About the event

What is the Global CEO Summit?

The Global CEO Summit, or the GCS as it is also known, is UFI’s most exclusive event.

It serves as the exhibition industry's annual curtain raiser event for the most

senior executives worldwide.

Theme: Towards 2030

The pandemic is in the rearview mirror, as is our industry’s remarkable recovery. The initial thrill of “being back together” has faded, and we are facing familiar questions about the future, as well as a potentially new set of challenges: industry consolidation and its effects, decarbonization, new technologies (AI), and external regulations. All this against a changing geopolitical landscape

where old certainties erode.

The 2025 GCS will look ahead, aiming to address our industry’s main tasks between 2025 and 2030, blending leading industry voices with inputs and guidance from other sectors.

The event has been phenomenal. It’s been great networking, it’s been really good education, and the content is really superb.

Mary Larkin, Americas CEO and Executive Committee Member Arc Network Arc Network (USA)

Meeting people is very important, having a global vision, and to think about the future while working for this beautiful industry.

Raul Strauss Justiniano, CEO FEXPOCRUZ (Bolivia)

It is a fantastic small intimate event, some fabulous speakers to give us an update on what's the pulse on the market.

Philip Dickinson, VP International Markets & MICE Qatar Tourism (Qatar)

The Global CEO Summit is a fantastic event for us to network, reconnect, and also make new partnership happen.
Margaret MaConnolly, President and CEO Informa Markets Asia (Hong Kong)