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MCE North & West Europe 2023

26 Mar - 28 Mar 2023
Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal
Hilton Porto Gaia

MCE North & West Europe is The MICE B2B forum that brings together destinations and event suppliers from North & West Europe, as well as various other countries, to meet up in person with international event planners, keen on finding new business partners from all participation destinations. Through careful participant selection, the business synergy increases greatly. In combination with the highly time-effective and clever event programming, many new successful business partnerships are being established.

60+
Event Solutions
2,5
Days
100
% Satisfaction

March

26

ARRIVAL DAY

10:00 – 17:00

MCE North & West Europe - Registration

13:00 – 16:30

Optional Tour "Porto Highlights"

Porto, a World Heritage city, is the gateway and departure point for a journey across the natural and cultural diversity of the region. It is known for the Port wine which is shipped from here all over the world, but also for a heritage that combines ancient churches and monuments.

Itinerary of the Tour: 
  • Beginning of the panoramic tour at Hilton Porto Gaia
  • Guided walking tour and exploring the main interesting points of the city: 
- Train Station S. Bento
- Clérigos and Lello Bookstore
- Exchange Stock Palace
- Cathedral - Ribeira
  • Stop to taste a local speciality
  • Return to the Hotel Hilton Porto Gaia
The tour is supported by Visit Porto & North of Portugal Convention Bureau


 

13:15 – 16:30

Optional Tour "Unique Porto"

The region is crossed by the River Douro which enters Portugal between the ravines and mountains of the interior to flow through the entire World Heritage landscape where the Port and Douro wines are produced. It is from here that the wine is sent to the lodges at Vila Nova de Gaia, as the cruises touring the region make their way upriver.

Itinerary of the Tour : 
  • Transfer from Hilton Porto Gaia to Porto Bridge Climb
  • Porto Bridge Climb activity
  • Stop to taste a local speciality
  • Panoramic guided tour through the city and return to Hilton Porto Gaia
The tour is supported by Visit Porto & North of Portugal Convention Bureau


 

13.00 – 16.30

Optional Site Inspection Tour

During this site inspection trip, you will visit several venues, namely, the Yeatman, HF Ipanema Park, Crowne Plaza, and the Editory Boulevard Aliados Porto Hotel. Enjoy discovering these venues with traditional snacks and drinks.


 

17:30 – 19:00

Welcome Cocktail & Opening Speeches

19:00 – 23:00

Welcome Networking Dinner Program at Torre Bella



Boasting a sprawling garden area of over 6,000 square meters, Torre Bella offers endless possibilities to bring your dream event to life. The participants of MCE North & West Europe will certainly enjoy this amazing venue that caters to a wide range of events!

March

27

FORUM DAY 1

08:00 – 08:30

Welcome Coffee/Tea

08:30 – 09:30

Keynote – Insight into North & West European Region as MICE Destination

09:30 – 11:05

Scheduled One-to-One Business Meetings

11:05 – 11:30

Networking Coffee Break

11:30 – 13:40

Scheduled One-to-One Business Meetings

13:40 – 14:45

Networking Lunch

14:45 – 15:30

Meetology: Keynote session by Jonathan Bradshaw



Have you ever imagined how much more successful your next major business meeting or event would be if every attendee could list ‘social skills’ as one of their superpowers? When you do, it doesn’t take long to realise that the ability of attendees to connect, interact and communicate effectively with each other powers the most productive conferences and business events; but how can you be sure that they are competent in this crucial ability?

Meetology®: The Behavioral Science Powering Human Interaction – is a superb, memorable, engaging and interactive keynote that delivers practical, bite-sized nuggets of behavioral science. It offers practical tools and psychological insights into how you can connect more powerfully with everyone you meet, both at events and in every other professional aspect of your life.



 

15:30 – 17:05

Scheduled One-to-One Business Meetings

18:30 – 23:00

Evening Program: Networking Dinner & Party at World of Wine

World of Wine Porto is an immersive, multisensory attraction that celebrates the heritage and the people of Porto. 
It’s a fun and unique concept comprising seven themed museums, twelve restaurants and bars, and a wine school, housed in converted port warehouses on the banks of the Douro River.

