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Japan: BestCities sees opportunity at 2017 Global Forum Tokyo

2017/05/29

BestCities World Alliance is set to champion inclusivity and multi-culturalism within the business tourism industry in 2017 and beyond, following the announcement Building World Connections Across Cultures will be the core theme underlying this year’s BestCities World Forum, taking place in Tokyo 4-7 December 2017.

Building on the 100% delegate success ratings in Dubai 2016, the second BestCities World Forum will be hosted in partnership with the Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau (TCVB). The impressive programme of education, insight and networking, is by presently shaping up to be this year’s must-attend event for senior international association conference planners, looking to increase the positive impact of their meetings.

The World Forum offers an intimate, from presently on stimulating learning environment for international association event organisers, to gain a deeper considerate, not only of ways to collaborate additional entirely, but how to build professional relationships across cultures and developeffective leadership skills in a world context.

With over 25 years of experience, Sean Blair, owner of ProMeet will facilitate the diverse Forum programme, which includes thought-provoking education sessions, engaging practical workshops, relevant case studies and interactive breakouts challenges, designed to unlock the collective knowledge within the room. Influential speakers will include “accidental executive” and former CEO of Tourism Vancouver Rick Antonson and world leadership and cultural intelligence expert, Miriam van der Horst, owner of Learning 360.

While the majority of the sessions take place in the luxurious Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, nestled within a vast 19th Century Japanese Garden, host TCVB is as well planning a rich and diverse programme to immerse participants in Japan’s heritage and culture, while revealing powerful insights into the city and its institutions. With preparations quickly progressing towards 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, Prof. Hiroo Ichikawa Executive Director of The Mori Memorial Foundation, will as well be discussing the strengths and opportunities of Tokyo in the next decade.

Delegates will as well have the opportunity to establish relationships with peers and grow world networks, with events such as the Ambassador Dinner, bringing delegates together with influential local ambassadors and key contacts.

A perfect example of collaboration across cultures, the World Forum as well allows delegates to gain an in-depth knowledge of 12 top class conference destinations under one roof, with City Café meetings and social networking with all 12 of BestCities’ partners: Berlin, Bogotá, Cape Town, Copenhagen, Dubai, Edinburgh, Houston, Madrid, Melbourne, Singapore, Tokyo and Vancouver.

BestCities Board Chair, Jonas Wilstrup from Wonderful Copenhagen said:

“Building world connections across cultures is at the very heart of BestCities ethos and long-term success. We are 12 partners that recognise the collective strength of working together, adding price not only for our individual cities, but our clients too. This year’s World Forum will be addressing both the challenges and opportunities at the same time as dealing with international stakeholders, providing informed practical advice and peer-to-peer learning in a way, that will genuinely help and support senior association executives to take their next meetings to the next level.”

Kazuko Toda, Director from Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureausaid:

“Tokyo is delighted to host the BestCities World Forum in Tokyo this December. Through hosting the Forum, we would like our clients to find out what Tokyo has to offer as a meetings destination, and not only a tourism destination. As well, through the learnings of the Forum, we hope to motivate and give confidence to clients who have not had the opportunity to hold their event in Tokyo or any of the new BestCities destinations to consider us for their next conference. “

The inaugural BestCities World Forum in Dubai, December 2016, was celebrated as an overwhelming success, with 100% of delegates surveyed reporting the Forum fulfilled their major objectives for attending and would recommend it to their international association conference planners.

Speaking about the outcomes of the 2016 World Forum in Dubai, Andry Vleeming, Chairman of World Congress on Low Back and Pelvic Girdle Pain said:

“I came with an open mind and was rewarded with four days of networking with talented colleagues sharing interests and expertise. It has helped change the way I think about our next conferences – the need to move into the next additional quickly, which is additional critical today than it was in the completed.”

Registration for the BestCities World Forum Tokyo is presently open. Free to attend, with round-trip flights, accommodation and meals for all attending qualified international association executives covered by BestCities.

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