TOP 2017
Stjepan ŽUNIĆ Penta PCO
As a long-time tourism professional, he has mainly been working with corporate clients, associations and medical doctors attending congresses. His main vision was focusing and specialising on this complex and demanding field of congress organisation in order to deliver the highest possible service. Being passionate about excellence stems from their company name: Penta [Greek, from pente, five; as the top mark]. Today, after 25 years of continuous activity, the company is a proven leader in the field of MICE services.
Newcomers in 2017, voted by readers Eda ÖZDEN
Peter MARHOUL
Meptur
C-IN
As the Director of Business Development at MEP Destination Business Solutions in Istanbul Turkey, Eda roams the world to build relationships and educate the world about Turkey as a destination. She also aims to raise awareness of the incentive travel industry through her work as a board member for SITE Global Association.
Petr is the founder and General Maganer at the C-IN. With over 14 years of experience, C-IN provides the highest level of services specialising in congress and association management, corporate events and special event production. Since 2013, C-IN is the only member of International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) with headquarters situated in the Czech Republic. The team of 55 people delivers more than 50 events per year and acts as a longterm partner for several European associations.
TOP MEETING INNOVATORS (MARKETING, TECHNOLOGY etc.) Melinda REBREK
Dani POLAJNAR
Ljubljana Fashion Week
Teambuilding Academy
Started as Casting Manager in times when that profession in Slovenia was as common as E.T. Grew up in TV & Film production as Production Manager, Executive Producer, Script Supervisor, AD, etc. Mastered Event Management in all its variations while freelancing for marketing and event agencies and finally gladly embraced independency with Pirana Productions. A few years ago, a handful of dedicated individuals decided to face the challenge and put Slovene fashion on the map. Zvereene Institute was established and Ljubljana Fashion Week was born. The rest is history.
Dani Polajnar has more than 15 years of experience in training, coaching and events moderation. He is a founder and CEO of Teambuilding Academy – a company dedicated to developing team work in organisations through interactive workshops, active teambuilding programmes, personalised solutions and modern teambuilding events throughout Europe. He has created a strong team of internal and external trainers who develop innovative and high quality projects. His guideline throughout the numerous team-building products is always “adding value to the teams by helping them learn how to work better together”. Dani is a frequent guest speaker and moderator at different conferences and seminars. In 2009, he was awarded among The Best 10 Lecturers within the Slovenian market. 18
Ognena VASILJEVIĆ Momentum Inc.
Ognena Vasiljevic has founded her own events agency in Skopje, Macedonia under the name of Momentum Inc. The agency’s goal is not simply to create events; but rather to create unique, memorable and extravagant experiences for everyone who comes into contact with the events of Momentum Inc. In its first year of existence the agency signed three innovative, large scale projects – the Health, Fitness & Wellness Expo, the Fashion & Lifestyle Expo as well as Showtime. Showtime is the first and only event industry trends conference in Macedonia – a market where investment and development of the event industry is practically non-existent. The projects have by now grown into a tradition, and are pivotal to the development of the events industry in the country. The agency is also realizing a number of events for clients from the corporate and NGO sectors in the country.