Associations World Congress & Expo

Doug is the Chief Executive of the British Society for Immunology (BSI) and leads its mission to support and transform immunology research to the benefit of human and animal health. Using the global reach of the BSI, they are building a best in class membership offer aimed at supporting research and immunologists at all stages of their career as well as leading national and international initiatives to create a thriving immunology research sector and ensure that research is translated into the clinic. Doug comes from an immunology background, having completed a PhD at the University of Cambridge in HIV research, followed by a postdoctoral position at NIMR, Mill Hill (now the Francis Crick Institute) on malaria and stem cells.

He subsequently worked for the MS Society leading their biomedical research programme, followed by the Alzheimer’s Society where as Chief Policy and Research Officer, he led a number of high profile initiatives across research and policy including the establishment of the £300m UK Dementia Research Institute. He is a Trustee of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC).

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Rodney Cox is the Events Director for the International Gas Union (IGU).  Founded in 1931 the IGU represents more than 90% of the global gas market through it National Association membership. Rodney has over 20 years’ event management experience, across five continents; this includes trade exhibitions, conferences and consumer shows – mostly on behalf of industry associations. He previously served as Vice President of the Exhibition and Event Association of Australia (EEAA) and twice headed the Best Show Team winners at the EEAA Awards of Excellence, for the 16th International Conference and Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG 15 Algeria in 2010) and 26th World Gas Conference (WGC 2015 in France). For more than fifteen years Rodney has lectured at undergraduate and postgraduate levels at the University of Technology, Sydney.
 

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First and foremost, I am passionate about the impact learning can have on the performance of companies and the lives of individuals. This is a subject on which I deliver keynote talks internationally.

A dynamic, strategic, entrepreneurial business leader with strong management skills and a proven track record of success, I am recognised as a prominent industry figurehead, and one of the most well-connected people in learning globally.

Founder of The Learning and Performance Institute www.thelpi.org - I am responsible for LPiLEARN, LPI Capability Map, The Learning Awards, Learning Live, and numerous certification programmes for learning professionals.

Inventive, lateral-thinking and creative in the expansion and development of product portfolios.

Contributing, as CEO of the leading global body in learning, to the development and execution of the strategy for profitable growth and operation of the Learning and Performance Institute.

Devising new business models and services to reflect the changing landscape of learning.

Driving the LPI management team to grow the influence and success of the Institute globally.

Ensuring the financial viability and profitability of key events through sponsorship and exhibition revenue such as The Learning Awards, and LearningLive

Enhance the reputation of LPI worldwide through representation on multi-sector steering groups and committees.

Building strategic partnerships with corporate customers to ensure continued growth and renewable revenues

Juanita is obsessed with organisational success in a fast-changing future. 

She is often called on for her expertise in matters relating to strategic stakeholder engagement and her knack for translating complex issues into easily relatable concepts.

These skills also come in very handy when she's on stage as professional conference speaker or masterclass facilitator on topics relating to "doing better business better".

As an “old millenial" Juanita has experienced the world of work both as how it used to be, as well as where it has shifted to. Therefore, in steering and managing her own company (www.atthatpoint.co.za), she draws inspiration from both those who remember the usual, and those that are creating the unusual.

Simon is the dedicated trainer for some of our largest partnerships at SocialB including the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and Oxford Bioscience Network (OBN).

Having worked with the RYA for over 5 years, Simon has had the opportunity to train at conferences as well as club level, tailoring his style and using his extensive associations knowledge. More recently, he has offered support for the RYA throughout lockdown by conducting tailored club audits, creating video content, and interacting with clubs through virtual training workshops & private Facebook groups.

From the sport sector to science, Simon has experience in a range of niche sectors and effectively adapts his training style to suit specific needs. Simon speaks every year at BioForward (one of OBN’s largest annual events) as well as delivering regular social media courses for Oxford Bioscience Network members and their wider community. The attendees range from medical device manufacturers through to pharmaceutical companies.

Simon’s recent training experience also includes delivering regular training for membership organisations such as Chartered Institute of Marketing & Norfolk Chamber of Commerce.

Before working with SocialB, Simon’s team pioneered social media within the YMCA, a federation of local and independent associations. As well as increasing brand recognition (monitored by the charity brand index) Simon also trained local YMCAs in the UK to get the best out of social media. This later evolved into training global YMCAs at multiple international events, sharing best practice for them to find their own voice within a global movement.

Simon’s professional social media journey began in 2006 at Sport England, through the implementation of a blog, sharing funding opportunities and best practice for regional sports associations. This blog resulted in a huge improvement in the organisation’s customer satisfaction, those customers being local and regional associations.

Inbar Caspi is a strategist, associations consultant and congress expert. Her main specialty is leading associations through change. With more than 20 years of experience, working with over 60 associations and managing more than 170 association congresses, Inbar is a forward thinker who see future trends, translate them to action while hedging the risks and maximize potential. She is the former Managing Director of Kenes UK. For the past 7 years, Inbar has been supporting Medical Associations that organise their congress in-house or wish to take more ownership on their key activity while reaching their goals for growth, profit, education and building community. In this capacity, she has worked with and managed in-house the congresses of some of the largest associations in Europe such as the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), the European Pain Federation (EFIC), and the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS).

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I’m responsible for the strategy and operational management of the Association of Association Executives, with all members of the team reporting to me. With the advice of members, Advisory Panel members, and the team, I decide what new products and services to offer, and how they should be fulfilled.

I have over 35 years experience in conferences and events, with 21 specifically supporting associations with their events, publishing, member engagement, and association management. I have headed up the AAE since its beginnings in 2006.

I would love to hear about what you feel we ought to be doing to support you as association executives, and how we can improve our current offering. If you have something to contribute, please get in touch with me.

Valli is the founder and managing director of Digital Learn Ltd, an eLearning company specialising in workplace focussed learning solutions. While working at ACCA as Head of Learning Innovation, she created and deployed multi award-winning digital learning solutions for a global audience, and she continues to work with ACCA on many of their online learning solutions. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and of the Learning and Performance Institute and has a Masters in Education and Technology from UCL Institute of Education. 

