About GDS Group

Our proposition is simple: providing clients with the intelligence they need to make better business decisions

GDS Group is a global events, research and technology services company dedicated to helping clients meet the challenges posed by a fast-moving, disruptive business environment.

Our B2B summits and events bring purchaser and provider communities together to find solutions to real-world business challenges. Meanwhile our technology services provide connectivity solutions that enable organisations to take advantage of the digital revolution. The secret sauce? Our customised intelligence solutions, aligned with decades of experience in facilitating results-oriented business conversations. To learn more about the events we produce and the challenges we help overcome, check out GDS Summits on YouTube.

 

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Press Releases

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GDS Group announces Charles Oakley as the company’s new CEO

GDS Group announces Charles Oakley as the company’s new CEO
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Jared Oehring of VoltaGrid LLC wins “Energy Leader of the Year” at the NG Oil & Gas Summit 2021

Virtual awards ceremony held at the NG Oil & Gas Digital Summit 2021 hosted by GDS Group
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Luiz Felipe Barros of AB InBev wins “Data & Analytics Leader of the Year” at the Data & Analytics Digital Summit 2021

The Virtual awards ceremony was held at the Data & Analytics Digital Summit 2021 hosted by GDS Group
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Vijay Veeramisti of AV Terrace Bay Inc wins “Manufacturing Leader of the Year – North America” at the NG Manufacturing Summit 2021

Vijay was also recognised for the additional Business Impact category award in recognition of outstanding business performance.
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Eric De Neef of Radisson Hotel Group wins “Sales Leader of the Year – Europe” at the RevGen Digital Summit 2021

The awards were presented during a live, interactive virtual ceremony at the RevGen Digital Summit Europe 2021 on 5th May 2021.
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Christina Alexandropoulou wins “Security Leader of the Year – Europe” at the Security Digital Summit 2021

Christina Alexandropoulou, Director of Security of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Greece, was awarded with the title “Security Leader of the Year"
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Kate Johnson of Microsoft wins “Technology Leader of the Year” at the CIO Digital Summit USA

The awards were presented during a live, interactive virtual ceremony at CIO Digital Summit USA on April 23 2021.
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Louise Clements of Paysafe.com wins “Brand Leader of the Year” at the CMO Brand Digital Summit USA

The awards were presented during a live virtual ceremony at CMO Brand Digital Summit USA on April 7 2021.
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B2B marketers are putting their faith in sponsored virtual events in 2021

B2B marketers are throwing their weight behind virtual events and summits in 2021
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Fiver has been selected as the recipient of GDS New York’s Charitable Support for 2021

GDS continues its charitable endeavors in 2021 by providing support for the Fiver Children’s Foundation.
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GDS Wins ‘Best Digital Event Production Company’ at the Digital Event Award

GDS Group is pleased to announce that it has been recognized for its excellence in event production at the 2021 ‘Digital Event Awards’.
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Nadine Thomson of MediaCom wins the Gold and Integrity awards at GDS’ European ‘Technology Leader of the Year Award 2021 EU’

GDS Group has today announced the winners of its annual ‘Technology Leader of the Year’ award.
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Charity

Babbasa selected as GDS Bristol’s Charity for the Year

GDS Group, the global events, research, and technology services company, has crowned Babbasa as the recipient of its annual charity support for 2021.
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AI/automation fails to make the New Year’s wish list for businesses: GDS survey

GDS Group has today announced the results of independent research into the top IT trends that concern business leaders heading into 2021.
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Mikio Fujitsuka of Johnson & Johnson wins ‘Digital Marketing Leader of the Year North America 2020’

GDS Group is pleased to formally announce the winners of its ‘Digital Marketing Leader of the Year North America 2020’
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Jamie Walker of UnitedHealth Group wins ‘Healthcare Leader of the Year North America 2020’

GDS Group is pleased to formally announce the winners of its ‘Healthcare Leader of the Year’ awards.
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GDS Group Shines at the Business Brilliance Awards

