Program

Friday 21st September 2012

9 AM – 5 PM IMEX MPI MCI (Future Leaders Forum) in Novi Sad. Participation of 50 students.
2 students from each participating Academia partner Faculty.

Congress centre MASTER at the Novi Sad Fair
8 PM – 11 PM EIAT Welcome Drinks at the Belgrade City Council hosted by Tourism Organization of Belgrade
Saturday 22nd September 2012
9 AM – 6 PM EIAT Sessions at Metropol Palace Hotel. Belgrade 5* de lux

8 PM EIAT Gala Dinner 5th Annual Edition at Museum of the History of Yugoslavia

Sunday 23rd September 2012
9.30 AM – 2 PM EIAT Sessions at Metropol Palace Hotel. Belgrade 5* de lux

DAY 1

Friday 21st September - Fifth Annual Edition
Novi Sad, Congress Centre MASTER

Note: IMEX MPI MCI (Future Leaders Forum) students only

9.00 Registration
9.30 Welcome & Focus on Leadership – Miguel Neves

10.00 "How technology is changing the meetings industry" Igor Kovacevic

10.45 "The global meetings industry, today and tomorrow" Rob Davidson
11.30 Coffee break
12.00 "Unleashing the power of networking" Miguel Neves
12.30 The Creative Challenge
13.30 Lunch

14.30 "The value of the meetings industry to South East Europe" Adriano Pozarić
16.00 Roundtables and feedback
17.00 Close of event
17.30 Departure to Belgrade
20.00 EIAT Welcome Drinks at Belgrade City Council
Note: All delegates invited

 

DAY 2

Saturday 22nd September - Join the Timely Debate
Belgrade, Metropol Palace Hotel

09.00 - 09.30 Registration
09.30 - 11.00 Plenary Opening Session – The Changing dynamics in the region of South East Europe and setting the scene for industry growth and human resource development. An insight into the development in the global market place for meetings and incentives: Paul Flackett, Patrick Delaney and Martin Sirk

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 Parallel sessions
Executive hotelier and destination track Student Track

John Swarbrooke "The Hotel of Tomorrow"

 

Goran Petković "Tourism Developments from the public sector perspective"

Michael C. Sturman "Evidence-Based Management in Hospitality Education"
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Parallel sessions
Executive hotelier and destination track Student Track

Brad Andrews "Maximize your revenue and win your market"

Larisa Huremovic "TRUSTYOU - Managing Online Reputation in Hospitality"

Rick Taylor "UGANDA - A responsible tourism project"

Leslie Garcia Moica "PR and communication at the luxury property"

15.30 Coffee break

16.00 Parallel sessions
Executive hotelier and destination track Student Track

Mady Keup "Social media influencers in travel and tourism"

Violeta Milusheva "Selling luxury brand -The case of the Kempinski Palace Portoroz"

 

Ron Hilvert "The Case of Dubai and view from both perspectives"

Rob Davidson "Your career in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry"

 

17.30 Day 2: Closing remarks
20.00 Museum of the History of Yugoslavia Gala Dinner

DAY 3

Sunday 23rd September - Maximize Your Involvement
Belgrade, Metropol Palace Hotel

9.30 Parallel Sessions
Executive hotelier and destination track

Students/ IMEX MPI MCI (Future Leaders Forum) Track

Scientific Session

Dejan Đorđević "Investments in Luxury Hotel projects"

Mathias Schultze "The German Meetings Industry as an Engine for Econmic and Scientific Development"

Student Presentations

Larisa Huremovic "TRUSTYOU - Managing Online Reputation in Hospitality"

Faculty members to present research presentations based on abstracts submitted
11.00 Coffee break and Sunday brunch
11.30 Closing 5th Annual Edition Remarks: Plenary session

12.00 Certificate of attendance hand out


Three day key topics:

  • Understand the power of social networks and web marketing when reaching your goals
  • Maximize revenue through planning and management of the key hotel resources
  • Understand key trends in the meetings and incentive industry in order to properly manage your destination
  • Overcoming financial risk in hotel business: How to plan an effective risk strategy to help you plan future investment developments
  • Hear latest updates on MICE industry developments
  • Find out about Qatar 1 billion investment in hotel complex and understand challenge in positioning luxury brand in the Middle East region
  • Unlocking investments in human potential and understand the Cornell case
  • Understand communication between different cultures and set up your business based on culture expectations