A series of events designed for senior association leaders has been launched.

The Association of Association Executives (AAE) said seven forums would take place across Europe, Asia and the Middle East throughout the remainder of 2017.

The meetings will discuss a range of issues from governance to member engagement. Sessions at each event will be led by a member of the International Association of Facilitators.

Damian Hutt, executive director of the AAE, said: “We work closely with our members and association leaders to understand their needs and have developed this global series in response to increased requests from the most senior association leaders. The series gives leaders the opportunity to dedicate time to learning best-practice that is being applied and to engage with their peers too, all to focus on their key challenges.”

The next event, on Association Growth, will take place ahead of the Associations World Congress, in Vienna, on Tuesday, May 2.