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Chris Skeith OBE
At the AEO, we understand what our members want and deliver initiatives that add value. By continuing to work with and represent our members, understanding their shared needs, addressing challenges and developing opportunities we hope to see membership broaden so other event businesses can learn and grow from being part of the AEO community. Our four pillars of Representation, Community, Talent and Insight are what drives us to deliver results that positively impact all levels within our members’ organisations.
We represent the industry to the highest level of government and highlight the economic benefits of business events as trading platforms to both ministers and officials collaboratively with other associations.
We will continue to improve on our educational aims both in terms of staging excellent content driven events and encouraging young and exciting talent into our industry. Finally, AEO will continue to provide hours of insight and networking opportunities that perfectly balance hard work with fun, let your hair down moments that the industry enjoys so much.
Pillars of AEO
Community
We foster collaboration to overcome challenges and develop opportunities across the events industry.
Representation
AEO connects people and drives industry growth through strong representation in the UK and internationally.
Talent
We prioritise learning and development opportunities for our members, from entry-level to board directors.
Industry partnerships
AEO is a proud member of the Events Industry Alliance (EIA), collaborating with:
- Association of Event Venues (AEV)
- Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA)
The Events Industry Alliance provides a secretariat and platform for the AEO, AEV and ESSA to work together to achieve common objectives for the good of the events industry.
Association of Event Venues (AEV) is a vibrant, effective and highly professional trade body that serves an established event venue community.
Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) is a trade association representing contractors and suppliers of goods and services to the exhibition industry.
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Compliance & complaints
Articles of association
The Articles of Association for the AEO establishes the rules and regulations governing the organisation’s operations, membership, and management. To view or download a PDF version of the articles of association, please click on the link below.
Complaints procedure
Occasionally, the AEO receives complaints from exhibitors. Even more occasionally the complaint may be related to an AEO member show.
Our complaints procedure ensures that the AEO and its members handle any complaint professionally and quickly.
Please click through the link, review our complaints procedure, and feel free to adopt it internally if your organisation doesn’t already have one.
