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Headliners

Anthony Vade

Event Experience Strategy Director, Encore

Ben Erwin

President & CEO, Encore

Patrick Sullivan

Director, Global Sustainability, Encore

Ben Erwin + Matthias Schultze, Fireside Chat

Mega Trends Impacting 2024 Business and Beyond

11-11:25 | Wednesday 15 May

Join Ben Erwin of Encore and Matthias Schultze of German Convention Bureau, for a conversation about the future of the events industry. Unveiling cutting-edge research that outlines the most salient priorities of business professionals and companies globally, your hosts will delve deeper into how they’re thinking about people, the planet and corporate responsibility.

Anthony Vade EBX.lab Meet Up

Top Three Tech Trends in Meetings & Events

11-12 | Tuesday 14 May

Join a conversation about the incredible transformations occuring in human experience and our interactions with technology. Unlock actionable tech trends in a conversation about ideas you can apply! #IMEXtech #ActionToImpact

  • Accessibility and Inclusion with Tech
  • Digital Transformation and Ai
  • Immersive and Emotive Design

Patrick Sullivan

Sustainability: What’s Our Story And How To Tell it In Measurement

10-10:25 | Tuesday 14 May

Discover a deeper understanding sustainability in event design and execution. Learn how experts measure impact and write your sustainbility story. #Sustainability #EventDesign

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AGENDA

*Event Details are subject to change



Tuesday 15 May


10-10:25: Sustainability: What’s our story and how to tell it in measurement

w/ Robert Lehner from IMEX, Anna Abdelnoor from isla,

and Encore’s Patrick Sullivan


10-11: Actions for Inclusions with Technology

A facilitated conversation w/ Encore’s Anthony Vade and Thomas Lanthaler


11-12: Top Three Tech Trends in Meetings and Events

A Thought Provoking conversation with Encore’s Anthony Vade


13-13:25: Changing the Game: Reversing the Pitch

Tobias Weber, Creative Director, CEO, format:c live communication GmbH


14:00-14:25: Impact & Success Conversations

w/ Ruud Janseen and Roel Frissen, facilitated by Encore’s Anthony Vade


14-14:25: EIC Meet-up

Join fellow CMPs and SEPCs at this Event Industry Council led meet up



Wednesday 15 May


9:30-10:25 : IMEX Speakers Meetup

Calling all IMEX Speakers! Connect with fellow speakers you've admired or always wanted to meet. Join us for an informal networking opportunity! #IMEXSpeakers #NetworkingOpportunity #IMEXtech


10:30-10:55 : Sustainability: Growing Smarter Solutions

An Encore Facilitated Conversation with Patrick Sullivan, HIlton’s Marcus Jansa & Anna Abdelnoor, isla


10:30-10:55: Creating Scenic Environments

Rob Barber from Atomic Designs discusses event scenic innovation with Encore’s Anthony Vade


11:00-11:25: Mega Trends Impacting 2024 Business and Beyond

w/ Encore CEO Ben Erwin and German Convention Bureau’s Managing Director, Matthias Schultze


12:00-12:25: Practical Applications of AI

An Encore Facilitated Conversation


13:00-13:25: Impact: input to the Framework

w/ Genevieve Leclerc


13:00-13:25: Standardisation and Automation of Meetings And Events

Mathias Sondermann, Senior Director of Events SAP

Felicia Asiedu, Director Europe Marketing, Cvent

Anthony Vade, Event Experience Strategy Director, Encore


14:00-14:25: Designing a Responsible, Fun, Future

Thomas Lanthaler, Encore Sales & Anthony Vade


14:00-14:25: Impact & Success Conversations

Ruud Janssen & Roel Frissen


14:30-15:00 : Event Design Collective

Certified Event Designer Meetup


15:00-15:25: Reverse Pitch: Flipping the Cost Benefit Ratio

Natalie Driesnack

Executive Creative Director, CEO, format:c live communication GmbH

Tobias Weber, Creative Director, CEO, format:c live communication GmbH

Felix Kupfer, Managing Director, Gurgl Carat


15:00-15:25: Extraordinary College and WXO Meet-Up

w/ Anthony Vade and Claus Raasted


Thursday, 16 May


10:00-10:25: Space Matters: Designing Useful and Inclusive Safe Spaces

An Encore Facilitated Session


11:00-12:00: Sustainability Clinic

Moderated by Encore’s Patrick Sullivan


11:00-11:25: Future Meeting Space

A presentation by German Convention Bureau’s Matthias Schultze


12:00-12:25 & 13:00-13:25: Agency Community Meetups

Conversation labs for agency community


14:00-14:25: Action to Impact- What’s next

Contributors discuss next steps in creating an event environment that creates impact through action



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Encore EMEA Team in Attendance

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Please visit Encore’s profile page to find our team members and book your appointment

Stefica Divkovic

Managing Director

Fiona Robson

Commercial Director

Sean Philby

Head of Sales

Almuth Siemann

Partnership Development

Germany GSO and Field Sales

United Kingdom GSO & Production

Middle East GSO & Field Sales

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COLLABORATING THOUGHT LEADERS

In no particular order. Please visit Encore’s IMEX profile page to find out more.

Mega Trends Impacting 2024 Business and Beyond

Matthias Schultze

Managing Director

German Convention Bureau

Actions for Impact: Inclusions at Events

& Designing a responsible fun future

Thomas Lahnthaler

Master Facilitator | Process Consultant | Disruption Expert

Sustainability:

What's our story and how to tell it in measurement (Abdelnoor & Lehhner)


Sustainability: Growing Smarter Solutions (+ Jansa)

Anna Abdelnoor

CEO & Founder

isla

Roger Lehner

Senior Operations & Sustainability Executive

IMEX

Marcus Jansa

Hilton

Creating Scenic Environments

Rob Barber, Atomic Designs

Changing the Game: Reversing the Pitch


Tobias Weber, Creative Director, CEO, format:c live communication GmbH

Felix Kupfer

Managing Director, Gurgl Carat


Natalie Driesnack

Executive Creative Director, CEO, format:c live communication GmbH


Impact: Input to the Framework

Genevieve Leclerc, The Event Experiement

Standardization & Automation for Meetings and Events

Felicia Asiedu

Marketing Director, Europe

Cvent

Mathias Sondermann

Senior Director Events

SAP

How Trusted Advisors Design to Change

& Impact and Success Conversations

Rudd Janssen

Co-Founder

Event Design Collective GmbH

Roel Frissen

Co-Founder

Event Design Collective GmbH

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