BestCities to stage 2016 Global Forum in Dubai - with benefits

MICE News
Monday, 24 October 2016

The BestCities Global Alliance will stage its Global Forum in Dubai, UAE, 04-08 December 2016. 
Hosted in partnership with Dubai Business Events and Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), the four-day session still has places available.


To date, some 20 associations have signed up, including World Autism Organisation, Alzheimer’s Association, International Astronautical Federation and World Environmental Education Congress.


The Forum features a program of case studies and speakers including Forum facilitator Hazel Jackson, ceo of Emirates -based biz-group; dr Tommy Weir, speaker and professor of Hult International Business School; Oliver Martin, a stakeholder engagement strategist, specialising in destination development; Philip Davies, president of brand consultancy EMEA Siegel + Gale and Sherrif Karamat, chief operations officer PCMA.


The Forum will cover a range of relevant topics such as advancing the purpose of international associations through long-term legacy development, improving the event’s benefits to the host community and creating strategic partnerships with destinations.


Steen Jakobsen, director of Dubai Business Events said: "In recent years Dubai Business Events has worked closely with a number of international association meetings to help develop long-term legacies, both for the emirate and the organisation.  With legacy also a core element of World Expo 2020 Dubai, the Forum will be the ideal opportunity for delegates to gain a greater insight into the Expo team’s legacy planning ahead of this prestigious global event.”  


With no cost to attend, including return business class flights to Dubai, accommodation and meals, the Global Forum is open to senior association executives (or AMC on behalf of Associations) considering hosting International Business Events that rotate globally, relevant to any of the 11 BestCities Global Alliance partner cities: Berlin, Bogotá, Cape Town, Copenhagen, Dubai, Edinburgh, Houston, Melbourne, Singapore, Tokyo and Vancouver.

BestCities to stage 2016 Global Forum in Dubai - with benefits

MICE News
Monday, 24 October 2016

The BestCities Global Alliance will stage its Global Forum in Dubai, UAE, 04-08 December 2016. 
Hosted in partnership with Dubai Business Events and Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), the four-day session still has places available.


To date, some 20 associations have signed up, including World Autism Organisation, Alzheimer’s Association, International Astronautical Federation and World Environmental Education Congress.


The Forum features a program of case studies and speakers including Forum facilitator Hazel Jackson, ceo of Emirates -based biz-group; dr Tommy Weir, speaker and professor of Hult International Business School; Oliver Martin, a stakeholder engagement strategist, specialising in destination development; Philip Davies, president of brand consultancy EMEA Siegel + Gale and Sherrif Karamat, chief operations officer PCMA.


The Forum will cover a range of relevant topics such as advancing the purpose of international associations through long-term legacy development, improving the event’s benefits to the host community and creating strategic partnerships with destinations.


Steen Jakobsen, director of Dubai Business Events said: "In recent years Dubai Business Events has worked closely with a number of international association meetings to help develop long-term legacies, both for the emirate and the organisation.  With legacy also a core element of World Expo 2020 Dubai, the Forum will be the ideal opportunity for delegates to gain a greater insight into the Expo team’s legacy planning ahead of this prestigious global event.”  


With no cost to attend, including return business class flights to Dubai, accommodation and meals, the Global Forum is open to senior association executives (or AMC on behalf of Associations) considering hosting International Business Events that rotate globally, relevant to any of the 11 BestCities Global Alliance partner cities: Berlin, Bogotá, Cape Town, Copenhagen, Dubai, Edinburgh, Houston, Melbourne, Singapore, Tokyo and Vancouver.