Sector: Legacy / Impact
How the Grown Ups Approach Event Legacy
The 7-times winner of the 8 GDS-Index Awards for Leadership, the city of Gothenburg in Sweden, share this long-awaited series from The Iceberg into the DMOs 3-part framework which provides a systematic approach to realising impact from business & professional events; The Gothenburg Way to Legacy… In this 4-part mini-series, we begin with an introduction…
HIV Glasgow: Growing Grumpy Gracefully
HIV Glasgow, the HIV Drug Therapy Conference held in the medical hub city, has become the curator of data, the summary of knowledge from other international conferences focussed on the treatment and prevention of HIV and AIDS. But the legacy is truly unique… The 2025 edition revealed the circularity of a non-profit event dedicated to…
AIMEX Legacy Set for $AUS Billions
“It’s more than a visitor economy,” says Damien Kitto, CEO of Business Events Adelaide. And the benchmarking and KPIs that track the impact data of events reveal metrics that extend far beyond the consumption economy of events hosted in the South Australian capital. The reason lies in the value sought by the Department of Trade…
ISPIM: Spawning a Whole Generation of Innovators in Africa
17-19th March 2025, Cape Town. The International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM) arrives into the Western Cape in pursuit of transformative social and innovation legacies for the forgotten continent of Africa. 150 innovation professionals from 29 countries connect through 75 presentations and workshops with Africa`s academic, consulting, and research communities. Its mission – to…
Legacy isn’t What’s Left Behind—it’s What’s Built from the Beginning
From Centre for Events & Festivals: What if we’ve been measuring the value of the Olympic Games all wrong? For decades, critics and champions of mega-events have sparred over their economic and social impact. Are they a catalyst for sustainable change—or just a two-week spectacle with ballooning costs? But maybe we’re asking the wrong question….
Sydney’s Model for Meaningful Events
From Boardroom: For decades, organisations operated on a simple premise: to generate profit. Yet in today’s fragmented world, where societal and environmental concerns weigh heavily on decision-making, financial performance alone no longer suffices. In response, BESydney has emerged as a leader in championing business events that prioritise long-term impact over short-term gain, turning meetings into…
Insights from the BestCities-ICCA Community Cafe-Spotlight on Success: Tips to Craft a Winning Entry...
From BestCities: On 1 April 2025, BestCities Global Alliance and ICCA hosted two insightful sessions to unpack the dynamics of creating lasting impacts through international conferences and celebrating these through the Incredible Impacts Programme. This article captures key takeaways from the collaborative discussions, where industry leaders shared their experiences and offered valuable guidance for prospective…
Creating Lasting Legacies Through Association Events
This ESAE seminar report illustrates the importance of building long-term strategic relationships between destinations and international associations, and co-creating impact and legacy programmes from an early stage. Beyond their immediate objectives, conferences and congresses are increasingly expected to leave a trace, be that a new practice introduced, regulation debated, partnership launched, or community engaged…
ASSOCIATION IMPACT: An Epiphany in Dublin
True to form, the BestCities Global Alliance continued to use its annual Forum to pursue association impact by gathering members of its association community for shared learning. The methodology for developing greater impact strategies came in the form of the 2nd edition of the ICCA Association Impact Masterclass following its inauguration by Founding Funders and…
The Role of Business Events in Improving a Country’s Global Standing
By Kai Hattendorf: Good food for thought from Simon Anholt on public perception of countries this week at BI Norwegian Business School – and how countries can work to improve their global standing. For me, these points stood out from his data: Overall, the trend in global perception of countries has been positive between 2008…
ICIS 2024: Glasgow Fosters Infant Development
Between the 8-11th July last year, 1,100 of the world’s leading developmental neuroscientists convened at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow, Scotland, for the International Congress of Infant Studies (ICIS) to exchange research, education, and stories, but also to propagate future research and understanding of a child’s early learning from years 0-3. Immersive…
9 April 2025
Webinar | BUSINESS Events AS USUAL: Social Impact in Destinations
Social impact is no longer an add-on: it’s the new business-as-usual approach for leading destinations and convention bureaux. Join us for this insightful webinar to explore how event legacy, stakeholder collaboration, and impact measurement are transforming the way destinations approach sustainability. Through practical strategies and real-world case studies, we’ll break down the key elements of…
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8 April 2025
Webinar | BUSINESS Events AS USUAL: Social Impact in Destinations
Social impact is no longer an add-on: it’s the new business-as-usual approach for leading destinations and convention bureaux. Join us for this insightful webinar to explore how event legacy, stakeholder collaboration, and impact measurement are transforming the way destinations approach sustainability. Through practical strategies and real-world case studies, we’ll break down the key elements of…
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