WOW’s pop-up restaurant V.P. will host the event -dinner evening and party which is the perfect place to experience the best of Portuguese cuisine. With two dining rooms inside and a large outdoor terrace for alfresco dining with breathtaking views, V.P. is the ideal place to meet and have dinner watching the sun go down.


March

28

FORUM DAY 2

08:30 – 08:45

Welcome Coffee/Tea

08:45 – 09:30

Legendary Tombola!

09:30 – 11:20

Scheduled One-to-One Business Meetings

11:20 – 11:45

Networking Coffee Break

11:45 – 13:55

Scheduled One-to-One Business Meetings

13:55 – 14:15

Forum Closing Session and Farewells

14:00 – 15:30

Lunch

15:00 – 19:00

Optional Site Inspection Tour

During this site inspection, you will visit several venues, namely, the Yeatman, HF Ipanema Park, Crowne Plaza, and the Editory Boulevard Aliados Porto Hotel. Enjoy discovering these venues with traditional snacks and drinks.

15:00 – 18:30

Optional Tour "Porto Highlights"

Porto, a World Heritage city, is the gateway and departure point for a journey across the natural and cultural diversity of the region. It is known for the Port wine which is shipped from here all over the world, but also for a heritage that combines ancient churches and monuments.

Itinerary of the Tour: 
  • Beginning of the panoramic tour at Hilton Porto Gaia
  • Guided walking tour and exploring the main interesting points of the city: 
- Train Station S. Bento
- Clérigos and Lello Bookstore
- Exchange Stock Palace
- Cathedral - Ribeira
  • Stop to taste a local speciality
  • Return to the Hotel Hilton Porto Gaia
The tour is supported by Visit Porto & North of Portugal Convention Bureau

15:15 – 18:30

Optional Tour "Unique Porto"

The region is crossed by the River Douro which enters Portugal between the ravines and mountains of the interior to flow through the entire World Heritage landscape where the Port and Douro wines are produced. It is from here that the wine is sent to the lodges at Vila Nova de Gaia, as the cruises touring the region make their way upriver.

Itinerary of the Tour : 
  • Transfer from Hilton Porto Gaia to Porto Bridge Climb
  • Porto Bridge Climb activity
  • Stop to taste a local speciality
  • Panoramic guided tour through the city and return to Hilton Porto Gaia
The tour is supported by Visit Porto & North of Portugal Convention Bureau

You will meet

When qualified as an event planner and hosted buyer participating at this unique destination experience you will also meet a carefully selected group of destinations and suppliers. Each hotel, hotel chain, DMC, congress center, convention/tourism bureau, or other event supplier is represented by a senior representative assuring the best possible outcome of your encounters. Welcoming you at the forum, all are ready to offer you their HQ services and products, seeking the best way to service your event needs. Meet up with 80 destinations and MICE providers from North & West Europe and beyond representing:


  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Estonia
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • The United Kingdom
  • Ireland
  • Iceland
  • Germany
  • Netherlands
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
  • France
  • Monaco
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • And many more!

Testimonials

I am thoroughly impressed by the organization of this event. The EC team has done a fantastic job in ensuring that every aspect of the event was executed flawlessly. From the event materials to the tours, dinners, event hotel, transfers, and more,...

Event Planet

A perfect size forum with a personal touch, and where all the staff knew my name from the very beginning. The quality of buyers was really good. I also love the possibility of the destination presentation.

Switzerland Convention & Incentive Bureau

The event was exceptionally well-organized, with high-quality hosted buyers and a perfect balance between productive working sessions and enjoyable networking and leisure activities. Overall, it was an incredibly positive experience.

Mövenpick Hotel Lausanne

Highly productive, cleverly interactive, and all set in a friendly environment.

Shell EP Services

A well structured event that makes the best use of time, with a good balance of networking opportunities. It was a good way to build up contacts without being away for too long. Great experience!

