Annual Event 2025

March 23-25, Milwaukee
Hosted by
ARENA

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Hotel Restaurants
Conference venue Accreditation
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Program and Agenda

Sunday, March 23, 2025
Optional, upon registration
15:00-17:00
Guided Tour
Meet in the lobby of The Pfister Hotel.
Guided tour Harley-Davidson Museum

For all participants, 13:00-18:00 Check-in
Arrival and check-in at The Stratford Hotel

For all participants, 18:30 AGES 2.0
Reveal of the new logo at conference room hotel

For all participants, 18:45-19:15 Accreditation
Handing over of welcome package at AGES desk
For all participants, 19:00-20:30 Welcome Reception
Café Rouge, The Pfister Hotel
Just off the lobby of the hotel
For speakers, 20:00 Dinner for Speakers
Restaurant Harbor House
Monday, March 24, 2025
08:30 Morning Coffee
Morning coffee, registration and handing over of welcome package at AGES desk located

Imperial Ballroom, 7th floor The Pfister Hotel

09:00 Opening Address and Welcoming Words
Jean-Charles Durand, Chairman, AGES

Imperial Ballroom

09:10 Keynote
#1
09:50 Keynote
#2

10:30 Morning break
Catering area

11:00 Keynote
#3
11:40 Keynote
#4

12:20 Lunch
Catering area

13:40 Keynote
Workshop AGES 2.0 Platform
14:20 Keynote
#6

15:00 Afternoon break
Catering area

15:30 Keynote
#7
16:20 Keynote
#8

16:50 Group photo
17:00 Closing of conference

18:30 Evening program
Meet for drinks, followed by the official dinner
tbd
22:00 Back to the The Pfister Hotel

Tuesday, March 25, 2025
08:30 Morning Coffee
09:00 Opening Address and Welcoming Words
Jean-Charles Durand, Chairman, AGES

09:05 Moderated Talk
#1

09:45 Moderated Talk
#2

10:25 AGES 2.0
Workshop Engaging with the new Generations

10:30 Morning break
Catering area

11:00 One to One Meetings
tbd
11:40 Speed Presentations
Pre-selected member companies

-- The following is for members only --

12:00 Lunch
tbd

14:00 General Assembly Meeting
Imperial Ballroom

15:00 Official closing of Annual Event 2025

16:00 Debrief Session
Host, Board Member

About the Speakers

Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3
Speaker 4 Speaker 5 Speaker 6
Speaker 7 Speaker 8 Speaker 9
Speaker 10 Speaker 11 Speaker 12

Contact

Association of Global Event Suppliers
Kochergasse 6
CH 3011 Bern, Switzerland

 

Phone +41 31 311 23 61


www.ages.international
office@ages.international

News

Presentations, minutes and a few pictures of the Annual Event 2024 are now uploaded in the member login area.

Annual Event Booklet 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 4.7 MB

The members elect Jean-Charles Durand as the new chair at the General Assembly of Dec 5, 2023. He will start April 1st, 2024.

Milano Cortina 2026 update is uploaded in member login

AGES moderates Panel  "Transforming event delivery" at Hostcity Conference, Nov 20, 2023

Revised Logistics Guide is uploaded in the member login area

The new Sustainability Guide is now available in the AGES web shop, free of charge.

Practice Guide, Part I & II are available on our web shop

Press release Practice Guide.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 86.8 KB