Lesley’s passion for business events started when she joined the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) in 2000 as Director of Sales, with a remit to take the EICC into operational profit through the development of key international and national association & corporate business. In 2010 Lesley joined Marketing Edinburgh as Head of Business Tourism where… Continue reading Lesley Williams
Expertise: Destination & DMO/CVB Advisory
Shogo Kaneda
Shogo worked for Korean DMC based in Tokyo to start his career in the business event industry and later joined MICE consulting company in Tokyo. His expertise is in destination marketing and business development, and he has been consulting for years. He is Korean-Japanese and has a broad network in the Japan and Korea business… Continue reading Shogo Kaneda
Alicia Yao Hong
Based in Beijing, China, Alicia is a Business Development Consultant for South Africa. She is responsible for supporting South Africa National Convention Bureau’s goal to build South Africa’s profile as a business events destination and help grow business sourced from China. Alicia is a member of Site, MPI, PCMA and ICCA and had her professional… Continue reading Alicia Yao Hong
Tia Daniels
Tia is based in Denmark and brings more than 25 years of experience in the meetings and events industry to GainingEdge, with many of her previous positions stationed in the U.S. and Denmark. Her most recent roles include Director of Sales and Marketing at Konventum Hotel & Conference Center and International Senior Sales Manager, Congresses &… Continue reading Tia Daniels
Nigel Brown
Nigel Brown is part of the BestCities Global Alliance management team where he is Director, Marketing & Partnerships. He started his career at the head office of the International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA) in Amsterdam. He was part of the event organising team of ICCA and served for 7 years organising a host of… Continue reading Nigel Brown
Loren Christie
Loren Christie brings more than 25 years of experience in Tourism & Hospitality to his role as Managing Director of the BestCities Global Alliance. He held various leadership positions with Starwood Hotels & Resorts during his 17 year career with them including Director of Sales for International Congress, Business Transient and Leisure Sales at the… Continue reading Loren Christie
Sebastian Sew
Business Opportunities and Meetings Professional. He started his career at the head office of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) in Amsterdam in 2003. He started as a Data Researcher for two years, focusing in identifying Association Meetings, judging reliability of information and kept the database up to the required standard, both in regards… Continue reading Sebastian Sew
Helen Crompton
Helen has worked in the meetings industry for 12 years, joining the multi-award-winning ACC Liverpool when it opened in 2008, and first working in event management before moving into the conference sales and bidding team. Having spent many years working in the only convention, arena and exhibition centre in Liverpool, she has worked with a… Continue reading Helen Crompton
Molly Doheny
Molly has worked as a travel agent, tour operator, travel PR account director and destination marketing executive in a MICE and travel career that spans over 30 years. In 1997, Molly joined what was then the Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley Tourist Board as Senior Manager – Convention Bureau, and 3 years later was promoted… Continue reading Molly Doheny
Jane Vong Holmes
Jane joined GainingEdge in June 2009, and today, as Senior Manager Asia, focuses on GainingEdge’s business and relationships in the continent. She helped establish GainingEdge’s signature events, GainingLeads and the GainingEdge Knowledge Exchange, which take place annually at IMEX and ICCA Congress. Prior to this role, Jane served for 8 years as Regional Director, Asia… Continue reading Jane Vong Holmes