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Past Events

Our events feature a varied programme throughout the year where you can listen to speakers from big name retailers, brands, and leading P-O-P supply companies on industry best practice and the latest innovations. Come along, and take part in discussions on the big issues and to connect with other industry professionals.

Presentations from previous events are in our searchable library here

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POPAI Sustainability Bulletin
7 December 2023
Tavistock Room, Woburn House Conference Centre, Tavistock Square, London
A bite sized session bringing people up to date from Impact23 with insights and opinions from industry leaders in this space. There will be presentations on latest sustainable solutions, sustainable best practice award winners and an overview of POPAIs current activities right throughout the supply chain.
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POPAI Winter Shopper Seminar
7 December 2023
Tavistock Room, Woburn House Conference Centre, Tavistock Square, London
POPAI's shopper seminars provide an invaluable forum for retail marketing professionals to gain unique best practice insight into recent retail marketing campaigns and in-store innovations, as well as to share, debate and network with their peers.The event will open for registration at 9am and feature time for networking, an update from POPAI and a number of presentations from leading brands and r...
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Sustainability Seminar - Dublin
2 November 2023
Maldron Hotel, Dublin Airport, Dublin
Free to POPAI members, this seminar, will use bite-sized case studies, panel session discussions & primary research from across the industry to share best practice throughout the entire lifecycle of display. We’ll hear from forward-thinking industry professionals covering all stages of P-O-P from inception, through the design & manufacturing stages, looking at best practice in p...
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Retailer x Brand Breakfast Briefing
31 October 2023
Indicia Worldwide, 26-28 Bedford Row, London
Our popular networking and knowledge-sharing session returns; a unique opportunity for POPAI's retailer & brand members to meet with industry peers, share experiences, overcome common obstacles and work toward best practice. Starting with a networking breakfast, our focus topics will be innovation & sustainability.
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POPAI Awards Dinner 2023
3 October 2023
Royal Lancaster London, Lancaster Terrace, London
The POPAI Awards celebrate creativity, innovation and excellence in-store, online and throughout the shopper experience.The biggest calendar event of the year, the annual POPAI Awards is an opportunity for senior figures within the industry to come together and celebrate the best in retail marketing over the past twelve months.Entries are judged by a distinguished panel of industry professionals.E...
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Sustain® Tool Webinar
27 September 2023
Join us for our Sustain® Tool Webinar on 27th September, running from 11:30am to 12:00pm. Measuring the environmental impact of P-O-P from design to end of life, specifically developed for the P-O-P industry, POPAI’s Sustain® Global Eco-Design tool, lets you measure as many projects as you need and up to six versions of a project to help discover their environmental impacts.
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Lighting Innovations Workshop
20 September 2023
The Atkins Building, Lower Bond Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1QU
Great lighting has a huge impact on the effectiveness of retail displays and the in-store experience. In this hands-on session, our industry experts will walk delegates through the full 'spectrum' of retail lighting solutions, applications and best practice. The quick-fire workshop will cover how to specify the correct solution, the latest technical regs, how to design for re-use and refurbishing and showcase the latest innovations in lighting.
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POPAI Autumn Shopper Seminar
20 September 2023
The Atkins Building Lower Bond Street Hinckley Leicestershire LE10 1QU
Hosted for the first time in Hinckley, Leicestershire, our Autumn Shopper Seminar will feature the usual mix of case study presentations from brand and retailer members, along with plenty of networking opportunities. Please note that this event open for registration at the slightly later time of 10am, with presentations beginning at 10:30am.
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Shopper Marketing Foundation Course
12 September 2023
Indicia Worldwide, 26-28 Bedford Row, WC1R 4HE
A one-day, interactive session exploring the shopper & best practice in P-O-P.From better understanding today’s shopper to improving P-O-P effectiveness, this one-day session will give you practical, real-life best practices that you can implement right away to boost retail performance and personal achievement.Sessions are led by POPAI’s senior leadership team; with supporting lear...
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Sustainability Standard Webinar
15 August 2023
Are you looking to embed environmental and sustainable principles within your organisation? Do you want to make a positive impact on the retail display industry? The Sustainability Standard from POPAI is here to help. The Standard is a comprehensive framework designed specifically for suppliers in the display industry. It guides organisations through a 7-stage process, empowering them to develop internal systems, design displays sustainability, and collaborate with their value chain to improve performance.