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Lorraine is the Head of Conferences and Events at the Biochemical Society, developing and leading the Conference and Events team and ensuring that its activities are aligned with the organisation’s strategy. She began her career at a corporate events management agency but has spent most of the last 20 years working for a range of prestigious associations and learned societies. Lorraine’s first major event was during the final year of a Maths and Computer Science degree at the University of York, when she co-organised the 13th British Juggling Convention, a four-day festival for over 1,000 people. 

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I look after the leadership activities for the AAE. This involves chairing the Leaders Forums at the UK and the World Associations Congresses, as well the Leaders Summits and identifying other opportunities to support association leaders, for example new programmes and forums to bring Executive Heads together. 

I have been working on the AAE leaders events for eight years, contributed to the leadership aspects of all AAE's activities, and have an Executive Masters in International Association Management from Solvay Business School, Brussels.

Get in touch if you would like to hear more about our leadership activities at AAE or if you would like me to put you in touch with a trusted advisor or another executive director with experience of a particular issue. 

Rachel Almeida has over 20 years’ experience of event and project management in the public and private sectors. She has worked for the Association of Colleges for 15 years and has been Head of Events since 2012, becoming Head of Events, Training and Sponsorship in 2019. Her role is to create and drive the events and training strategy, manage the overall events, training and sponsorship division and drive quality and standards across all AoC conferences, workshops and training solutions. Rachel oversees the delivery of the flagship AoC Annual Conference and Exhibition which attracts over 1200 attendees and 100 exhibitors each year.

Helen Anderson currently leads the Marketing and Communications team at the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, a membership and awarding body for over 44,000 Wealth Managers, Asset Managers, Investment Managers and Financial Planners around the world.

Previous to that she was Director of Communications and Events at the US Chamber of Commerce looking after the interests of businesses across the transatlantic corridor; from 2009-2015 she led the Marketing and Communications function for the City of London Corporation’s 14 Open Space Trusts, which included a rebrand of some iconic sites around London such as Epping Forest and Hampstead Heath. From 2005 – 2009 Helen was Head of Events and Communications for the Association of Town and City Centre Management, an organisation sharing best practice for centre managers and place managers around the world, during which time she launched two world congresses, a new Place Management Institute, an academic Masters programme and an EU funded project across the UK. Helen started her career at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) where she delivered a programme of over 100 events per annum for property professionals around the world and launched the RICS brand in China in 2005.

Helen has a Masters in Leadership and Management, is a Chartered Fellow and on the Ethics Committee of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, is on an Advisory Panel for GamCare, a guest lecturer at Greenwich University and Vice Chair of a School Governing Body.

Simon is the dedicated trainer for some of our largest partnerships at SocialB including the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and Oxford Bioscience Network (OBN).

Having worked with the RYA for over 5 years, Simon has had the opportunity to train at conferences as well as club level, tailoring his style and using his extensive associations knowledge. More recently, he has offered support for the RYA throughout lockdown by conducting tailored club audits, creating video content, and interacting with clubs through virtual training workshops & private Facebook groups.

From the sport sector to science, Simon has experience in a range of niche sectors and effectively adapts his training style to suit specific needs. Simon speaks every year at BioForward (one of OBN’s largest annual events) as well as delivering regular social media courses for Oxford Bioscience Network members and their wider community. The attendees range from medical device manufacturers through to pharmaceutical companies.

Simon’s recent training experience also includes delivering regular training for membership organisations such as Chartered Institute of Marketing & Norfolk Chamber of Commerce.

Before working with SocialB, Simon’s team pioneered social media within the YMCA, a federation of local and independent associations. As well as increasing brand recognition (monitored by the charity brand index) Simon also trained local YMCAs in the UK to get the best out of social media. This later evolved into training global YMCAs at multiple international events, sharing best practice for them to find their own voice within a global movement.

Simon’s professional social media journey began in 2006 at Sport England, through the implementation of a blog, sharing funding opportunities and best practice for regional sports associations. This blog resulted in a huge improvement in the organisation’s customer satisfaction, those customers being local and regional associations.

Anne’s very broad experience encompasses a number of unrelated sectors, which adds greatly to her flexibility and depth of knowledge.  She started her career as a Registered Nurse, studied for and transferred into the complex field of human factors technical engineering and applied this experience with Xerox in a marketing capacity.  She has worked at the BCA since 2003, initially within marcomms and latterly, leading the operations team.  Anne’s trademark attention to detail and extensive technical and creative knowledge is unparalleled which has seen her transform systems and processes to benefit BCA members, positioning the organisation as the premium choice for British chiropractors.    
 

As a senior defence analyst Lieutenant-Colonel Dean Black helped coordinate early development of the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces’ corporate strategy. Today, as Executive Director of the RCAF Association he supports the board of volunteer directors in their mission to govern a not-for-profit volunteer association of over 6,000 members. Dean also serves as Publishing Editor - Graphic Designer of Airforce Magazine, the success of which is largely attributable to the talents of supportive editorial and administrative staffs, and scores of passionate members who believe in the value of their country's air force.

Alexandra Bradley is the director of communications and engagement for the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, where she leads member engagement, marketing and communications strategy. Her work to promote the inaugural Intensive Osteopathic Update event earned the organization an Association Media & Publishing 2021 Gold EXCEL Award in the Advertising Campaign category.

Over the course of the past 15 years, she has built her career in marketing and communications for associations—small and large—across multiple sectors, including healthcare, education and engineering.

Alexandra is also a 2020 recipient of the Association Forum 40 Under 40 Award.

Mary Ellen Brennan, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, human resource consultant and executive coach, has 20 years' experience in human resources in trade and professional associations and law firms. Her areas of expertise include organizational culture, performance management, work/life programs such as telework, and recruiting. She facilitates and leads personal and professional development training, as well as strategic planning and team-building retreats. She managed the development of an association’s award-winning career stages project which defined the skills and experience needed by members at various stages in their careers, leading to additional opportunities for the association. Mary Ellen is an executive coach specializing in leadership and career coaching. She is certified to use the Myers Briggs Type Indicator and is experienced in other assessments. She holds the highest level of certifications in human resource management and the Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential from the ICF.  

