MIBEXPO Russia Conference took place on 17 September

The 9th International Meeting Industry and Business Travel Conference MIBEXPO Russia took place on 17 September within the Moscow International Autumn Travel Industry Week — MATIW-2013. The Official Partner of the Conference is TOUR EXPRESS.

The Conference brought together the Mice industry experts, including operators, organizers of business trips, incentive tours, promotional trips, training sessions, conventions and conferences, as well as representatives of convention centres, hotels, hotel chains and airlines.

The «Corporate Buyer» programme, sponsored by TEZ Tour and KIHAAD Maldives has involved the business travel agencies’ clients: HR managers, marketing and PR managers, event managers, assistants, office managers.

The delegates discussed business tourism trends and development prospects, cross cultural and interpersonal relationships in the meetings industry, as well as Luxury MICE sector. The Conference moderator was Yuriy Sarapkin, the independent expert, full member of MPI, SITE, ACTE. Among the speakers there were the representatives of the well-known companies and international organizations including Anna Gorska, Chief Executive Officer of Gdansk Convention Bureau/Gdansk Tourist Organization, ICCA Central European Chapter Chairperson, Vice President of MPI Poland, Marko Lomantu, Director of Development and Destination Department of the Brazilian Tourism Board (Embratur), Elvira Tarasenko, Commercial Director of GOST Luxury Clubs, Alyona Topcheeva, General Director of Diversity World Cross-Cultural Communication and Language Learning Centre, Tatiana Shabarina, General Director of Bonaman, and other industry experts.

During the Conference the Mice industry experts heard the reports of the leading industry professionals, they also shared the experience, represented their opportunities and established fruitful contacts.