UFI has revealed the names of five exhibition professionals who beat off competition from around the world to win the 2017 UFI Next Generation Leadership grant.
An international jury, led by UFI president Dr. Andreas Gruchow, selected the future leaders for their "exceptional initiative in driving change and innovation" in their area of the exhibition industry.
The winners of the 2017 UFI Next Generation Leadership grant are:
· Selin Cakici, vice-chair of the board - HKF TRADE FAIRS (Turkey)
· Katharina Keupp, project consultant – Messe Munich (Germany)
· Neo Mohlatlole, business development director – Seven Colours Communications (South Africa)
· Thomas Revell, sustainability manager – GES (UK)
· Diana Salman, HR strategic change manager – IFP Expo (Lebanon)
"We’re strongly committed to giving next generation leaders a voice and a global platform to further thrive,” said UFI managing director Kai Hattendorf. “At UFI we meet a lot of dedicated young people worldwide who are putting their energy, ideas, initiative, into the exhibition industry: the NGL grant recognises, and celebrates the best of these talents.”
This year’s UFI Next Generation Leaders will now embark on an investigation into the future of exhibitions, working closely with the team at UFI headquarters in Paris. They will present their findings in a session at the 84th UFI Global Congress in Johannesburg (South Africa). Their preparations kick off with a workshop at the UFI European Conference in Cologne (Germany) on 10-12 May.