Doug is the Chief Executive of the British Society for Immunology (BSI) and leads its mission to support and transform immunology research to the benefit of human and animal health. Using the global reach of the BSI, they are building a best in class membership offer aimed at supporting research and immunologists at all stages of their career as well as leading national and international initiatives to create a thriving immunology research sector and ensure that research is translated into the clinic. Doug comes from an immunology background, having completed a PhD at the University of Cambridge in HIV research, followed by a postdoctoral position at NIMR, Mill Hill (now the Francis Crick Institute) on malaria and stem cells.

He subsequently worked for the MS Society leading their biomedical research programme, followed by the Alzheimer’s Society where as Chief Policy and Research Officer, he led a number of high profile initiatives across research and policy including the establishment of the £300m UK Dementia Research Institute. He is a Trustee of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC).

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Andy Burman is an experienced CEO, company director and charity trustee. Having led the British Dietetic Association to become a multi award winning association over the past 16 years, he is a governance and business development expert. He is also a visiting lecturer at the University of Westminster and sits on several national committees and working groups which influence government policy. Through SEBCO Consulting he provides support and advice to the association sector. Using a variety of trusted consultants and experts he has assisted many associations to grow and develop through innovative approaches to change management.

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Andrea joined Accountancy Europe as Senior Advisor in 2018.

Previously, she was Head of Communications at the Brussels office of Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, where she managed political outreach campaigns on sustainable mobility. She has an LLM in International Economic Law and has held various communications posts in trade associations and consultancies in Brussels. She is a Canadian national and began her career in international affairs in Okayama, Japan.

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Inbar Caspi is a strategist, associations consultant and congress expert. Her main specialty is leading associations through change. With more than 20 years of experience, working with over 60 associations and managing more than 170 association congresses, Inbar is a forward thinker who see future trends, translate them to action while hedging the risks and maximize potential. She is the former Managing Director of Kenes UK. For the past 7 years, Inbar has been supporting Medical Associations that organise their congress in-house or wish to take more ownership on their key activity while reaching their goals for growth, profit, education and building community. In this capacity, she has worked with and managed in-house the congresses of some of the largest associations in Europe such as the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), the European Pain Federation (EFIC), and the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS).

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After completing a Bachelor degree from HEC Montreal and a Master degree from EMLyon Business school, Valentine began her career in event management in the hospitality industry and then worked for international organisations such as the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). She is currently working at the European Respiratory Society (ERS), mainly focusing on the ERS International Congress which brings together more than 20’000 participants and ERS Satellites, a recently awarded, innovative event.

Helen has been with Meetings and Exhibitions Hong Kong for over 10 years looking after international associations across Europe. Responsible for promoting Hong Kong as a MICE destination, and to provide one-stop professional support from the bidding stage, to when the convention is taking place. Striving to be a trusted advisor to my network of clients (international associations, PCOs, conference & exhibition organisers.

With over 10 years of experience in the vocational and technical qualifications sector, I am passionate about improving standards in vocational education and adult skills. My practical and positive approach to problem solving and innovation have proved valuable in developing, maintaining and revising syllabi and materials to support qualification delivery. The education sector is a fast changing environment as we seek to find novel and interesting learning and assessment techniques whilst maintaining quality and access for all.

Michael Collins is a specialist providing consultancy and mentoring in data strategy and the use of marketing databases and CRM. He is a Chartered Marketer and a Lifetime Fellow of the Institute of Data and Marketing and has taught database marketing and CRM at several London university business schools

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Lisa is responsible for all IABM sales and marketing activities. In addition she is responsible for organising our events, our CRM, website and publications.

Rodney Cox is the Events Director for the International Gas Union (IGU).  Founded in 1931 the IGU represents more than 90% of the global gas market through it National Association membership. Rodney has over 20 years’ event management experience, across five continents; this includes trade exhibitions, conferences and consumer shows – mostly on behalf of industry associations. He previously served as Vice President of the Exhibition and Event Association of Australia (EEAA) and twice headed the Best Show Team winners at the EEAA Awards of Excellence, for the 16th International Conference and Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG 15 Algeria in 2010) and 26th World Gas Conference (WGC 2015 in France). For more than fifteen years Rodney has lectured at undergraduate and postgraduate levels at the University of Technology, Sydney.
 

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Ruth was appointed Chief Executive of the LBMA in January 2014. She is responsible for the success and strategic development of the LBMA, in partnership with the Chairman and the Board. She is also responsible for maintaining accountability to and the quality of, the Association's Membership and Good Delivery Refiners as well as representing the interests of the Association in relation to regulators, investors, media and international precious metals markets.

Before being appointed Chief Executive, she spent seven years working in the Association, initially as Commercial Director and then as Deputy Chief Executive, where she acted as the main lead on Governmental Affairs. She was also responsible for the Association's work on supply chain due diligence, with particular regard to the creation and implementation of the LBMA’s Responsible Gold Guidance. She has represented the Association at industry, governmental and multi-stakeholder regulatory forums. She continues to serve as Vice Chair of the OECD Multi-Stakeholder Governance Group for Responsible Minerals. As Commercial Director, she oversaw the development of the LBMA Conference, the LBMA's quarterly publication the Alchemist and the LBMA website.

Prior to joining the LBMA, she worked in bank finance and US corporate law at the law firms of White & Case and Norton Rose, and also acted as a monitor at the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva. She has an MSc in History of International Relations from the London School of Economics and a degree in English Literature from Kenyon College in Ohio.

Dirk De Rijdt is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at the European Society of Endocrinology. In his role Dirk is responsible to expand the engagement of the society with other societies, to develop the relationships with industry partners and to shape the development of ESE’s approach towards policy and advocacy and the European health policy stakeholders.

Previous to joining the European Society of Endocrinology, Dirk held various positions of increasing international responsibility in the pharmaceutical industry. He holds a pharmacist degree from the University of Antwerp, Belgium, with an additional business degree from the University of Leuven, Belgium.

Paolo Falcioni has been APPLiA's Director General since January 2014. In this position he focused on improving the association visibility and effectiveness within Europe and internationally. To that extent, he has been one of the founders of the International Roundtable of Household Appliance Manufacturers Associations (IRHMA) which tackles world-wide issues like sustainability and innovation in a global manner. He served for three year as Chairman of the Coalition for Energy Savings, a multi-stakeholder group aiming at improving energy efficiency in Europe. 

