What ECV International does

ECV International is a private, founder-led international conference consulting company founded in 2010 by Alan Ran in Shanghai, China (legal entity: Shanghai Xiwei Investment Management Co., Ltd. / 上海希为投资管理有限公司). The company organizes high-level international summits across more than 20 industries — including automotive, energy, materials, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, packaging, and footwear — and runs 40+ online and offline events annually across Germany, France, Singapore, China, Vietnam, Thailand, and the UAE, with a Singapore office serving as its international headquarters. Over 10+ years it has executed more than 600 industry events drawing participation from most of the world's top 2000 companies, and claims a 70%+ post-event business contact rate for clients.

Its core product is the international summit itself, supported by a three-tier sub-brand ecosystem: ECV-Events (the primary event platform at ecv-events.com), Green Steel Hub (a sustainability and green-steel vertical), and BizEvent (a business events platform at shbizev.com). Underlying technology is described as an "event management and international conference consulting platform" with no disclosed proprietary software, AI, or data products; the website uses standard cookie-based tracking and email outreach.

Revenue is generated through three streams: corporate event sponsorships (presentation slots, exhibition booths, promotional materials, tea-break sponsorships), participant registration fees for attendees, and sponsored content programs that bundle inbound marketing with lead generation. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is purely event-driven, leveraging the owned summits and sub-sites as the primary customer acquisition and engagement channel, with direct sales via dedicated marketing, BD, and finance department email contacts.

Name

ECV International

Legal name

Shanghai Xiwei Investment Management Co., Ltd. (上海希为投资管理有限公司)

Website

https://ecvinternational.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

ECV International is a Shanghai-founded, founder-led international conference consulting company that organizes 40+ high-level industry summits annually across 10+ countries, serving Fortune 500 multinationals, industry associations, and executives in 20+ verticals through sponsorships, registration fees, and sponsored content.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Event and Conference Management Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Summits & Invitation-Only Forums (MPAGAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sponsorship, Exhibitor & Partnership Management Services (THAHACAK), Conferences & Conventions Operations Services (Registration, AV, Logistics) (MPAGAGAM)

Keywords

• International conference consulting
• Industry summit organization
• B2B event management
• Executive networking events
• Corporate sponsorship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Shanghai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Event Sponsorships: Multiple sponsorship forms including presentation slots, exhibition booths, promotional materials, and tea-break sponsorships offered to companies wanting to reach the executive audience at ECV summits.
2. Participant Registration: Attendee fees for participation in international summits and conferences across various industries.
3. Sponsored Content: ECV's Sponsored Content program helps clients surface relevant content for quality prospects in target market areas, merging inbound strategy with cost-effective lead generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ECV International plans, coordinates, and operates high-level international summits for enterprise executives across 20+ industries (automotive, footwear, sustainable packaging, energy, electric vehicles, green steel, etc.), hosting 40+ online and offline events annually in countries including Germany, France, Singapore, China, Vietnam, Thailand, and UAE. Revenue is generated through attendee registration fees, multi-tier corporate sponsorship packages (presentations, exhibition booths, promotional materials, tea-break sponsorships), and sponsored-content lead-generation programs, supported by the ECV-Events online registration platform and sub-sites Green Steel Hub and BizEvent.

Product overview

ECV International is an international conference consulting company founded in 2010, headquartered in Shanghai with offices in Singapore. The company operates a multi-platform event ecosystem comprising ECV-Events (primary event platform), Green Steel Hub (sustainable manufacturing focus), and BizEvent (business events). The core offering is the organization of high-level international summits across 20+ industries including automotive glazing, footwear, sustainable packaging, energy, and electric vehicles, with events hosted annually in Germany, France, Singapore, China, Vietnam, Thailand, and UAE. ECV delivers approximately 40+ online and offline summits yearly, supplemented by industry information sharing services and sponsorship programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ECV-Events: International events platform covering multiple industries including automotive, footwear, sustainability, and manufacturing sectors.
• Green Steel Hub
• BizEvent

Products and services

• ECV-Events Platform ECV's primary online event platform (ecv-events.com) hosting international summits across multiple industries including automotive, footwear, sustainable packaging, and energy sectors; serves as the main listing and registration site for upcoming ECV conferences.
• Green Steel Hub Specialized sub-platform (greensteelhub.com) focused on sustainable steel and green manufacturing industry events and summits, operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of ECV International.
• BizEvent Business event platform (shbizev.com) for industry-specific conferences and networking opportunities, operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of ECV International.
• International Industry Summits Core conference-organizing service: 40+ high-level international summits delivered annually across 20+ industries (automotive glazing, footwear, sustainable packaging, energy, electric vehicles, green steel, etc.) in countries including Germany, France, Singapore, China, Vietnam, Thailand, and UAE, offered to enterprise executives and industry leaders.
• Corporate Sponsorship Programs Multi-tier corporate sponsorship offering including presentation slots, exhibition booth placements, promotional materials, and tea-break sponsorships, sold to enterprises wanting to reach the executive audience at ECV summits.
• Industry Information Sharing Service Information sharing service providing content from leading companies across 20+ industries, delivered through ECV's international summits as a value-add for participants and sponsors.
• Sponsored Content Lead Generation Program Sponsored-content service that helps ECV clients surface relevant content to qualified prospects in target market areas, merging inbound strategy with cost-effective B2B lead generation around ECV's executive audience.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70%+ business contact rate after events
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IQPC: IQPC is a global conference organizer producing high-level executive summits across industries. It directly mirrors ECV's model of invitation-only forums, sponsorship packages, and enterprise speaker line-ups.
• Terrapinn: Terrapinn organizes B2B conferences and exhibitions across technology, energy, and mobility verticals, with a similar sponsorship- and registration-driven model and comparable mid-sized PCO positioning.
• Hanson Wade: Hanson Wade runs specialist B2B summits in life sciences, energy, and infrastructure, sharing ECV's executive-attendee, sponsorship-led model and vertical specialization approach.

Broad incumbents

• Informa: Informa is a global B2B events and information group operating hundreds of trade shows, conferences, and summits. It competes broadly with ECV across multiple industries with deeper content IP and scale.
• RELX (Reed Exhibitions): RELX operates Reed Exhibitions, one of the world's largest trade show and conference organizers, overlapping with ECV in automotive, packaging, and energy event verticals but at vastly greater scale.
• Messe Frankfurt: Messe Frankfurt runs major trade fairs and conferences globally with strong automotive, textile, and sustainability portfolios that overlap with ECV's European summit calendar (e.g., Frankfurt, Stuttgart).
• Clarion Events: Clarion Events is a UK-based organizer of B2B exhibitions and conferences across energy, gaming, retail, and fashion, overlapping with ECV's mid-sized PCO positioning but with deeper European infrastructure.
• Questex: Questex operates B2B events and information services across technology, hospitality, and healthcare, sharing ECV's executive-event focus and sponsorship-led revenue model at greater scale.

Regional players

• BIT Congress (BIT Global): BIT Congress is a China-based organizer of international scientific and industry conferences, directly comparable to ECV's Shanghai-rooted, cross-border executive summit positioning in Asia.
• Global Business Events (GBE): GBE organizes B2B conferences in Asia-Pacific, including China and Southeast Asia, with a similar mid-sized PCO footprint and executive attendee targeting to ECV's regional events.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ECV_Int

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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