The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) announces the second annual, industry outlook conference, Predict, which will be held on Thursday, 13 September 2012 at 10 on the Park at the Time Warner Center in New York City. The event will be limited to C-level executives. Predict will focus on the results of the CEIR Index which provides an objective measure of the annual performance of the exhibition industry, measuring year-over-year changes and predictions through 2014.

Attendees will interact with presenters and colleagues throughout the day to share best practices, ideas and future strategies including projected event growth, merger and acquisition strategies and planned launches. Attendance is limited to no more than150 participants including exhibition organizer executives, merger and acquisition firms, private equity firms, debt providers, investment firms and the financial press to allow for an intimate, high-level idea exchange about the future of the exhibition industry and implications for specific business sectors and their supporting exhibitions.

“CEIR Predict’s tailored program will bring together elite business leaders whose entrepreneurial spirit demonstrates the power of innovation that fuels the global economy,” says 2012 CEIR Chairman and, Executive Vice President, Conventions and Business Operations, National Association of Broadcasters Chris Brown. “The exhibition industry outlook is positive as reported by the 2011 CEIR Index Report in which all four metrics of measurement showed improvement, marking an end to three consecutive years of decline. Exhibitions mirror the industries they serve, and Predict is the key face-to-face event that provides vital economic analysis needed to help exhibition industry stakeholders better shape a successful future for the industry.”

Listen to Doug as he shares what will take place at Predict:

Did you hear in Doug’s discussion that plans are underway to have the last segment of Predict Conference broadcast to us who are not there?

For additional information regarding Predict, including the rooster of presentations, please visit the CEIR website.

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