He is one of the Board members in Smart Energy Europe, smartEn fostering demand side management to help consumers to reap the benefits of the new Energy market. In 2016 he has been nominated member of the REFIT platform as a representative of the stakeholder group. The REFIT Platform brings together the Commission, national authorities and other stakeholders in regular meetings to improve existing EU legislation.

Paolo graduated in electronic engineering from University of Ancona, in Italy. He started working in the telecommunication sector and, after that, he worked within the household appliance industry sector where he held positions with growing responsibilities. 

An Italian national, Paolo also speaks English and French fluently. In his free time, he likes baking homemade delicacies.

Claire Fennelow, now Executive Director of EVCOM has several decades of experience behind her in the planning and delivery of national and international programmes, including professional development, awards schemes, B2B events and consumer events, conferences and bespoke projects. Extensive experience in both the corporate and not for profit environments, with specific knowledge of the creative sector.

At EVCOM (representing the corporate event and film industries) she is responsible for developing and driving strategy to help our members succeed through championing creativity, creating business opportunities, showcasing the best work through a collection of awards schemes and campaigning for the rights and recognition of the industry.

Monica Fontana was born in the United States in 1965; she moved to Europe in 1970 and grew up in Parma (Italy). In 1991, while writing her university thesis, she started working for the ERA-EDTA, a charity based in England and Wales with more than 7,000 active members, various medical journals, a European registry and various working groups and committees supporting research and educational in nephrology. As the person in charge of the membership office, Monica was able to be aware of all the various activities of the Association, from the Registry activities (being also appointed at the financial manager of a EU funded project linked to the Registry), the fellowship initiatives, the research programmes, the educational courses. ERA-EDTA organizes the second largest annual nephrology Congress worldwide and Monica was actively involved in many of the activities done during the annual Congress especially linked to the various committees. From 1995 until 2016, working from home, she added many other tasks to her main duties: the bylaws, advisor to the President (and Council), advertising and public and international relations. In 2015, Monica became the Executive Manager of the ERA-EDTA thus managing all the international operative staff of the association. In 2018 Monica was appointed as ERA-EDTA Executive Director.

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Sasha has over twenty-five years' experience of creating conferences and summits, starting her career in the commercial conference industry. She is skilled at curating and shaping events – product development, market mapping, sponsor research, speakers and marketing. Sasha is Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Marketing, The Royal Society of Arts, a visiting lecturer in event management at The University of Westminster, London and judges industry awards.
 
 

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James is Head of Events & Member Services at the MTA. Previously, James worked at the British Precast Concrete Federation before joining the MTA as Skills & Communications Manager. James has been at the MTA since 2011 and oversaw the delivery of the previous show, MACH 2016 & 2018

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I am a highly experienced enthusiastic Association Manager who builds excellent relationships with people. I am influential, self-motivated, effective and great with change.

I am a creative thinker, fast learner, and enjoy challenge. I am skillful at listening. I love asking questions, providing advice, and communicating and engaging with stakeholders to agree on and deliver objectives.

My greatest job satisfaction comes from hearing good news from the people I support and guide in the communities I look after. If you are developing in your life and career, and your work is making the world a better place, that means my work is paying off too.

I aim to live my life according to the simple rule 'treat others as you would like to be treated yourself'.

Strategic consultant to different international Federations and Associations.  Managing Director of Eucalyptus Global Vision. Lecturer in branding and corporate communication. University of Alicante. Spain.

Executive Master in International Association Management. Solvay Business School. Université libre de Bruxelles.  Executive Master in Leadership and Social Innovation in Non Profit Organizations. ESADE Business School. Barcelona.

Kathryn is a co-organiser of events in the #RSCPoster Twitter Conference series: annual events in unique online format which bring members of the scientific research community together to share their research, network and engage in scientific debate.  

As co-organiser of the 2019 event and lead in 2020, Kathryn oversaw the growth and establishment of the events into a globally-recognised flagship series.  

Enthusiastic about encouraging communication and interaction with science in creative and comprehensive ways, following her degree specialising in chemistry, Kathryn joined Publishing Directorate of the Royal Society of Chemistry. She is currently a Deputy Editor on the RSC’s open access journals. 

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Diana Ghazaryan is a young Marketing and Public Relations professional with a history of working in the capital market industry. Currently she is Marketing and PR Manager at the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges. 

Moreover, she has been involved in Sports Marketing since the beginning of 2018. She led the Marketing and Media team of “Ararat-Armenia” Football Club, the champions of Armenian Premier League season 2018/19, 2019/20.

Diana is also an event planning enthusiast, experienced in organizing local and international events.

An international expert in the areas of membership, promotional merchandise and influencer marketing, Gordon joined Team BCMA in 2018.

The experience Gordon brings to BCMA is extensive, from helping organisations create or revisit their strategic plan and explore a host of new opportunities aimed at driving profitable growth.

Gordon runs strategy workshops; helping organisations create or revisit their strategic plan as well as looking at new opportunities. Training; including the provision of content for online courses.

As a Keynote speaker Gordon has spoken at conferences and events globally, key topics including but not limited to: effectiveness of promotional products, importance of membership and community engagement and latterly the importance and value of influencer marketing for brands.

The driving force behind the creation of an piece of work within the BPMA using mystery customer research allowing for some amazing insight on increasing awareness of best practice within the industry.

Jimena has over 10 years of experience working in Communications and European Affairs. Currently she works as Communications Director for the European Flavour Association, developing and implementing its communication strategy and acting as spokesperson of the association.

She previously worked as a Senior Communication Officer at the European Commission Information Service and at other European Associations and Institutions such as the Art Directors Club of Europe and the European Committee of the Regions.

I have worked with ESE since its launch as an individual membership society in 2006, and since March 2016 as its Chief Executive Officer. In my role I have responsibility, in partnership with the ESE Executive Committee and the ESE Team, to progress ESE’s development and deliver on its vision and objectives. Together we aim to make a real positive difference to the world of endocrinology, and to support our members and the endocrine community to improve health and treatments through endocrine science. 

