ICS Connects | The Future of Exchange: Recent Episodes
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Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like? ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between associations, convention centers, tourism bureaus, destination marketing organizations, and thought leaders in the MICE industry. Explore emerging ideas, challenges and strategies as we navigate this transformative meeting landscape and continue to move forward in our pursuit to connect people and facilitate change.
ICS Connects: Episode 19: Aoife Hoey, Director of Housing and Registration, Alan Lee, Senior Manager, Projects, Kate Phifer, Manager, Tradeshow
Hindsight is 2020 - Transitioning ICS Events From Live to Virtual
In the final episode of ICS Connects' first season, Mathias Posch has a candid conversation with Senior Managers and Managers from the talented, diverse team at International Conference Services. Follow along as Aoife, Kate, Alan, and Mathias reflect back on 2020 to the initial breaking news of COVID-19, and then after, adapting and developing world class virtual and hybrid events in an ever-changing global market.
Hear firsthand from event managers as they navigated uncharted experiences by transitioning clients, suppliers, and venues to virtual event experiences. Find out how managing staff differed from working at an in-person event to a completely virtual experience. Learn about these event professionals' positives and negatives of managing events during a global pandemic, and moving forward, how they feel the event industry may look in 2021 and beyond.
About ICS Connects
Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like? ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between associations, convention centers, tourism bureaus, destination marketing organizations, and thought leaders in the MICE industry. Explore emerging ideas, challenges and strategies as we negotiate this transformative meeting landscape and continue to move forward in our pursuit to connect people and facilitate change.
www.icsevents.com
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ICS Connects: Episode 18 with Hazel Jackson, CEO, Strategy Coach, Multipliers Master Practitioner of Biz Group
Leadership Training in Times of Crisis
Tune in to this latest episode of ICS Connects for an exciting leadership training session with Hazel Jackson, and ICS Connects Host, Mathias Posch. As an experienced leadership professional known for business interest and dynamic delivery skills, Hazel is often in-demand for conference facilitation and senior team engagement techniques. Her leadership principles aim to get the best out of your team, even amidst a global pandemic. Listen in to be inspired, learn more about your own true authentic self, and find out if your personal user-guide is up-to-date.
About ICS Connects
Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like?
ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between associations, convention centers, tourism bureaus, destination marketing organizations, and thought leaders in the MICE industry. Explore emerging ideas, challenges and strategies as we negotiate this transformative meeting landscape and continue to move forward in our pursuit to connect people and facilitate change.
www.icsevents.com
ICS Connects: Episode 17 with Steen Jakobsen, Assistant Vice President, Dubai Business Events & City Operations
Dubai Association Centre: Creating an Knowledge Hub in the UAE
In this episode of ICS Connects, Steen Jakobsen shares how the Dubai Association Centre has recently formed a hub for associations in the heart of Dubai. Focusing on connecting people and facilitating change in the association industry, international (and regional) associations are now looking for a home base to encourage business and knowledge exchange in the United Arab Emirates.
About ICS Connects
Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like?
ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between associations, convention centers, tourism bureaus, destination marketing organizations, and thought leaders in the MICE industry. Explore emerging ideas, challenges and strategies as we negotiate this transformative meeting landscape and continue to move forward in our pursuit to connect people and facilitate change.
www.icsevents.com
ICS Connects: Episode 16 with Tyson Villeneuve , Co-Founder of The Social Concierge
Social Engagement in the Time of Virtual Meetings and Events
Innovating and adapting is critical for events, and of course, virtual events. Tyson Villeneuve of The Social Concierge shares real life examples of virtual meetings taking social engagement to the next level. As event professionals, we must think outside of the box, expand beyond standard video meetings on our laptops and mobile phones. In Episode 16 of ICS Connects, Tyson leans into virtual reality and creating spaces for guests to naturally congregate in online. Learn more in this case study from The Social Concierge, full of interactive experiences for both delegates and sponsors.
About ICS Connects
Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like?
ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between associations, convention centers, tourism bureaus, destination marketing organizations, and thought leaders in the MICE industry. Explore emerging ideas, challenges and strategies as we negotiate this transformative meeting landscape and continue to move forward in our pursuit to connect people and facilitate change.
www.icsevents.com
ICS Connects: Episode 15 with Stephen Clark, Chair, Board of Directors for Global Alliance of Speech-to-Text Captioning
The Importance of Speech-to-Text Captioning for Inclusive Event Environments
Hear from Stephen Clark, a real-time captioner and advocate for human generated captions in all forms of industry, including onsite and remote captioning for individuals and large groups, in one-on-one settings as well as conferences; classrooms and online webinars and seminars; civic settings, as well as live theater performances; and stadium captioning of sporting events. Learn more about what captioning offers a virtual event and how it can be an extra step above towards creating an inclusive event environment.
About ICS Connects
Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like?
ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between associations, convention centers, tourism bureaus, destination marketing organizations, and thought leaders in the MICE industry. Explore emerging ideas, challenges and strategies as we negotiate this transformative meeting landscape and continue to move forward in our pursuit to connect people and facilitate change.
www.icsevents.com
ICS Connects: Episode 14 with Anh Nguyen, Founder + Principal of Spark Event Management, Co-Founder of #EventProfsBreakShit
EventProfsBreakShit - A Global Community Testing Virtual Platforms
Yes, you read that right. In Episode 14 of ICS Connects, Anh Nguyen dives into telling our host, Mathias Posch, about a grassroots, global movement of event professionals trying out virtual platforms. Yes, this movement is called #EventProfsBreakShit. Looking at virtual offerings from a planner's perspective is crucial, and frankly, overlooked in this day and age. What we really need to see and experience is technology geared towards human design, with the end user's needs at the top of mind. Hear all about how to participate in their next event in this episode, as well as Anh's thoughts on the future of global events, connecting people, and facilitating change.
About ICS Connects
Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like?
ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between associations, convention centers, tourism bureaus, destination marketing organizations, and thought leaders in the MICE industry. Explore emerging ideas, challenges and strategies as we negotiate this transformative meeting landscape and continue to move forward in our pursuit to connect people and facilitate change.
www.icsevents.com
ICS Connects: Episode 13 with Thomas Reiser, Executive Director at International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
The Future of Association Management
As an Executive Director of a large, global association, Thomas Reiser shares his current outlook and projections for the future of association management. Commonly, associations are resistant to change and lack a willingness to take on risk. COVID-19 has forced associations and planners to start doing what has been needed all along - effective crisis planning, testing governance models, and creating more virtual events to reach bigger audiences. Episode 13 of ICS Connects delves into predictions for the future, including incorporating membership models that target younger generations. The key is that associations will need to adapt to connecting in an emotional and personal way with their members immediately, as international meetings will be the last market to rejuvenate in a post COVID-19 era.
About ICS Connects
Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like?
ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between associations, convention centers, tourism bureaus, destination marketing organizations, and thought leaders in the MICE industry. Explore emerging ideas, challenges and strategies as we negotiate this transformative meeting landscape and continue to move forward in our pursuit to connect people and facilitate change.
www.icsevents.com
ICS Connects: Episode 12 with Sumaria Isaacs, CEO and Member of Executive Council, World Tourism Forum Institute
Learn About the International Tourism Industry's Post-COVID Recovery
Nearly seven months into the global pandemic of COVID-19, Sumaria Isaacs speaks to the recovery of international tourism business. Will travel look and feel always feel different? How about several years from now? What will the 'new normal' look like in the short term, and the long term post pandemic? Sumaria shares her insights as well as an overall update on the future of exchange, travel, tourism, and the meetings industry. Hear about new initiatives and examples of countries pushing towards tourism regeneration around the world.
About ICS Connects
Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like?
ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between associations, convention centers, tourism bureaus, destination marketing organizations, and thought leaders in the MICE industry. Explore emerging ideas, challenges and strategies as we negotiate this transformative meeting landscape and continue to move forward in our pursuit to connect people and facilitate change.
www.icsevents.com
ICS Connects: Episode 11 with Ori Lahav, Vice President of Client & Operations, Kenes Group and President, International Association of Professional Congress Organizers.
