Convention International I MICE News und Trends aus der MICE – Branche
Dienstag, 17.11.
Presskonferenzen
| Time | Location | Activity Description |
| 10:30- 11:00 | Hosted Buyer Lounge adjacent to Media Centre | MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT BY REED TRAVEL EXHIBITIONS (Details TBC) |
| 11:30-12:30 | The Coliseum (Knowledge Village) | ibtm world Industry Trends Report The trends watch report is an in-depth analysis by Industry Analyst Rob Davidson on the global economic situation and the meetings and events industry’s response to this. |
| 12:45- 13:15 | Press Conference Room | ibtm world Press Conference Presented by Graeme Barnett, Senior Exhibition Director, ibtm world, Reed Travel Exhibitions and Sallie Coventry, Portfolio Director, ibtm events, Reed Travel Exhibitions, this opening conference will share news from the global brand. |
| 13:30-14:30 | Press Conference Room | Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau Mr. Nopparat Maythaveekulchai, President of TCEB will present an update on the Thailand & European Business Events Industry, Thailand’s promotional campaign for EU MICE travelers, and Thailand’s new branding campaign: Thailand CONNECT… Our Heart Your World. |
| 14:15 – 14:45 | Press Conference Room | Dorchester CollectionDorchester Collection, with its 10 iconic hotels in Europe and the US, is increasingly focusing on the MICE market. Paula Mercieca, Global Director of Sales, and Julia Record, Director of Communications will give further details of how Dorchester Collection can ensure meetings and events are able to provide long-standing memories #dcmoments. |
| 14:45- 15:15 | Press Conference Room | Scottish Exhibition and Conference CentreThe World Obesity Federation and the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre are expected to make a joint major announcement on the Healthy Venues initiative. These organizations share a global intent to make conferences and events as healthy as possible for delegates, visitors and staff. |
| 15:30- 16:00 | Press Conference Room | Atout FranceIn 2016, France will welcome many new tourism opportunities and will shape its tourism strategy to ensure the country remains as one of the world’s top MICE destinations. The presentation will also focus on the city of Leon— the second largest MICE destination in France— as one of 10 host cities for EURO 2016, sharing news of the city’s main venues, as well as new hotels and new gastronomic experiences set to open across the year. |
| 16.15 – 16:45 | Press Conference Room | Meetings and Events by Club Med Based on their unique product offer, Club Med have launched a new worldwide name “Meetings & Events by Club Med” and rolled out a new design concept to embody the Club Med Spirit for business events. |
| 17:00- 18:30 | Press Conference Room | Rob Davidson & Tony Rogers Book Launch Rob Davidson and Tony Rogers will officially launch their exciting new book, ‚Marketing Destinations and Venues for Conferences, Conventions and Business Events‘. This book is relevant to everyone who is involved in marketing any type of conference venue and for people employed in convention bureaus and other destination marketing organisations. |
| EDUCATION AND NETWORKING | ||
| 11.00 – 12.00 | The Bistro (Knowledge Village) | Connections Mean Everything: The Communications NetworkThis panel is a ’no holds barred‘ chat about the changes in groups and networks used to grow our knowledge and business. Learn first-hand from start-ups that are part of this communications Internet and how their matchmaking networks and knowledge sharing ideas are part of a new industrial revolution. |
| 11.30 – 12.30 | The Coliseum (Knowledge Village) | The ibtm world Industry Trends Watch 2015Looking at developments in the principal world regions and markets, Rob Davidson uses the latest international data and reports to give you a comprehensive and in-depth overview of business trends in the industry. Join this ever popular session to get the up-to-date insights and knowledge of key global trends that will help youshape your business strategy. |
| 11:30- 11:50 | The Think Tank (Knowledge Village) | Caffeinate Your Coffee BreaksBring your coffees to the Think Tank at 11:30 and your coffee breaks will never be the same again. |
| 12:05- 12:25 | The Think Tank (Knowledge Village) | Events Uncovered TV: live at ibtm worldIn this series of canapé-sized sessions, Silvia will interview some fascinating successful experts from around the globe to bring you their unique insights from the event industry. |
| 12:30-1:30 | The Bistro (Knowledge Village) | Reputation And Relationship Management For Incentive TravelSuccessful incentive travel experiences are built on relationships—and reputation is one of the keys to establishing and building these successful relationships. This session is appropriate for sales professionals who have more than five years of selling experience in the Incentive Travel industry as well as incentive travel buyers and brokers who are interested in enhancing their relationships with incentive travel companies. |
| 13:00- 14:00 | The Think Tank (Knowledge Village) | Storyboarding: Design The Story Of Your EventDuring this interactive session you’ll learn how to design an event storyboard. For this we’ll use the Event StoryBoard Canvas; a design tool that combines existing mapping tools with creative freedom to design customer journey storyboards.After the session you will be able to start using a storyboard when designing your own events… immediately! |
