Mark Spivey, Director of International Sales at Maritim, has spoken with the eventcrisis-team and has generously shared some of Maritim’s key learnings from the ongoing crisis. In this conversation he also emphasized on the major role of health matters for the hospitality sector in the future.

The Strategic Alliance of the National Convention Bureaux of Europe has released the results of a study on “The Impact of Coronavirus on Europe’s Convention Sector”.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the event industry’s virtual standstill. For this reason, PCMA has been conducting its biweekly survey and has asked event professionals and suppliers about their expectations and planning for the future.

The GCB German Convention Bureau in New York City is organizing a new virtual chat on Tuesday, June 2nd, with planners and suppliers from Germany and the US.

Rick Haring, VP for Marketing and Communications at International SOS in the Americas, confirms that most of their clients are primarily concerned with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the moment. In an interview with the eventcrisis-team he highlights the different means through which International SOS can support its clients.

The ZEUS partners have come together to discuss the meetings industry’s and their companies’ current challenges. Among other things, the Crisis Innovation Panel focused on the latest developments within their companies, opportunities originating from the crisis and the pros and cons of virtual events.

Jimmy Le, a Senior Conference Manager with the IEEE Communications Society, shares his take on the current challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and emphasizes on the importance of human connectedness.

Carina Bauer, CEO of the IMEX Group, spoke to spacebase’s Julian Jost to discuss the path of cancelling IMEX Frankfurt, the impact this has had as well as future opportunities, such as Planet IMEX.

Expo 2020 in Dubai has been postponed to 2021. The world exhibition will now run from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.

As part of EduMonday at the first virtual edition of the IMEX trade show on 11 May 2020, a session of the She Means Business conference will take place at 14.00hrs.