For Informa, the exhibitions and publishing group, events in the next few weeks include FanExpo, a pop culture event in Vancouver, the St Petersburg Power & Sailboat Show and World of Concrete in Shanghai.
Together with scores of other events around the globe, they provide a space where exhibitors can pay to show their wares and where punters, having paid to ogle boats and construction materials, can take out subscriptions to Informa’s networking and business intelligence services.
Informa’s global business-to-business exhibitions division is the biggest of four units that have emerged from the company’s growth acceleration plan, introduced by chief executive Lord (Stephen) Carter of Barnes when he took over at the start of 2014. The company’s latest trading statement shows it is also the