IMEX 2013 Press Conferences and Events
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PRESS CONFERENCES IN ROOMS: Below is a list of all press conferences, including the Opening Ceremony, which take place in specific rooms.
PRESS EVENTS ON STANDS: Please search here to see all those press events and briefings taking place on exhibitor stands.
| Timing | Exhibitor Name and Contact |
Title and Description | Location of Press Event |
| Tuesday 21 May | |||
| 10.45 – 11.30 | IMEX in Frankfurt Opening Ceremony Debbie Woodbridge |
IMEX in Frankfurt Opening Ceremony IMEX Chairman, Ray Bloom, and guest speakers will give a short address to officially open the 11th edition of IMEX OPEN TO ALL |
Dialog 9.2 Hall 9, Messe Frankfurt |
| 11:15 – 12:15 | IMEX Power of 10
Rohit Talwar Email: rohit@fastfuture.com |
IMEX Power of 10 –
Grand Challenges and Future Future Scenarios Research Rohit Talwar, CEO of Fast Future, will be available for interviews or a short briefing on the IMEX Power of 10 findings prior to his seminar presentation |
INSPIRATION CENTRE C680 |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Myceb
Shazrina Othman E-mail: shazrina@myceb.com.my |
MyCEB Launches its New Logo and Mobile Application |
Symmetrie 3, Level 8.1, Hall 8, Messe Frankfurt |
11:30 – 12:30 |
The Venetian
Natasha Tome Email: natasha.tome@venetian.com.mo |
Cotai Strip Macao Announces New Meeting Offer ‘Meet for Free in Macao’ Cotai Strip Macao has launched a meeting offer that, for the first time ever, incorporates benefits at all five of its international-brand hotels. Cotai Strip Macao’s ‘Meet for Free’ offer will be presented during this press conference |
Symmetrie 4, Level 8.1, Hall 8, Messe Frankfurt |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | GCB German Convention Bureau e.V.,
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“Meeting & Event Barometer Germany 2012 / 2013”
Matthias Schultze - Managing Director, GCB Joachim König – President, European Association of Event Centres
Welcome from - Ray Bloom, Chairman of IMEX |
Esprit, Level 9.1, Hall 9, Messe Frankfurt |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Spanish Tourist Board – Tourspain Stefan Schmidt E-mail: Stefan.schmidt@tourspain.es |
The World Meets In Spain: The Spanish MICE Market | Symmetrie 3, Level 8.1, Hall 8, Messe Frankfurt |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | BestCities Alliance
Jane Vong Holmes Email: Jane@bestcities.net Tel: +6012 2208365 (Malaysia) |
BestCities Welcomes New Partner The BestCities Global Alliance, an international collaborative of convention bureaux, will announce its newest partner at IMEX Frankfurt. BestCities is the first global alliance to develop a certification program to ensure a consistent level of service excellence and quality standards from all partner cities— Berlin, Cape Town, Copenhagen, Dubai, Edinburgh, Houston, Melbourne, Singapore and Vancouver. This new city will bring the "power of ten" international convention bureaux to the BestCities Alliance.
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Symmetrie 4, Level 8.1, Hall 8, Messe Frankfurt |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | RUHR
Ute Stegmann Jochen Schlutius Email: j.schlutius@ruhr-tourismus.de Email: stegmann@gcb.de |
RUHRMEETING – Working Wonders |
Esprit, Level 9.1, Hall 9, Messe Frankfurt |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | Energy Cities Alliance
Deidre Keegan E-mail: deidre.keegan@btconsultants.org |
Energy Cities Alliance Expands The powerful Energy Cities Alliance welcomes its latest member and will roll out an expanded growth strategy. |
Symmetrie 3, Level 8.1, Hall 8, Messe Frankfurt |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | Toulouse Convention Bureau
Catherine Rivière Email: c.riviere.com@free.fr Tel: 06 22 26 37 45 |
Toulouse: a European innovative
destination in full evolution |
Symmetrie 4, Level 8.1, Hall 8, Messe Frankfurt |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | Egypt
Linda Gallo / Siobhan Colgan Email: l.gallo@media-consulta.com / Tel.: +49-(0)30-65 000-442 / |
Egypt Moves Forward
H.E. Mr. Hisham Zaazou, Minister of Tourism of the Arab Republic of Egypt discusses Egypt as a re-emerging and distinctive MICE destination. All media who sign-in at the press conference are also eligible to apply for an all-paid media trip to Egypt in September 2013 with destination Hurghada. 20 places available. |
Motiv,
Level 9.1, Hall 9, Messe Frankfurt |
| Wednesday 22 May | |||
| 10:00 – 11:00 | European Cities Marketing
Flavie Baudot |
Competitiveness, Collaboration and Developing Future Leaders - ECM and the Summer School
Dieter Hardt-Stremayr, ECM President, will talk about the new 2013-2016 strategy for European Cities Marketing (ECM) which is modelled on the principle of collaboration and “co-opetition” (co-operation between competitors) amongst the leading cities of Europe. Heike Mahmoud, ECM Vice-President, talks about the European Meetings Industry and how ECM provides increasing value for its meeting and convention members. Pier Paolo Mariotti, course leader, discusses the winning formula behind the 27th edition of the ECM Summer School - collaboration, listening and collective wisdom. |
