ME106: Are We Sending the Right Messages to Meetings Industry Educators and Students?

Speaker

Maarten Vanneste, President & CEO,  Abbit Meeting Support, Belgium

Moderator

Anne Wallin Rodven, Convention Director,  VisitOSLO- Oslo Visitors and Convention Bureau, Norway

Panel Members

Chloe On Yi, Student,  The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China-P.R.

Prof. Helmut Schwaegermann, Programme Director,  Fachhochschule Osnabrueck University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Prof. Leo Jago PhD, Centre for Tourism and Services Research,  Victoria University, Australia

Verena Marks, Student,  Fachhochschule Osnabrueck University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Xiaoyue Gu, Student,  Fachhochschule Osnabrueck University of Applied Sciences, France

Yuen Shan Hui, Student,  The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China-P.R.

Sponsor EIBTM
 

Session / Function: Discussion Forum

 

Audience All delegates concerned with providing the best education for future meetings industry professionals - in other words, everyone!

 

Description
Maarten Vanneste, author of Meeting Architecture, a book which calls out for a radical reappraisal of the skills our industry requires, kicks off this session with a strongly argued view that meetings programmes at most universities are failing to provide the advanced education that is needed by the new generation of industry entrants, and that we in the industry are guilty of not providing stronger guidance and strategic input.  University professors and students will respond and lead the audience in a debate covering where specialist meetings education is heading, the challenges that need to overcome, and how the industry can contribute towards more relevant and innovative educational options for students who want to build a career in meetings.