The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI) has announced the updated composition of the Board of Directors for 2020-2023. The Russian Federation will be represented by members of the Board of the Russian Convention Bureau - Daria Ostrovskaya, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the JUNWEX Media Holding, General Director of the R&C Exhibition Research Center, and Sergey Bednov, General Director of Expocentre. Our country is also represented on the UFI Board of Directors by Sergey Voronkov, President of the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs, General Director of Expoforum International, which is a member and reliable partner of the RCB. The new Board of Directors will begin work after the annual General Assembly of UFI on November 10, 2020.

“It is a great honor for me to join the UFI Board of Directors, - says Daria Ostrovskaya. - There is a lot of intensive work ahead. Given the complexities and constraints facing the world as a result of the spread of coronavirus infection, it is in the next three years that strategic steps for the industry will have to be taken. I am glad to be able to join the team of leaders of the global exhibition industry”.

“I would like to congratulate all the elected and re-elected members of the Board of Directors. This year a record number of industry leaders ran for elections, which underlines the key role of UFI in supporting and developing the exhibition industry around the world,” says Mary Larkin, President of UFI.

UFI is the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, the main goal of which is to represent, promote and support the business interests of its members and the exhibition industry in general. Currently, UFI is more than 800 member organizations from 83 countries of the world. UFI directly represents more than 50,000 employees of the exhibition industry around the world and works closely with 60 national and regional industry associations. More than 1000 international exhibitions have the UFI approval mark, which is a quality guarantee for both visitors and exhibitors.

More information at https://www.ufi.org/news-media/media-releases/.