Symmetrie 3, Level 8.1, Hall 8, Messe Frankfurt |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Sri Lanka Convention Bureau
Mr. Vipula Wanigasekea Tel: +94 71 4880 570 |
MICE to grow in Sri Lanka
During the press conference, the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau will explain why it has recently emerged as a unique MICE destination, highlighting its value for money appeal and the new markets its is attracting through a range of new experiences. The session will also showcase the latest developments taking place in Sri Lanka. |
Symmetrie 4, Level 8.1, Hall 8, Messe Frankfurt |
| 11:15 - 12:15 | South Africa
Bjorn Hufkie E-mail: bjorn@southafrica.net
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South Africa National Convention Bureau (SANCB) Press Conference
The South Africa National Convention Bureau (SANCB) press conference at IMEX will be presented by South Africa's Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Marthinus van Schalkwyk who will talk about: |
Esprit, Level 9.1, Hall 9, Messe Frankfurt |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | France & Riviera and Angers
Email: jerome.poulalier@atout-france.fr Tel : 00 49 (0)6997 580147 |
Atout France and Partners Press Conference
Atout France and partners Provence-Riviera Côte d´Azur, Nantes and Angers will highlight the latest MICE industry figures, along with key initiatives for attracting major events. The Convention Bureau of the Provence-Alps Côte d´Azur Region will focus especially on the most important changes within Marseille, Antibes, Cannes and Nice. Nantes elected European Green Capital 2013 will present the “Nantes- Saint Nazaire metropole”, and its infrastructure such as the congress center “Cité Nantes Events Center”. The destination will also emphasise the welcome charter for hosting more congresses and events. Angers will highlight its “Made in Angers” initiatives. |
Symmetrie 3, Level 8.1, Hall 8,
Messe Frankfurt |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | BeSydney
Bec Mills E-mail : rmills@BESydney.com.au |
Sydney: Looking Forward |
Symmetrie 4, Level 8.1, Hall 8, Messe Frankfurt |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau
Arisara Thanuplang E-mail : arisara_t@tceb.or.th |
Thailand’s Outlook for the MICE Industry in 2013 and Unveiling of its New Brand
During this press conference the TCEB will provide an outlook for Thailand’s MICE industry in 2013, followed by the unveiling of the new Thailand brand. |
Symmetrie 3, Level 8.1, Hall 8,
Messe Frankfurt |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | IAPCO
Sarah Storie-Pugh E-mail: info@iapco.org |
Launch by IAPCO of the First Meetings Industry On-line Terminology / Dictionary
In the first announcement during this press conference IAPCO will launch the first industry dictionary which includes over 16500 words (15 languages / 1100 words), as well as English descriptions and search engines. |
Symmetrie 4, Level 8.1, Hall 8, Messe Frankfurt |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | One World
Michael Blunt E-mail: michael.blunt@oneworld.com Tel: +44 7711 997487 |
Oneworld Airline Alliance Enters Events and Conference Travel Market
During this media briefing senior executives from oneworld, the leading quality global airline alliance, and its member airlines will announce the plans of a new one-stop solution for global event, conference and convention travel needs, offering attractive discounts on regular air fares. Oneworld’s member airlines currently include airberlin, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, LAN, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Royal Jordanian and S7 Airlines. Set to join soon are Qatar Airways, SriLankan Airlines and TAM, in addition to further soon to be announced members. Between them, these airlines serve nearly a thousand airports in almost 160 countries with 13,000 daily departures and carry almost 500 million passengers a year on a combined fleet of 3,300 aircraft. |
Symmetrie 3, Level 8.1, Hall 8,Messe Frankfurt
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| 14:30 – 15:30 | Frankfurt Convention Bureau
Mareika Kitz / Jutta |
Frankfurt am Main - Tagungs- und Kongress-Statistik 2012
Press conference in German language only: Frankfurt am Main - Congress Statistics 2012 |
Symmetrie 4, Level 8.1, Hall 8, Messe Frankfurt |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | IMEX Closing Press Briefing Kit Watts E: kit.watts@imexexhibitions.com Tel: +44(0)7968 417518 |
IMEX Closing Press Briefing
Ray Bloom, Chairman, will report on IMEX 2013. Please join us for Q&A as well as an informal briefing and end of show drinks reception. OPEN TO ALL |
Symmetrie 3, Level 8.1, Hall 8, Messe Frankfurt |
