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A few of my favourite things at CCW 2017

This year saw my second CCW event, but it was far from being a case of “Déjà-vu”. In my earlier blog post I promised that Airbus would not repeat itself and we did some things very differently.

Here are five of my favourites:

More excitement at CCW 2017

This time last year, I knew nothing about Critical Communications World – I hadn’t even visited it. Yet I found myself planning and producing Airbus’ presence at the show. Was I excited, scared? You bet I was.

Yet everything went well and this year, I'm still excited but no longer scared by the prospect of CCW17. There are three reasons:

5 things I learned at Critical Communications Europe 2017

Critical Communications Europe was held 7-8 February in Copenhagen. The event promised to explore how the collaborative path looks like for critical communications in Europe.

I was at the event and had the opportunity to attend several conference sessions in addition to doing stand duty at the Critical Communications Finland exhibition area. This kind of work is always educational! I’ve seen many years of critical communications and many events, but even so, these five things were news to me:

Photo review: Around the world in 16 events

Whether in Abu Dhabi, Australia, Botswana, Ecuador, or Vietnam; PMR evolution and hybrid solutions have been hot topics in this year's events. Can you spot familiar faces or places in this photo review? 

Five top highlights of PMR Expo

In November, Cologne hosted the PMR Expo, central Europe's largest annual PMR exhibition. It was a terrific event across the board, but five aspects particularly caught my attention as they all reveal the growing demand from user organizations and innovative products to satisfy that demand.

5 things that made CCW 2016 a successful professional event

Two months ago, I had never experienced the Critical Communications World event. At that time, I shared some thoughts with you in this blog post. Now that I’ve seen the event from start to finish, I am very happy - the CCW 2016 event was a great success, and for the following five reasons:

How to get most out of the CCW 2016

It’s only a few days until the Critical Communications World 2016 opens. I’ve been to every one of these events except the very first one in Berlin in the last century! These are my last-minute tips for you to get most out of the event – whether you visit it or not.

Five interesting things that make CCW a unique event

Critical Communications World (CCW) is the undoubted go-to event for secure communications professionals. It’s where the industry’s leading lights (blue and other) come to catch up on what’s new, discuss business and technology and even influence the future development of critical communications.

I've visited more than 100 exhibitions and events and helped organize dozens. I find CCW unique, and there are five reasons for that.

Experiences of a TETRA man at ADIPEC, an energy event

ADIPEC stands for The Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference and it took place 9-12 November 2015. It’s the world’s biggest energy congress. I was one of around 85,000 attendees.

Why would I visit an event like ADIPEC, you may be asking – after all, I’m more of a TETRA man. But energy, oil and gas is one of the big user sectors for TETRA solutions globally.