Tiesioginės transliacijos pradžia vasario 12 d. 09.30 val.
Vilniaus konferencijų biuras pristato jau trečiąją tarptautinę dviejų dienų parodą–kontaktų mugę – CONVENE, skirtą Baltijos jūros regiono konferencijų turizmo verslo atstovams. Renginys vyks 2015 m. vasario 11 – 12 d. Vilniuje, Lietuvos parodų ir konferencijų centre LITEXPO.
Planuojama, kad 2015 m. renginys vėl po vienu stogu suburs daugiau kaip 700 konferencijų verslo profesionalų. Į CONVENE atvyks daugiau nei 160 potencialių užsienio klientų, besidominčių tarptautinių renginių organizavimo galimybėmis Baltijos jūros šalių regione.
Neatsiejama renginio dalis, specialiai ruošiama ir nuolat auganti edukacinė programa, skirta dalyviams bei lankytojams. Edukacinės programos pranešėjai - tarptautiniu mastu gerai žinomi konferencijų turizmo, marketingo bei renginių organizavimo ekspertai.
„Convene“ Edukacinė programa
Vasario 11 d.
10:10 – 10:55
What Does Generation Y want from Conferences and Incentive programmes?Rob Davidson,
Managing Director, MICE Knowledge
By 2020, 75% of the world's working population will be members of Generation Y - people born between 1977 and 1995. This generation is already active in the global workforce, and their influence is growing very fast. This session will focus on how conferences and incentive trips can be designed to satisfy this very demanding generation, highlighting innovative steps that can be taken to appeal to this youngest age-group of attendees.
10:55 – 11:40
Business Intelligence Report
Roger Kellerman, Publisher of Meetings International
This session will draw upon the Business intelligence report published by Meetings International Magazine in November 2014. The report contains a series of insights from leading meetings industry figures and commentators from a range of other specialist disciplines. Find out about the 10 most important questions leading industry figures-meeting planners and suppliers consider will feature high on our collective business agendas-discover cutting edge thinking about the future of cities and learn from some hugely successful case studies. This session will challenge much current thinking and practice which delegates should think about in their sales and marketing messages.
11:40 – 12:30
The Site Inspection: Death or Glory
Linda Pereira, Executive Director, CPL Meetings & Events
Bidding for an international Event to be held in a Country requires commitment, knowledge and great effort by all parties involved in the process and warrants a dedicated course of action. The energy, hard work and costs related to it are very often underestimated and it is vital that the parties which make up the “bidteam” take their responsibilities seriously in order to mount a successful bid submission. If it takes so much energy, hardwork and money, is it worthwhile undertaking such an initiative?
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch time / free time
13:30 – 14:15
Using Content to Create Engagement in the Meetings and Events Industry
Johanna Fischer, Managing Director, tmf dialogmarketing GmbH
In this session we will show all you need to know about content, where to find it, how to build interesting stories and what to use these storie for in order to engage your clients, audiences, or event participants. An attempt to make the complex world of content and social marketing simple and easy to manage!
14:15 – 15:00
Networking – the Power of Human Connections
Patrick Delaney, Managing Partner, Soolnua
Attending this high octane session and learn the tricks of networking for business success. Remember to leave your inhibitions outside the door
15:00 – 15:45
Airport Experience Without a Ticket
Speaker: Jūratė Baltrušaitytė, COO / Chief Commercial Officer, Vilnius Airport
If someone asked you what is an airport, what would you say? A place to reach a destination from? Or a magical place that reminds you of the last holidays or maybe a successful business trip? In this session you will be introduced to an airport as an attractive, active and social space suitable for a variety of activities. Let us change your perception of an airport!
Vasario 12 d.
9:30 – 10:15
How to Create Events which are Both Profitable and Sustainable
Fiona Pelham, Managing Director, Sustainable Events Ltd
'What is sustainability? It is a non negotiable element to every event. If you want to win business, build your company reputation and show inspirational leadership then attend this session to explore what being sustainable means for you.
10:15 – 11:00
Innovations in Meetings Design
Julien Carlier, CEO, Social Dynamite
Designing more interactive and effective meetings and events depends on how sessions and functions are designed. Not just for décor and flowers and light, but the design around the purpose; the objectives. Meeting design is therefore about designing the format, the flow, the content, the interaction and more! This is the most important evolution in our industry today
11:00 – 11:45
Incentive Ideas and Opportunities of Baltic Market
Olavi Andla, Owner, EMC Blue Drum
In this session the speaker will share his experience in selling and implementing edutainment and histotainment programmes to incentive groups. Olavi will analyse the nature of the demand from foreign clients and the characteristics of the Baltic market, defines challenges and suggest opportunities for the Baltic MICE industry: „What makes us different?“, What is the Baltic USP?“ „What we’ve got to sell to the World?“ etc. Interesting case studies and jokes will encourage participants to think „out of the box“.
11:45 – 12:30
Using Presentation Techniques for Sales and Marketing
Luc Chenier, Managing Director, TITANIUM Presentations & LC Consulting Group
Companies invest huge amounts of time and money in developing their products to perfection only to fail miserably when it comes time to present them to their audience. In this session you will learn key techniques on how to enhance and clearly communicate what you are trying to say and sell without confusing your audience and most importantly keeping their attention from start to end.
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch time / free time
13:30 – 14:15
TEDx Experience: Curating Amazing Audience and Speakers
Ruta Kruliauskaitė, Curator, TEDx Vilnius
There must be dozens of tips how to prepare a perfect speaker line-up. TEDx is definitely dictating its own rules. In this session you will find out what it takes to curate the speaker line-up: collected wisdom of global community, what worked for them and what didn't. You will also learn that successful event isn't only about the program and why it is important to curate the audience and how to do it successfully.
14:15 – 15:00
Trip Barometer Tips: How to Build Better Long- term Relationships with Client
Thomas Bangert, Director Display EU at Trip Advisor
In this presentation we will have a look at TripAdvisor in general, the tools available for businesses to stand out on TripAdvisor, a closer look into the Baltics markets and a focus on the latest installment of TripBarometer, focusing on the Psychology of Travel.