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Exhibition Centre Liverpool Marks 10 Years of Events, Visitors and Impact

Exhibition Centre Liverpool is celebrating its 10th anniversary, marking a decade of major events, millions of visitors, and significant economic impact for the city region. Since opening in 2015, the venue has hosted more than 500 events, welcomed over 2.2 million visitors, and generated an estimated £320 million for the local economy. From Comic Con Liverpool and the Labour Party Conference to acting as Eurovision’s media hub, the venue has become a cornerstone of Liverpool’s world-class waterfront events campus.


Scottish Event Campus to Host Series of IEEE Conferences, Starting with CleanTech Summit, 2-3 October 2025

The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow will host the IEEE CleanTech Summit 2025 this week, bringing together global leaders in engineering, science, and technology to address urgent sustainability challenges. The event marks the start of a landmark series of IEEE conferences at the SEC through 2027, reinforcing the venue’s reputation as a world-class hub for international meetings.


Convene Hospitality Group Launches as Parent Company for Convene and ETC.Venues

The formation of Convene Hospitality Group (CHG) is a strategic move leveraging the brands’ combined strengths, expertise, and market reach to better serve clients and partners in more places and exciting new ways. It unites an existing portfolio of brands while providing a vision and structure to scale the platform through the addition of new brands in the future. Ryan Simonetti will serve as President & CEO of CHG.


Crowne Plaza Newcastle Celebrates 10 Years of Events Impact

Crowne Plaza Newcastle is celebrating 10 years as one of the city’s leading meetings and events hotels. Since opening in 2015, it has welcomed over a million guests, hosted global brands and local charities alike, and played a key role in Newcastle’s growth as a business events destination.