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I WOULD ADVISE THEM TO BE BRAVE AND TO DREAM BIG Interview with Luka Zajc, Sales Manager at Dekon Slovenia JASMINA JERANT //
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In Slovenia’s capital in May 2017, Dekon Group launched the first international professional organiser of meetings activity in Slovenia – DEKON.SI which is co-owned by GR – Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre. We talked about DEKON.SI and its work with Sales Manager Luka Zajc. Luka has more than 13 years of experience in the travel, hospitality and events industries, both in Slovenia and abroad. He joined Dekon as Sales Manager in November 2017. Prior to commencing his role at Dekon, he worked as a Business Development Executive for Angela Shanley Associates tour operator in London, Sales Executive at Austria Trend Hotel Ljubljana, Sales and Project Manager at the GR Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre, real estate agent in Ljubljana, volunteer Project Manager for a medical centre in Kenya and Marketing Projects Manager at CD Congress Centre Ljubljana.
"Next year we are bringing another large meeting to the GR, the Meeting of the Federation of the European Biochemical Societies FEBS."
Q: Dekon is the first international meetings organiser based in Slovenia. How does this benefit Dekon’s clients? With Dekon Slovenia teaming up with the internationally renowned professional meetings organiser Dekon Group, we linked local spirit, contacts, knowledge and mindset with international meetings knowhow, benefiting our Slovenian and our international clients. Slovenian clients can finally work with a professional meetings organiser which has organised events on almost all continents of the world. Q: Dekon has been working in Slovenia since 2017. The agency is coowned by Dekon and by GR – Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre. How does the collaboration work? I would describe the collaboration work between Dekon and GR as a partnership from which both sides benefit. Dekon Group has already
