MANAGEMENT

Management and Organization of Fairs and Events

NewEvents Management is responsible for organizing internal company events, as well as providing customers with fair and event organization services for third parties.

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Based on experienced professionals, NewEvents Management assumes itself with the capacity to organize corporate events, fairs, congresses and other events where demand, quality and professionalism are required.

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Customer Events

NewEvents Global offers a comprehensive organization of all types of corporate and social events. We create, develop and execute your event with the highest quality and professionalism.

We are specialists in organizing fairs, congresses, training actions, brand activation, thematic events, product launches, marketing, media plans and press consultancy.

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Speaker Bureau

NewEvents Management  offers a global " speaker bureau " service providing the best international speakers on the theme of fairs and events.

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We suggest several personalities fluent in Portuguese, English and/or Spanish for your conference or congress, with high professional and motivational experience.

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Check out our  Theme Suggestions and our Speaker List 

Antonio Brito, CEM Emeritus, CMP

CEO, Newevents - Organization of Fairs and Events, Lda

António Manuel Brito, CEM Emeritus, CMP, started his trade fair business nearly 30 years ago and has directed and organized more than 100 fairs throughout his career, as well as several international conferences worldwide.

He is former Director of IAEE - International Association of Exhibitions and Events, MPI - Meetings Professionals International and AFIDA - International Association for Latin American Exhibitions. António also has long experience as a speaker and participant in various conferences and seminars in many countries including Portugal, Spain, Brazil, USA, UK, Bolivia, Mexico, South Korea, China and India. He is frequently invited to perform strategic consultancy at some of the largest trade fairs and destinations around the world, as well as to carry out certified audits in accordance with UFI standards. Through MPI, he was a member of the EMEA - European & Middle East Advisory Committee, and of the Spanish Commission Training - AFE, in Spain, as well as a Director of the APFC (Portuguese Fairs Association). Through IAEE, he was a member of the Board of Directors and also a member of the Board of the Association of Latin American Fairs AFIDA, where his work was aimed at helping the development of the fair industry around the world, as well as developing quality training in this sector. sector. In 2010 he was invited to represent the IAEE in Brazil and to develop, in the medium term, the CEM for Brazilian professionals, a position he has taken on with great success over the years.

His professional qualifications have been recognized by the University of Madrid and he has the title of “Expert Professional in Trade Show Marketing” as well as CEM - Certified in Exhibition Management, CMP - Certified in Meeting Planner and certified in ROI Methodology. Internationally recognized, António is currently working as an International Consultant specializing in fairs for several multinational companies dedicated to organizing fairs such as Informa Group, Reed Exhibitions, AMR Consulting, MBB Consulting, Artexis, Easy Fairs and SMG. He is currently the only European trainer since 2006 accredited by the IAEE as a CEM faculty and has taught several courses in this program contributing to the CEM certification of various professionals worldwide. In 2010, António received the IAEE President's Award at a ceremony held during Expo! Expo! in New Orleans, USA, before the entire industry sector. The IAEE Chairman's Award is the highest award given in international recognition for his work in the development of the fair and events industry around the world. He was also named Industry Personality of the Year by the prestigious Spanish magazine “Expone”. In 2019, António was distinguished as an “Honorary Speaker” VIP during the 15th Anniversary of CEFCO, China Expo Forum for International Cooperation.

Juan Pablo de Vera, CEM

CEO, Xplatin

Juan Pablo De Vera, CEM, is a trade show executive with over 26 years leading events and organizations in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina. He has been with Reed Exhibitions for over 23 years as President of Reed Exhibitions in Brazil and Senior VP of Business Development in Latin America. In 2018, he becomes CEO of the largest Brazilian audiovisual rental company with presence in 54 locations in Brazil and strategic alliances in 8 countries in Latin America.

Juan Pablo is currently the founder and CEO of XPlatina. Created in 2018, the company is responsible for implementing the most complete production processes for creative events following the most up-to-date international standards, observing the best practices in health and safety, cost efficiency, governance, sustainability and social responsibility. XPlatina has an established track record of consecutive years of growth and performance in the event services industry in Latin America. Juan Pablo is skilled in general management, sales development, marketing execution and event management and is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and English. He has over two decades as an active member of the most relevant associations for the events industry in Latin America and has been appointed three times as Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of UBRAFE, the Brazilian Association of Fair Organizers.

