The Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) has overhauled its leadership team following its annual press conference at IMEX Frankfurt 2026, electing a new board and appointing Dorian Kronenwerth as executive director.
Kronenwerth steps into the role with a mandate to lead JMIC’s next developmental phase, focusing on cross-industry collaboration, and reframing business events as strategic economic infrastructure for global policymakers.
Supporting this agenda is a refreshed board, which welcomes ICCA’s Senthil Gopinath and Maurits van der Sluis of European Major Exhibition Centres Association (EMECA). They join board members Chris Skeith (UFI), Flavie de Beueil (City DNA), and Martin Boyle (IAPCO). Outgoing treasurer Barbara Weizsäcker (secretary general of EMECA) steps down after four years of service during JMIC’s incorporation phase.
The new leadership team’s immediate priority will be the June release of JMIC’s updated Global Manifesto for the Business Events Industry. The upcoming edition will pivot toward evidence-based advocacy, leaning on hard industry data and case studies to build a stronger economic narrative for governments.
