{"id":1023283,"date":"2026-06-13T03:57:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T03:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1023283\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T03:57:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T03:57:20","slug":"icc-birmingham-celebrates-35th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1023283\/","title":{"rendered":"ICC Birmingham celebrates 35th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theicc.co.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ICC Birmingham<\/a> is celebrating its 35th anniversary today (Friday 12th June).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The venue was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 12th june 1991, the ICC has since welcomed royalty and global leaders, and more than 8 million delegates to 15,000 events. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ICC has built a reputation as a destination for conferences and events. It ten flexible halls and executive spaces mean it can host anything from large-scale conferences to small meetings, hosting political events and facilitating brand takeovers for clients like ALDI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ICC continues to be a trusted home for long-standing partners such as Specsavers, with 94% of\u00a0organisers\u00a0recommending the ICC. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since officially opening on the historic site of Bingley Hall, the UK\u2019s first\u00a0purpose-built\u00a0exhibition hall, the ICC has continued to evolve to meet the needs of organisers and delegates. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following a \u00a313 million refurbishment in 2015, the ICC houses\u00a0cutting-edge\u00a0event technology, including digital screens and LED lighting systems. In 2025, the ICC partnered with Levy UK&amp;I, ensuring food sits at the heart of every event, with a focus on seasonal ingredients and 50% plant-based menus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the Nation\u2019s Experience Capital, the ICC\u2019s next era is focused on pushing boundaries and creating even more immersive event experiences. The future is being defined by digital innovation, sustainability and continuing to inspire connections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Philip Cooksey, managing director, NEC Conventions, said: \u201cLooking back on the past 35 years makes us excited about what the future holds, while continuing to host great events that have the power to change, inspire and connect people and ideas in a uniquely collaborative way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cooksey added: \u201cThe ICC\u2019s story is still being written, and we are very excited for what\u2019s to come.\u201d\u202f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The ICC Birmingham is celebrating its 35th anniversary today (Friday 12th June). The venue was opened by Queen&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1023284,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,393,24846,920,4884,13395,16,15],"class_list":["post-1023283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-birmingham","tag-birmingham","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-eventprofs","tag-events","tag-great-britain","tag-icc-birmingham","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116740794033873167","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1023283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1023283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1023283\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1023284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1023283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1023283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1023283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}