Blog posts

The events industry is going AEO Excellence Awards crazy, which is fantastic as we love to celebrate the achievements of the industry but our members know that there’s more to us than a cracking celebration.

Hayley McPhee-Holden, Project Administrator at the AEO, talks about her experience making an Industry Video on Talent - one of the four AEO pillars.

 

The event industry is worth over £39 billion to the UK economy and has ambitions to drive investment of £48.4 billion by 2020 as laid out in the BVEP’s (Business Visits & Events Partnership) Overview of the UK Events Industry. Conferences and meetings deliver the lion’s share, with over 19 billion direct spend on goods and services, followed by £11 billion from trade and consumer exhibitions.

The AEO has a long and rich history of representing event organisers in the UK, but many people may not realise that the support the AEO offers its members reaches much further afield than the UK, seeking opportunities for growth and solutions to challenges on an international scale.

With the recent floods affecting much of the UK over the festive period there has been a lot of talk in the media about the importance of community both from those affected and our political leaders. In my opinion, community spirit is the glue that holds everything together, whether it’s when the chips are down or during happier times. We certainly talk extensively about communities when describing an event industry.

AEO Chief Exec Chris Skeith on his next personal challenge ...

My dog, Bruno, was expecting his usual gentle two mile dog walk this morning but what he got was a rather sweaty 6k run.