Alba - SOKEE Executive Program in Exhibition and Event Management
OVERVIEW AND SCOPE
The Executive Program in Exhibition Management is an intensive learning program that aspires to offer participants the opportunity to develop skills, competencies and cutting-edge knowledge on exhibition and event management, as well as the context to build powerful professional networks in the exhibition industry.
Duration: 3 months
Start Date: 12/4/2024
Application Deadline: 28/3/2024
Hours: 36
Fees: The program is sponsored by SOKEE (Greek Exhibition Industry Association)
ADDED VALUE
- Featuring top speakers and thought leaders, providing participants with strategies, tactics, resources and solutions
- Co-creating, expanding and connecting the exhibition management industry in Greece
- Building employer branding for SOKEE corporate members
- Social Responsibility: Supporting youth in Greece for employability and career development
PROGRAM CURRICULUM
The Program will blend academic excellence with business relevance. The curriculum, co-designed by Alba Executive Development in collaboration with SOKEE, is comprised by a core learning course led by Alba and a combination of courses led by SOKEE and taught by senior leaders of the SOKEE network. The program will also include one session about the Conference Meetings Industry and its unique characteristics, which is designed by HAPCO & DES.
The program will be delivered in Greek. Some lectures may be delivered in English.
PARTICIPANT CRITERIA
Τhe Program is addressed to:
- Young university graduates in the fields of marketing, events, operations etc., who are interested in pursuing a career in exhibition and event management.
- Entry-level and junior executives (ages 22 – 30) who are already employed in the field of exhibition management and wish to enhance their knowledge and skills for future career advancement and development. Five (5) years of experience in the exhibition industry is highly valued.
- Newcomers to the exhibition industry who seek to gain additional knowledge and skills for career advancement in this industry.
Applicants should be fluent in English language.
The application process will be followed by a selection process in order to decide on the group of 35 participants who will join the program.
Selection criteria will focus on the motivation of the participants to engage in continuous learning, to add value to the rest of the team, to become part of a vibrant learning network, as well as the intention to develop their self–awareness and work towards their personal and professional growth, as the above are expressed in their application form. For this reason, we encourage applicants to share their challenges, goals and aspirations in the dedicated section of the application.
FACULTY
ALBA Graduate Business School
- Kostas Axarloglou, Dean, Professor of International Business and Strategy
- Kyriakos Kyriakopoulos, Academic Director of Executive MBA, Academic Director of Alba-Eurobank MBA in Financial Services, Professor of Strategy and Marketing
- Evangelia Baralou, Academic Director of The MSc in Tourism Management, Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies
Industry Representatives
- Antonia Alexandrou, General Secretary, HAPCO & DES, Chairman & CEO, CONVIN SA
- Alexis Lagoudakis, CEO, ROTA SA & Member BoD, SOKEE
- Sissi Lygnou, President, HAPCO & DES, CEO, AFEA Travel & Congress Services & Board Member of IAPCO (International Association of Professional Congress Organizers)
- Athanasios Panagoulias, President & CEO, FORUM SA
- Aimilia Papachristou, General Manager, Posidonia Exhibitions SA
- Christos Papakis, Executive Director, HEMEXPO
- Panagiotis Podimatas, 1st Vice President, HAPCO & DES, Managing Director, P.C. Podimatas Audiovisual SA
- Kyriakos Pozrikidis, Managing Director, Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) – HELEXPO SA & Vice President, SOKEE
- Petros Theoridis, President and CEO, Vision
- Theodore Vokos, Managing Director, Posidonia Exhibitions SA & President, SOKEE
For more information please contact:
ALBA Graduate Business School
Mrs Maria Pappa
t: +30 210 8964531 (ext. 2267)
SOKEE (Greek Exhibition Industry Association)
Mrs Carolyna Sardis
t: +302104283608