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Nina Harrison-Bell is Head of Industry News at ITN Productions. Nina has over 20 years of experience working in video and digital communications. She is a former journalist with Reuters, Channel 4 News and the Associated Press. Nina has advised associations large and small, in the UK and overseas, as well as global brands and public sector organisations in strategic communications throughout her career. She makes it her mission to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients and their communications objectives.

 

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Alan has been a senior sales leader, advisor, and investor in a variety of Learning and Talent Technology companies for the past 10 years, ranging from global brands like Lockheed Martin to innovative start-ups. Fanatical about innovation, Alan always delivers valuable and practical insights into what does and does not work in HR technology, frequently sharing his thoughts as a prolific speaker and blogger. Today he leads D2L EMEA’s Corporate sales sector where he helps companies maximise their most valuable asset: their people.

Catherine is a co-organiser of events in the #RSCPoster Twitter Conference series: annual events in unique online format which bring members of the scientific research community together to share their research, network and engage in scientific debate. 

As co-organiser of the 2020 #RSCPoster Twitter conference and lead organiser of the 2021 event, she oversaw the expansion of the conference with live webinars and video pitches for an immersive virtual conference experience.  

Passionate about science communication, she gained an MChem degree from Durham University and worked at the Science Museum before joining the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in 2017. Since then, she has edited a variety of journals throughout physical chemistry, nanoscience, organic chemistry and chemical biology before moving into her current role within the polymer chemistry and biomaterials journals.  

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Clare Hodgson is head of professional development solutions and partnerships at ACCA. Clare is responsible for ACCA’s global online CPD product offering, designed to support ACCA members enhance their careers by developing their skills and knowledge. Clare recently led the project team to launch ACCA’s mentoring programme.

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the global body for professional accountants. We aim to offer business-relevant, first-choice qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management. They support 219,000 members and 527,000 students in 179 countries.

Michael Hoffman is the CEO of Gather Voices and an expert in the use of video in marketing and digital engagement. He teaches marketing at the University of Chicago and is a long-time consultant to business leaders on constituent engagement strategies. In 2017, Hoffman founded Gather Voices to revolutionize how organizations create and use video.

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Jiri Horecky is the current President at the European Ageing Network, Association of social services providers, Czech Rep.

After more than two years of strives, activities, discussions and preparations the crucial step in European elderly care was made: E.D.E. - an international umbrella organisation representing national associations for directors and providers of long-term care services in Europe and EAHSA - an European Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing formed together in April 2018 an new European association.

EUROPEAN AGEING NETWORK consist of two European associations with decades of history, influence and activities.

Having member in 28 countries and representing more then 10.000 organizations providing services for elderly in Europe we are defending the interests of our members and the elderly care in Europe.

The last years more than ever before the providers throughout Europe and their national associations feel and see that many problems are not regional anymore. We need to search for all European solutions.

Our key role is also in providing not only the European bodies but also the national governments with a necessary feedback about providing the long term care for elderly but also opening expert discussion, suggest solutions and bring all the stakeholders together. 

In the times of changes we are still not forgetting our other goals like staff education, training, social services quality assurance, human rights of our clients or networking. This booklet brings a short overview of our main missions, goals and activities.

The Association of social services providers, Czech Republic is an EAN member being an pioneer in training using virtual reality becoming also the biggest VET provider in the social sector in the country. 

As a Deputy Secretary General of the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock exchanges, Armenuhy is managing the international organization of capital market participants including but not limited by Stock Exchanges, Central Depositories, International Financial Institutions and related associations from more than 20 countries covering the region of Europe, Asia and Mediterranean basin.

Started as an intern at Armenian Stock Exchange later Nasdaq OMX Armenia, Armenuhy went through the ladder from trading system administrator to Business Development Manager and changed the role into a Deputy Secretary General of FEAS. Armenuhy has more than 15 years’ experience in exchange trading and settlement of various markets: equities, bonds, foreign currencies, including trade system administration and support as well as new products development and launch. 

Coming from mostly stock exchange environment, Armenuhy is enjoying the management of the multi-cultural organization by overcoming cross-cultural differences and making them work more efficient and productive. 

She is currently a PMP certified project manager and the member of Project Management Institute. Armenuhy is fluent in 3 languages - Armenian, English, Russian and in constant learning of new one, currently: Arabic. 

I’m responsible for the strategy and operational management of the Association of Association Executives, with all members of the team reporting to me. With the advice of members, Advisory Panel members, and the team, I decide what new products and services to offer, and how they should be fulfilled.

I have over 35 years experience in conferences and events, with 21 specifically supporting associations with their events, publishing, member engagement, and association management. I have headed up the AAE since its beginnings in 2006.

I would love to hear about what you feel we ought to be doing to support you as association executives, and how we can improve our current offering. If you have something to contribute, please get in touch with me.

Certified Association Executive and Senior Human Resource Professional. Currently serving as Vice President of Education for Community Associations Institute. Previously served concurrent role as Executive Director of the affiliated Research Foundation.

Prior to joining CAI, Dave worked with chapters at ASTD-The American Society for Training & Development (since re-named ATD- Association for Talent Development). Before that, he was the international education manager at the National Association of REALTORS in Chicago. Dave earned a masters degree in training & organizational development from Loyola University Chicago, and a bachelors in international relations from Brigham Young University. Dave is certified in Human Resources by SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) and HRCI (Human Resource Certification Institute), and holds the CAE (Certified Association Executive) from the American Society of Association Executives.

Charlotte Kemp, Futures Alchemist, is a professional speaker and a futurist. She is the President of the Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa (PSASA) and has served on the Board of the Global Speakers Federation. Charlotte has written 3 books, contributed numerous media articles, appeared on radio and TV and hosted her own radio show and podcast as well as organised conferences and events for the 20 years that she has been speaking and training. 

As a futurist, Charlotte Kemp loves exploring the origin and natural destination of changes in business and society, as well as understanding to what extent we can influence the major themes in our lives.

She is Deputy Editor at Royal Society of Chemistry. Before that she was PHD Researcher at the Chemistry Department at the Durham University.Hannah is a co-organiser of events in the #RSCPoster Twitter Conference series: annual events in unique online format which bring members of the scientific research community together to share their research, network and engage in scientific debate. 

