Conference & Meetings World Issue 142 | Page 5

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Features

25 >> Sporting theatre in Stratford, as a new culture hub emerges in East London
26 >> BCD EMEA MD Mikael Ek talks crisis management, creative services, M & A and more
37 >> Planning for crisis management: Chris Lewis and Dominic Keogh share their action plan
46 >> Sledge MD Sarah Yeats on building better events budgets
53 >> Visiting Media: Broadening a European event tech platform

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03 >> Editor’ s letter 06 >> Global snapshot
09 >> ICCA’ s CEO discusses how DMOs are shaping the next era of global meetings
11 >> AIPC CEO on the human touch of event technology
13 >> SITE’ s Padraic Gilligan offers thoughts from the crossroads of the rational and the emotional
21 >> BestCities looking to Cape Town in 2027
42 >> Wellness: Pandit Desa on navigating constant change without burning out
58 >> Venue Scanner’ s Rebecca Kelly explains why AI is making live events more valuable

56 Reality Check

Paul Cook says neuroscience holds the key

18 SiGMA saga

James Cummings shares an inside line on Malta ' s latest convention centre aspirations

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IMC Case Study
From scenography to emotion at the MICHELIN Guide ceremony
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