He supports communities of young professionals by serving as a speaker and coordinator of advanced courses on executive management development at local business schools. More recently, he completed the Advanced Management Program with a focus on organizational leadership at the IESE Business School in Barcelona,​​ Spain, as well as the Executive Program of the Singularity University in California, USA.

Libya Lender Macedo, CEM

Director of DicaEvento's website/Concept and Solutions Company/ University Teacher

Libya Macedo, CEM, is Brazilian, fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and English, and her career has been mixed between the corporate and academic sectors, but always with the events industry. Libya acted as a planner in event agencies organizing incentive trips, trade fairs and acted in sporting mega-events such as: Confederations Cup, World Cup and Pan American Games in the operational and hotel areas. She is a member of MPI and was VP of Education at Chapter Brazil. Libya is an undergraduate and graduate professor in event management and a consultant for the fairs and sporting events sector.

Cathy Breden, CAE, CMP
Chief Operating Officer, International Association of Exhibitions & Events

Cathy Breden, CAE, CMP, is chief operating officer of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events™ (IAEE) with responsibility for managing the association's day-to-day operations, including overseeing marketing and communications, membership, education, conventions and events and administration. In addition, she currently serves as Managing Director of the Exhibition Industry Research Center (CEIR), whose main objective is to promote the growth, awareness and value of exhibitions and other face-to-face events addressing marketing events by producing and providing knowledge tools based on research. In this role, Ms. Breden has the responsibility to oversee all research produced by the organization.

She began her association management career in 1984 and has served as a member of various boards of directors, as main team liaison, executive team leader, volunteer leader and consultant. Breden earned the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation in 1990, and received the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation in 1995. She graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Association Management . Breden is an active member of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and the Texas Society of Association Executives (TSAE). She served as the 2010 Chair of the Convention Industry Council (CIC) Certified Meeting Professional board of directors. Breden was recognized by DFWAE in 2005 with its Award for Excellence and she wrote the Marketing, Promotion and Advertising chapter of The Convention Industry Council Manual, 7th Edition, A Working Guide for Effective Meetings & Events.

Barry Siskind

Dynamic and cheerful, Siskind is the world's leading expert in fairs and events marketing. For the past 20 years Siskind has traveled the world, conducting conferences and seminars for thousands of professionals in this sector, helping to increase success at fairs and events. Barry Siskind is the author of several best-selling books on trade shows and events, used around the world, such as “The Successful Exhibition”, “The Power of Exhibiting Marketing” and recently “Powerful Exhibit Marketing”, authentic “bibles ” for those who participate and organize fairs and events. Siskind, an authentic Guru, is responsible for several reports and studies published by the main fair research institution, CEIR – Center for Exhibition Industry Research. Barry, obtained the highest degree by NEURO – Linguistic Institute, being an active member of the Canadian Association of Exposition Management, CEIR and TSEA – Trade Show Exhibition Association. In 2006, Siskind received an award from the Canadian Exposition Industry in recognition of his more than 20 years of creating and developing knowledge for the fair industry worldwide. His energy, motivation, empathy and communication skills have enabled him to appear in the prestigious Canadian publication “Who's Who”.

Bob Dallmeyer

Bob Dallmeyer was President of the IAEE – International Association of Exhibitions and Events and TSEA – Trade Show Exhibition Association, two of the main world associations related to the fair industry. Bob is currently director of CEIR – Center for Exhibition Industry Research and representative in the United States of America at Brussels Expo, Brussels Expo Center – Belgium and trainer of the CEM – Certified in Exhibion Management programs in the United States, Europe, Mexico, Canada and China. Dallmeyer writes regularly for leading specialty magazines such as Trade Show Executive Magazine, Trade Show Ideas and Exhibition World, a UFI publication. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Bob Dallmeyer was nominated in 2004 by Trade Show Week magazine as “Showman of the Year” and since 2006 he has been featured in the “Hall of Leaders”, a distinction given by the Convention Industry Council to the world's most prestigious personalities in the fair industry and exhibitions. His articles, books and audio and video presentations are now used frequently by all
professionals in the fair industry around the world.