ICCA’s UK & Ireland Chapter has announced the line-up for its upcoming annual conference. The conference will be held at the new ICC Wales and will be hosted by Welsh television presenter, Gethin Jones.
The conference will be held on the 11th and 12th March 2020 with an optional networking event on the 10th for early arrivals.
In addition to the busy programme, the conference will include the final of a competition created to reward newcomers to the industry.
Speakers at the event include:
• Gethin Jones, keynote and moderator
• Diane Waldron, chair of ICCA UK&I
• Sven Bossu, head of innovation, Euro Society for Radiotherapy & Oncology
• Ian Edwards, CEO, Celtic Manor and ICC Wales
• Heledd Williams, head of business events, Visit Wales
• Lowri Morgan – athlete and presenter
• Jon Davies, Levy UK managing director
Diane Waldron, chair of ICCA UK&I said: “We are excited to be hosting our annual conference at the newly opened ICC Wales. The venue is ideal for conferences and meetings and the team there have worked closely with us to plan a great event. Our theme this year is 2020 Vision – challenges and opportunities and we have a superb line up of speakers to engage attendees and spark new ideas and learning.”
Registrations are available here.
In addition, ICCA UK&I has also revealed that the deadline to bid for the ICCA UK & Ireland Annual Conference 2022 has now been extended to Friday 14th February 2020. The UK & Ireland Chapter Executive Committee is now seeking proposals from ICCA UK & Ireland Chapter members to host the Annual Conference in 2022. The 2021 Annual Conference will be held in Hull. The chapter said it is preferable if a venue bids in association with its destination marketing organisation or vice versa.
Previous conferences have included:
• Joint UK&I/Scandinavian Summer Debate, June 2012, EICC, Edinburgh
• ICCA Chapter Summit 2013, February 2013, Thessaloniki, Greece
• Summer Debate 2013, Birmingham
• Winter Debate 2014, February 2014, Sage Gateshead in Newcastle Gateshead
• Spring Debate 2015, March 2015, The Brighton Centre, Brighton
• Annual Debate 2016, February 2016, The Queens Hotel, Leeds
• Annual Debate 2017, March 2017, Manchester Central
• Annual Conference 2018, March 2018, Waterfront Hall/ICC Belfast
• Annual Conference 2019, March 2019, Harrogate Convention Centre
A decision will be made by the Committee and announced at the ICCA UK & Ireland Annual Conference in Wales. Please send your proposal by email to Julie Watterston, ICCA UK & Ireland Chapter Secretariat, [email protected].
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