{"id":9413,"date":"2013-03-22T22:30:10","date_gmt":"2013-03-22T13:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.exhibitionindustrynews.co.uk\/?p=2348"},"modified":"2013-03-22T22:30:10","modified_gmt":"2013-03-22T13:30:10","slug":"events-industry-celebrates-at-international-confex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eventbiz.net\/english\/?p=9413","title":{"rendered":"Events Industry Celebrates at International Confex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.exhibitionindustrynews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/James-Samuel-Portrait-Preferred-1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2348]\" title=\"Events Industry Celebrates at International Confex\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2349\" alt=\"James Samuel Portrait Preferred 1 201x300 Events Industry Celebrates at International Confex Exhibition News\" src=\"http:\/\/www.exhibitionindustrynews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/James-Samuel-Portrait-Preferred-1-201x300.jpg\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" title=\"Events Industry Celebrates at International ConfexExhibition News\" \/><\/a>International Confex, alongside Live Experience, underlined its position as the UK\u2019s premier exhibition for the event industry in what organisers are calling the best programme in the show\u2019s distinguished history.<\/p>\n<p>The event celebrated its 30th Birthday in style with Confex Week packed full of industry discussions, education, meetings, buyer events, and promotional campaigns; both inside and outside ExCeL London. The week also saw the launch of both the Economic Impact Survey and the All Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry by Nick de Bois MP, who called the show \u201cthe place where the event industry speaks with one voice\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly proud of our show and our outstanding exhibitors this year; there was a buzz around the show, and the whole week, that underlined why Confex Week continues to be the most important dates in the UK event calendar,\u201d commented James Samuel, Event Director, International Confex. \u201cThe product this year was superb, and in my opinion is the best we have ever produced, this is significant in making sure we get them back in 2014.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s event also saw the meteoric rise of Live Experience, adding yet more choice for buyers. \u201cNo other UK show exists that delivers the volume of buyer and exhibitor meetings that International Confex does,\u201d continues Samuel. \u201cWe\u2019ve had universally positive feedback from buyers within social networks and we were trending throughout the week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Samuel is equally aware of the tough climate the industry is operating in at the moment and is keen that the event plays its role in developing the industry in which it serves, \u201cWe\u2019re not resting on our laurels, we\u2019re on our first steps of a three year plan to grow this event and boost our industry, next year needs to be bigger and better again, and with the help of our exhibitors, buyers and our partners in the industry, I\u2019m confident we\u2019ll do it again,\u201d he concluded.\n<\/p>\n<div class='kindleWidget kindleLight' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.exhibitionindustrynews.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/send-to-kindle\/media\/white-15.png\" title=\"Events Industry Celebrates at International ConfexExhibition News\" alt=\"white 15 Events Industry Celebrates at International Confex Exhibition News\" \/><span>Send to Kindle<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"http:\/\/www.exhibitionindustrynews.co.uk\/2013\/03\/events-industry-celebrates-at-international-confex\/\">Events Industry Celebrates at International Confex<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.exhibitionindustrynews.co.uk\">Exhibition Industry News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Confex, alongside Live Experience, underlined its position as the UK\u2019s premier exhibition for the event industry in what organisers are calling the best programme in the show\u2019s distinguished history. 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