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GDS Group announces its Charitable Contributions for Christmas 2020

2020 has been a strenuous year for many, and GDS is looking to lighten the load for those that need it most via its charitable contributions
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GDS launches new broadcast quality “Events-as-a-Service” platform for more engaging business events

The virtual platform enables senior leaders to communicate effectively to small or large groups of employees, customers or other business stakeholders
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Dana Wichmann-Chaves of First Federal Bank wins “Banking Leader of the Year North America 2020”

GDS Group has today announced the winners of its annual Banking Leader of the Year awards.
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Gustavo Roisinblit of Invicta Stores wins “Omnichannel Leader of the Year North America 2020”

GDS Group has today announced the winners of its annual NA Omnichannel Leader of the Year awards.
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Diana Pacheco of Goddard Enterprises wins “HR Leader of the Year North America 2020”

GDS Group, the global events, research and technology services company, has today announced the winners of its annual NA HR Leader of the Year awards.
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Rose Jia of Amazon Grocery wins “Digital Leader of the Year North America 2020”

GDS Group, the global events, research and technology services company, has announced the winners of its annual NA Digital Leader of the Year awards.
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Miao Song of MARS Petcare wins “CIO of the Year Europe 2020”

GDS Group, the global events, research and technology services company, has today announced the winners of its annual Europe CIO of the Year awards.
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Judges for the GDS Awards have been formally Announced

The awards recognize distinction in executives across Europe and North America and reward those that deliver innovation for their organizations
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Physical events will not return until 2022: GDS Group

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GDS Group Launch the Leadership Excellence Awards

The awards recognize the executive leaders most deserving of recognition for delivering real value to their organizations
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GDS Group welcomes CEO and Best-Selling Author, Michael Brenner

Michael will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming CMO Brand Digital Summits this June
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GDS Group welcomes Bob Phibbs, The Retail Doctor

Bob will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming NG Retail Digital Summit taking place this June 1-3
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GDS Group welcomes Fernando Machado, CMO of Burger King

Fernando Machado will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming CMO Brand Digital Summit this June 10-12, taking place digitally.
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GDS Group welcomes Brian Solis, Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce and 8x Best-Selling Author

Brian Solis will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming CIO, Digital Innovation and CMO Brand Digital Summits.
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GDS speaks to Michael Todasco at Paypal, ahead of the Banking Innovation Summit

Michael Todasco, Senior Director of Innovation at Paypal sat down with GDS Group ahead of speaking at the upcoming Banking Innovation Summit.
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GDS Group welcomes the new VP of Sales Development

It is with great pleasure that GDS Group, the global B2B events company, welcomes David Snodgrass, the new Global VP Sales Development and Enablement
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A Q&A with Alpha: Anuraag Verma, Global Head, Strategic Transformation

GDS Group sat down with Anuraag Verma from Alpha ahead of the Digital Innovation Insight Summit this November. Find out what he had to say!
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GDS Group welcomes Longbow Advantage to the Supply Chain Summit

Making industry 4.0 meaningful: Overcoming reactivity, supercharging proactivity
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GDS Group welcomes Phunware to the Omnichannel Insight Summit

Experiences without boundaries for the everywhere customer
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Frank Abagnale announced as Keynote speaker at the Security Insight Summit

“Hackers don’t cause breaches–people do; hackers just wait for doors to open, and many companies have a lot of open doors.”
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Careers

GDS Group Named Number Two Top-Rated UK Workplace by Indeed.co.uk

Indeed analysed millions of employee ratings and reviews on the Indeed company pages to determine which are Britain’s top-rated tech employers’
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GDS Group welcomes HashedIn to the Digital Innovation Insight Summit

Rendering to achieve greater experiences with technology
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Top executives form the Advisory Board for the CMO Insight Summit

Meet the leading industry voices helping to shape this year’s inspiring agenda