Inmarsat

Very well organized with great meetings and carefully selected buyers that are sincerely interested and actual decision makers. I also much appreciate that the organization and the business meetings are more important than parties.

Austria Center Vienna

The event was well-organized, with clear communication, and lots of new contacts! The dinner venues and events were stunning, adding to the overall experience. The meetings were highly productive, resulting in positive outcomes already!

Superbude Wien Prater

I found the event to be very interesting, dynamic, and with an original concept. What I appreciated above all is that it is concentrated on human exchanges and allows us to do build great connections.

Tiveria Organisations

Fantastic event in great location, excellent time management and well-organised matching of buyers and suppliers. It was of great value to meet suppliers from different countries and less known regions as well!

American Express Meetings & Events

EC forums offer great meetings in a very nice environment and with limited out-of-office time! Thanks to the ideal size of the event you can seriously network with the hosted buyers and build good relationships!

INFINITY Hotel & Conference Resort Munich

A work-focused event. And that's what matters! Totally exceeded all my expectations!

Lisbon Marriott Hotel

The event was very successful and very well organized! Many interesting contacts and fruitful meetings contributed to a great overall event experience. It all formed a very refreshing and a new exciting picture of new booking options.

Teva Pharmaceuticals

The event is truly amazing! The selection of attending suppliers and buyers is top-notch, and the organization is just exceptional. All expectations are greatly exceeded!

FCM Travel Sweden

Very professionally organized event with high-quality buyers, productive meetings, fantastic keynotes, and a lot of networking!

Algarve Tourism & Convention Bureau

Perfect size of the event giving the opportunity to interact and connect with the buyers! Ideal duration of the event and great selection of attendees! Highly satisfied with the experience!

Eventivos DMC

Time-efficient, intimate, and energetic forum to source out the best local and regional solutions!

Freaks 4U Gaming

The MCE Experience was a perfect mix of getting to know the host destination and networking with a great selection of suppliers from across Europe. I always felt well taken care of! Thank you to the whole team for being such lovely and appreciative...

MCI Germany

A perfectly organized event with very carefully selected participants leading to promising business results!

Bohinj ECO Hotel

This is one of the best events I have attended! Insightful, meaningful, and a very high quality of attending buyers! Extremely well organised event!

Clayton Conference Hotel Burlington Road Dublin

Absolutely great event: truly pro-business!

Al-Futtaim Travel

The entire event ran smoothly. A great combination of top-notch meetings with potential clients and great networking opportunities in a truly special atmosphere!

NH Hotel Group - part of Minor Group

I had a fantastic time connecting with the invited MICE suppliers. The business meetings and networking occasions worked incredibly well thanks to the intimate setting that Europe Congress provided.

FENS - The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies

Fantastic meetings, great networking, and an excellent final outcome with a lot of new contacts and an eye on potential business. We will definitely be back!

Dom Pedro Hotels & Golf Collection

Exceptional planning and management from the Europe Congress team, superb selection of solution providers, high number of connections via networking, maximum value for time committed! Just a wonderful event!

Live Group

Perfectly organised event from start to finish with lots of new contacts made. Fantastic programme with dinners & entertainment at amazing venues, one to one meetings as well as site inspections at other beautiful venues and sightseeing tours. As...

TR Global Events

The event was wonderfully executed! I was delighted with the communication and assistance from the Europe Congress team - a job well-done!

Special Effects

A short yet energetic event program, where all of its parts blend together to perfection! All suppliers were of quality and relevant, ensuring bright leads for future business.

Howden Group Holdings

It was my first Europe Congress event and it was an amazing experience! I was so impressed with how organised the whole event was and everyone else I spoke to would say the same! Congratulations to the whole team!

1331 Events

Forum Highlights

B2B
Matchmaking

Your next business partners in your meeting schedule

Boutique
& Quality

Highly personable service in exclusive event venues

Effective
Time Usage

Limited out of office time, many new business leads

Varied Event
Program

The ideal mix of meetings, keynotes & networking

Focussed Get-together

Buyers with MICE business for participating destinations

Caring for Health & Safety

Clean and safe protocols to assure your wellbeing

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