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Global Entrepreneurship Summit comes to The Hague in June
The Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), will be coming to The Hague, Netherlands, from 3-5 June 2019. At the GES, around 2,000 entrepreneurs, investors and other participants from all over the world will come together at the World Forum in The Hague. The 9th edition of GES will focus on global opportunities for the next wave of entrepreneur-led innovation in scalable tech, from artificial intell...
Changing the conference game at EMEC 19
CMW’s Stuart Wood hurried to The Hague in February, host city of MPI’s 2019 European Meetings & Events Conference (EMEC). It was a conference that took a healthy dose of inspiration from the festival industry. The tagline of EMEC 19 was ‘Changing the game’, and organisers – the MPI Netherlands Chapter – made a concerted effort to break down traditional conference formats ove...
Cybersecurity profs choose The Hague for pan-EMEA Secure Summit
(ISC)², the world’s largest non-profit membership association of certified cybersecurity professionals, is to bring its Secure Summit EMEA, 15-16 April 2019, to the World Forum in The Hague. Organisers of the two-day event expect to welcome over 400 visitors, who will discuss topics including privacy, cybercrime, cloud, incident response and forensics, and professional development. “The Hague is t...
In pictures: EMEC 2019 in The Hague
CMW was at the World Forum in The Hague this week to attend the European Meetings & Events Conference (EMEC), which took place from 8-12 February. The event featured keynotes from Dutch artist and environmentalist Daan Roosegarde, MCI Experience managing director Kim Myhre, and Irfan Van Erwijk, of Mysteryland founders ID&T. It gathered together over 400 eventprofs from across the industry...
MPI to host European Meetings and Events Conference in The Hague
The Hague will be welcoming the European Meetings and Events Conference (EMEC19) from 9-12 February 2019 at World Forum, and several other locations. The international conference, organised by Meetings Professionals International (MPI) Netherlands Chapter, will welcome nearly 400 conference professionals from over 20 countries. With the conference theme ‘changing the game’, the organisers have lef...
IAPCO brings an EDGE to The Hague
The Hague is hosting the International Association of Professional Conference Organisers (IAPCO) EDGE event, a global educational seminar –23-25 January 2019 at the Marriott hotel, with over 75 PCOs from over 25 countries in attendance in the City of Peace and Justice. The conference programme is being run by Congress by design, an IAPCO certified full-service local PCO. EDGE – or Experts in Dynam...
MPI readies for EMEC game-changer on Dutch testing ground in 2019
Meeting Professionals International (MPI) says its four-day 2019 European Meetings & Events Conference (EMEC19) is all about focussing on how meeting and event professionals can change the way they meet, experience and learn and how to apply new formats in their next event. Once a year MPI organises its annual conference in Europe called, ‘The European Meetings & Events Conference (EMEC)’,...
The Hague to be MPI’s 2019 European testing ground
‘We are not here to play the game. We are here to change it’ is the strapline for the next edition of Meeting Professionals International’s (MPI) European Meetings & Events Conference (EMEC19). The conference, to be held in The Hague, 9-12 February, promises a revolutionary design, with a four-day programme focussed on how meeting and event professionals can change the way they meet, experienc...
The Hague to host International Society of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology congress
The city of The Hague has announced it is to host the 19th Congress of the International Society of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ISPOG). From 9–12 October 2019, ISPOG will welcome to the capital professionals working in the field of women’s health. The ISPOG congress aims at spreading the most recent insights across the field as M. Caroline Vos, Congress President, explains: “By rece...
Cyber Security Week is teaching the future generation of digital talent
Between 2-5 October, The Hague, Netherlands, is hosting the third edition of the international Cyber Security Week. With more than 50 events during the course of the week, hundreds of experts on internet security and cybercrime from government, business and science will be sharing their knowledge, discussing the latest developments and pitching new innovative ideas. Together with around 4000 visit...
Underwater Wi-Fi and sustainable seaweed farms: The Hague Awards 2018
The city of The Hague in the Netherlands showcased its strong commitment to sustainability with The Hague Awards, which took place in early September. This year’s edition had a strong societal and environmental focus, with its theme of ‘seaside celebrations’. The show shed a light on local initiatives that inspire with innovative ideas on how to move towards a more sustainable future. The event to...