Who are Quartz Business Media?

Since its first tobacco event in 1973, Quartz Business Media (QBM) has organized industry exhibitions and conferences in Munich, Jakarta, Bali, Macau, Kunming, Hong Kong, Prague, Moscow, Vienna, Amsterdam, Geneva, Nice and The Hague, among other top locations. Today, the company is best known for its popular WT Middle East, WT Europe and WT Asia events held in the tobacco-friendly cities of Dubai, Sofia and Surabaya.

Always evolving with industry developments and consumer preferences, QBM now also offers events for the shisha and vapor segments—World Shisha was launched in Dubai earlier this year with huge success, and the award-winning World Vape Show in Dubai is now the fastest growing vape show in the world, having just hosted 10,000 visitors during its 2022 edition in June.

Why are QBM events unique?

QBM prides itself on really understanding each distinct community it serves—and listening. The business has a great team [that] knows their industries intimately and cares deeply about those industries. QBM doesn’t facilitate exhibitions for an industry; our events are drivers of the industries they serve.

Since the first tobacco event in 1973, the team behind QBM and WT has largely remained in place and has worked to help support the tobacco industry through the many twists and turns it has faced. The business is very proud of its accolade as the longest exhibition organiser in the tobacco industry, and as our portfolio of products grows, we look forward to adapting and innovating alongside the industry we serve.