IMEX-MPI-MCI Future Leaders Forum at IMEX
What Past Students Said, How to Apply
The IMEX-MPI-MCI Future Leaders Forum at IMEX takes place on 23 and 24 May 2012. The Forum at IMEX is organised by IMEX, MPI (Meeting Professionals International) and MCI and supported by Starwood.
Poland Convention Bureau are the lunch sponsors and Marriott sponsor the International University Challenge.
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The 2012 ForumFor the 10th year, the IMEX-MPI-MCI Future Leaders Forum will take place at IMEX 2012 in Frankfurt. Over 100 students currently studying meeting and events related degrees at European Universities will be in attendance, and they will be joined by the International University Challenge finalists and the winners of the Power of 10 student essay competition. Over two days the students will have the opportunity to witness first hand all the activity that takes place at IMEX 2012. Ann Holmes (Rainbow-Plus® personality type assessment system), Rohit Talwar (Fast Future Research), Jonathan Bradshaw (Meetings Mindset®) and Avinash Chandarana (MCI Group) are amongst the industry experts who will share their knowledge and expertise with the students. The forum will conclude with the ever popular round-table sessions where the students will have the opportunity informally learn about different industry sectors from a selection of nine industry experts. Students that attended the IMEX-MPI-MCI Future Leaders Forum in Frankfurt can apply for the AOS Internship programme, further details here.
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View theWhat Past Students Said..
"The best opportunity and the greatest motivation I ever had, so thank you."
Mim Pajaree
"Thanks for such a great experience at IMEX I had a fantastic time!"
Jill Schroeder
"Thank you very much for the excellent organisation of the Future Leaders Forum in Frankfurt. I really enjoyed being a part of such a great project. As a student, you sometimes feel not being taken seriously by the industry you aim to work for in the future. IMEX-MPI does such an excellent job in showing its future generation that the industry cares, which boosted my motivation very much."
Christina Vier, Fachhochschule Worms
“The Future Leaders Forum has been really inspiring and helped to prepare me well for a career in the industry."
Leo Tian
General Manager, Shanghai Bexice Event Service Co.
“I have really enjoyed taking part in the Future Leaders Forum, especially having the opportunity to meet with industry professionals to pick up important lessons and advice. The guidelines that we have learnt for networking have been particularly useful, encouraging me to try and really get to know contacts. I’m looking forward to putting all of the lessons that I’ve learnt during this experience into practice.”
Miguel Neves
Meeting & Event Planner, Synaxis Meetings & Events, Inc
“I've been lucky enough to receive MPI sponsorship to take part in the Future Leaders Forum and have particularly enjoyed the lectures on personal development as well as the chance to meet with many meetings professionals. I hope to stay in touch with my new contacts and to have taken part in such a prestigious programme is a real asset on my CV.”
Magdalina Yarichkova
Platinum Speaker, Meeting Professionals International
How to Apply:
Students qualifying for the Forum will be in their second or final year of university/college studying meetings and conventions, tourism or hospitality and will not have attended an IMEX Future Leaders Forum before. You will not necessarily have made up your mind to enter this industry.
If you would like further information on the 2013 Forum please contact Dale Hudson on dale.hudson@imexexhibitions.com.
Please note that attendance at the Forum is complimentary however students pay for their own travel to Frankfurt and accommodation.
