Future Shapers

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

(blue = lectures, red = project management, green = coaching & mentoring, orange = networking)

1 – 2 July 2024
Participation in the AIPC Annual Conference where you and your group will present your future challenge and proposed solution. Note that you will be requested to be onsite on 30 June for full day rehearsals.

Candidate Selection Process
The Future Shapers programme is open to persons working at an AIPC member Convention centre. Following criteria is required:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in the event industry (not limited to convention centres)
• Endorsement by her/his executive manager
• Commitment by the management to:
  • Allow for sufficient time to follow and contribute to the programme
  • Fund participation to the 2024 Annual Conference taking place in Costa Rica (1-3 July 2024)

Candidates will submit the following documents:

• A resume
• A motivational letter outlining why they would like to participate in the programme
• An endorsement letter signed by an executive manager
• A video explaining what the participant sees as the challenge in convention centre management she/he would like to work on and why (without therefore providing a solution)
• An overview of her/his top 3 skills

Four members of the Task Force will each score a set of candidatures using a scoring sheet, with Sven Bossu in charge of setting up the scoring sheet, compiling the scoring and ensuring consistency.

The scoring and proposed selection will be provided to the Board Sponsor for final validation.

Idea Selection

The top two ideas will be selected during a “pitching” presentation, whereby each candidate has 3 minutes to present her/his idea to fellow participants.

At the end of the session, all participants and the Task Force members of AIPC members which do not participate in the programme will be able to select their top 3 ideas using SLIDO, resulting into an overall ranking. Participants will not be allowed to vote for their own idea.

Selection winning team
The winning team will be selected based on two scorings:

• The Business Case
• The Presentation

The Business Case scoring will be done by a jury of 5 persons: 1 member of the Board, 2 venue CEOs and 2 business partner CEOs. The scoring criteria (which all have the same weight) are:

• Level of innovation
• Business description
• Market analysis
• Product analysis
• Financial analysis

The Presentation scoring will be given by the vote of the AIPC AC 2024 participants.