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M&IT Agency Challenge 2023 opens for registration
Registration for the 2023 M&IT Agency Challenge is now open. M&IT is inviting you to unlock your potential and celebrate the Agency Challenge’s 10th anniversary on 3-4 October 2023 at an all-new venue. Attendees will enjoy a two-day networking extravaganza at the Park Regis Birmingham, where they’ll experience an exciting line up of brand new challenges, educational sessions and excellent hospitality.
LISTEN: ‘It’s a lot harder to make money in this industry nowadays.’
“It’s an awful lot harder to make money in this industry nowadays.” High-end experiential agency Noble Events has appointed a new managing director, as founder and current MD Penny Noble moves into a newly-created CEO role. Sarah Cox, the current deputy MD, moves up to take on the MD role, leading the business across both strategic office locations in the UK and Dubai. M&IT editor Paul Harvey caught up with Noble and Cox to discover what the changes mean for Noble Events, how the company will be evolving, and just how Penny Noble sees the state of the sector at the moment, after having been – in her own words – “launching cars for 35 years”.
On the Rise
As the Bank of England announces a rise in interest rates, we hear from Lionel Benjamin, Co-Founder at AGO Hotels, about the effect on the events industry.
ICC Belfast partners with SistersIN to support female event leaders
ICC Belfast has partnered with SistersIN, a leadership and career development programme connecting schools with businesses who can help to empower female leaders of the future.
Istoria Group launches support for female-owned micro businesses
Creative business collective Istoria Group has launched a competition to find a regional, women-owned Micro Business to support as part of its Incubator Hub programme, to houses and helps guide fledgling businesses.
WIL ASK FOR A GLOBAL GATHERING OF INFORMATION THIS IWD
Women in Lighting are asking everyone to fill out a global gathering of information.
It’s a DATE for The Green Events Code
A sector-leading partnership launched the Donut Assessment Tool for Events (DATE) at LAEOG’s Event Production Show panelo pilot implementation of the national Green Events Code with local authorities, 2nd March 2023.
The invenue Network launches
Caspar Norman, co-founder of Roundhouse Trust, has launched ‘The invenue Network’, a network specifically designed to support venues with “targeted and impartial advice and support.”
AOK Events launches the “Make Unforgettable Happen Fund” to help create memorable experiences
AOK Events, a leading event management company, is pleased to announce the launch of the “Make Unforgettable Happen Fund,” a new initiative designed to help people create unforgettable experiences and memories.
VisitBritain unveils £10m See Things Differently campaign
VisitBritain has started rolling out its new multi-million pound international campaign for 2023 to drive tourism to Britain.
Rail strikes have caused £337m of cancellations across sector, says mia
The estimated value of cancelled business across the sector as a result of recent rail strikes is more than £337 million, according to the Meetings Industry Association’s (mia) latest research.
Team Up
Since COVID-19, improving teamwork in the workplace has become one of the main priorities for employers.
Venues urged to prepare for single-use plastic ban
Following the Government’s decision to ban single-use plastic in England’s hospitality businesses and retail, venue directory.com’s MD has urged venues to take “decisive action.”
‘Decisive’ action needed on single-use plastic ahead of ban
Venues need to act now in order to prepare for the ban on single-use plastic in England, according to Michael Begley, managing director of venuedirectory.com.
Lucy Frazer appointed secretary of state for Culture, Media and Sport
A cabinet reshuffle has seen Lucy Frazer appointed as the new secretary of state for the revamped Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 
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