Wednesday
20th April

Meeting Point: Môderne Hotel

Lunch at Real Club Astur de Regatas

Short encounter with local authorities at the Town Hall

Cimavilla Guided tour

Back to hotels

Meeting point for bus transfer: Môderne Hotel

Lagar Casa Trabanco

Guided tour

Cider Pouring Contest

Welcome Dinner

Thursday
21st April

VENUE: Laboral City of Culture

Meeting point for bus transfer: Môderne Hotel

OFFICIAL OPENING

D. Christoph Tessmar

ICCA Iberian Chapter Chair

D. Daniel Martínez

Visit Gijón CEO

ROUND TABLE SESSIONS

We always want to know more about what our sector does, we want to ask about how you do this or that, about how you deal with… This is the moment for sharing knowledge and expertise among us

Topics to be discussed:

1. What is an Intelligent / smart destination and what is the impact in MICE Industry?
2. What do the member expect from ICCA? And what do they think of recent changes: significant change of staff, creation of a company that now has some of the responsibilities that used to be of the association…?
3. How should the future of the Iberian Chapter be like? What is the value that each of us expects for being a ICCA member? What can we do to attract more members to ICCA?
4. Ethical code in MICE sector. How far do we get? IB Chapter ICCA members agree not to…. can IB chapter member do something in all the events we have during 2022?
5. What is the impact of subventions granted by official organisations? Do they make an effective impact on the selection of the destination? Should this question be a part of the ethical code?
6. How to innovate when bidding?
7. How can venues, cities and PCO leave their mark on the attendees. We don’t only want them to remember the congress, but also our spaces, cities…
8. How to deal with annoying clients (those who ask for everything for free)
9. Tips to make memorable events
10. Are virtual events a treat to destinations and venues?
11. How destinations can take advantage of hybrid events

Coffee-Break

61TH ICCA CONGRESS PRESENTATION

Krakow Convention Bureau

CASE STUDIES SESSION

1. DNA: Destination Network Alliance
2. Algarve tech hub
3. Madrid Convention Bureau

LET THE CLIENTS TALK FREELY

Ignacio Deregibus

Deputi Executive Director of IWRA ,International Water Resources Association

Professor José Manuel Costa

Chairman of the Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale 2022
Chairman of the 21st International Symposium on Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence & XIX International Symposium on Luminescence Spectrometry

ICCA HQ PLANS & VISION

Desirée Baltusen. Chief Business Development Officer

Short masterclass about “Cachopos” and Lunch

The driving force for Science, Technology and Innovation Meetings in Gijón: The Mile of Knowledge

Daniel Martínez

Visit Gijón CEO

Paula Queipo Rodriguez

Director of Business Operations at IDONIAL (Advanced Manufacturing, Additive manufacturing (3D printing) & Industry 4.0)

Juan Carlos Campo

Director of the Gijón Polytechnic School of Engineering

Opcion A: Laboral, City of Culture tour

Opcion B: Venues sector meeting

Return to hotels

Meeting point for bus transfer: Môderne Hotel

La Riega Manor House

Closing dinner

Friday
22nd April

Business Exchange

ICCA IBERIAN CHAPTER ANNUAL ASSEMBLY

(Only for members)

Gijon Aquarium Biopark

Meeting point at the Môderne Hotel for walking to the Aquarium

Annual Assembly

Venue tour

Farewell lunch