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How to Deliver Your Message Clearly When Presenting to an Audience- Luc Chénier, Managing Director at TITANIUM Presentations and Chief Strategy Director at Havas WorldWide in Ukraine

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Luc Chénier is an international Creative Strategist and Entrepreneur and Public Speaker who has worked in Canada, Russia, Ukraine, China with brands such as MTV, Mazda, Unilever, Kievstar GMS, Nokia, The Canadian Football League, etc. Luc now divides his time between his new venture TITANIUM Presentations as well as consulting on creative strategies for Havas WorldWide in Eastern Europe. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then what can a great presentation deliver?! Companies, organisations, individuals work hard to develop their products, but often fail when trying to communicate it to their audiences. As a great quote once said: "If companies ran their businesses like they make a PowerPoint presentation, 99% of them would be bankrupt!". The CONVENE Education Sessions were open for all exhibitors, hosted buyers, visitors and non exhibiting suppliers. Sessions were relevant for all those involved in creating, planning and managing meetings, events and conferences as well as professionals in the advertising, marketing and communication fields. Participation was free of charge and additional registration was not required.

Snowman. Building Successful Event (Lithuanian language)- Jogaila Morkunas, Director at First Coffee (Lithuania)

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Jogaila Morkunas is an event organiser, TV host, journalist, protocol and public relations expert. He has been in the event business since 1996. In 2000, he founded an event organising agency First Coffee that after more than 10 years of its operations became one of the largest event organisers in Lithuania. In the course of the past six months Jogaila was an active participant of the events related to the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The CONVENE Education Sessions were open for all exhibitors, hosted buyers, visitors and non exhibiting suppliers. Sessions were relevant for all those involved in creating, planning and managing meetings, events and conferences as well as professionals in the advertising, marketing and communication fields. Participation was free of charge and additional registration was not required.

TripAdvisor – Facts, Figures and How to Use it- Thomas Bangert, Director Display EU at Trip Advisor

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Thomas started working in the travel industry in 2000 for a little start up called Ifyoutravel, part of the multimedia branch of LVMH. He transferred to Ifyoutravel’s headquarter in London late 2001 and shortly after that, Ifyoutravel was acquired by the Online Travel Corporation (OTC). OTC was then acquired by lastminute.com and later by Travelocity (Sabre). From Commercial Manager, to Supply Sales Director, Thomas moved on to become the Media Director for Northern Europe. In April 2011 he moved to TripAdvisor where he is now the Director Display EU. Focusing on the region this session is designed to get a general impression on TripAdvisor, to understand how to start and to get the most using free marketing tools. The CONVENE Education Sessions were open for all exhibitors, hosted buyers, visitors and non exhibiting suppliers. Sessions were relevant for all those involved in creating, planning and managing meetings, events and conferences as well as professionals in the advertising, marketing and communication fields. Participation was free of charge and additional registration was not required.

Running your association like a successful business (Lithuanian language)- Jurgita Jurkonë, Mindaugas Reinikis

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Jurgita Jurkone, Founder of ViaConventus UAB, the Meeting, Destination and Association Management Company has more than 11 years of experience in meeting management. Being a Member of the Meeting Professional International (MPI) Jurgita continues to build expertise via international and local meetings, trainings and networks. The independent mindset helped ViaConventus secure its place on the market and bring activities to an international level while operating locally. Mindaugas Reinikis. Working as a Head of Corporate Affairs in SC “Lithuanian Railways”, Mindaugas is a Chairman of the board of Lithuanian aviation association (AIA), a Chairman of the Lithuania-China Forum as well as a member of the Council of Lithuania’s Sport University. In the past Mindaugas worked as a lobbyist for the Lithuanian confederation of industrialists (LPK) also has experience with venture philanthropy: he served as a director in Civic Responsibility Foundation (PAF). The CONVENE Education Sessions were open for all exhibitors, hosted buyers, visitors and non exhibiting suppliers. Sessions were relevant for all those involved in creating, planning and managing meetings, events and conferences as well as professionals in the advertising, marketing and communication fields. Participation was free of charge and additional registration was not required.

Impressionism, Meetings and Events (Lithuanian language)- Ruta Vainiene, Economist (Lithuania)

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Ruta Vainiene is a well known Lithuania economist and currently works as an independent policy analyst. For many years she has worked at the Lithuanian Free Market Institute, was a member of the Board at the Bank of Lithuania and served as an economic advisor to the Mayor of Vilnius. Since 2010 Ruta has been a member of the Board of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. Ruta is the author of the Dictionary of Economics, translated in to 11 languages, numerous publications in Lithuanian newspapers and magazines. The CONVENE Education Sessions were open for all exhibitors, hosted buyers, visitors and non exhibiting suppliers. Sessions were relevant for all those involved in creating, planning and managing meetings, events and conferences as well as professionals in the advertising, marketing and communication fields. Participation was free of charge and additional registration was not required.

Meetings Made Easy – Introduction for Meeting Planning- Caroline Hill, Director at Eventful Solutions Ltd (UK)

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With over 20 years industry experience, Caroline work in most disciplines of the meetings and events world. Caroline well established the EMEA Travel, Meetings & Events Department at Cisco Systems before spending 5 years heading up the Conference & Events Team at Roche Products Ltd. before setting up Eventful Solutions – a meetings and events consultancy as well as co-launching Compliant Venues – an independent consultancy providing accreditation and training solutions to meeting venues to help build business with the healthcare sector. Caroline has served on the UK Board and the MPI International Board of Directors. This session is designed for those who are involved in planning meetings and events and conferences but perhaps not as their core job. Learn about the key stages in the event planning and management process from setting objectives for the event, key planning stages as well as advice about ensure that the logistics and various resources need are used to effect and can in some way be measured and evaluated. The CONVENE Education Sessions were open for all exhibitors, hosted buyers, visitors and non exhibiting suppliers. Sessions were relevant for all those involved in creating, planning and managing meetings, events and conferences as well as professionals in the advertising, marketing and communication fields. Participation was free of charge and additional registration was not required.