As lead organiser of the 2019 event, Hannah oversaw the event broaden to accommodate all topics within chemistry.  

Following a degree and PhD in chemistry at Durham University, she has worked at the Royal Society of Chemistry for 4.5 years. She has contributed to journals covering nanoscience and materials chemistry and currently sits on the open access team, developing and launching new journals. 

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LinkedIn: hannah-kerr-543459106/
Twitter: @hk_chemistryy

Lisa has extensive experience in branding, communications and marketing across various organisations.  She started her career in membership associations as President at Sheffield Hallam Students’ Union, and then developed her marketing and communications skills further in front-line roles in several universities and the NHS.  She joined the BCA following the successful completion of a substantial branding project, also in a university setting. Lisa’s unique blend of expertise within marketing and corporate communications has transformed the organisations she has worked within, gaining share of voice and reach in PR and Public Affairs.   

Paul is Head of Learner Experience at ACCA with his role focussed on ensuing members and student members have the right resources available to them to support their professional and academic learning requirements. Paul is a Chartered Accountant and has worked in Practice, industry and education during his career. Paul took over responsibility for ACCA’s member mentoring programme in 2020 and managed the refresh and relaunch of the mentoring platform globally.

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the global body for professional accountants. We aim to offer business-relevant, first-choice qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management. They support 219,000 members and 527,000 students in 179 countries.

Professional appointments: 1995 Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU); 2002 Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU)

Academic appointment: Professor of Anaesthesiology; Department of Anaesthesiology; Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU)

Andy Lancaster leads learning at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) where he is responsible for the vision and creation of innovative learning solutions to support the people profession worldwide. He has more than 30 years’ experience in learning and organizational development in commercial, technological and not-for-profit organizations and has a research Masters' degree in instructional design. He regularly speaks at conferences, writes and contributes to research. His latest award-winning book “Driving Performance Through Learning” is available through Kogan Page publishing.

Steve’s background is in marketing and operational roles in the UK and France (British Airways, Disney) before making the move after his MBA to the not-for-profit sector with English Heritage and the National Trust. Moving to the sunny South of France just over 3 years ago with his family, he now works for the European Society of Cardiology where he heads up a new team that encompasses business insight, audiences and membership. He is trying to learn the guitar and has bought a kayak to explore the stunning coastline around the Cote d’Azur.

I’ve been driving learning, talent development and organizational change management for 15+ years. As a leader, innovator, and catalyst for change, I’ve steered Fortune 500 corporations and mid-sized firms to new levels of performance and customer satisfaction. I guide all phases of enterprise initiatives—providing strategic direction and support to business leaders through the creation of talent solutions that drive business value, harness new capabilities and technology to consistently provide value-driving talent insight with improved efficiency. 

Specialist in business development and creating brand strategies for destination and place brands, culture and heritage brands and professional service brands.

More than 8 years experience in the professional body arena ranging from certification to member and corporate relations. Before that, 20 years experience in education and training ranging from accounting, business economics, financial management, computer literacy and a range of soft skills.

Alastair McCapra has been CEO of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations since November 2013. CIPR is a professional body in the United Kingdom for public relations practitioners with over 11,000 members. The association provides training and education, publishes a code of conduct and hosts awards and events.

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LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/alastair-mccapra-96367a12
Twitter: @@CIPR_CEO

Raisa steers the UK’s Association of Translation Companies, representing the voice of over 200 language service companies providing translation, interpreting and other language services to clients across the world.

As the ATC’s CEO, Raisa’s focus is on supporting a community of language service companies, collaborating with external stakeholders on best practice, policy and sustainable development of the language services industry. She is also the association’s Lead on Standards, driving adoption and certification to ISO standards.

Raisa is an experienced language services production, training and quality manager. She holds an MA in Translation & Interpreting from her native Finland.

First and foremost, I am passionate about the impact learning can have on the performance of companies and the lives of individuals. This is a subject on which I deliver keynote talks internationally.

A dynamic, strategic, entrepreneurial business leader with strong management skills and a proven track record of success, I am recognised as a prominent industry figurehead, and one of the most well-connected people in learning globally.

Founder of The Learning and Performance Institute www.thelpi.org - I am responsible for LPiLEARN, LPI Capability Map, The Learning Awards, Learning Live, and numerous certification programmes for learning professionals.

Inventive, lateral-thinking and creative in the expansion and development of product portfolios.

Contributing, as CEO of the leading global body in learning, to the development and execution of the strategy for profitable growth and operation of the Learning and Performance Institute.

Devising new business models and services to reflect the changing landscape of learning.

Driving the LPI management team to grow the influence and success of the Institute globally.

Ensuring the financial viability and profitability of key events through sponsorship and exhibition revenue such as The Learning Awards, and LearningLive

Enhance the reputation of LPI worldwide through representation on multi-sector steering groups and committees.

Building strategic partnerships with corporate customers to ensure continued growth and renewable revenues

Miguel is EventMB’s Editor-in-Chief and likes to describe himself as a, "curious creator and caring curator of computerized content and a conscious connector of charismatic characters". He lives and breathes the event tech sector and is deeply engaged in the global online community of event professionals. Miguel is a Portuguese soul who built a career in the UK and is now raising a young family in southern Denmark.

Ensure the highest relevant quality of scientific knowledge, medical best practices and educational contents provided by the Association.

Represent the Association towards the Scientific Community and the Health-Care Companies – on behalf of the Board and assisting the Board, further developing the current network and the scientific opportunities for cooperation.

Coordinate the research, sponsorship and execution of significant scientific projects in relation and coordination with the Working Groups, the various Committees and the Boards of the Association.

Provide the Association with a strong knowledge of the current evolution of the ongoing scientific research in the field of nephrology also with reference to the other medical specialties closely linked to it.

Helen is leading CANSO’s membership, sales, and marketing activities. This includes ensuring Members get value from their membership, and developing and implementing the CANSO business development strategy. Helen has 25 years experience in Sales and Marketing, over 18 years experience with International organisations and over 10 years working with Associations.