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Shopper Marketing Foundation Course
12 July 2023
Atkins Building, Lower Bond Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire,
A one-day, interactive session exploring the shopper & best practice in P-O-P.From better understanding today’s shopper to improving P-O-P effectiveness, this one-day session will give you practical, real-life best practices that you can implement right away to boost retail performance and personal achievement.Sessions are led by POPAI’s senior leadership team; with supporting lear...
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POPAI Summer Shopper Seminar
6 July 2023
Tavistock Room, Woburn House Conference Centre, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9HQ
POPAI's shopper seminars provide an invaluable forum for retail marketing professionals to gain unique best practice insight into recent retail marketing campaigns and in-store innovations, as well as to share, debate and network with their peers.The event will open for registration at 9am and feature time for networking, an update from POPAI and a number of presentations from leading brands and r...
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Impact23: POPAI Sustainability Summit
14 June 2023
Woburn Hall, Woburn House Conference Centre, Tavistock Square, London.
Sustainability is right at the top of the agenda for retailers and brands. There are increasing demands on all suppliers to monitor and reduce their environmental impact for retail design and display. Continuing our focus on sustainability within the industry, I23 will deliver unmissable content. The event will be held on Wednesday 14th June 2023 and booking is essential.
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LIVESTREAM - Impact23: Sustainability Summit
14 June 2023
Due to popular demand from global clients, we will be LIVESTREAMING this event, which will be a great opportunity to gain further understanding of current sustainability trends and issues facing our industry. With sustainability remaining right at the top of the agenda for retailers and brands and increasing demands on all suppliers to monitor and reduce their environmental impact for retail design and display, this event will deliver unmissable content.
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POPAI Spring Shopper Seminar
20 April 2023
Tavistock Room, Woburn House Conference Centre, 20 Tavistock Square, London.
Co-Op, Arla Foods & futurists agency GDR will headline POPAI's spring shopper seminar. The event will provide an invaluable forum for retail marketing professionals to gain unique best practice insight into recent retail marketing campaigns and in-store innovations, as well as to share, debate and network with their peers.The event will open for registration at 9:30am and feature time for networking before an update from POPAI at 10am, followed by presentations from our brand and retailer guests....
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Shopper Marketing Foundation Course
14 March 2023
UUK Boardroom, Woburn House Conference Centre, Tavistock Square, London
A one-day, interactive session exploring the shopper & best practice in P-O-P.From better understanding today’s shopper to improving P-O-P effectiveness, this one-day session will give you practical, real-life best practices that you can implement right away to boost retail performance and personal achievement.Sessions are led by POPAI’s senior leadership team; with supporting lear...
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EuroShop 2023
26 February 2023
EuroShop 2023 was a huge success for the team from POPAI UK & Ireland, it was great to meet so many members and new delegates at the show as we demonstrated the Sustain® tool on our stand. EuroShop 2023 was one of the most anticipated retail events of the year, and it did not disappoint. The exhibition was held in Düsseldorf, Germany, from February 26th to March 2nd, 2023, and it attracted retailers, manufacturers, and industry experts from all over the world. With over 1,200 exhibitors and 100,000 visitors, EuroShop 2023 was the largest retail trade fair in the world.
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Retail Marketing Conference 2023
8 February 2023
Woburn Hall, Woburn House Conference Centre, 20 Tavistock Square, London.
POPAI's flagship conference dedicated to sharing knowledge and networking in 2023. Join industry professionals for a day of sharing and unique best practice insight into recent retail marketing campaigns and in-store innovations.The conference will hear from leading brands and retailers.If you have any questions about this event please contact the POPAI office on 01455 613 651 info@popai.co.uk
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FREE Training webinar – POPAI Sustain® Global Eco-design Indicator Tool
26 January 2023
It was great to have 45 companies from 12 countries on our FREE training and familiarisation webinar for Sustain® tool. The event was online and gave attendees the opportunity to see how Sustain® Tool works, understand how results are calculated and ask questions related to the tool. We had a real mix of existing users and those looking to get involved.
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