AN EVENT LIKE NO OTHER
Coming to Barcelona 22–24 Sept. 2019
Join a unique congress that connects European-based associations and corporations with industry professionals during PCMA’s annual European Influencers Summit. Gain knowledge and insight on how to elevate the region’s business events industry while building lasting and rewarding relationships.
If you’re a key-decision maker, business influencer or events strategist, the European Influencers Summit is your extraordinary opportunity for personal and professional development and the foundation for underscoring why business events drive global economic and social progress.
WHAT OTHERS SAY
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This is the type of platform that differentiates from other events, as it enhances education complemented by quality personal interaction.”
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I personally enjoyed the ‘Disruptive Thinking’ session in which we had to work together discuss relationships - coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success - and how to create intersection between commercial gain and social good.”
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The speakers showing new revenue streams were all interesting, in different ways, and some of their case studies are immediately applicable to any event. Finally, I thought the concluding workshop was well structured and gave me a few nuggets I am already sharing with my team - overall, a positive experience, in a wonderful setting in Seville.”
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OPENING PLENARY
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
| Saturday 21 September | |
| 9:00 – 13:00 | Joint Board Meeting |
| 14:30 – 17:30 | Board |
| 19:00 – 22:00 | Joint Board Dinner |
| Sunday 22 September | |
| 9:00 – 13:00 | PCMA Board of Directors Meeting |
| 14:30 – 17:30 | Social Impact Project |
| 19:00 – 22:00 | Welcome Reception |
| Monday 23 September | |
| 8:00 – 16:30 | Registration |
| 8:00 – 9:00 | Breakfast on own, morning activities |
| 9:00 – 10:15 | Opening Plenary |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Refreshment Break |
| 10:45 – 13:30 | Education Sessions |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Networking Lunch |
| 14:30 – 17:30 | Offsite Knowledge Tours |
| 20:00 – 21:30 | Networking Reception |
| Tuesday 24 September | |
| 8:00 – 13:15 | Registration |
| 8:00 – 9:00 | Breakfast on own, morning activities |
| 9:00 – 10:15 | Plenary Session |
| 9:00 – 10:15 | Plenary Session |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 – 12:15 | Ideathon |
| 12:30 – 13:15 | Closing Plenary |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Regional Advisory Board Meeting |
| 20:00 – 21:30 | Regional Advisory Board Dinner |
| Wednesday 25 September | |
| 8:00 – 9:00 | Regional Advisory Board, Breakfast on Own |
| 9:00 – 12:00 | Regional Advisory Board Meeting |
European Influencers Summit puts a different spin on the classroom with learning tours that take you to the experts to see how concepts are put into action.
FCB Camp Nou Headquarters
Learn how to position your brand to sponsors from the experts behind FC Barcelona’s success. Travel to Barça’s Camp Nou headquarters and gain insight into strategies the global futbol club employed to become the first franchise of any sport to achieve 1 billion Euros in annual revenue by 2020.
Hospital de Sant Pau
Unleash your creative energy and break through metal barriers during this tour of Hospital de Sant Pau, one of the most architecturally significant landmarks in Barcelona. Built at the turn of the 20th century, this former hospital has recently transformed into a museum and cultural center.
Media-TIC
Discover how superfast wireless 5G connectivity will unleash new innovation and disrupt business events on this tour of Barcelona’s start-up ecosystem, the Media-TIC Incubator, home to entrepreneurs leveraging robotics, AI and IoT technology.
Valkiria
Immerse yourself in the unique learning spaces of 22@, Barcelona’s vibrant urban innovation district, as you visit Valkiria Hub Events. This district is where you’ll find a network of large companies, universities and technology centers, start-ups that work with companies on how to maximize the potential of new technologies.
The European Influencers Summit will feature an “Innovate + Elevate Hub,” an evolution of the “Innovate + Elevate Arena” introduced at 2019 PCMA Convening Leaders as a new approach to the traditional exhibition space. The Learning Hub will offer key areas for experiential learning and collaboration, including a podcast studio, open workspace for attendees to continue conversations sparked by education sessions, visual depictions of selected education sessions and plenaries, among other activations that will be revealed in due course.
An overhead view of the Convening Leaders 2019 Innovate + Elevate Hub. (Jacob Slaton Photography)
Participate in the European Influencers Summit’s “Ideathon,” a larger-scale hackathon seeking to prove how business events can drive global economic and social progress.
Team members celebrate their ideas during the Convening Leaders 2019 “Hackathon.” (Jacob Slaton Photography)
PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS
2018’s European Influencers Summit in Seville, Spain
The 2019 event is hosted by the Barcelona Convention Bureau, Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona (CCIB) and the Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona
BRANDING, NETWORKING & SPONSORSHIP
Meet industry leaders, including senior business events professionals, from top international corporations, medical and professional associations. Connect with the PCMA audience in a relaxed and informal environment, where you can:
- Position your brand as a leader in the business events industry.
- Align your brand with PCMA, a recognized powerhouse in the industry. Immerse the audience in your organization’s branding in creative and innovative ways.
- Promote your brand with PCMA’s digital coverage on social media and ad networks.
Interested?
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