Program:

1:00-1:10pm: Welcome & introduction by Ross Steele, CEO, Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre.

1:10-1:50pm: The Q1 Global Outlook by Sven Bossu, CEO, AIPC. Using the PESTEL framework, participants will get an overview of global trends impacting our industry and some guidelines on how to be prepared.

1:50-2:30pm: Exercise: Have you adapted your strategy to waves of ongoing change? In small groups, participants will identify those changes - which will have been presented by Sven Bossu - which have the most impact on their organisations and define a roadmap on how to address the challenges that come with those changes. The framework used will allow participants to do a similar exercise with their management teams.

2:30-2:45pm: Coffee Break

2:45-3:15pm: The voice of the new generation: Three students give their view on how they see the event industry moving forward and what they consider to be an event they would consider a “must-do”.

3:15-4:00pm: CEOs vs Students – an actual debate (NOT a panel discussion) on the future of the event industry (CEOs: Natalie O'Brien from MCEC, John Burke from KLCC and Gabor Ganczer from HUNGEXPO).

4:00-4:45pm: Closing Keynote - to be announced

4:45-4:50pm: Closing by Ross Steele, CEO, Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre.

4:50-6:00pm: Networking cocktails