I.M. Austria is a partner of the 8th Branchentalk on 30 June 2010
"Trade Fairs & Events 3.0 - a look ahead to the year 2020"

On Wednesday, 30 June 2010, another edition of the successful event series Branchentalk, organized by the Austrian trade magazine Messe & Event, will take place at the Reed Exhibitions Congress Center in Vienna.
I.M. Austria has succeeded to attract Jonathan Story, one of the world's leading experts in political science, as a Keynote Speaker for this event. Under the title "Economy - Where is the world heading?" he will give an overview of the status quo of the global economy.
Jonathan Story has been teaching International Political Science at the prestigious University of INSEAD for many years, was advisor to the UK Government and is the author of numerous books (including "China - The race to market", "The frontiers of fortune", "The political economy of financial integration in Europe - The battle of the systems ").
This speech is sponsored by the four I.M. Austria members Event Company Opitz & Hasil, Schiff fair solution, IEEC and Steiner Mediensysteme.

After Mr Story’s presentation, a high-profile panel of experts will take a look ahead to the year 2020. Presented by Barbara van Melle, they will under the title "Trade Fairs & Events 3.0" discuss what economic mega-trends could arise and how they would affect the domestic exhibition & event industry.
At the end of the evening the participants will have the opportunity to meet at the buffet and exchange opinions.