SUNDAY, August 27, 2023 |
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EXPERIENCE DAY (from ACTION to CONNECTION) – optional programme | |
Afteroon | Experience 1: VODOMČEV GAJ – world of birds & birds ringing experience- A perfect experience for nature lovers and bird enthusiasts. Location: Grosuplje (20km from Ljubljana) |
Experience 2: MASTER BUILDER PLEČNIK – THE ARTIST & PRODUCER– Asking Big Questions General. Painter. Poet. Excellent leader, Rudolf Maister. Location: Ljubljana City Centre | |
Experience 3: LJUBLJANA FEMINIST TOUR – Ljubljana through a gender perspective. Iconic female artists, urban architects, political leaders. Location: Ljubljana City Centre | |
19:00 | Chill Out Summer Night |
CONVENTA CROSSOVER PROGRAMME 2023
MONDAY, August 28, 2023 |
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BEST EVENT AWARD LIVE PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS CEREMONY |
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Venue: CD Club, Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre | |
09:30 – 10:00 | Conventa Best Event Award 2023 Debrief |
10:00 – 11:00 |
Finalists in the B2B Events category – round 1Jury panel: |
10:00 | B2B: BUD Shape of Success Annual Awards Gala, Progressive BEX Kft. |
10:07 | B2B: Digital Labin conference, Lloyds digital |
10:14 | B2B: Audi Hungaria Tool Shop Expansion, Special Event Budapest Kft. |
10:21 | B2B: Hisense East European Partners Conference, Paideia d.o.o. |
10:28 | B2B: Adria Security Summit powered by Intersec, Global Security Ltd. |
10:35 | B2B: European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad EGMO 2023, Sava Hotels & Resorts |
10:42 | B2B: Triada – The lifetime cruise, Polka Travel |
10:49 | B2B: Appetite for Arendalsuka 2022, Appetite for Production |
10:56 | Change of the jury |
11:00 – 12:00 |
Finalists in the B2B Events category – round 2Jury panel: |
11:00 | B2B: What Did the Princess Say, Rekurai LT |
11:07 | B2B: Promotion of Łódź city during Routes Europe 2023, Acora Events |
11:14 | B2B: Experience Opening Stora Enso, Creative Pro |
11:21 | B2B: Wishday, Rekurai LT |
11:28 | B2B: Wärtsilä’s W25 hybrid launch, Wolttigroup |
11:35 | B2B: Live voting |
11:50 | Change of the jury |
11:53 – 13:00 |
Finalists in the B2C Events category – round 1Jury panel: |
11:53 | B2C: Inspired by you, Croatia Airlines |
12:00 | B2C: Slovakia National Day @ EXPO 2020 DUBAI, Mertel s.r.o. |
12:07 | B2C: Air Max Celebration Day Slovenija, bold AM Agencija d.o.o. |
12:14 | B2C: The Velvet Dinner among the vineyards, Maribor Tourist Board |
12:21 | B2C: Poli marathon, Perutnina Ptuj |
12:28 | B2C: MetalDays Festival, One Happy Turtle d.o.o. |
12:35 | B2C: 41st Annual Meeting of the European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID), Kenes International Ltd. |
12:42 | B2C: 12th Castle Days, Public Institution: Ljubljana Castle |
12:49 | B2C: MVM Zenergia 2022, Lounge Event Kft. |
12:56 | B2C: CUPRA Be the Impulse, McCann d.o.o. |
13:00 – 14:00 | Networking Lunch |
14:00 – 15:00 |
Finalists in the B2C Events category – round 2Jury panel: |
14:00 | B2C: MVM Future Talks 2022, Lounge Event Kft. |
14:07 | B2C: Appetite for Arendalsuka 2022, Appetite for Production |
14:14 | B2C: Opening Ceremony of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Planica 2023, Ski Association of Slovenia |
