Education
Programme
IAPCO EDGE Antwerp - Summery Programme
Tuesday 16th January 2024
09:00
Welcome and Introductions
09:15
SESSION 1: Communication Skills & the Power of Listening
Nicky Mc Grane
10:35
Networking break and refreshments
11:00
SESSSION 2: Global Trends | Meetings in a new world New meeting formats & programme design. What are associations doing differently?
Mathias Posch
11:45
SESSION 3A: Collaborative Bidding
How can we apply collaboration & team success in bidding?
Sissy Lignou
11:45
SESSION 3B: Strategy First - Think Before You Plan Exploring the WHY of your meeting
Mathias Posch
13:00
Lunch & Networking
14:00
SESSION 4: Practice and Knowledge Transfer on Bidding & Strategy Sessions
Nicky Mc Grane, Sissi Lygnou,
Mathias Posch
15:25
Group work and presentations
16:45
Key learnings of the day - feedback and discussion
Nicky Mc Grane
Wednesday 17th January 2024
09:00
SESSION 5: Client & People Management - new styles of people management in a hybrid world
Nicky Mc Grane
10:15
Networking break and refreshments
10:45
SESSION 6: Environmental Sustainability Do well by doing good. Sustainability - sharing of IAPCO PCO case studies
IAPCO GA, Vancouver
Mathias Posch
11:45
SESSION 7: Legacy - Expand your handprint and reduce your footprint. Meet In Flanders showcase their impactful methodology
12:45
Lunch & Networking
13:45
SESSION 8: The whole story is in the budget Thinking with a commercial mindset and seeing the budget as the backbone of your Conference/Event
Sissi Lygnou
14:45
SESSION 9: Project & Time Management Working hard and work smart can be two different things
Mathias Posch
16:00
Key learnings of the day - feedback and discussion
Nicky Mc Grane
Thursday 18th January 2024
09:00
SESSION 10: Negotiation Skills
Local Guest Speaker
09:45
SESSION 11: Mental Health - Put on your own oxygen mask first
Mathias Posch
11:00
Networking break and refreshments
11:30
SESSION 12: Leadership – how to build great teams
Nicky Mc Grane
12:45
Personalised Learning - What will you do differently on Monday?
Sissi Lygnou
Thursday 18th January 2024 - Afternoon:
Inspiration Visit: Bruges
The (optional) inspiration visit includes education and visits to the main conference venues. This part of the event is only available to meeting planners, PCO’s and association managers.
Thursday 18 January 2024 - (afternoon)
15:30 Arrival in Bruges
15:45 Ride on the horse tram through the city
16:45 Arrival at hotel,site visit of the hotel
17:30 time to fresh up
18:00 evening walk along the most beautiful places to De Halve Maan Brewery
18:30 aperitif with introduction to Flanders Heritage venues
19:15 networking dinner
Friday 19 January 2024 ( AM)
08:00 Breakfast at the hotel
08:55 walk to the brand new Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre (BMCC)
09:15 guided tour of the BMCC
10:00 coffee break
10:20 Educational session - Impact & Legacy
11:20 short walk to the Concert Building
11:30 Tour of the Concert Building
12:30 Lunch at Forum 7 (Concert Building)
13:30 departures
Venues for EDGE
Tuesday 16 January 2024
A Room with a Zoo
Flanders Meeting & Convention Center Antwerp - A Room with a ZOO is conveniently located in the heart of the city, in the award winning 19th Century Antwerp ZOO, at only a
ten-minutes’ walk from the historic city centre.
The venue combines history, modern technology and amenities and can accommodate up to 2,700 participants, with over 25,000 m2 of meeting rooms.
Wednesday 17 January 2024
Botanic Sanctuary Antwerp
Botanic Sanctuary Hotel is Antwerp’s first 5-star superior hotel in Belgium with 5 fine-dining restaurants with in total 4 Michelin stars, and member of Leading Hotels of the World.
In the heart of Antwerp, this 20,000sqm complex is beautifully positioned within the almost 200-year-old Botanical Garden
Serene bedrooms in 5 historic buildings, each with its own story to tell. Every room is different and skillfully integrated into the monastic complex of buildings
Thursday 18 January 2024
Horta Art Nouveau hall
The multifunctional Horta Art Nouveau Hall is located in Antwerp's fashion district.
The iron rafters of the former Maison du Peuple in Brussels were updated and given a new life in our monumental hall.
It is an excellent venue for all types of events, from seminars to conferences, company events, fashion shows, presentations, exhibitions, product launches, etc.