Linda is passionate about associations and is particularly active in the professional associations in her own field.  She is also a consultant to a variety of associations. In 2008 she was considered one of Portugal’s five most influential people in the conference & events industry and received the education award from IAHMP. Respected internationally as a speaker she has lectured in countries such as Italy, Spain, Russia, Egypt, Cape Verde, United Kingdom, Dubai, Spain and The Netherlands. In 2009 she received the medal of honour for positive entrepreneurship in Portugal for her commitment to promoting culture and heritage and for CSR initiatives.

Experienced in identification, development and delivering of training and development initiatives with over 25 years experience working in the waste, resource and environmental management sector. Recently developed the Framework of Professional Standards for waste and resource professionals. Advocate of the importance of CPD and life long learning. 

Redeveloped classroom based courses to be effectively delivered as blended courses delivered virtually through self managed learning and live tutor led sessions. 

Introduced and hosted a number of podcasts for CIWM involving our Presidential Team discussing a number of different topical waste and resources issues. I have developed and delivered numerous webinar over many years. 

MCIWM- Chartered Waste Manager

Specialities: training course development, blended learning/ eLearning development, CPD, Waste legislation, environment protection.

Steve Price is a Chartered Engineer with a business education from Cranfield and Oxford universities. After 20 years in the chemical industry building new plants and new businesses on three continents, he used the skills and networks he’d developed to create a unique not-for-profit industry association. 

Established in 2003 the European Institute for Industrial Leadership (EIIL) helps member companies in the process, plastics and engineering sectors, to research issues likely to affect their future leadership. This research feeds into programmes which help equip ‘next generation leaders’ with skills needed in their future workplace.

Steve has a passion for developing people and has contributed on this subject as an expert to the Consultative Committee for Industrial Change at the European Economic and Social Committee. For the last twelve years he has been a member of the Advisory Board of JADE the European Confederation of Junior Enterprises, was this year appointed to the Advisory Board of the World Council for Junior Enterprise, and is also engaged as a mentor to the Executive of the Erasmus Student Network.

Valli is the founder and managing director of Digital Learn Ltd, an eLearning company specialising in workplace focussed learning solutions. While working at ACCA as Head of Learning Innovation, she created and deployed multi award-winning digital learning solutions for a global audience, and she continues to work with ACCA on many of their online learning solutions. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and of the Learning and Performance Institute and has a Masters in Education and Technology from UCL Institute of Education. 

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LinkedIn: valli-rajagopal/
Twitter: @alliRajagopal

Maya is a professional fundraiser raising financial support for medical congresses from the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries. In the course of her work Maya initiates and implements new fundraising strategies and establishes long term agreements between associations and potential sponsors.

Over the last decade Maya managed to raise around 6 million Euro/year and increase revenue in a sustainable way.

Maya is a certified lawyer who specialized in private and public international law before specializing as a professional fundraiser.

For more than 12 years, Maya has worked in the PCO's (Professional Congress Organiser) sector pioneering fundraising techniques and strategies.

In 2006 Maya joined Kenes International as the Director of the Sponsorship and Exhibition Sales Department. Maya has managed a team of 10 fundraisers and was responsible for servicing more than 30 associations each year.

Maya’s passion for her job is fueled by her desire to assist associations in reaching their targets and achieve their objectives.

Over the past few years Maya acquired extensive knowledge in pharma/medical devices Industries regulations and she is actively involved in different professional forums.

The strategies Maya develops continuously evolve in alliance with the challenging regulatory environment that we all witness over the past few years.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayayatsiv/
Twitter: @https://twitter.com/RavinskyMaya

Lorraine is the Head of Conferences and Events at the Biochemical Society, developing and leading the Conference and Events team and ensuring that its activities are aligned with the organisation’s strategy. She began her career at a corporate events management agency but has spent most of the last 20 years working for a range of prestigious associations and learned societies. Lorraine’s first major event was during the final year of a Maths and Computer Science degree at the University of York, when she co-organised the 13th British Juggling Convention, a four-day festival for over 1,000 people. 

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Twitter: @LorraineMReese

Brenda Sanderson is an association executive and designer living and working in Montréal. She is Executive Director of IxDA, the global network dedicated to the professional practice of Interaction Design and was previously Managing Director of Icograda. Through her responsibilities at Icograda and her current position, she has worked in more than 25 countries—bridging cultures, language and timezones to use design for progressive change since 2005.

As IxDA's Executive Director, Brenda leads distributed, virtual teams who organize two annual international meetings for 1500+ attendees - Interaction Week and Interaction Latin America. Other programs include the annual Interaction Awards, IxDA Design Education Summit, and IxDA Student Design Charette. 

From 1994-2005, Brenda held successively more responsible creative positions in the publishing and advertising sectors. Her work for Nova Scotia Tourism was twice awarded the Canadian Advertising Campaign of the Year and she received the Kenneth R Wilson award from the Canadian Business Press. A highlight was designing Canada's identity for Expo 2000.

Brenda has served on numerous volunteer boards, including the Data Interoperability Standards Consortium, the Ottawa Tourism Client Advisory Board, and the National Council of the Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC). She is an Ambassador for INDIGO, the International Indigenous Design Network, and a member of the Mandela Poster Project Collective (MPPC). 

Brenda is a CGD certified member of the Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC).

Céline has been working for more than 15 years in the Medical Association World. She has begun her journey within the association management department of Kenes Group in Geneva where she was involved in the coordination of projects for different associations and federations with various focus. 

From 2011 to 2014, she worked in the events industry, first for a Geneva catering company and then she actively participated in the launch of a special events venue. 

In 2015, she joined the European Association for the Study of the Liver, initially as an Event Coordinator then as Event Manager. She was leading an annual congress of 10’000 participants and about 10 additional conferences per year all around Europe.

She joined WHF in 2019 as the Director of Congress and Events. 

Holding a Bachelor of Science in International Management Hospitality from Ecole Hotelière de Lausanne, a Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI, she is also a certified Digital Event Strategist (DES) from PCMA.

