IMWF’21 hosts industry leaders

The opening ceremony of International M!CE & Wedding Forum kicked off with the “Squid Game” theme entrance of N. Fuat Ersoy, IMWF’21 Managing Partner followed by the speeches of the industry leaders from all over the world via panels. The main focus was environment and post-COVID era.

The International M!CE and Wedding Forum 2021 (IMWF), attended by prominent people of the industry held forums, talks by experts, and B2B meetings during the day and different themed events each night.

Starting the event by thanking the main partners — Turkish Airlines, Titanic Mardan Palace, and Inventum Global — N Fuat Ersoy, IMWF Managing Partner said it is important to be together again after COVID-19.

“Turkey is one of the leading M!CE sectors. As per statistics, Istanbul is one of the top destinations for international meetings, and events. We are not focusing on one goal; the potential of our country is to offer more than that,” Turkish Republic Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said, starting the event.

He continued, “We have adapted to changes in our lives. These changes have become standards in our lives, work, and principles of our sectors. The numbers and figures state that we are on the right path. I would like to conclude by thanking all the institutions, organizations, and individuals who have devoted themselves in order to realise IMWF.”

Çağla Yöntem of Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA) said, “We went through hard times. The industry will be better off when we see the pandemic off. People are bored of staying at home for a long time, they long to visit new places, have new experiences.”

Dmitry Rogulev of ADA-Symposium gave a comprehensive speech about how harmful the materials used during the events could be. He talked about what the industry can do to avoid harming the nature as our world is going through a constant series of events caused by environmental pollution.

Prof. Dr. Emre Toros, Dean of Faculty of Communication, Hacettepe University explained how the people reacted to the crisis and the successful leaps forward for humanity during the pandemic.  Angel Proffitt of Gsd Creative as a person coming from the same industry, knew how the audience was feeling, and talked about how time should be managed properly to enhance the quality of life.

Awards were given to main partners Turkish Airlines, Titanic Mardan Palace, Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency, and Inventum Global, and others  by IMWF Managing Partner N. Fuat Ersoy.  Later, the IMWF 2021 ended with a magnificent closing ceremony, live music, and stage shows.