S ome 2 800 companies over 3 500 buy ers and thousands of visitors are ex pected at the forthcoming 32nd IBTM World at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona With this new edition the organisers of Reed Travel Exhibitions want to build on the good results of the past In the run up to the event they have pushed the boat out to make the meeting place for MICE decision makers even more attractive Well known speakers have also been recruited for the fair s tie in programme One of the keynote speakers will be the British world record holding cave div er John Volanthen He played a crucial role in rescuing the Thai youth football team when it became trapped in the Tham Luang Cave in the summer of 2018 John Volanthen will share his belief that anyone can rise to the occasion and achieve extraordinary goals in the face of insurmountable odds Successful congresses don t just rely on top speakers and popular conference compo nents Innovative technologies are also be coming increasingly essential This is all the more important if events of the future want to reach future target groups and thus the next generation Millennials have an affini ty for entertaining interactive and technolo gy integrating elements at congresses or cor porate events The Tech Watch Award launched at IBTM will once again be pre sented in 2019 The award is to showcase the very best event technology inspiring the MICE industry and revolutionising the way we make events And speaking of younger future generations This edition will again in clude a Forum for Young Professionals Two days before IBTM World young profes sionals can share fresh ideas learn from sea soned experts and network at the same time www ibtmworld com PB 32 TradeFairs Internation al 4 2019 CONGRESSES IBTM WORLD 2019 Fresh ideas for the conference industry From 19 to 21 November the meetings and events industry will gather in the Catalan metropolis once again Attendees can expect a mixture of inspiration innovation and interaction SEG acquires PCO Meetagain The Scandinavian Exhibition Group SEG continues to grow It recently acquired a majoritystake in one of Scandinavia s leading professional congress organiser PCO companies Meetagain Conferences This strengthens SEG s position as a service provider for exhibi tion and congress organisers and makes it one of Scandinavia s leading companies in the sec tor With this top ranking PCO as part of the Group we can now offer our conference and ex hibition partners a complete range of services says Björn Delin CEO of the Scandinavian Ex hibition Group Meetagain Conferences has over 25 years of experience The company organ ises both small events and international congresses with up to 15 000 delegates We have no ticed a clear trend says Delin Our customers show a growing need for more services con nected to the events we organise Therefore the new acquisition was an important strategic decision according to the trade fair and meetings expert SEG currently organises some 20 ex hibitions and 150 other business events annually in Sweden Denmark and Norway www scandinavianexhibitiongroup com Generation Selfie In Barcelona geht es auch darum wie künftige Ziel gruppen erreicht werden können Generation Selfie The event in Barce lona will also be about how to reach future target groups Ph ot o R TE IB TM W or ld

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