American Express Global Business Travel has been named number one in the C&IT Top 50 Agencies 2025, recognising its continued leadership and impact across the events and experiences sector.
DRPG has expanded its global footprint with the opening of a new London studio, Studio Dean Street, and the acquisition of Munich based film and virtual events agency RPNext. Together, the moves strengthen DRPG’s creative, film and digital capabilities across the UK, Germany and the wider DACH region.
DRPG marked its 45th anniversary by delivering its 45th CSR project, hosting a festive charity celebration for families supported by the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust at its Hartlebury headquarters.
M&S Bank Arena Liverpool has achieved Greener Arena 2025 Highly Commended certification from A Greener Future, recognising its deep commitment to sustainability, responsible operations and environmental leadership across every part of the venue.
David Osgathorp, Performance Consultant for Oracle Red Bull Racing, challenged IBTM attendees to rethink performance, showing how mental wellness and wellbeing are as crucial as technical ability.
Creative agency DRPG is shaping the future of creative careers with the UK’s first Scenic Construction Technician Apprenticeship and its most interactive Sparks Live event yet, empowering young voices and building a new generation of industry talent.
Exhibition Centre Liverpool has once again shown its strength as one of the UK’s most versatile event destinations, hosting Comic Con Liverpool across its full waterfront campus. With more than 30,000 visitors, a multi venue layout and seamless integration with Ticket Quarter’s advanced ticketing, this edition demonstrated how Liverpool’s event campus supports large scale, fast growing conventions with world class production, smooth visitor flow and exceptional operational delivery.
In this 5at5 Case Study episode, Florian Feige from Bayer AG joins May Sollinger from the Vienna Convention Bureau to discuss the award winning Global PH EMEX Co Creation Forum 24. They share how they designed a hybrid experience that connected hundreds of participants worldwide, the operational challenges involved and the creative engagement formats that helped build a strong sense of global community.
B Corp certified event agency Broadsword has launched a practical sustainability guide to help event professionals reduce environmental impact and plan greener experiences. From marketing and communications to merchandise and gifting, the guide offers actionable advice to build more sustainable event strategies that create lasting, positive change.
IBTM World has announced Low Kee Hong, Creative Director at Manchester’s Aviva Studios, as a keynote speaker for this year’s conference. His session, “The Intersection of Art, Culture & Experience,” will explore how creativity, cultural insight and experiential storytelling are shaping the future of brand and audience engagement worldwide.