Alex is the co-founder of Pixl8 Group - a London-based creative technical consultancy and digital products business with a wide reach into the membership sector.. Over the last 18 years, Alex’s vision to harness the potential of digital to solve complex business challenges has taken Pixl8 from a start-up with innovative ideas, to an established agency that consistently delivers above and beyond. His belief that clients should expect more underpins his commitment to understanding the business and technical needs of every organisation he works with and then solving the challenges intelligently. This approach has helped him to build trusted partnerships with over 100 clients across a broad range of membership bodies, associations, and charities.  Alex’s blend of strategic vision, technical expertise,and extensive industry experience means he is perfectly placed to lead on the creation of a diverse range of sophisticated technical products and solutions. 

Dan has worked in the events industry for the last 12 years holding senior commercial positions at respected event companies such as Terrapinn and Clarion Events. Since making the jump into the event tech space 7 years ago with Eventsforce, Dan has worked closely with many different types of organisations; corporates, associations, universities and publishers - helping them maximise the return of their event tech investments.

Paul Sloggett is Marketing Director at CIWM, the professional membership body for those working in resources and waste management. The responsibilities of Paul’s team include member recruitment and retention and generating funding through sales of CIWM’s wide range of products and services.

CIWM is a relatively small charity with 5,500 individual members but has big ambitions to grow. As part of the senior management team Paul is involved in leading a significant shift in strategy aligned to the world’s heightened ambitions to make sustainable use of the planet’s resources and reduce waste and pollution to zero. The work and passion of these members plays a vitally important role in achieving this, and it is CIWM’s role to help them.

The plan includes repositioning the organisation and brand to appeal to a wider market, improved engagement at a regional level and an increase in member value.

Paul’s background includes roles as Managing Director, Publisher and Marketing Director for over 100 different specialist consumer and B2B multi-media brands. He has also been a management and marketing consultant working in fields such as membership, big data, events, coaching and manufacturing. He has an MA in New Media Publishing from DeMontfort University

Tony Smith is the Communications Director at APNIC, one of the world’s five regional Internet registries, where he leads the organisation’s brand management, communications, marketing and conferences.

A trusted C-suite advisor with a reputation for delivering high-impact results, Tony has worked with executive and Board stakeholders from more than 25 years to build and protect brands.

He has corporate, agency and not for profit experience working with brands including Cisco, Nokia, Microsoft, Apple, Intel and NTT across Europe and the Asia-Pacific, giving him insights across a spectrum of senior industry roles.

Tony has a global communications perspective with the majority of his career working on international remits.  He firmly believes that credibility is an organisation’s most valuable asset, and investing in open, inclusive and transparent communication is the key to building and defending that asset in an era of declining public trust.

I look after the leadership activities for the AAE. This involves chairing the Leaders Forums at the UK and the World Associations Congresses, as well the Leaders Summits and identifying other opportunities to support association leaders, for example new programmes and forums to bring Executive Heads together. 

I have been working on the AAE leaders events for eight years, contributed to the leadership aspects of all AAE's activities, and have an Executive Masters in International Association Management from Solvay Business School, Brussels.

Get in touch if you would like to hear more about our leadership activities at AAE or if you would like me to put you in touch with a trusted advisor or another executive director with experience of a particular issue. 

Experienced in training and development with a demonstrated history of working in the optical industry. Skilled in Manufacturing, Customer Service, Management, Retail, and Sales. Proudly now Operations Manager at the National Resource Centre Birmingham.

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Dr Tsang is currently the President of Hong Kong Dental Association and Honorary Chairman of the organizing committee of the 10th Hong Kong International Dental Exhibition and Symposium (10th HKIDEAS). He is the Founding Chairman of Young Dentists Group in 2010 and currently serves the group as an adviser. In 2018-19, he served the Association as the co-chairmen of Professional Volunteer Services Committee and the Convenor of an overseas volunteer service programme namely HEALTHY SMILE (Cambodia) which encourages dentists and dental students in Hong Kong to engage in volunteerism. 

CEO of MGI Worldwide. Before that, Managing Partner of a leading executive search firm, Managing Director of a top ten shipping agency and in senior public service in the UK House of Commons.

Coaching, training and strategy consulting to international companies at top management and board level. Author of academic studies on management culture.

MGI Worldwide is a top 20 global network of more than 250 accounting firms in 102 countries.

Based in Lisbon and London. MA from Oxford University and MBA from Cranfield School of Management. CIOL qualified linguist, speaking fluent Portuguese, French and Spanish, as well as native English.

Juanita is obsessed with organisational success in a fast-changing future. 

She is often called on for her expertise in matters relating to strategic stakeholder engagement and her knack for translating complex issues into easily relatable concepts.

These skills also come in very handy when she's on stage as professional conference speaker or masterclass facilitator on topics relating to "doing better business better".

As an “old millenial" Juanita has experienced the world of work both as how it used to be, as well as where it has shifted to. Therefore, in steering and managing her own company (www.atthatpoint.co.za), she draws inspiration from both those who remember the usual, and those that are creating the unusual.

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Ian is an event technology specialist who has spent the last 15 years managing conferences and developing complex technology solutions for hundreds of events globally. At Eventsforce, he advises clients on how they can use technology to maximise the value of their events – from registration and marketing to engagement and event reporting. He also works closely with them on managing complex data integration projects which allow organisations to manage their event data a lot more effectively. 

As a regular speaker on the circuit, Ian is passionate about the potential of technology and its role in changing the way the events industry works.

Sophie joined Gafta in March 2017 as Head of Training and Events and is responsible for the delivery of the organisation’s extensive online and face-to-face training programme. Prior to this, she ran the events team for a well-known financial services trade body. Sophie has also worked in the commercial events sector, first running conferences for the transport planning industry and then for a medical publishing house.

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Kimbeley is the Head of Congress & Corporate Relations, she manages with the teams for the EADV’s annual congress and symposium. She is very passionate about developing new collaborations and strategies to fund the events and strongly believes that collaboration between the Academy and the sponsors is key to face the constantly changing legal environment.

Kimberley has changed the approach to sponsors and sponsorship in general in the Academy and contributed to creating long-lasting collaborative partnerships with sponsors while increasing the investments. This relationships goes beyond the events and ensures effective collaboration for the EADV’s activities all year round, supporting the education of European and International Dermatologist and improving patients’ lives. She currently oversees a portfolio of over 230 active corporate partners.