IAPCO President, Lahav, said: “Striving for Excellence, Professionalism, Resilience and Determination are just four qualities that meeting professionals and Olympians have in common.”
“2020 has been a challenging year, where we saw a complete landscape change in the meetings industry. Face to face meetings were postponed and cancelled. We, as meeting professionals, have had to adapt quickly and deliver innovative solutions to continue to organise valuable business meetings in virtual and hybrid formats. The IAPCO Driving Excellence Innovation Award, supported by IMEX celebrates these innovations and creative solutions, where individuals have met a challenge and gone the extra mile to deliver above and beyond our clients’ expectations.”
“Our 2020 finalists, focussed on different areas of innovation; the first, from ICOM Egypt, concentrated on sustainability and CSR awareness to the delegates. The candidate from Conference Partners International, Ireland, created an innovative internal system to streamline operational procedures and ensure maximum quality delivery of business meetings to clients. The final shortlisted candidate from AIM Group International introduced web TV to their clients’ congress to broaden the reach of its high-quality scientific content.”