14:21 | B2C: Wine Vision by Open Balkan, M2Communications DOO |
14:28 | B2C: The Play of Fire and Lights – St. Stephens’s day Closing Ceremony, Lounge Event Kft. |
14:35 | B2C: ODPADNESH, CREATIVE PRO (KE) s.r.o |
14:42 | B2C: Online Brainiacs – the largest online quiz in the World, Taktik d.o.o. |
14:49 | B2C: Judit Polgár vs The World, Universum 8 Zrt |
14:56 | B2C: Live voting |
15:15 | Change of the jury |
15:15 – 15:45 | Networking Break |
15:45 – 16:00 |
Finalists in the B2E and Crossover Events categoryJury panel: |
15:45 | B2E: Boyden World Conference 2023, AIM Group International |
15:52 | B2E: Triada – The lifetime cruise, Polka Travel |
15:59 | B2E: IBM DESTINATION APOLLO, CREATIVE PRO a.s. |
16:05 | B2E: Live voting |
16:08 | CRS: Prague summit 2022, AV MEDIA EVENTS, a.s. |
16:15 | CRS: MetalDays Festival, One Happy Turtle d.o.o. |
16:22 | CRS: Out of the black, GAS Communication |
16:29 | CRS: Photo exhibition “Life”, Makarska Tourist Board |
16:36 | CRS: TEXAS FEELS SLOVENIA 2023, Slovenian Tourist Board & SPIRIT Slovenia |
16:43 | CRS: Bynet Expo 2023, Eldan Productions |
16:50 | CRS: ODPADNESH, CREATIVE PRO (KE) s.r.o |
16:57 | CRS: Live voting |
17:15 – 19:00 | Closed Jury Meeting and Selection of Winners 2023 |
19:00 |
DINE AROUND LJUBLJANA
Meet with the locals |
TUESDAY, August 29, 2023 |
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CONVENTA CROSSOVER 2023 |
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Venue: CD Club, Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre Address: Prešernova cesta 10, Ljubljana | |
08:00 – 08:45 | REGISTRATION |
08:45 – 09:00 | INTRODUCTION |
09:00 – 09:45 | CENTRE STAGE: CREATIVITY Fire Talk 1: The power of experience: Discover the art & science of transforming your audience forever Pigalle TAVAKKOLI, School of Experience Design Format Crossover Talk / 18 minutes + discussion Fire Talk 2: Crafting Compelling Narratives: The Art of Story-based Leadership Christopher KAI, The Mathem Group Format Crossover Talk / 18 minutes + discussion |
09:45 – 10:30 | BALTIC TIGERS What is trending in the BALTIC region? A deep dive into understanding why colleagues from Baltic countries win the most coveted awards at international competitions, accompanied by good practice cases and future predictions. We will be joined by the following Baltic tigers: Mary KIRILLOVA CEO at BEIC Marcus VAN DER HÅKONSEN – CEO at Appetite Production, Norway Lehari KUSTEL – CEO at Miltton Events, Baltics&Nordics Aurimas KAMANTAUSKAS – CEO at Rekurai, Lithuania Janne BJÖRGE, CEO at YSTRA, Sweden Juho HIIDENMAA– CEO at Management Events Studio, Finland Format Crossover Talk / 20 slides x 20 seconds 6,6 minutes + discussion |
10:30 – 11:30 |
CROSSOVER FUTURE LAB with Crossover Legends The Crossover Future Lab is an open format where you can meet Crossover Legends, who will put on doctors’ clothes this year. As part of four Campfire Labs, we will delve into the FUTURE OF MEETINGS ARCHITECTURE: Campfire lab 1: Future of ENGAGEMENT With legends Jens Oliver Mayer, Jack Morton and Janos Fazakas, Visual Europe Campfire lab 2: Future of CONTENT Campfire lab 3: Future of BRAND EXPERIENCE Campfire lab 4: Future of EXPERIENCE DESIGN |
