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Welcome
to the
Future Leaders Forum
“ We are sorry that we cannot be with you today!”
The Future Leaders Forum
Objectives:
• To support Warsaw, Poland and MPI Poland Club
• To inform about the meetings Industry
• To encourage Future Leaders to make the meetings industry their career
• To connect Future Leaders throughout their career
www.imex-frankfurt.com/aboutfutureleadersforum
.html
The Future Leaders Forum
• 45 Future Leaders Forum have taken place all over the world since 2003.
• Over 3,500 university/college students have attended these Forums.
• 80% are more likely to enter the meetings industry as a result of attending an FLF
• Many of these students have already entered into the meetings industry with excellent jobs.
Your concern!
The Times, UK – 25 Jan 2010
“Record rush for prime jobs as graduates fight for any offer!”
The Meetings Industry offers a great career
Vancouver
Beijing
Dubai
The Global Face of Meetings
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Traditional Advertising
Events
Public Relations
Web/Internet Marketing
Sponsorship Activities
Direct Marketing
Other
The Marketing and Communication Mix
Source: MCI’s Event Marketing Research (2006)
Meetings Deliver
• 28%: Current business that would be lost without face-to-face meetings
• 17%: The average Profit a company would lose if it eliminated all business travel
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Watch the trends….
• New destinations/competition
• March of technology
• Tradeshows
India
China
March of Technology
www.corbinball.com
Meetings for Generation Y
Four generations in the active population:
• Traditionalists, born between 1925 and 1942
• Baby Boomers, born between 1943 and 1960
• Generation X, born between 1961 and 1976
• Generation Y, born between 1977 and 1995
More – and better – use of technology
• Everything online
• Mobile telephone messages
• Better websites !
• Wi-fi everywhere
Tradeshows
• Potentially providing the best business opportunities in the industry
• Resulting in one of the best ROI
Quality in numbers.
• Hosted buyers: 3,412 from 57 countries
• Total visitors: 7,600 from 97 countries
• Total exhibitors: 3,300 from over 140 countries
“Back to back appointments all day every day.”
Sandra Chipchase, CEO Melbourne CVB
The Meetings Industry...
• Expanding
• Dynamic
• Young
• Variety
• Prestigious
• International
and FUN!
A career to think seriously about!
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Cross – Cultural Understanding
for effective business
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HSBC
The Worlds Local Bank
The more you look at the world, the more
you recognise how people value things
differently
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Richard Lewis Communications
www.crossculture.com
The FLF University Challenge
• A chance to represent your university and country
• A chance to see the Meetings Industry at work
• A chance to „fast track‟ your career
• A chance to network
www.imex-frankfurt.com/flfuniversitychallenge.html
Leadership
10 indispensable qualities of a leader
• Charisma• Commitment• Communication• Courage• Generosity
• Initiative• Passion• Positive attitude• Relationships• Vision
Communication
Without it, you travel alone.
Barack Obama
Commitment
It separates the doers from the dreamers
Passion
Take this life and love it!
Krzysztof
Celuch Wojciech
Liszka
Good luck with your careers!
YOU CAN ALL BE LEADERS!