PCMA confirms Copenhagen for Convening EMEA 2023

At the close of PCMA’s most successful European event on record (30 September), the industry association president and CEO Sherrif Karamat, announced Copenhagen, one of the world’s leading sustainable meetings destinations, as the host city for Convening EMEA 2023. Convening EMEA is an omnichannel event created for business event professionals and creatives to share learnings and collaborate to build a stronger future for the global business events community. The annual European conference will be held 20–22 September, 2023 at the Bella Center Copenhagen. “This partnership with Copenhagen is timely as PCMA continues to foster dialogue and outcomes around sustainability and regeneration for the global business events industry,” said Karamat.  “We know that if we expect our industry to transform, we need to lead that transformation.” Convening EMEA 2022 in Vienna (28-30 September) drew a record 460 participants from 41 countries and was held under the theme ‘Together We Move Forward’.  An immersive three-day event delivered a platform where a multi-generational ecosystem allowed for legacy leaders and rising stars to come together to learn and collaborate. “As Convening EMEA continues its journey to become the nexus of business events in EMEA we feel Copenhagen will create the perfect environment to foster collaboration, experimentation, innovation, and legacy. Their work on sustainability, green, and legacy initiatives is only a few reasons that we chose them as a destination partner,” said regional director of PCMA EMEA, Jaimé Bennett. Copenhagen has been labelled as the ‘world’s most liveable city’, for its safety, tolerance, green initiatives, international connectivity, creative environments, relaxed lifestyle, democratic design, and the active use of spaces. “We are excited to host PCMA Convening EMEA next year as it is an event always rich on content and highly engaged participants from all  corners of our industry. We cannot wait to move forward with our common important agendas and to show everyone what Copenhagen has to offer,” said Kit Lykketoft, director of convention, Wonderful Copenhagen. “We are thrilled to welcome PCMA and Convening EMEA 2023 to Bella Center Copenhagen. Being able to provide the physical destination space for connecting the peers of our very own industry with the purpose of sharing inspiration and knowledge with one another is the epitome of our everyday mission: Hosting moments that matter,” added Christian Folden Lund, CEO of Bellagroup.