Also: Eurovision delivers a timely follow-up case study to last week's topic here. And some key industry news.

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Destinations bet big to hit the right note - with pop and rock stars. Is it "A Sky Full of Stars" for destination management, or rather a "Definitely Maybe"? We'll have a look this week.

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