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What to expect at IMEX Frankfurt

Count on expert speakers, brand-new ideas and plentiful inspiration at more than 150 educational and networking events – as well as an exhiliaring exhibition.

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Whether you want to keep up with fast-changing event trends, explore event tech, polish your professional skills or connect with your peers, our ground-breaking free programme has it covered.

Schedule at a glance

Agency Directors Forum

If you own, or are part of a senior management team at, a small to mid-size meetings and events agency, we have the perfect event for you – the Agency Directors Forum.

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Association Focus

Whether you’re an association leader or an association events professional looking for a way to navigate the unprecedented challenges facing associations in our uncertain world today, this is the event for you.

What's on for association planners

Exclusively Corporate

If you organise meetings and events for your company, this is a unique opportunity for case study-led education, peer-to-peer discussion and networking.

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She Means Business

She Means Business is about diversity, gender equality and female empowerment. She Means Business is not just for women in business and events, but also their male counterparts.

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Level up your knowledge with our free education programme

Explore more than 150 education sessions across six tracks:

- Technology and innovation

- Trends and research

- People and planet

- Business practices

- Experience design

- Event marketing

Policy Forum

Where the meetings world and public policy makers connect. Our collaborators are AIPC, City Destinations Alliance, Destinations International, EIC, ICCA, JMIC, The Iceberg and UNWTO. Contact us for details on this year's programme.

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Faculty Engagement Programme

Open to all German event management course teachers, associations and events industry professionals. Compare current event management courses with industry demand and explore opportunities for change.

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IMEX-MPI-MCI Future Leaders Forum

The event for talented students considering a career in the meetings industry. The Forum is run in partnership with MPI (Meeting Professionals International) and global meetings and events company MCI.

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Association Social

After Association Focus, catch up with your peers, make valuable new contacts and celebrate the start of IMEX.

Education at IMEX

However you prefer to learn, and however much time you have, we have the format for you.

Seminars: Absorb the vision and expertise of our industry experts at classroom-style learning sessions.

Research and workshops: Get the lowdown on the latest industry research from industry experts in small group sessions. Your opportunity to keep up-to-date with fast-changing trends.

Campfires: The chance to interact with the speaker and your peers in small group sessions based on informal discussion.

Hot topic tables: Take advantage of valuable peer-to-peer learning with small, moderated discussions on topics relevant to you.

Expert clinics: Ask more in-depth questions at one-to-one sessions with IMEX speakers on one of the topics offered at the show.

Networking, fitness and wellbeing

SITE Nite Europe

Forge new connections and strengthen business relationships while raising funds for the SITE Foundation, and supporting its commitments to advocacy, research and content generation.

cim-clubbing @IMEX

Catch up with colleagues and new IMEX friends at our liveliest after-show party.

IMEXrun

Join your peers for a 5km run along the banks of the river Main early on Wednesday morning. It’s our way of helping you get the best possible start to a busy day at the show.

Gala Dinner

Join us for live music, fabulous food, engaging conversation and a celebration of outstanding achievement in the meetings industry.

Dale Hudson-Johansson

Knowledge and Events Director

Hannah Lee

Knowledge and Events Senior Executive

Sylvia Taylor

Knowledge and Events Associate Director

Laura Lewis

Senior Knowledge and Events Manager