Panel Discussion. Meet the Editors- Moderator: Paul Kennedy MBE, Director and Owner at Kennedy Integrated Solutions (UK)

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Panel: Roger Kellerman, Publisher of Meetings International (Sweden), Marcel Vissers, Managing Editor of HeadQuarters and MIM Magazine (Belgium), James Latham, Executive Producer & Founder of International Meetings Review (UK) Every supplier wants good editorial coverage in the main trade magazines and in the new on line titles. Meet three of Europe’s leading commentators from the meetings industry Media and find out what influences their editorial policy and what makes good and not so good news-find out how you might get your company covered in the news and find out about key industry developments from leading media figureheads who know the agency, corporate and international association sectors intimately. The Professional Education Programme was a one-day event, designed for exhibitors at CONVENE to network, share the latest up to date news in the Meetings Industry and get prepared for CONVENE exhibition.

The Value of Live Events for Marketing Campaigns- Luc Chénier, Managing Director at TITANIUM Presentations and Chief Strategy Director at Havas WorldWide in Ukraine

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Luc Chénier is an international Creative Strategist and Entrepreneur and Public Speaker who has worked in Canada, Russia, Ukraine, China with brands such as MTV, Mazda, Unilever, Kievstar GMS, Nokia, The Canadian Football League, etc. Luc now divides his time between his new venture TITANIUM Presentations as well as consulting on creative strategies for Havas WorldWide in Eastern Europe. Events are more than simply a joining of people, but a joining of interests minds and interests. Creating a true consumer engagement in real time (Agile Marketing) to your marketing mix is key to creating a true emotional bond for your brands image, perception and most importantly relevancy. Luc Chenier will demonstrate how to truly engage consumers on their time and terms in order to deliver true ROI and more importantly a genuine emotional bond / relationship with your message and brand that they can control and become ambassadors. The CONVENE Education Sessions were open for all exhibitors, hosted buyers, visitors and non exhibiting suppliers. Sessions were relevant for all those involved in creating, planning and managing meetings, events and conferences as well as professionals in the advertising, marketing and communication fields. Participation was free of charge and additional registration was not required.

Designing Effective Meetings for Associations (Lithuanian language)- Jurgita Jurkonë, Owner of ViaConventus (Lithuania)

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Keynote: How to Deliver Your Message Clearly When Presenting to an Audience- Luc Chénier, Managing Director at TITANIUM Presentations and Chief Strategy Director at Havas WorldWide in Ukraine

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Luc Chénier is an international Creative Strategist and Entrepreneur and Public Speaker who has worked in Canada, Russia, Ukraine, China with brands such as MTV, Mazda, Unilever, Kievstar GMS, Nokia, The Canadian Football League, etc. Luc now divides his time between his new venture TITANIUM Presentations as well as consulting on creative strategies for Havas WorldWide in Eastern Europe. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then what can a great presentation deliver?! Companies, organisations, individuals work hard to develop their products, but often fail when trying to communicate it to their audiences. As a great quote once said: "If companies ran their businesses like they make a PowerPoint presentation, 99% of them would be bankrupt!". The Professional Education Programme was a one-day event, designed for exhibitors at CONVENE to network, share the latest up to date news in the Meetings Industry and get prepared for CONVENE exhibition.

Panel Discussion. Political, Economic and Social Significance of the Meetings Industry

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Moderator and panelist: Paul Kennedy MBE, Director and Owner of Kennedy Integrated Solutions (UK) Panel: Sally Greenhill, Managing Director at The Right Solution (UK), Penilla Gunther, MP Sweden, Roger Kellerman, Publisher of Meetings International (Sweden), Ruta Vainiene, Economist (Lithuania) The meetings and events industry is now getting political attention in many countries and some including Denmark and the UK have measured the economic impact in a credible way. This session explores why politicians should and are now taking notice of the business of meetings conferences and events as well as examining the positive social benefits which can be generated for destinations. The sessions brings together a Swedish MP who was once a meeting planner, a leading industry consultant who has in depth experience of creating the case for infrastructure investment and an editor who created the Swedish meetings week and politicians forum. The Professional Education Programme was a one-day event, designed for exhibitors at CONVENE to network, share the latest up to date news in the Meetings Industry and get prepared for CONVENE exhibition.

Keynote: The Developing Meetings Industry in the Baltic Region - Sally Greenhill, Managing Director at The Right Solution (UK)

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Sally Greenhill is Managing Director of The Right Solution, development consultants in facilities & infrastructure development; service development; business planning and marketing for conference and event destinations worldwide. Her work ranges from market research and feasibility studies' through design development, to operational and business planning. During 2013 she worked very closely with Estonia on their potential for increasing international meetings. New destinations all over the world are continually entering the meetings market, with many in Asia gaining significant market share in record time. How will destinations in the Baltic region achieve increased success in the international meetings market and compete with Asia in future? What matters most for a successful meetings destination? Sally Greenhill, will share the latest trends and research for the meetings market. The Professional Education Programme was a one-day event, designed for exhibitors at CONVENE to network, share the latest up to date news in the Meetings Industry and get prepared for CONVENE exhibition.