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Each year, the CONVENE Education Programme serves as a valuable platform for information sharing on the meetings and events industry’s hottest topics and most current challenges. The 2018 edition of the event is no exception, with notable industry speakers from around the world set to take to the stage to share their insights with CONVENE participants.
This year’s Education Programme, which will be live-streamed, features a list of sessions spread out over the course of the two-day event. Caroline Mackenzie, co-founder of Global Association Partners, will focus on the introduction of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and what it means for the MICE sector. Linda Pereira of CPL Meetings & Events will tackle the topic of Terrorism and Events, and share her advice on what meeting planners need to know to keep their events safe. Ralph Knoblauch of American Express Meetings & Events, together with Mark Scales of Bank Sadlers, plan to discuss the key global and regional trends impacting the meetings industry in 2018, and My Opinion’s Janne Bjorge will talk about Brand Experience vs Event Marketing. Jan Gemrich from Foccus Design will advise how to improve the client/agency relationship for success.
The programme will also feature a four-person panel discussion moderated by Paul Kennedy of Kennedy Integrated Solutions on how the shifting nature of meetings affects destination and venue choices. In addition to these and the other sessions making up the CONVENE Education Programme, the exhibition’s annual Meet the Expert sessions will give participants an opportunity to ask featured experts specific questions and engage in discussions in a less formal setting.
CONVENE Event Director Jolanta Beniuliene is excited to be putting forth such a diverse set of experts for the Education Programme, saying, “The emphasis for the sixth edition of CONVENE has been on quality, and our Education Programme really reflects that. These sessions are an important part of our event and we’re happy to be able to give participants an opportunity to engage in fresh ideas and constructive dialogue.”
