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Why we must fight for new rules not against tech
“Despicable people.” That’s how Justine Bateman describes the tech leaders behind today’s Gen AI revolution. (You can read her…
How I do it: William Jefferson Black, Transaction Advisors
The Chicago-based William Jefferson Black is co-founder and chair of the Transaction Advisors Institute. He had been an…
Last chance to book for Monetising B2B
Registrations for our Monetising B2B Information & Events conference close on Monday 5 May. The packed one-day conference,…
Has Delinian already got its money back?
Here's a heartwarming story. Delinian, the UK private equity-owned company, which bought some 75% of the former Euromoney…
Is this the end of Quartz or not?
I first started writing about Quartz in 2012, shortly after it was founded as a spinoff project by…
How I do it: Lisa Hannant, Clarion Events
Lisa Hannant is group CEO of the London-based, Blackstone pe-owned Clarion Events, the world's third largest trade show…
How Immediate got digital
It’s eight years since Hubert Burda Media, of Germany, paid £270mn (5-6x EBITDA) to acquire the London-based Immediate…
China: a huge shadow over trade shows
The economic upheaval of recent weeks, caused by the US government’s spate of tariffs on international trade, has…
How I do it: Simon Moores, Benchmark PRA
Simon Moores is founder and executive chair of the UK-based Benchmark Mineral Intelligence which claims to be the…
Discoverability: the challenge for journalism
The annual International Journalism Festival in Perugia remains, for my money, the best conference about journalism. That isn’t…