Associations World Congress 2025

Session Details

Sunday 29 June
12pm – 1pm
Registration and badging for the pre-congress session delegates

Registration

1pm – 1.50pm
Lunch & Networking

Break

2pm – 5.30pm
1. Medical Associations Forum

Pre-congress Forum

2. Leadership & Governance Forum

Pre-congress Forum

3.30pm – 4pm
Refreshments & Networking

Break

6.30pm – 7.30pm
Welcome Reception & Registration

Social Event

7.30pm – 9.30pm
Hosted Dinners

Social Event

Monday 30 June
8.30am – 9am
3. Welcome and Introduction to the Congress

Plenary

9am – 9.45am
4. Keynote: Forging Bridges of Trust and Innovation in the Digital Era

Keynote Plenary Talk

9.55am – 10.50am
5. What is the Association's Role in a World of Disinformation and 'Alternative' Facts?

Keynote Panel

6. How can Associations Justify the Inevitable Environmental Impact of Events?

Keynote Panel

7. What is the Successful Membership Model of the Future?

Keynote Panel

8. Artificial Intelligence: The Key to Value & Growth or Low cost, High volume and Unreliability?

Keynote Panel

10.50am – 11.25am
Refreshments, Networking & Exhibition

Break

11.25am – 11.50am
9. Building Public Trust and Media Literacy

Talk

10. It’s good to talk: the AI Event tool that gathers collective wisdom and conversational intelligence

Talk

11. Digital Transformation: From Complexity to Clarity

Talk

12. Future-proofing knowledge management for Associations in the evolving AI landscape

Talk

13. Elevating the Value of CPD for Associations and Members

Talk

11.55am – 12.20pm
14. Critical factors for Successful Governance and Constitutions that work

Talk

15. How AI Reimagined Delegate, Speaker & Sponsor Value Is Transforming From One-Off Events to Year-Round Engagement (& Revenue)

Talk

16. From fragmented to future-ready: A digital transformation that redefined a profession

Talk

17. Using AI to power an Association's news feed

Talk

18. The Modernization Mandate: What TMA’s Video Pivot Reveals About the Future of Associations

Talk

12.20pm – 1.25pm
Strategic Partner Exchange

Networking

1pm – 2.15pm
Lunch, Networking & Exhibition

Break

1.30pm – 1.40pm
ReadyIntelligence

Tech Demo

1.45pm – 1.55pm
Natter

Tech Demo

2pm – 2.10pm
Gather Voices

Tech Demo

2.15pm – 5.30pm
19. Money Matters: Successful Association Financial & Investment Strategies

Deepdive Session

20. Creating Events Everyone Talks About and No One Wants to Miss

Deepdive Session

21. Redefining Success: Metrics That Matter in Today’s World

Deepdive Session

22. Beyond the Hype: Practical AI for Membership & Advocacy Work

Deepdive Session

23. Strategic Growth for Impact: Expanding Educational & Professional Development in Associations

Deepdive Session

3.30pm – 4.15pm
Refreshments, Networking & Exhibition

Break

7pm – 11pm
Associations Congress Dinner & Awards Ceremony

Social Event

Tuesday 1 July
9am – 11.45am
24. Uncharted Income: Navigating Ideation & Innovation for Revenue Diversification

Deepdive Session

25. Growing Event Stakeholder Engagement & Revenue Through Experience-Led Thinking

Deepdive Session

26. Understanding your Membership & Stakeholders

Deepdive Session

27. Creating Valuable and Reliable Content with AI

Deepdive Session

28. Your Video Strategy Is Broken—Here’s What to Do Instead

Deepdive Session

10.10am – 10.45am
Refreshments, Networking & Exhibition

Break

11.55am – 12.40pm
Strategic Partner Exchange

Networking

12.30pm – 1.30pm
Lunch, Networking & Exhibition

Break

12.45pm – 12.55pm
Momentive Software

Tech Demo

1pm – 1.10pm
CPDValet

Tech Demo

1.15pm – 1.25pm
MULTILEARNING Group

Tech Demo

1.30pm – 1.55pm
29. Creating AI Policies for an Association: A Strategic Framework

Talk

30. Expanding access: how ISUOG scaled global education through targeted virtual delivery

Talk

31. From zero to multi-million: Building organisational membership (at an individual member organisation)

Talk

32. Engage, Educate, Empower: Strategies for Year-Round Learning

Talk

33. AI Compliance – Implementing AI governance and achieving AI literacy

Talk

2pm – 3.20pm
34. Harnessing the Power of AI in Your Organization

Deepdive Session

35. Creating Successful Event Portfolios

Deepdive Session

36. Organisational Memberships: Engagement beyond the Main Contact

Deepdive Session

3.30pm – 4pm
39. Closing Keynote: The Power of Connection: From Purpose to Movement

Keynote Plenary Talk

4.30pm – 10.30pm
Post-Congress Site Visit of Hamburg (optional)

Site Visit