James Lancaster is the Editorial Director of Northstar Meetings Group – UK, and the editor of AMI Magazine, the leading publication for association executives and congress organisers.

An ambassador for The Iceberg - a Joint Meetings Industry Council project to document and quantify the value and legacies of business and professional events – James is a seasoned moderator and panellist on issues relating to the meetings industry and the international association sector.

James started his career as a journalist on a daily newspaper in the UK, before taking various reporting and editing roles on business and trade magazines. He has been editor of AMI for 11 years.