EEAA Young Stars Program celebrates fifth birthday

The Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia’s (EEAA) Young Stars Program recently celebrated five years of mentoring with the leaders of the global exhibition and event industry at Luna Park Sydney.

Guests that evening were UFI – The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry CEO Kai Hattendorf and regional manager for Asia/Pacific Mark Cochrane.

The EEAA community of young leaders gathered to learn about global trends, opportunities and issues and their impact on the Australasian business event industry, and discuss their particular challenges and perspectives with Hattendorf and Cochrane.

EEAA chief executive, Joyce DiMascio, said: “The EEAA and UFI share a commitment to developing our future exhibition and event industry leaders and promoting the diverse and exciting career opportunities in our sector. We are very committed to promoting careers in our sector and showing the range of career paths that can be pursued.”

Hattendorf further reinforced the importance of programmes such as this to helping to build a sustainable future for the industry.

“Initiatives like the Young Stars Program are key to ensuring we identify, nurture and retain talent that will drive the future of our industry, and we at UFI are always happy to support these,” Hattendorf said.

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