Main navigation Menu Breadcrumb Home About us Our story Our story From a conversation in the back of a cab to a company with global reach spanning two continents, we’ve come a long way on our mission to unite and advance the meetings industry – and we’re still forging ahead. We launched the IMEX concept in September 2001, opening our first show in April 2003 in Frankfurt, moved into Messe Frankfurt’s largest hall in 2005 and opened IMEX America in Las Vegas in October 2011. Our unique hosted buyer programme, online appointment system, business-first ethos and partnership approach set us apart from the start. Our vision of a world where good business transcends borders and where global meeting planners and suppliers can easily connect, has driven us forwards. Our aim has always been to be more than an exhibition organiser. We’ve placed ourselves at the heart of the meetings industry, and designed our shows to help you learn, connect and do business. Initiatives that have been with us from launch include our awards programme, Association Focus, the Future Leaders and Policy (formerly Politicians) Forums – now joined by events including Exclusively Corporate, She Means Business and Smart Monday. Our education programme has grown from 30 seminars at our first show to 200-plus at each show today. We’ve worked alongside our partners to develop our events – and in turn they’ve brought their own events to our shows, from SITE Nite and MPI Rendezvous to annual ICCA member meetings. We continue to refine our event line up as our industry changes and grows. Our industry may have changed over the last decade or so, but what hasn’t changed is people’s desire to come together. Strong personal relationships within our industry are central to the success of our shows. And although we’ve more than quadrupled the size of our staff, most of the original pioneers are still part of our team, our IMEX family. IMEX set the stakes really high… we all expected great things… we got them. Linda Pereira, Executive Director (after IMEX 2003) CPL Events Portugal IMEX AMERICA LAS VEGAS OCTOBER 11 - 13, 2022 IMEX FRANKFURT 26 - 28 APRIL, 2022 Contact us +44 1273 227311 © 2021 Regent Exhibitions Ltd. Legal stuff Privacy COOKIES Our use of cookies We’re using cookies to improve your experience on our website. We’d also like to use additional cookies to allow you to enjoy certain features, and to allow us to continuously improve how our website works. We’ll only use these additional cookies if you enable them below. You can find out more or change your preferences at any time here – Cookie Policy. Functional cookies Enable certain features, and allow us to remember certain choices you make on our website. Analytics cookies Collect anonymous information about how you use and navigate our website. SAVE PREFERENCES ACCEPT ALL COOKIES