October 17 (Thu.) & 18 (Fri.)
INTEX OSAKA
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Oct. 17 (Thu.)
Seminar 1 10:30 – 11:15
Sustainable MICE Where We Are Now – To be honest, how serious are the organizers?
- Florence Chua
Managing Director of PCMA APAC - Daniel Chua
Managing Director of AONIA / MICE Carbon
Seminar 2 11:45 – 12:30
Still Growing or Mature? Southeast Asian Markets Today
- Alvin Valencia
Managing Director of Acclaim SAVOIR - Max Boontawee Jantasuwan
Managing Director of Events Travel Asia / First Chairman of SITE Thailand Chapter
Seminar 3 13:00 – 13:45
Connecting and Expanding: Japan’s Sustainable MICE
Planned by Japan Convention Management Association.
- Toshiyuki Sato
Deputy Chairperson, SDGs Promotion Committee,
Japan Convention Management Association - Yoshitsugu Nakamura
Deputy Chairperson, SDGs Promotion Committee,
Japan Convention Management Association - Erica Fukumoto
Chief Director, Division of Medical Solution, Congrès Inc. - Manabu Shiokawa
Executive Officer, MASH CORPORATION - Nao Ikemoto
Manager, Sales Promotion Section, Sales Department,
Osaka International Convention Center
Seminar 4 14:15 – 15:00
The Reality of Launching a New Exhibition -The Frontline of Market and Partner Discovery
- Steven Kim
Executive Director of Coex - Dato’ Vincent Lim
President of CIS / President of AFECA
Seminar 5 15:30 – 16:15
Japan International World Exposition 2025 (Osaka-Kansai Expo)
Kenji Sakai
Executive Director Extraordinary
Planning Department
Public Relations and Promotion Bureau
Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
*Free Service with Automatic Translation
Oct. 18 (Fri.)
Seminar 6 10:30 – 11:15
Is Asia Still a Growth Market? Core PCO’s view of Asia’s potential 2.0
- Mathias Posch
Chairman of ICS - Chunjing YANG
Managing Director of K.I.T Group APAC
Seminar 7 11:45 – 12:30
Are Mega Incentives the Only Value? Realities of Incentive Travel by Chinese and Indian Companies
- Alicia Yao
Managing Director of IME Consulting - Nitin Sachdeva
CEO of Venture Marketing
Seminar 8 13:00 – 13:45
Trends in the International Meetings Market and the Potential of Osaka/Kansai
- Makiko Yamamoto
Honorary Japan Chapter Chair, MPI Japan Chapter
President
Finesse Hospitality Management Co., Ltd - Ryoko Hirama
Promotion Unit, Area Management Dept.
Executive Producer
JTB Communication Design, Inc. - Atsushi Okamura
President, MPI Japan Chapter
Social System Consulting Department
General Manager
Nomura Research Institute,Ltd.
*Free Service with Automatic Translation
Seminar 9 14:15 – 15:00
M&A Opportunities for Expanding the Exhibition Business, as Told by Executives
- Ilaria Cicero
CEO of IEG Asia - Edward Liu
Managing Director of Conference & Exhibition Management Services / Honorary President of AFECA & SACEOS
Seminar 10 15:30 – 16:15
The Future of Sustainable Business in Events and MICE
[Sustainable Event Council]
- Motoya Katakura, TANSEISHA Co., Ltd.
- Hiroki Nagakawa, DENTSU LIVE INC.
- Ryo Sugaya, NOMURA Co.,Ltd.
- Miya Michele Bond, HAKUHODO PRODUCT’S INC.
- Tadakatsu Terada, MURAYAMA INC.
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