Update on the Meeting Industry's Reaction to the Impact of COVID-19
At the beginning of 2020, COVID-19 forced professional congress organizers to learn how to quickly shift their products and maintain relevance in the international meetings industry. While many actions and choices were likely defensive, the time for making offensive business decisions has arrived. Ori Lahav says in Episode 11 that crisis equates to opportunity. Meeting and events professionals now must adapt to a new playing field, build their skill sets, and plan for ever-changing timelines, budgets, and force majeure.
About ICS Connects
Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like?
ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between associations, convention centers, tourism bureaus, destination marketing organizations, and thought leaders in the MICE industry. Explore emerging ideas, challenges and strategies as we negotiate this transformative meeting landscape and continue to move forward in our pursuit to connect people and facilitate change.
www.icsevents.com
ICS Connects: Episode 10 with Andrea Tatum, CAPM Senior Director, Corporate Equity Engagement at Catalyst Inc.
Awareness is the First Step to Change and Inclusion
Diversity, Inclusion and Equality. These three words have such a strong meaning, but not everyone around the world takes it seriously. Nobody is the same, and that we all need to acknowledge diversity with open minds. In the 10th episode of ICS Connects Andrea G. Tatum is talking about how we can make a difference by allowing ourselves and the people around us to be authentic and by create an inclusive environment. When we recognize our own biases and prejudices, we will recognize that we have the power to make a significant difference in our workplaces, event spaces, personal lives, and beyond.
About ICS Connects
Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like? ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between associations, convention centers, tourism bureaus, destination marketing organizations, and thought leaders in the MICE industry. Explore emerging ideas, challenges and strategies as we negotiate this transformative meeting landscape and continue to move forward in our pursuit to connect people and facilitate change.
www.icsevents.com
ICS Connects: Episode 9 with Nicky McGrane, CEO at Conference Partners International
Put on Your Oxygen Mask First - Especially During a Crisis
Nicky McGrane, CEO at Conference Partners International shares her story about giving up the lead and delegating all her work to her team, while trying to recover from COVID19.
About ICS Connects
Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like? ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between associations, convention centers, tourism bureaus, destination marketing organizations, and thought leaders in the MICE industry. Explore emerging ideas, challenges and strategies as we negotiate this transformative meeting landscape and continue to move forward in our pursuit to connect people and facilitate change.
www.icsevents.com
ICS Connects: Episode 8 with Martin Enault, Entrepreneur and Mental Health Ambassador, Chairman of Revivre
Mental Health and Leadership – Finding Your Strength to Build Success
You don’t have to be superman/superwoman to be a successful leader. In the 8th Episode of ICS Connects Martin Enault, Entrepreneur and Mental Health Ambassador has an open-hearted conversation about his own struggles with mental health and how it guided him to become the successful leader he is now.
About ICS Connects
Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like? ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between associations, convention centers, tourism bureaus, destination marketing organizations, and thought leaders in the MICE industry. Explore emerging ideas, challenges and strategies as we negotiate this transformative meeting landscape and continue to move forward in our pursuit to connect people and facilitate change.
www.icsevents.com
ICS Connects: Episode 7 with Kana Nomoto, CMP, Business Events Tokyo, Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau
Positive Outlook on the Tokyo Meetings Industry Brings Revival of 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics
It is well known fact that Japan actively embraces the culture of face to face networking and communication in the global meetings industry. Now that Tokyo is in its final re-opening phase after COVID-19, its local MICE market is embracing an impressive, fresh start. Hear from Kana Nomoto, from Business Events Tokyo / Tokyo Convention and Visitor Bureau, about the current state of events in Japan, the postponement of the 2020 Olympics and how the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will become a symbolic representation of the world's recovery after this global crisis.
About ICS Connects
Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like? ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between associations, convention centers, tourism bureaus, destination marketing organizations, and thought leaders in the MICE industry. Explore emerging ideas, challenges and strategies as we negotiate this transformative meeting landscape and continue to move forward in our pursuit to connect people and facilitate change.
www.icsevents.com
ICS Connects: Jason Yeh, CEO at GIS Group (Episode 6)
Shifting the 59th ICCA Congress to an Engaging, Hybrid Event
Find out how a thorough investigation has helped preventing the worst. Jason Yeh, CEO at GIS Group explains in Episode 6 of ICS Connects how Taiwan handled the global crisis and how he managed the changes of planning events for the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) in the near future.
