Program
Theme: Resilience & sustainability – re-invent the future of events
Main focus on:
- Bidding
- Hybrid meetings
- Sustainability
- Mental Health – put on your own oxygen mask
Vision for EDGE Seminar
- To facilitate the gathering of "all" PCOs, CVBs, Convention Centres, Associations in an inspirational setting
- To inspire participants to learn and lead within our Industry
- Create a platform for personalized learning and professional development for each individual who attends
- Encourage an environment for peer to peer learning and knowledge share inside and outside the meeting room
- Build relationships and friendships between individuals to continue and enhance further learning post the seminar
- To create pride and accountability within our profession
| Tuesday 8 March | ||
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| 08:00–08:30 | Registration and refreshments | |
| 08:30–09:00 | Meet your collegues | |
| 09:00–09:15 | Welcome to Lillehammer and Norway | |
| 09:15–09:30 | Welcome to the IAPCO Faculty Theme: What to expect from an EDGE Seminar and the Power of Listening. Who is in the room? |
Nicky McGrane |
| 09:30–09:40 | IAPCO and how it serves its community. The value of IAPCO outreach programmes and our global education | Mathias Posch |
| 09:40–09:55 | Introduction of the IAPCO EDGE Faculty. 3 minutes each on our life story. | Mathias Posch Sissi Lygnou Nicky McGrane |
| 09:55–10:35 | Ice breaker and individual Introductions. Include the intro of session 1. Set the tone and how it fits in with the rest of the programme | Nicky McGrane |
| 10:35–11:00 | Networking break and refreshments | |
| 11:00 | SESSION 1 | |
| 11:00–11:05 | BIDDING - How can we apply Collaboration & Team Success in bidding Introduction |
Nicky McGrane |
| 11:05–11:35 | 1. Bidding Case study | |
| 11:35–12:00 | 2. Bidding Case study - from Region Stavanger | Michelle Milas |
| 12:00–12:15 | Q&A | |
| 12:15–12:45 | SITE INSPECTION and SELECTION CRITERIA | Mathias Posch |
| 12:45–13:00 | Q&A | |
| 13:00–14:00 | Networking & Lunch | |
| 14:00 | SESSION 2 | |
| 14:00–14:10 | PRACTICE AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER ON BIDDING Introduction to workshops |
Mathias Posch |
| 14:10–15:25 | Group work on RFP and Bid presentation | |
| 15:25–16:35 | Presentation of bids and feedback | |
| 16:35–16:45 | Networking break and refreshments | |
| 16:45–17:15 | Key learnings of the day Personalized learnings Group key learnings |
Sissi Lygnou |
| 18:15 | Departure from the hotel to Maihaugen outdoor museum | |
| 19:30 | Dinner | |
| Wednesday 9 March | ||
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| 09:00–09:05 | Introduction & Summary of Key learnings | Nicky McGrane |
| 09:05 | SESSION 3 | |
| 09:05–09:30 | Our new world of Hybrid Meetings - Global trends New meeting formats & programme design What are associations doing differently? |
Mathias Posch |
| 09:30–09:45 | Pose a question to each table for discussion | |
| 09:45–10:00 | Feedback | |
| 10:00 | SESSION 4 | |
| 10:00–10:20 | Marketing in a new hybrid world | Nicky McGrane |
| 10:20–10:35 | Interview remote panelist from 2 different PCO companies Giulia Sarri, AIM Group & Galit Shimshoni, Ortra |
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| 10:35–10:45 | Pose questions to each table | |
| 10:45–11:00 | Feedback | |
| 11:00–11:30 | Networking break and refreshments | |
| 11:30 | SESSION 5 | |
| 11:30–12:00 | Sustainability - sharing of IAPCO PCO case studies | Mathias Posch Sissi Lygnou |
| 12:00–12:30 | Sustainability - Case studies from Visit Lillehammer | Kristin Prøven |
| 12:30–12:45 | Idea generations from each table | Mathias Posch |
| 12:45–13:00 | Feedback | |
| 13:00–14:00 | Lunch and networking | |
| 14:00 | SESSION 6 | |
| 14:00–14:30 | The financial implications of Hybrid meeting - what are the budgeting financial challenges and where are the opportunities? |
Sissi Lygnou |
| 14:30–14:45 | Discussion - perhaps pose a question to each table for discussion | |
| 14:45–15:00 | Group Feedback | |
| 15:00–15:15 | Networking break and refreshments | |
| 15:15 | SESSION 7 | |
| 15:15–15:45 | What are the sponsorship challenges of Hybrid meeting? | Sissi Lygnou |
| 15:45–16:15 | Interview Martin Jensen, Director, Head of Global Customer Engagement Operations, Lundbeck and Past President IPCAA, on the Do's and Don'ts | |
| 16:15–16:30 | Q&A | |
| 16:30–17:00 | Key learnings of the day Personalized learnings Group key learnings Group photo |
Nicky McGrane |
| 18:45 | Departure for social programme | |
| 19:00 | Edge Party | |
| Thursday 10 March | ||
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| 09:05 | SESSION 8 | |
| 09:05–09:45 | Mental Health - put on your own oxygen mask first | Mathias Posch Nicky McGrane Sissi Lygnou |
| 09:45–10:00 | Exercise to test everyone's mental health | |
| 10:00–10:15 | Group work | |
| 10:15–10:30 | Feedback | |
| 10:30–11:00 | Networking break and refreshments | |
| 11:00 | SESSION 9 | |
| 11:00–11:45 | MULTIPLIERS How to build great teams |
Nicky McGrane Mathias Posch |
| 11:45–12:00 | Group work Q&A | |
| 12:00 | SESSION 10 | |
| 12:00–12:30 | PERSONALIZED LEARNING Group discussion on your commitment to do things differently on Monday |
Sissi Lygnou |
| 12:30–13:00 | Evaluation and presentation of certificates |
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| 13:00–14:00 | Networking & Lunch | |
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