2010 GES Programme - Day 2

   
  TUESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER
   
 From 0700 Breakfast in the Glasshouse - Sponsored by Feria Valencia
   
 0800 Registration and Coffee - Sponsored by Exposystems
   
   
 0830 DELEGATE INTRODUCTIONS by Trevor Foley, Summit MD and Stephen Brooks, Summit Chairman.
   
 0900 KEYNOTE - Setting the scene. Exploring the current state of play in the event world.  Which are the 'happening' regions and which regions are going  backwards.  What is different from twelve months ago and what about the next twelve months?

Stephen Brooks
interviews Michael Duck, Senior Vice President, UBM Asia Ltd and Dr Andreas Gruchow, Board Member, Deutsche Messe AG.
   
 0945 THE GLOBAL EXHIBITION ORGANISING MARKET - Key country market data and trends, the outlook for growth across the globe and a spotlight on M&A and partnerships.
Denzil Rankine, Chief Executive, AMR International
   
   
 1015 COFFEE BREAK - sponsored by HKCEC
   
   
TERRITORY TALK SESSIONS
   
 1045 Round Table Territory Talk - Session 1
   
 Round Table A Territory Talk - USA
Moderator:  Steven Hacker, CAE, President
International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE)
Panel:
Chris Meyer, Vice President of Convention Sales, Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority
Vinnie Polito, Managing Director, VP International
 
 Round Table B Territory Talk - India
Moderator:  Stephen Brooks
Panel:
Vicki Bedi, Managing Director, PSBediGroup
Ravinder Sethi, Managing Director, RE Rogers India 
Rajan Sharma
, Managing Director, InterAds    
   
 Round Table C Territory Talk - Nordic Countries
Moderator:  Hakan Gershagen, Board Member, EasyFairs, Clarion & Mack Brooks
Panel:
Stig Nitter Foss, CEO Norges Varemesse, Norway
Pentti Kivinen, CEO Finland Mässa, Finland
Patric Sjöberg, CEO Stockholmsmässan, Sweden
   
 1130 Round Table Territory Talk - Session 2
   
 Round Table A Territory Talk - Germany
Moderator:  Stephen Brooks
Panel:
Dr Andreas Gruchow, Board Member, Deutsche Messe AG
Jörg Seyffart
, Vice President Mergers & Acquisitions, Messe Frankfurt GmbH
   
 Round Table B Territory Talk - China
Moderator:  Hugh Scrimgeour, Non-Executive Director, Tarsus Group
Panel:
Stanley Chu, Chairman, Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd
Monica Lee-Müller
, Deputy Managing Director, HKCEC           
   
 Round Table C Territory Talk - Africa
Moderator: Sandy Angus, Chairman, Montgomery
Panel:
Mark Moloney, Managing Director, M2 Media
   
 1215 Round Table Territory Talk - Session 3 (repeat sessions)
   
 Round Table A Territory Talk - USA
   
 Round Table B Territory Talk - China
   
 Round Table C Territory Talk - India
   
 1300 LUNCH - sponsored by ZZICEC
   
   
 1430 Stephen Brooks interviews working across diverse geographies; partnerships, customer relationships and multi-cultural staff management. How does the international organiser make it work? Special reference to The Netherlands, Turkey, Russia, India & China.
Russell Taylor, Chief Executive, ITE Group plc.
Theo Lingmont, Director, International Exhibitions, Amsterdam RAI.
   
 1515 Ten minutes on Technology
Witness the latest exciting event technology available to the event industry from Lumacoustics
   
   
 1525 COFFEE BREAK - sponsored by HKCEC
   
   
 1550 Ten more minutes on Technology!
The latest innovations from FISH and Melville Exhibition & Event Services with 'Prism'!
   
 1600 OUTLOOK 2020 - The future of Conferences, Meetings and Events. An intriguing look at the event/exhibition industry over the next 20 years!
  Rohit Talwar, Global Futurist & Founder, Fast Future
   
 1640 CHAIRMAN'S SUMMARY
   
 1645 Free time!
   
 1930 Pre-Gala Dinner drinks - supporter: Meetings & Exhibitions Hong Kong’ (MEHK) office of HKTB
   
 2015 GALA DINNER - Compere:  Chris Hughes, CEO, Brand Events
Sponsored by: Towergate Coverex
Featuring:  Lumacoustics
   
Sponsors
PS BEDI GROUP
Venue
The Grove
The Grove, Hertfordshire, UK
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