IMEX 2011 Press Conferences and Events
| Timing | Exhibitor Name and Contact |
Title and Description | Location of Press Event |
| Tuesday 24 May | |||
10:45 - 11:30
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Kit Watts; Kit.watts@imexexhibitions.com and Tel: +49 0 (69) 7575 71022 / 71023 Mobile: +44(0)7968 417518 |
IMEX Opening Ceremony Mr Ray Bloom, Chairman, IMEX Group, welcomes: Wolfgang Marzin - Chairman of the Board of Management/CEO, Messe Frankfurt and Matthias Schultz, Managing Director, German Convention Bureau, with a keynote address from Eric Rozenberg, Chairman International Board of Directors 2010-2011 at MPI (Meetings Professional International) and President at Swantegy. |
Room Dialog, Level 9.2, Hall 9, Messe Frankfurt |
| Wednesday 25 May | |||
| 08:45 - 09:30 |
Kit Watts; Mobile: +44(0)7968 417518 |
IMEX America Press Breakfast Ray Bloom, Chairman, IMEX Group, and Carina Bauer, CEO, welcome all members of the media to a press breakfast and will be presenting the latest facts and figures on IMEX America, with the inaugural show gearing up to take place in October 2011. |
Symmetrie 3, Level 8.1, Hall 8, Messe Frankfurt |
10:30 - 11:00
|
Rohit Talwar; |
Launch of Convention 2020 Report on Future Strategies for Venues and Destinations This press conference will discuss the key findings and implications of the latest Convention 2020 study report on future venue and destination strategies and business models, launching at this year's IMEX in Frankfurt.
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Symmetrie 3, Level 8.1, Hall 8, Messe Frankfurt |
| 11:05 - 11:30 | Rohit Talwar; rohit@fastfuture.com |
Future Convention Cities Initiative (FCCI) Press Conference The FCCI is a new distinctive destination partnership. During this session the FCCI will announce its plans for the year ahead and highlight what each member city is doing to prepare itself for the future. The FCCI is a groundbreaking research and best practice led collaboration initiative whose current members are London, Seoul, Sydney, Toronto, San Francisco, Abu Dhabi and Durban KwaZulu Natal. The FCCI was established with the aim of ensuring business events spur economic development, encourage investment, drive innovation and create jobs in member cities. FCCI member cities focus on collaborative strategic research and innovation to prepare them for the future and attract leading international business events and meetings. |
Symmetrie 3, Level 8.1, Hall 8, Messe Frankfurt |
| 14:30 - 16:00 |
Kit Watts; Mobile: +44(0)7968 417518 |
IMEX Closing Press Conference Ray Bloom, Chairman, will report on IMEX 2011. Please join us for Q&A as well as an informal briefing and end of show drinks reception. |
Symmetrie 3, Level 8.1, Hall 8, Messe Frankfurt |
