In the video interview below, Ori Lahav, President IAPCO and Vice President Client & Operations Kenes Group answers the following question:
- What is the future of meetings and what is the role of technology in meetings nowadays?
Ori Lahav (IAPCO): "Huge shift in the MICE business by technology from product-centric to customer-centric"
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Ori Lahav, President IAPCO and Vice President Client & Operations Kenes Group, talks to TravelDailyNews about how technology affects dramatically to the international MICE industry.
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