Please note that the minutes from the Events Industry Board on 17th October 2017 can now be found online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/events-industry-board.

By Nick de Bois is Chairman of the UK Events Industry Board
@nickdebois

How the UK Events Industry Board is Delivering the Governments Vision for the UK’s Business Events Sector

Last week the first ever Business of Events Senior Leadership Forum was held in London’s magnificent QEII Conference Centre. Bringing together representatives from across the private sector, government and VisitBritain, along with many other DMO’s and influencers, this event marked the next step in the collaboration between government and industry to help drive the UK as a destination of choice for major international congresses, exhibitions and conferences. I was delighted to attend as the Chairman of the governments UK Events Industry Board, which is the permanent body made up from private sector and government to advise ministers on what steps must be taken to deliver on the shared vision for the growth business events here in the UK, and the expansion of our international export business.

Please note that the minutes from the Events Industry Board on 3rd July can now be found online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/events-industry-board. 

The minutes of the Events Industry Board which took place on 27th February can now be found on the Events Industry Board website (or click here for direct download).

Please note that the next meeting will take place on Monday 12th June at 14:00.

The Government is to host two high-level roundtable meetings to explore ways of growing Britain’s events industry and ways in which events can support Britain’s export drive and industrial strategy.