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About Steve Smith
An events leader with extensive international experience (a decade in Asia; seven years in the Middle East). Steve is the go-to expert on events scaleup, via regional expansion, business model development, and organic growth. Ex-COO EMEA of Informa Markets and regional MD of IQPC across five regions.
Specialisms
• B2B events scaleup
• Regional expansion and international operations
• Business model development
Career Highlights
• COO EMEA of Informa Markets, responsible for integrating UBM’s assets into Informa’s EMEA business to create a company with £400m+ turnover.
• Regional MD of IQPC across five regions, with a decade based in Asia and seven years in the Middle East.
• Conference production and management spanning 10 years, exhibitions management for seven years, and general management for 15 years.
Insights
Articles, reports, and events to help media, events & data founders grow, scale, and exit with confidence.
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