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Global Association Forum

Creating meetings that matter

11-13 September, 2023 | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

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Final Programme

The Global Association Forum 2023 will be designed in an interactive and collaborative setting with internationally accredited educational content, out of the box sessions, and pre-scheduled, face-to-face meetings for an intense, purposeful experience. 

Discover what makes our programme different. 

  All sessions will be held in person in UTC +00:00 (Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London), 

which is the local time of the Faroe Islands.


 Detailed Programme






All ICCA sessions qualify for ICCASkills certification credits and can be used for recertification purposes or towards future ICCASkills certification. 


RESPONSE ROOM INNOVAtION CHALLENGE 

"From Negative footprint to positive handprint"


As an attendee of the Global Association Forum, you will have the opportunity to participate in a special innovation challenge designed by ICCA and the GCB Response Room. The goal of that inspiring session is to motivate and encourage everyone to regenerate a positive, societal impact.  

8 submitted their innovative ideas, and after 83 votes later, we are happy to announce the three winning projects with the most votes: the "BEST - Business Events Shaping Tomorrow" by Edinburgh International Conference Centre-EICC with 17 votes, the "YEEC Youth Environmental Education Conference" by World Environmental Education Network -WEEC with 14 votes, and the "Buzz Builders: BILT EUR legacy of insect population restoration by Digital Built Environment Institute Europe-DBEI" with 13 votes.

The session "From negative footprint to positive handprint" will take place on Tuesday, September 12 and it will be moderated by Gérald Howard, Senior Project Development Manager, Promotion & Sales, Lausanne Montreux Congress.


ADDITIONAL KEY TAKEAWAYS

Key trends with regards to regenerative meeting design

How to create meetings that generate a positive societal impact

Practical tips on creating an out of the box meeting experience to deliver an authentic and unforgettable experience

How to leverage the meeting destination’s sense of place and local culture to generate meaningful connections for meetings that matter

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