MCE South Europe 2020
07 Jun - 09 Jun 2020 | Düsseldorf, Germany
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MCE South Europe 2022
23 Oct - 25 Oct 2022 | Madrid, Spain
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MCE South Europe 2022
23 Oct - 25 Oct 2022
Madrid, Spain
Hotel Meliá Avenida América
MCE South Europe is The MICE B2B forum that brings together destinations and event suppliers from South Europe, as well as various other countries, meeting with international event planners. These hosted buyers are 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 established.
October
23
ARRIVAL DAY
10:00 – 18:00
MCE South Europe - Registration
12:30 – 16:30
Optional Sightseeing Tour
The bus tour route is the following: Castellana - Barrio de Salamanca - Retiro - Cibeles – Neptuno - stop at Prado Museum. Gran Vía, Plaza de España - stop at Templo de Debod - Madrid Río and stop at Puente de Segovia/Casa de Campo.
Reaching the next stop Plaza de Oriente will be even more exciting as there will be a walking tour around all the tourist attractions with experienced and friendly guides with stop for delicious tapas. With the tour concluding at the Hotel Meliá Avenida América.
The walking tour route is the following: Plaza de Oriente, Catedral, Palacio Real, Vistillas, Calle Mayor, Plaza de la Villla y Plaza Mayor. Areas: Cuchilleros/Cava Baja - Puerta del Sol - Calle de Alcalá/Canalejas y Plaza de Sta Ana.
13:00 – 16:30
Site Inspection Tour
17:30 – 19:00
Welcome Cocktail & Opening Speeches
19:00 – 23:00
Welcome Networking Dinner Program at Palacio del Negralejo
The Palacio Del Negralejo is a spectacular complex with 30.000 m2 of facilities with all the services you may need to organize your event. The facilities are presided by the Palacio del Negralejo, giving name to the property, a 18th century palace was built for summer leisure of the nobility of Madrid on the Vega de Henares.
The property includes scenic gardens, courtyards and other outdoor spaces that allow the combination of indoor celebrations with welcome cocktails in the gardens. Special attention is given to the gastronomy at the Palacio del Negralejo. Their chefs are specialized in Vasco-Castellana cuisine which adds a wide selection of traditional and international cuisine.
October
24
FORUM DAY 1
08:00 – 08:30
Welcome Coffee/Tea
08:30 – 09:30
Keynote – Insight into South Europe 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 – 15:15
Keynote Session
15:15 – 16:50
Scheduled One-to-One Business Meetings
18:30 – 23:00
Evening program: Networking Dinner & Party at NuBel at the Reina Sofia Museum
NuBel: A State-of-the-Art Space at the Heart of Madrid!
Architect Jean Nouvel designed this striking space for brunch, tapas & cocktails with patio dining! Ultramodern and even galactic place features oval shapes and that very intense red color. The chef, Javier Muñoz Calero, is the one who has given this place a twist and the one who makes the guests fall in love with his fun, creative and impeccable cuisine!October
25
FORUM DAY 2
08:30 – 08:45
Welcome Coffee/Tea
08:45 – 09:30
The Legendary EC 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 Sightseeing Tour
The bus tour route is the following: Castellana - Barrio de Salamanca - Retiro - Cibeles – Neptuno - stop at Prado Museum. Gran Vía, Plaza de España - stop at Templo de Debod - Madrid Río and stop at Puente de Segovia/Casa de Campo.
Reaching the next stop Plaza de Oriente will be even more exciting as there will be a walking tour around all the tourist attractions with experienced and friendly guides with stop for delicious tapas. With the tour concluding at the Hotel Meliá Avenida América.
The walking tour route is the following: Plaza de Oriente, Catedral, Palacio Real, Vistillas, Calle Mayor, Plaza de la Villla y Plaza Mayor. Areas: Cuchilleros/Cava Baja - Puerta del Sol - Calle de Alcalá/Canalejas y Plaza de Sta Ana.
15:30 – 19:00
Site Inspection
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 South Europe and beyond representing:
- Portugal
- Spain
- France
- Monaco
- Switzerland
- Austria
- Germany
- Hungary
- Italy
- Malta
- Greece
- Bulgaria
- Turkey
- Cyprus
- Serbia
- Montenegro
- Croatia
- Slovenia
- Czechia
- Malta
- And many more!
Testimonials
Very fascinating: a concise meeting format for business meetings and networking, with a very helpful and polite EC team. A big thank you to the complete team involved, which guided me in understanding where to place upcoming business!
A very well-organized event with an extremely high level of attending buyers. All the meetings happened exactly as scheduled and the meeting schedule itself was so personalized that all the buyers that I met were incredibly interested in my product!
I enjoyed the atmosphere of the whole event! It was versatile, interesting and fun! I met many new and, most importantly, relevant business contacts. And I loved how meetings were arranged, it was very easy to get to know all the participants!
This workshop is really great and the business opportunities are really good! I totally think that the quality of buyers and the kind of business we did in a couple of days was great and you will definitely see us in the next forums again!
It is a very interesting event with a great mix of networking opportunities & business meetings. I got an excellent knowledge about the hosting destination and had the chance to see many event locations. Overall, I enjoyed my experience very much!
Very informative, beneficial and focused on buyers and suppliers needs event! It has been a fantastic experience!
I am very impressed, both with the 2-day format of the event, Sunday to Tuesday, as well as with the quality of meetings and participants. It is important for us to meet with new leads and at MCE South Europe I met 95% of new high-quality contacts!
The event was very well planned and superbly organized by the professional EC team. It was a really fruitful event for me as I have met many providers I will cooperate within the near future!
The event was very effective and kept a professional status in every aspect. Although it was intense due to the two days full of meetings, the level of service we all got was really amazing and it made our everyday work really easy!
The event is very well organized with highly professional buyers. I especially liked the seriousness and professionalism of the buyers. ROI is a key aspect for any participation and within these settings, we can manage that.
The event was vivid, business productive, and the content diverse.
Very high quality of buyers, a well-organized meeting schedule, and optimal duration of 2.5 days. Excellent event!
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
Thank You to Our Partners
