Leadership Archives

The Peculiarities of Association Leadership

24th November 2020

For ESAE, Zsuzsanna Bódi, Director of the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL), explains what makes association leadership so special.

Handling Crises & Opportunities: Voices from Basel

10th November 2020

Until recently, Basel was home to a thriving exhibition and congress business, which is now facing the question as to what happens next.

The Challenges & Opportunities of Medical Associations

12th March 2020

The associations sector is vast and hugely diverse. But within this group there’s one particular community that appears to have specific challenges: the medical associations, as Ben Hainsworth writes.

Growing in a Time of Brexit

19th February 2020

The European Social Network (ESN) has faced many challenges in the past years – the first one being a UK-based organization benefitting from European funds, which, in a time of Brexit, led the association to relocate in Brussels. Alfonso Lara Montero, Chief Executive, explains to Boardroom it was actually not the only issue ESN had to deal with.

Building a Sustainable Brand for the Future

6th January 2020

Renata Lima Lerch, founder of Integrated Niche, a global and Agile Marketing think tank, argues it's the role of leaders to allocate a share of the organization’s attention from just improving the status quo to what lies ahead, in order for their association to be future-proof.

Florence Rewards its Ambassadors

28th November 2019

In its fourth edition, the Florence Ambassador Awards took place on October 15 in the Salone dei Cinquecento in Palazzo Vecchio.

Toronto Rewards Local Ambassadors

21st November 2019

The Leaders Circle honoured 13 local experts from various fields, including atomic physics and human rights, for their important role in bringing international meetings to Toronto at the 2019 Leaders Circle Gala.

Reykjavík Honours Its Ambassadors

27th September 2019

Earlier in September, Meet in Reykjavík – Reykjavík Convention Bureau, in partnership with the Icelandic Travel Industry Association, hosted an annual event for stakeholders in the Icelandic MICE industry.

Speaking the Language of Leadership

10th September 2019

The inaugural AC Forum and Leading Centres of Europe (LCE) collaborative learning experience in July took the theme of the language of leadership, with delegates joining forces to improve their communication skills.

Academics Promote Wales Through New Ambassador Programme

7th June 2019

ICC Wales has launched a recruitment drive for the Ambassador Wales Programme at Swansea University underlining its commitment to attracting national and international association conferences to Wales.

Ottawa Launches New Ambassador Program

15th April 2019

Ottawa Tourism, Shaw Centre and Invest Ottawa are collaborating to launch a program to bring more conferences and conventions to Canada’s capital city through the creation of local ambassadors.

Leadership in Action

27th February 2019

International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) presented the inaugural Leaders Forum during the Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME) in Melbourne.