11:30 – 12:30 | CENTRE STAGE: INNOVATION Fire Talk 3: Unleash Innovation With The Power of P.L.A.Y. Anastasia GRAMATCHIKOVA, World Experience Organization Fire Talk 4: Beer brings people together, just like events Adrian KLIE, CEO Brewdog, Germany Fire Talk 5: How to own the moment Klaus Friedrich MEIER, DRPG Germany Format Crossover Talk / 18 minutes + discussion |
12:30 – 12:45 |
MEET THE ARTISTS Klemen Slakonja, actor, comedian, event & TV host, impersonator, singer, and songwriter Filip Kržišnik, an acrobat and stuntman, presenting a team of 20 professionals with highly developed physical and sporting skills Ekaterina Lepoša,electrical/acoustic violinist, studio musician and arranger, shattering the myth of the violin as just a classical instrument Jur Samec, painter, event moderator and a vibrant force in the art world who received numerous accolades for his exceptional work Gregor Mesec, VJ – digital visual/video artist, focusing on live/online event production |
12:45 – 14:00 | CREATIVE LUNCH AND SPEED DATING WITH ARTISTS The Council of Europe Park in front of CD |
14:00 – 14:30 | F*!#UPS AT EVENTS – ANYTHING THAT CAN GO WRONG WILL GO WRONG Interview with four amazing festival organisers: Boris KOVAČEK, Weekend Media Festival, Croatia Thiemo GILLISSEN, Fifteen Seconds Ivan PETROVIĆ, Exit, Serbia Dragan PERENDIJA, Sporto, Slovenia |
14:30 – 15:00 | LJUBLJANA TALKS 2023: FESTIVALS UNPLUGGED The conversation will delve into festivals and will be moderated by Jan Oršič and Gorazd Čad. Guests: Boris KOVAČEK, Weekend Media Festival Gašper PAVLI, Sporto Ivan PETROVIĆ, Exit Thiemo GILLISSEN, Fifteen Seconds |
15:00 – 16:00 | CROSSOVER FUTURE LAB with Crossover Legends The Crossover Future Lab is an open format where you can meet Crossover Legends, who will put on doctors’ clothes this year. As part of four Campfire Labs, we will delve into the FUTURE OF MEETINGS FORMATS AND INNOVATIONS: Campfire lab 5: Future of LIVE Pictures selected by Maarten Schram, Idea and Henrik von Arnold, Enited Campfire lab 6: Future of DIGITAL Campfire lab 7: Future of HYBRID Campfire lab 8: Future of VIRTUAL Caffe will serve as the perfect background for networking. |
16:00 – 16:45 | CEE AND SEE LIONS What is trending in the ADRIATIC region? Why are the CEE and SEE regions the heart of European creativity? Who are the key agencies, and what is the success formula in the Adriatic region? What kind of stories resonate with attendees? We will be joined by the following Adriatic lions: Ivo J. FRANSCHITZ, Enited Norbert PYCHA, Event Arena Miro ANTIĆ, M2Comunications Manuela ŠOLA, Komunikacijski laboratorij Janos FAZAKAS, Visual Europe Format Crossover Talk / 20 slides x 20 seconds 6,6 minutes + discussion |
16:45 – 17:30 | CENTRE STAGE: UNPLUGGED REGENERATION Fire Talk 6: The Invisible Life of Waste Dr. Dan PODJED, ZRC SAZU with Katarina POLAJNAR HORVAT Fire Talk 7: Humble Regeneration Stephan HRIC, Creative Pro Format Crossover Talk / 18 minutes + discussion |
TUESDAY, August 29, 2023 |
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CONVENTA BEST EVENT AWARD | |
Venue: Ljubljana Castle, Hribar Hall | |
20:00 | CONVENTA BEST EVENT AWARD & PARTY Grand Finale and Award Ceremony This August, the green carpet will await attendees in Hribar Hall, one of Ljubljana’s most esteemed event locations, located within Ljubljana Castle. Mark your calendars for the gala award ceremony honouring the best events (and event organisers!) between Helsinki and Istanbul and Milan and Baku in 2023. |