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Events Industry Board relaunched with new members

The Government has said that it wants to attract more business events to the UK

525,000 jobs are at risk as business events industry campaigns for roadmap to recovery

This comes after prime minister Boris Johnson confirmed the UK will enter national lockdown between 5 November and 2 December 2020

Michael Hirst OBE steps down from consultancy role after 21 years

Hirst remains chairman of the Government’s Events Industry Board

Colours of change: comment from Events Industry Board

Michael Hirst OBE, chair of the Events Industry Board, outlines the important role of the events industry in the coming months. Read the feature

Former Events Industry Board chair to join minister on panel discussion

Nick de Bois, chair of the VisitEngland Advisory Board is confirmed to join the panel of UK events industry leaders taking part in the

Minister pressured for ‘urgent’ events industry restart date

Meetings industry leaders have again voiced their concerns about the critical importance of a date for reopening to be given by government

Events industry debated in Parliament

Further measures to support UK industries have been discussed in the House of Commons, 25 June

UK risks losing international market share without events start date

The Events industry Board (EIB) has said it is continuing to press for more government support as measures for the longer-term recovery of the

Former Events Industry Board chair de Bois takes on VisitEngland role

Nick de Bois has been appointed by the secretary of state for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as chair of the Visit England Advisory

Government sets up sector taskforces to create guidelines for business return

The conditional phased reopening announced earlier this week by Boris Johnson suggested some hospitality businesses could reopen as early as 4 July

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