Michel Neijmann, managing partner of K2 Conference & Event Management Co., Istanbul, Turkey, is the new president of IAPCO, to take effect as of 1 April.
"This is an extremely exciting chapter in my career," said Neijmann, "and I am making it my remit to uphold the quality and educational pillars of IAPCO. My guiding principles will be the 10-year Strategic Plan to which IAPCO adheres, at all times looking to IAPCO’s core values and long-term goals.
"Under the terms of the previous President, exciting innovations have been introduced into the programme of IAPCO: the Albert Cronheim Scholarship, the IAPCO Innovation Award for PCOs, the IAPCO Ambassador Programme, and the Meetings MasterClass, to name just a few. I intend to continue with this programme of development, whilst at all times maintaining our quality standing in the industry."
About Michel Neijmann
After some years of temporary congress assignments, Neijmann started his professional career in the meetings and event industry in 1989 with a part-time involvement in the European Society of Cardiology. Following his graduation from university, Neijmann joined Congrex in 1997 where he was involved in the organization of a large number of international congresses. Changing tack, he decided to focus on a postgraduate degree in journalism in 2003. Returning to the industry later that year, new appointments took him from Istanbul to AIM Group in Rome and, in 2010, back to Istanbul as managing partner of K2. Neijmann has been a member of the IAPCO Training Academy since 2006.
