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5 Things Event Professionals Need to Know Today

01ROAM Snags Senior Agent From Earth Agency
02SC Productions Marks 20 Years Spanning Festivals to Stadium Shows
03AI Is Reshaping Who Wins in the Exhibition Industry
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Dubai Convention Centre expansion signals record year for Middle East events

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Facial recognition check-in goes mainstream as three platforms announce integrations

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5 Things Event Professionals Need to Know Today

01AI check-in cuts arrival times to 8s
02Dubai commits $2.4B to conventions
03EU sustainability directive for events
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Facial recognition check-in mainstream

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Dubai expansion signals record year

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Cvent acquires AI scheduling startup

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Event ideas and resources for professionals

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Trade Show Executive

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Access All Areas

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Events Industry Council

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Event Marketer

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Successful Meetings

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Today's Briefing

Monday, 6 July 2026

5 Things Event Professionals Need to Know Today

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ROAM Snags Senior Agent From Earth Agency Global live booking agency ROAM has hired Duncan Smith as a senior agent, bringing his roster of indie acts including MJ Lenderman and Wednesday from Earth Agency. Talent buyers and festival programmers should note the roster shift, as agent moves often signal changes in artist availability and booking terms.

Access All Areas · 2 days ago

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SC Productions Marks 20 Years Spanning Festivals to Stadium Shows Site and production company SC Productions, founded by Sarah Hemsley-Cole in 2006, has reached its 20th anniversary with a portfolio ranging from Welsh-language arts festival Urdd Eisteddfod to Taylor Swift stadium tours. The milestone highlights how specialist production companies that scale across event types build resilience that single-sector operators rarely achieve.

Access All Areas · 2 days ago

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AI Is Reshaping Who Wins in the Exhibition Industry Artificial intelligence is creating a clear divide in the exhibition sector, generating new competitive advantages for operators who adopt it while accelerating decline for those who do not. Exhibition organizers need a defined AI strategy now, not as a future consideration.

Exhibition News · 2 days ago

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Five-Year Trends Set to Redraw the Exhibition Landscape The exhibition industry faces a convergence of forces over the next five years that will fundamentally alter how trade shows and consumer expos are designed and delivered. Organizers who fail to track and act on these shifts risk losing relevance to more adaptive competitors.

Exhibition News · 2 days ago

05

RX Launches First-Ever DIY CON in Dallas for Maker Audiences RX will debut DIY CON at Dallas's Fair Park on November 6–8, 2026, targeting makers, builders, and home-improvement consumers with hands-on workshops and live product demonstrations. The launch signals growing organizer appetite for experiential consumer shows built around participation rather than passive exhibition.

Exhibit City News · 2 days ago

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