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tw conference industry, m+a report - march 2025

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03 | Editorial by Justine Hein. Staying on track
04 | European Capital of Culture. Chemnitz 2025: See the unseen
05 | Interview. Dr Ralf Schulze, Managing Director of C3 - Chemnitz Event Centres: "Culture is the heartbeat of our democracy"

MEASURES

06 | Trade fair business year 2025. On track for global growth markets
07 | Interview. Hugh Jones, CEO of RX Global and UFI President: “We want to be acknowledged as a strategic tool for economic growth.”

PLANER

08 | Part 3 AI in event management. Matchmaking: try it, try it, try it
09 | Column. Ulrike Tondorf, Brand Activation & Engagement Lead at Bayer AG: Recognising opportunities!
10 | News. Forum Veranstaltungswirtschaft: Invitation industry dialogue after the election

VENUE

11 | conference hotels. The demand is rising
12 | Interview. Katariina Rohrbach, Chief Operating Officer (COO) at the CCH - Congress Centre Hamburg: "We have big plans!"

SUSTAINABILITY

13 | Circular Collective. New DBU project "Circular economy in the trade fair industry"
14 | AI and events. Between innovation and responsibility
15 | Sustainable Events Conference (SECON). From To-Dos to How-To-Dos

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Photo Cover page: Chemnitz 2025, Ernesto Uhlmann, Courtesy of the Europa lettering: morePlatz Berlin

Anti-European voices are dividing the European Union and breathing new life into the idea of the Capital of Culture year: uniting Europe through culture. But how can cultural participation strengthen social cohesion? Chemnitz 2025 is looking for answers, and events are creating the visible spaces to do so. For example in Wirkbau Chemnitz, a former industrial complex in Altchemnitz (see front page).

Photos content pages: Chemnitz 2025, Kristin Schmidt; GEC GmbH; Cvent; Team V Architecture, a visualisation by Zwartlicht; tw tagungswirtschaft