AML 2020 sees increase of visitors and sold-out education sessions
2,978 aesthetic and medical professionals attended this year’s AML at Olympia London over the weekend.
The first major event of the year on the aesthetic industry calendar, AML 2020 saw a steady stream of doctors, dentists, nurses, surgeons and aesthetic therapist through the doors for two days of education, networking and discovery in a relaxed, intimate environment.
Visitor numbers were up 5% on last year, with many exhibitors commenting that both days of the show accommodated high-quality, engaged visitors and many up-and-coming faces in the industry.
The two-day clinical and regenerative conference agendas hosted packed-out audiences who heard from names such as Dr Nick Lowe, Dr Vincent Wong, Dr Lee Walker, Dr Shirin Lakhani, Cheryl Barton and Dr Arturo Almeida.
The business workshops stage featured a sold-out session by Antonia Mariconda on building a multi million-pound aesthetics business in 12 months, while the UKAAPS and BAHRS conferences ran successfully with high numbers over the two days.
Several exhibitors commented that AML 2020 had been one of the best aesthetics shows they’d attended:
“AML has been absolutely fantastic for us this weekend. It’s been great fun meeting all our new and old customers. And as a result of all the social media buzz and the presence that we’ve gained from AML, we’ve also sold equipment to people who aren’t even here.” – Tim Taylor, country manager, Cutera
“The show has been absolutely amazing. We’ve sold three devices on the stand; it’s been one of the best shows we’ve done.” – Anisah Vidale, business manager, Venus Concept UK
“The show has been fantastic for us – it’s the first show of the year and it’s certainly delivered – the quality of the visitor has been excellent and we’ve done superbly well. It’s almost been one of our best shows ever.” – Roy Cowley, managing director, 3D-aesthetics
“We are delighted to have taken part in AML. It was great to have our international KOL Dr Herve Raspaldo giving a live talk and a live demo during the conference." – Camille Nadal, country director, Vivacy
“It’s been very good. We’ve seen a lot of people this weekend who are taking their first step into aesthetics, which is really encouraging.” – Ben Savigar-Jones, country manager, Cynosure UK and Ireland
“ThermaVein find Aesthetic Medicine Live to be one of the best shows in the UK. The size of the show makes it very engaging and the environment is great.” – John Fisher, managing director, ThermaVein
“It’s a very important meeting because it’s the first one of the year, but we didn’t expect it to be this busy. The fact that the UKAAPS conference runs alongside the show is also very important for us as we work closely with the surgical side of the market.” – Neil Wolfenden, managing director, Inmode Aesthetics UK
“It’s been one of our best shows; we’ve met lots of doctors who are up and coming in the industry.” – Sham Morjaria, managing director, Med Aesthetics
“These are people who come with a shopping list and actively engage with companies and make purchases for their aesthetic businesses. There are a lot of other events that ask us to spend our money with them but it’s important that we get a measurable return on investment, and we do from this show." – Ron Myers, director of operations, Hydrafacial and Perk UK