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Happy New Year! This month’s issue of Trade Show Executive (TSE) features Kevin Thornton, Senior Vice President, Infrastructure & Construction, at Informa Markets. Thornton has been with the company since 2007 and climbed the ladder over the course of his career to his current role: overseeing the P&L for its largest portfolio in the U.S. With cross-functional skills from his vast experience, Kevin can find opportunities that only come from being well-rounded and having a deep understanding of your business. TSE spoke with Kevin about his market-leading portfolio, partnership opportunities and consistently leading the way on many fronts to fulfill audience needs. Also, TSE discussed what it takes to create a successful trade show with professionals behind the upcoming High Performance Expo, the Finance & Accounting Technology Expo, which debuted in 2024, and the Antojo Industry Trade Expo, which launched in 2023. The organizers shared that meeting demand, leveraging community and staying flexible were instrumental ways to help events thrive. Next, we explore event trends for 2025 with Marsha Flanagan, M.Ed., CEM, President & CEO at the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE), Sam Lippman, Founder and President at Lippman Connects, Nancy Walsh, President – North America at Informa Markets, and Erin Clark Dunstan, Managing Vice President, Sales, at Maritz. From a laser-focus on the attendee experience to getting Gen Z friendly to adapting to extreme weather, these industry leaders provide a wealth of ways to prepare for the upcoming year and beyond. Finally, TSE’s Midsized Convention Centers report reveals that expansion projects aren’t exclusive to the largest facilities, with more midsized convention centers planning updates to attract organizers as event schedules and attendance settle into post-pandemic norms. The report features updates from Denver’s National Western Complex, the Savannah Convention Center in Georgia, the Baltimore Convention Center and more venues. Read all of these articles and so much more in this month’s edition of TSE: https://bit.ly/40c4OaX A huge TSE thank you to Kevin Thornton and everyone else who contributed to this month’s issue. Subscribe to receive Trade Show Executive in print here: https://lnkd.in/grSiBCws #events #InformaMarkets #TSE #tradeshows