Meet the IAPCO Faculty for EDGE Amsterdam 2027

 

MEET THE IAPCO FACULTY   Learn from the people shaping our industry   Sissi Lignou   President, IAPCO   President & CEO, AFEA Congress     Sissi has made an active volunteer contribution to IAPCO through a range of initiatives and committee roles since 2010, leading to her election to the IAPCO Council in 2021. She stepped into the role of IAPCO President in 2025 for a two-year term (2025–2027) and is a member of the IAPCO Training Academy. She is President & CEO of AFEA Congress, leading one of Greece’s most established IAPCO Accredited Professional Congress Organisers (PCOs) and event planners, with a global reach. Nicola McGrane   IAPCO Training Academy Regional Representative, Europe   Founder and CEO, Conference Partners International and Event Partners Ireland     Nicky has been actively involved with IAPCO for many years, including five years on the Board and more than a decade supporting the development of its European IAPCO education programmes. Founder and CEO of Conference Partners International (CPI) and Event Partners Ireland since 1998, she has grown CPI from a small start-up into an international, award-winning organisation that has delivered more than 1,000 conferences and events worldwide. Mathias Posch   IAPCO Past President   President and Chairman, International Conference Services     Mathias served on the IAPCO Council for 14 years, including as President and as Chair of the IAPCO Training Academy. As President and Chairman of International Conference Services (ICS), a professional congress organiser headquartered in Canada, with offices across Europe, Asia and North America, he brings a truly global outlook and has shared his insights on stages around the world, presenting well over 100 times for industry associations.   Stay tuned: more speakers will be announced soon.   MEET OUR FACULTY →

THE EDUCATION PROGRAMME   Three days. Three pillars.     01 · WED 20 JAN   Listen & Learn   From Insight to Innovation   02 · THU 21 JAN   Influence & Delivery   Turning Knowledge into Action   03 · FRI 22 JAN   Carry It Home   Building Resilience and Cultures That Thrive   SEE WHAT’S IN STORE →   THE SOCIAL PROGRAMME   Beyond the meeting room, connections become friendships.   Some of the most valuable moments at EDGE happen after the sessions end. Three evenings, three iconic Amsterdam settings, designed to turn new contacts into lasting connections.     19 TUE JAN Welcome Drinks   Selva Cocktail Bar · Hotel nhow Amsterdam RAI   No agenda, just the first round and the first conversations before three full days together.   20 WED JAN Casual Dinner: Be Dutch, Be Bold   A’DAM Tower   Wear orange. Jazz piano and cocktails on arrival, bowl food and a DJ to close out the night.   21 THU JAN Formal Dinner   Beurs van Berlage   One long table in Amsterdam’s former stock exchange, dressed for the night. Stay tuned: more social events will be announced soon.   FROM EDGE ALUMNA TO EDGE HOST   “From junior to senior project manager, I still use what I learned at IAPCO EDGE every day. It was  a genuine springboard.  For anyone considering joining IAPCO EDGE, I would say  absolutely go for it.”    Anna Hall, Senior Project Manager, Congress by design EDGE Featured Alumna · EDGE Lillehammer 2022   EARLY BIRD CLOSES 30 NOVEMBER   Ready to unlock your EDGE?   Secure your place at the early bird rate and join us in Amsterdam.   REGISTER NOW →   20–22 January 2027  ·  RAI Amsterdam