Torino. Over 700 delegates are set to convene for Meeting Professionals International’s (MPI) European Meetings and Events Conference (EMEC) in Torino, Italy, 1-3 March 2009. Designed to help industry professionals, the conference will provide meeting and event professionals with the knowledge to develop their businesses and stay on top of technological innovations, current trends and developments especially in these challenging economical times.

With an overarching theme of ‘Connect to Passion’, MPI has organised a full educational programme of key note addresses, workshops, panels and interactive sessions focussing on the challenges and opportunities facing the meetings industry from an operational and management perspective. Key highlights of the programme, which feature more than 35 educational sessions, include:

Tough Times: How Global Markets Impact You
Daniel Thorniley, Senior Vice President, Economist Group

Leading Tomorrow’s Workforce in Today’s World
Paul Bridle, Leadership Methodologist

New Technology Trends Transforming the Industry
Corbin Ball, Corbin Ball Associates

The Best Way to Beat a Recession is to Sell Your Way Out of It
Mike Southon, Business Guru, Author and Journalist

For the full programme visit www.mpiweb.org/emec