CEIR Virtual Session: Where Is The B2B Exhibition Industry Now? What Is The Outlook? How To Plan When The Business Environment Keeps Changing!

Recorded On: 05/14/2025

Join this session to hear Adam Sacks discuss key findings from the recently published, annual CEIR Index report. Key insights will include reporting on the outcome for 2024, forecast outlook through 2027 as well as identifying sectors apt to grow or contract during the forecast period. Adam will focus discussion on the macro economy and risks that today are changing on a daily basis! Don’t miss what he has to say to keep yourself in the know to support effective business decision-making.

Nancy Drapeau will also share a sampling of key performance metrics from the Organizer Benchmarking Study. Metrics that complement Index results, providing insights by event size.

CEIR is delighted to share with webinar attendees the new roll out of the Index, that is now available in an interactive, dashboard format. If you like Tableau, you’ll love this new format. Elizabeth Shanaman will provide a brief demonstration of this dashboard, showcasing how users can dynamically evaluate event results and customize reporting content to their specific interests.

Presented by: Adam Sacks, President, Tourism Economics and Nancy Drapeau, IPC, Vice President of Research, Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR). Also joined by Elizabeth Shanaman, Sr. Manager of Innovation & Customer Value, Symphony, Tourism Economics

IAEE and CEIR webinars are free to members and available to non-members for $49. Eligible to earn 1 Clock Hour towards CEM recertification.

Brought to You by:

Nancy Drapeau, IPC

Vice President of Research

Center for Exhibition Research

Nancy Drapeau, IPC. Is a market research veteran with more than 31 years in the business-to-business exhibitions industry. As CEIR’s Vice President of Research, Ms. Drapeau conducts industry wide studies and reports on current trends in the exhibition industry. In 2019, she was named to BizBash’s 1,000 Most Influential People in Events list. She holds a BA in Government from Georgetown University and a Master’s in Advanced European and International Studies from l’Institut Européen des Hautes Études Internationales. She is an AC Nielsen Burke Institute trained focus group moderator. She is a well-respected industry speaker and an active member of the Industry Insights Association and has served on the Event Industry Council’s (EIC) Research & Advocacy Task Force. She lives in Maine, with her husband and a border collie named Moxie.

Adam Sacks

President

Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics Company

Adam Sacks is the President of Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics company serving the global travel and tourism industry. With more than 25 years of experience, he specializes in policy analysis, market assessments, and economic impact, helping destinations, companies, and governments make informed investment and strategy decisions. A sought-after keynote speaker (and occasional guitarist), Adam frequently shares insights on the global travel economy.