This year, Gorazd Čad, the Editor in Chief of Kongres Magazine, and Jan Oršič, the Head of Convention Bureau at Ljubljana Tourism hosted a three-day live stream during IMEX Frankfurt, talking to some of the biggest names in the industry. News and predictions from the event industry, business, tourism, neuroscience and behavioural science, the latest trends, and technologies, they covered it all. If you couldn't tune in to the live stream, you can now watch back all of the talks.

Programme

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Tuesday, 23 May 2023

10:00
Intro & warm-up with Jan Oršič, Gorazd Čad and Ivo J. Franschitz

10:30
Event Evolution: Where the Industry Stands and What’s Next
Steve O’Malley, Maritz

11:00
Cracking the Mind’s Code: How to achieve sustainable success?
Christopher Salem, CRS Group Holdings

11:30
Elevate Your Business to New Horizons by Hosting Meetings, Incentives, and Events at Sea
Shawn M. Sayer and Karen Devine, 3D Cruise Partners

13:00
Green or just coloured in green?
Conventa Trend Bar by Gorazd Čad

13:30 – 14:30 Break

14:30
CEE Insights by Kadri Karu
Kadri Karu, Estonian Convention Bureau

15:00
Crafting Compelling Narratives: The Art of Story-based Leadership
Christopher Kai, CEO of The Mathem Group

15:30
The human nature of kindness: Explore the hard science behind the soft skill
Janet Sperstad, CMP-Fellow, Madison College

17:00
Wrap-up with Jan Oršič, Gorazd Čad and Boštjan Horjak

Wednesday, 24 May 2023

10:00
Intro & warm-up with Jan Oršič, Gorazd Čad and Dušan Borovčanin

10:30
The Future Is Bright: Incentive Travel Industry Outlook
Annette Gregg, SITE

11:00
Innovate to Elevate: The Game-Changing Power of the Latest Tech
Amy Kramer and Nick Fagan, DRP Group

11:30
Growth strategies for associations through community creation in dynamic times
Brad Weaber and Bill McGlade, Weaber Consulting Group, LLC

13:00
High Tech or High Touch?
Conventa Trend Bar by Gorazd Čad

13:30 – 14:30
Break

14:30
Harnessing the Power of Group Singing for Your Business
Brian Allan, Rock your business

15:00
How to attract attention?
Janet Sperstad, CMP-Fellow, Madison College

15:30
The Art & Science of Designing Experiences
Pigalle Tavakkoli, School of Experience Design

17:00
Wrap-up with Jan Oršič, Gorazd Čad and special guest

Thursday, 25 May 2023

09:00
IMEX Wrap-up
Carina Bauer, IMEX and Petra Stušek, Ljubljana Tourism

10:00
Interview with Imex Academy Award Winner

10:30
Interview with Imex Sustainability Award Winner

11:00
Wrap-up with Jan Oršič, Gorazd Čad and special guest

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