| 13:00- 14:00 | The Coliseum (Knowledge Village) | Brain Dating: The Next Frontier For EventsBased on the case study of a partnership between C2 Montréal & E-180, Christine Renaud will share her best practices to boost the peer-learning component of your event. Following the presentation, attendees will be invited to test this unique approach by using the mobile app Braindater to meet the great minds surrounding them for spontaneous brain dates. As an event organiser, these insights will help you become the matchmaker that makes sure your attendees find and learn from their valuable stranger, while under your care! |
| 13:30- 14:30 | The Garden (Knowledge Village) | What Can We Learn From Immersive Events?#experiential #immersiveThese terms are everywhere but what do they mean in practice and why is it so important to audiences? We all want a more meaningful and longer lasting engagement but how? Looking at examples of good and bad practice this talk aims to show you how to do it right and what the future holds for experiential events. |
| 14:15- 15:00 | The Think Tank (Knowledge Village) | Help, My Moderator Doesn’t Understand Me!When working with a moderator, he/she needs to be instructed properly. This session will help you understand what your moderator needs in order to perform well; it will help you understand what goes on in the mind of a moderator. |
| 14:30- 15:30 | The Coliseum (Knowledge Village) | What Do We Mean When We Talk About Engagement? – in partnership with ISESIn his session Kevin Jackson will unpack what engagement at events is and more importantly how you get audiences leaning forward instead of leaning back. |
| 15.00 – 16.00 | The Garden (Knowledge Village) | Connecting The Audience: Best Practices Of Engaging Events (Spanish Education Program)Persuade, change attitudes, mobilize the public, convince, motivate… these are some of the main objectives pursued by events but, do we get it? How do we do it? During this session we will see some recent examples of events that have succeeded in mobilizing their audiences in a special way. Attractive events, engaging events capable of changing attitudes and behaviors in its audience. |
| 15:15- 15:35 | The Think Tank (Knowledge Village) | Events Uncovered TV: live at ibtm worldIn this series of canapé-sized sessions, Silvia will interview some fascinating successful experts from around the globe to bring you their unique insights from the event industry.New and old events experts will find out better ways of doing things and help their clients with better, greater, fresher ideas/techniques/solutions! |
| 16:00- 17:00 | The Think Tank (Knowledge Village) | Creating Valuable Networking Opportunities for Your DelegatesDuring this interactive session, you will learn how to create and facilitate networking sessions that will help your attendees build meaningful connections and get more out of your events. The tips that you will learn are actionable and can be easily applied at your next event. |
| 16.00 – 17.00 | The Coliseum (Knowledge Village) | Mice Sector: Economic Efficiency To The Economy Of CreativityIn this session we will have the initial intervention of a specialist in innovation and with the presentation of several case studies, companies that have reinvented applying creativity in supporting the improvement of the MICE sector in Spain. |
| 18:00- 20:00 | Gran Fira Exhibition Hall 3 | Welcome ReceptionA great way to meet new contacts in a relaxed environment. |
| EXHIBITOR EVENTS | ||
| 12:00 | Exhibition Floor, Stand G40 | Daily Ice Cream Hour with Meet In Irelandibtm world 2015 is heating up! So, Meet in Ireland have decided to ship over lots of handmade Murphy’s Irish ice-cream to cool us all down. Stop by, meet the team and choose from flavours including a ridiculously chocolatey sorbet, Irish Coffee, Brown Bread or Dingle Sea Salt, made with salt from the wild Atlantic Ocean! |
| 12:00- 13:00 | Exhibition Floor, Stand B60 | Welcome drinks and sweet delicacies with FIESTALONIA MILENIO. |
| 12:30- 13:30 | Exhibition Floor, Stand D50 | French Aperitif – So Toulouse! With So Toulouse HospitalityTake this opportunity to meet our team while living a French gourmet experience! |
| 14:30- 15:00 | Exhibition Floor, Stand H70 | INDIA Tourism (Incredible India) with India TourismPresentation on MICE in INDIA |
| 16:00- 18:00 | Exhibition Floor, Stand H30 | INDIA Tourism (Incredible India) with India TourismPresentation on MICE in INDIA |
| 16:30- 18:00 | Exhibition Floor, Stand O124 | Italian Happy Hour with DigiventsCome have a relaxing moment with us at our stand. Digivents offers an original italian buffet, made of characteristic hors d’oeuvres and drinks from… |
| 17:00- 18:00 | Exhibition Floor, Stand K35 | Refreshing Happy Hour with Pacific WorldGuess the taste! Themed cocktails related to one of Pacific World’s destinations will take place on Tues and Wed from 17.00 to 18.00. |
| 17:00- 18:00 | Exhibition Floor, Stand N38 | south africa stand cocktail with SW Africa Destination ManagementCome and join us for some delicious snacks and unbeatable South African wine, whilst networking with the „who-is-who“ in the South African MICE Industry. |
| 17:30- 19:00 | Exhibition Floor, Stand B19 | Meet in Ibiza! With IBIZAWe invite you to experience the Ibiza feeling. Be ready to have a fun afterwork. An incredible opportunity for networking with some surprises. |
| 18:00- 19:00 | Exhibition Floor, Stand E30 | Networking Hour at Turkey Booth E-30 with Istanbul Convention & Visitors BureauJoin our Networking Hour at Turkey booth and enjoy a drink with our famous Turkish hospitality and enter our prize draw to be one of the lucky… |
| 21:00- 23:00 | Exhibition Floor, Stand K46 | Networking Event GDA with IM Promociones · MICE Mexico |
