AIME unveils 2019’s Knowledge Program details

AIME Knowledge will look at engagement beyond mere content – from ideas on how to challenge the meeting norms and create a culture of innovation, to recognising our unconscious biases and building meaningful communities with ongoing connections.

The refreshed Knowledge Program at Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) 2019 will focus on community, challenging industry norms and creating a culture of innovation.

Sponsored by the Melbourne Convention Bureau, the Knowledge Program was created with input from key partners such as Professional Convention Management Association, International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE), and Meetings & Events Australia (MEA).

The knowledge programme will look at engagement beyond mere content – from ideas on how to challenge meeting norms to building meaningful communities with ongoing connections

The programme which includes streams for varying levels of experience and seniority, will for the first time, see both buyers and exhibitors able to attend sessions together – allowing further opportunity for buyers and exhibitors to connect.

“We believe that education is the fuel for economic growth. We understand the value in knowledge sharing and we are thrilled to be able to provide more opportunities to forge new connections and share industry experience. We want people to leave AIME and not only be able to measure a positive return on investment, but also having upskilled their professional and personal development”, said Matt Pearce, CEO, Talk2 Media & Events.

The Monday programme will ensure participants have a connected learning journey focused on a number of topics, including thought-provoking plenary talks, intensive skill-based workshops with AIME’s first Hackathon, and collaborative case study-based workshops.

ICCA’s integral Business Exchange will now be anchored at AIME, and the organisation will also deliver sessions debating a number of topics, including the role and relevance of professional conference organisers (PCOs). Furthermore, SITE will present results from an industry-wide survey of the incentive travel industry.

Other dynamic sessions include the invitation-only Leaders Forum for C-suite executives, to MEA’s two-day event management workshop programme open to current students and the broader AIME community.

AIME will take place February 18-20, 2019.

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