IBTM’s new gender equality report, mia conference, and more.

This Monday’s Insights (28 November) feature brings you IBTM’s new gender equality report, the mia conference reigniting the sector, the IACC’s latest Meeting Room of the Future report, and more.

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IBTM’s new gender equality report is out now.

The report is focused on event managers in MICE and demonstrates that the industry is still “dominated by women but run by men”, according to IBTM.

IBTM states that the report was carried out with the aim of starting conversations on the topic and helping to make a change.

According to the study, men within the industry are more likely to occupy directorial positions than women. Taking a sample of 2,000 global LinkedIn profiles, only 16% of the women included were at this seniority level compared to 32% of men.

Read more about IBTM’s new gender equality on Conference News.

The mia has reignited sector with engaging annual conference.

That’s according to a report this week on eventindustrynews.com.

According to the report, ‘creativity, collaboration, innovation and sustainability were the key watchwords’ of the conference, as it ‘united, inspired and energised the sector to navigate the next normal.’

Read the full feature about the full-day REIGNITE conference, including input from representatives of ABPCO, beam, and more, here.

The IACC has released the latest in its series of ‘Meeting Room of the Future’ barometer reports.

With the meetings industry continuing its path to recovery, the Meeting
Room of the Future (MRoTF) initiative, conducted by IACC since 2016,
provides first hand insight from global venue operators into their recovery
trajectories, their investment priorities, and their responses to emerging
trends.

In the context of talent shortages, inflation, and the push towards net-zero
sustainability goals, this research illustrates the ways in which venue opera
tors are positioning themselves for the challenges and opportunities facing
the meetings and events industry.

For the November report, 98 global venue operators took part, with 59% of respondents from the Americas (US and Canada), 37% from Europe (Sweden, the UK, Denmark, Belgium, and the Netherlands), and the
balance from Australia.

The report shows that two-thirds of respondents reported recovery to above half of 2019 volume and one-third reported having surpassed a recovery to 80% of 2019 volume.

Read the full November report, here.

According to Conference News magazine, the Elevate mentoring programme had recently launched its seventh annual registration.

Elevate is a free mentorship programme that has been designed with a specific goal in mind – to support, inspire and elevate ambitious people within the events, hospitality and creative industries. It’s a five-month programme connecting mentors and mentees and as a result, making the industry even better.

Find out more, including how to apply, here.