Bate-papo Corner: Talks, Ideas, Exchange
European Conference track – Open to all
2025-06-05 | 12:35 PM - 01:50 PM | TIF-HELEXPO at Ioannis Vellidis Center - Hall 1&2
We are excited to launch the Bate-papo corner at the European Conference this year – a side-stage where open talks and discussions can take place between delegates on a wide range of topics. This is located in the main networking / coffee area.
The Bate-papo corner will be hosted by former UFI Next Generation Leader Joe Kowalsky from CloserStill Media USA.
- 12:35 - 13:00 - Your AI odyssey: What have you tried? What worked? What spectacularly didn't?
Speaker: Tim Groot, CEO & Founder - Grip
Join Tim who will facilitate a group discussion on how event organizers are actually using AI day-to-day. This isn’t a panel or death by PowerPoint. It’s a participatory workshop for event organizers who are rolling up their sleeves and actually using AI to improve operations, boost attendee engagement and rethink how events are run.
We invite you to bring your own AI experiments, tools, wins and questions. No slides, no long speeches, just real stories, real use cases and real curiosity, in a country that knows a thing or two about innovation.
- 13:00 - 13:25 - Agile minds, inclusive cultures
Speaker: Sonia Thomas, Vice President - Women In Exhibitions International
- 13:25 - 13:50: "Female Visitor Target Groups - Diversity Topic or Real Business Impact?"
Speaker: Susanne Hennigers, Director Corporate Partnerships & Platform Growth - Messe Munich
