Future Shapers – Cohort 3

In September, the third edition of the Future Shapers – the AIPC talent programme – was kicked-off. This year, 9 talents from 8 different countries have been selected to participate.  

The programme has three components: 

1. Masterclasses: a series of 7 expert led masterclasses 
2. Industry challenge: working with their group, the Future Shapers will collectively identify an industry challenge, create a proposed solution, and develop a business case for investment which will be detailed in a white paper, written by the group, which will be published to the AIPC community 
3. Challenge presentation: working with their group, the Future Shapers will prepare a 20-minute presentation to be presented at the AIPC Annual Conference in San José, Costa Rica which will take place on 1st and 2nd July 2024. 

The first 3 masterclasses have taken place and the industry challenges identified. The key next step is to crystallize the ideas, prepare the cases and the presentation (in addition to the remaining lectures).  

Tiffany Chung DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SALES, KLCC Malaysia	Rózsa Szilágyi PROJECT MANAGER, HUNGEXPO Hungary	Manon Jongejan BUILDING MANAGER, WORLD FORUM THE HAGUE The Netherlands
Kwok Wai Kay DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, KLCC Malaysia	Ciara Davidson HEAD OF GOVERNANCE AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT COMPANY SECRETARY, ICC BELFAST Northern Ireland	Chao Wang INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, VIPARIS France
Arwa Ali Al Rasbi SENIOR EVENTS OPERATIONS, OMAN CONVENTION CENTER Oman	Ali Toorani EVENT MANAGER, EXHIBITION WORLD BAHRAIN Bahrain	Gabriella Alberici SENIOR MANAGER, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORP, GOVERNMENT & EVENTS, ICC SYDNEY Australia

We take this opportunity to thank the members of the Future Shapers Task Force – Sam Glass, Dawn Lauder, Stephanie Hopton and Genevieve Lim – from their continued support and guidance. 

More information on the programme can be found on https://aipc.org/aipc-future-shapers/