More than 50 Meet The Experts session have been scheduled during the three days of The Meetings Show UK. The sessions will take place in the Olympia Conference Centre, away from the show floor to ensure a focused learning environment.
The regular Meet The Experts sessions will offer bite sized learning opportunities in campfire style sessions of 1-6 people. Led by a range of industry experts they will cover a variety of subjects including:
· Meeting Architecture
· Healthcare Regulation and Compliance
· Public Relations
· Marketing
· Event ROI
· Event Sustainability
· Destination Representation
· The UK Economic Impact Study
· Strategic Meetings Management
· Bidding and Working with Venues and Destinations
The Meetings Show UK, Event Director, Steve Knight: “Our approach to education is visitor led. We have researched the market, sought expert advice and ultimately created a learning programme that offers a wealth of opportunities to all our visitors. Meet The Expert sessions offer an opportunity to get up close and personal with our speakers. Through direct discussion and a relatively informal atmosphere, they can learn about a huge variety of issues that impact meetings professionals from around the world.”
Experts include:
· Maarten Vanneste, Managing Director, Abbit
· Charlie Banks, Business Development Manager, Positive Impact
· Ruth Holroyd, Project Manager, Positive Impact
· Julie Watterston, Director, Watterston Associates
· Caroline Hill, Director, Compliant Venues
· Mark Handforth, Director Compliant Venues Ltd
· Elling Hamso, Director, Event ROI Institute
· Carole McKellar, Executive Director, HelmsBriscoe
· Linda Pereira, Executive Director of CPL Events and Senior Partner & CEO, L&I Communications Group
· Adam Baggs, Managing Director, Soaring Worldwide
· Sarah Carless, Senior Account Manager, Soaring Worldwide
· Jill Hawkins, Managing Director, Aniseed PR
· Jackie Mulligan, Principal Lecturer and Director, The International Centre for Research in Events, Tourism and Hospitality
· Bert Verdonck, LinkedIn Expert, Really LinkedIn
· Stefania Conti-Vecchi, Founder and CEO, EVENTagist
· Gerrit Heijkoop, Executive Partner, How Can I Be Social
· Jan-Jaap In der Maur, Founder, Masters in Moderation
· Richard Hughes, Director, Max Wi-Fi
· Shirley Craven, Managing Director, Curvebox
“We are grateful to the wide range of professionals and leaders who are dedicating their time to the delivery of this content and look forward to seeing the impact and learning outcomes across the three days of The Meetings Show UK.”
Qualified Hosted Buyers will have the opportunity to schedule meetings with organisations relevant to their business, whilst benefiting from a personalised and funded travel experience; complimentary bed and breakfast at a 4/5*hotel; transportation to Olympia from host hotels and networking venues; as well as a choice of Hosted Buyer lounges complete with Wi-Fi. Buyers can apply individually or as part of a group brought together by the show’s partners and exhibitors.
The Meetings Show UK is a major new event for the UK meetings industry, launched by Centaur Exhibitions and taking place 9-11 July 2013 at Olympia, London. Organised by meeting professionals for meeting professionasl it is focused around a large exhibition, unrivalled networking opportunities and professional education. The show will feature destinations from over 50 countries across 6 continents, venues, hotel groups, DMCs and key providers of meetings’ products and services.
Whilst trade visitors are able to register directly to attend The Meetings Show UK, Hosted Buyers need to apply via www.themeetingsshow.com and be individually qualified as genuine buyers.
The Meetings Show UK’s inaugural event will take place during week commencing 8th July, 2013 at Olympia, London. A full list of exhibitors is available at http://www.themeetingsshow.com/en/visit/exhibitorlist.aspx
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