The 2024 edition of The International Air Cargo Association’s (TIACA) flagship event, Air Cargo Forum will be managed with new partner McVeigh Global Meetings and Events(MGME). MGME will organise the event that will be held again in Miami, November 11-14, 2024, says an official release from TIACA. Glyn Hughes, TIACA Director General says, “We are excited to work towards delivering another successful event next year that will include a streamlined event that achieves the association’s event principles but will also offer more opportunities for attendees to network such as a golf tournament, receptions and well planned after event parties. We are confident that MGME will be able to deliver to the association as well as the exhibitors and attendees. We also feel it is vital to make it easy for attendees to enjoy themselves in one of the world’s top tourist destinations, so we will be offering some exciting pre/post event excursions, watch this space. This way we can provide much more than event, we can provide an experience.” The key principles include providing value for money, being network focused, world class speakers, industry thought leader engagement, charitable, sustainable as well as providing a highly valued experience for attendees. Future events will include facility tours, unique networking celebrations and excursions for attendees. The TIACA board selected MGME to organise, sell and manage the Air Cargo Forum 2024 and the Air Cargo Forum 2026, both of which will be held at the Miami Beach Convention Centre, the release added.
“Following the success of ACF 2022, we would like to enhance the event even more, aligned with our key event principles as a membership focused organisation,” says Steven Polmans, Chair, TIACA. “We feel that it is vital that the ACF remains a world class global event that brings the entire industry together to deliver value not only for our exhibitors but to our members and the industry at large. By partnering with MGME, we can offer the entire package: exhibits, sponsorship, advertising and of course plenty of networking opportunities as well as fun,” he adds.