What makes IMEX?

It’s the people. Always the people. As we prepare to turn Messe Frankfurt into one giant business events community hub, we’ve been asking “what makes IMEX?” An odd question for an established show (!) but while show-prepping we’ve also been reworking our mission statement. And the overriding answer is a simple one – it’s people together, in a community hub that celebrates connection, collaboration and co-creativity.

WHERE WE'RE GATHERING

At IMEX of course!

In just a few short weeks we’ll be heading to Frankfurt for expert insight, emotional intelligence and experiential design; fun, frivolity and friendships at joyous events from the IMEXrun to the Gala Dinner, and too-many-to-mention opportunities to meet with the global events community over four fabulous days. Bookmark our IMEX Daily News microsite now for all the news from the build-up, the show floor and more.

WHO WE'RE TALKING TO

AVoice4All creator, Dale Hudson

Launched successfully at IMEX America last year, our AVoice4All programme, in association with Destination Toronto, runs throughout IMEX in May. Conceived by Dale Hudson, our Knowledge and Events Director, the programme’s aim is to enable all of us to design inclusive human-centric events and workplaces.

WHAT WE'RE EMBRACING

Emotional intelligence

We catch up with one of our star speakers at IMEX 2023, Christopher Salem, to ask if emotional intelligence is the ultimate transferable skill, to talk interdependency over co-dependency, why shared values and shared environment matter, and why meaningful human connection is everything.

WHERE WE'RE 'OFFICING'

Together!

Since our lives were upended in 2020, we’ve all embraced WFH (working from home), WFA (working from anywhere), and even WFB (working from bed!). Or have we? Our innate human nature is to work alongside other humans towards a common purpose. The happy pre-show buzz at IMEX HQ is evidence of the benefits – as is this essay on the many gifts of an in-person workplace. It’s not just the on-tap barista-quality coffee, it’s the “entanglement”…

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