Programme at a glance

We have two parallel programme Eiat 2009 Main programme and Eiat 2009 FLF IMEX-MPI
Future Leaders Forum, at Hotel M - Best Western, Belgrade.

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EIAT 2009
Main programme
EIAT 2009
IMEX-MPI
Future Leaders Forum

Saturday 26 September 2009

09:30 – 10:00
 Registration – Hotel M Best Western, Avala room
10:00 – 10:15
  • Welcome and Introduction to the Future Leaders Forum
    The Forum will be moderated by Tom Hulton, Director of International Relations, IMEX
10:15 – 11:00
  • The Meetings Industry – not a job but a career!
    Zoran Đukanović, Editor in Chief at Travel Magazine and General Manager at Duke and Peterson Belgrade
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break, Avala Room at M Hotel Best Western
11:30 – 12:15
  • The Future of Meetings in Serbia
    Milan Ćulić, MA Executive Director at the Centre for Tourism Research and Studies, Novi Sad Serbia
12:15 – 13:00
 Open panel discussion
based on topics identified in advance by the students
13:00 – 14:00
 Lunch taken with EIAT delegates, BW club at M Hotel Best Western
14:00 – 14:45
  • Cross-Cultural Understanding for effective Business in the Meetings Industry
    Tom Hulton, Director of International Relations at IMEX Frankfurt
14:45 – 15:30
  • Marketing for Future Leaders and Trends in the Meetings Industry
    Didier Scalliet, Chief Development Officer at MPI, Dallas USA
15:30 – 15:45 Coffee break, Avala room at M Hotel Best Western
15:45 – 16:30
  • Meetings for Generation Y
    Rob Davidson, Senior Lecturer in Business Travel and Tourism, University of Westminster
16:30 – 17:15 Creating the perfect event!
17:15 – 17:30 Summary of day and Close.  Followed by Networking evening with EIAT conference delegates at Viminacium (old Roman historic site outside of Belgrade)

Sunday 27 September 2009

09:00 – 09:45
  • The Art of Leadership
    Tom Hulton, Director of International Relations at IMEX Frankfurt
09:45 – 10:00 Coffee break, Avala room at M Hotel Best Western
10:00 – 11:45 Final preparation followed by team presentations of the Creative Challenge
11:45 – 12:00 Close and hand out of Certificates of Participation