About ICS Connects
Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like? ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between associations, convention centers, tourism bureaus, destination marketing organizations, and thought leaders in the MICE industry. Explore emerging ideas, challenges and strategies as we negotiate this transformative meeting landscape and continue to move forward in our pursuit to connect people and facilitate change.
www.icsevents.com
ICS Connects: Episode 5 with Dr. Markus Ebner, Organisational Psychologist, University of Vienna (Austria)
Planting the Seed for Positive Leadership – Grow Your Corporate Culture’s Organizational Behavior
Being a leader during times of crisis can be a challenge in itself, but the next logical step as Dr. Markus Ebner shares with us in Episode 5 of ICS Connects, is to shift the narrative for your employees from a negative perspective, to a positive one. Find out how positive leadership will impact your corporate culture and elevate your company or organization’s KPIs and ROIs to the next level.
About ICS Connects
Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like? ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between associations, convention centers, tourism bureaus, destination marketing organizations, and thought leaders in the MICE industry. Explore emerging ideas, challenges and strategies as we negotiate this transformative meeting landscape and continue to move forward in our pursuit to connect people and facilitate change.
www.icsevents.com
ICS Connects: Episode 4 with Fiona Lang-Sharpe, IBCLC, Direction of Communications and Emcee at GOLD Learning Online Education
Bridge the Virtual Gap - Create Meaningful Connections Through Your Online Meetings
Gain truthful insight about how to run a successful online session by engaging delegates beyond their keyboards. In ICS Connects: Episode 4, Fiona Lang-Sharpe shares insights about her in-depth experience as an emcee in virtual medical focused meetings.
About ICS Connects
Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like? ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between associations, convention centers, tourism bureaus, destination marketing organizations, and thought leaders in the MICE industry. Explore emerging ideas, challenges and strategies as we negotiate this transformative meeting landscape and continue to move forward in our pursuit to connect people and facilitate change.
www.icsevents.com
ICS Connects: Episode 3 with Aloysius Arlando, CEO of SingEx Holdings, President of SACEOS, President of AIPC
Navigating Recovery – Create Your Operational Handbook
No one knows exactly how the event industry will shape itself and how we all will meet in the future. Aloysius Arlando, CEO of SingEx Holdings has interesting opinions regarding this topic, which he discusses in depth with ICS Connects Host, Mathias Posch at International Conference Services.
About ICS Connects
Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like? ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between associations, convention centers, tourism bureaus, destination marketing organizations, and thought leaders in the MICE industry. Explore emerging ideas, challenges and strategies as we negotiate this transformative meeting landscape and continue to move forward in our pursuit to connect people and facilitate change.
www.icsevents.com
ICS Connects: Episode 2 with Claire Smith, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Vancouver Convention Centre; Past Chairman of PCMA
The Evolution of Today’s Meeting Venues – How Recent Events Impact the Near Future
Are you wondering how the future of convention centers and venues may look in a post COVID-19 world? In ICS Connects: Episode 2, Claire Smith reveals her experiences on facilitating change and discusses the change she had to manage.
About ICS Connects
Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like? ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between associations, convention centers, tourism bureaus, destination marketing organizations, and thought leaders in the MICE industry. Explore emerging ideas, challenges and strategies as we negotiate this transformative meeting landscape and continue to move forward in our pursuit to connect people and facilitate change.
www.icsevents.com
ICS Connects: Episode 1 with Lyn Lewis-Smith, CEO of Business Events Sydney
Lead the Disruption - Convention Bureaus and Destination Marketing in a Digital World
Right now, we all wish we had a crystal ball to see into the future of business events. In our first episode of ICS Connects, Lyn Lewis-Smith speaks to positioning Sydney as a go-to destination in a digital and hybrid world as well as enabling best practices to bring a global audience along with you anywhere.
About ICS Connects
Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like?
ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between associations, convention centers, tourism bureaus, destination marketing organizations, and thought leaders in the MICE industry. Explore emerging ideas, challenges and strategies as we negotiate this transformative meeting landscape and continue to move forward in our pursuit to connect people and facilitate change.
www.icsevents.com