Rachel Hughes, Key Account Director of MEI opened proceedings with an overview of activities and developments around EVTG over passed months while introducing the initiative to host the Russian visit, “Russia has some iconic events coming up as well as being one of the BRIC countries so it seems only right to meet some of the organisers and listen to their experiences”.
Dennis Mills, CEO of MEI welcomed the delegation which included Andrey Terekhin, (Director and Project Manager of Technology, Broadcasting, Medicine and Accreditation) along with Oleg Kolesnikov (Head of broadcasting) from the Sochi 2014 and Ildar Nizamutdinov, (Deputy Director, Executive Committee), and Farid Abdulganiev, (Deputy Director, Executive Committee, mayor of the Athlete's Village) from Universiade 2013. EVTG members got a chance to introduce themselves and explain their interest in attending this exclusive event.
EVTG members heard that Sochi was elected as the city to host the Winter Olympics on July 4th 2007, illustrating the long life cycle of major events.
This will be the first time that the Russian Federation will host the Winter Olympics since the Soviet Union hosted the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow. The Sochi Olympic Park will be built from scratch next to the Black Sea coast in the Imeretin Valley, highlighting the amount of procurement opportunities arising from major events.
The Sochi delegation then explained the proposed plans for the Olympic park post the games in 2014, thus demonstrating how businesses and service providers can maximise these prospects long after the games are over.
Members were then informed about Universiade which is an International multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU), the second in importance only to the Olympic Games. The 2013 Summer Universiade will take place in Kazan, Russia. Athletes from all over the world take part in these games and about 60% of them later become Olympic participants.
This briefing signified how Russia is growing as a major event market and while bringing to light even more business opportunities for companies around the world.
This was followed by the EVTG members and Russian delegates interacting and debating in groups and in one to one sessions on specific topics such as broadcasting, security, IT capability and brand recognition, which was a great opportunity to voice their opinions and ask intimate questions to such high profile and influential individuals, thus illustrating the benefit of being a member of EVTG.
Dennis Mills, CEO of MEI welcomed the delegation which included Andrey Terekhin, (Director and Project Manager of Technology, Broadcasting, Medicine and Accreditation) along with Oleg Kolesnikov (Head of broadcasting) from the Sochi 2014 and Ildar Nizamutdinov, (Deputy Director, Executive Committee), and Farid Abdulganiev, (Deputy Director, Executive Committee, mayor of the Athlete's Village) from Universiade 2013. EVTG members got a chance to introduce themselves and explain their interest in attending this exclusive event.
EVTG members heard that Sochi was elected as the city to host the Winter Olympics on July 4th 2007, illustrating the long life cycle of major events.
This will be the first time that the Russian Federation will host the Winter Olympics since the Soviet Union hosted the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow. The Sochi Olympic Park will be built from scratch next to the Black Sea coast in the Imeretin Valley, highlighting the amount of procurement opportunities arising from major events.
The Sochi delegation then explained the proposed plans for the Olympic park post the games in 2014, thus demonstrating how businesses and service providers can maximise these prospects long after the games are over.
Members were then informed about Universiade which is an International multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU), the second in importance only to the Olympic Games. The 2013 Summer Universiade will take place in Kazan, Russia. Athletes from all over the world take part in these games and about 60% of them later become Olympic participants.
This briefing signified how Russia is growing as a major event market and while bringing to light even more business opportunities for companies around the world.
This was followed by the EVTG members and Russian delegates interacting and debating in groups and in one to one sessions on specific topics such as broadcasting, security, IT capability and brand recognition, which was a great opportunity to voice their opinions and ask intimate questions to such high profile and influential individuals, thus illustrating the benefit of being a member of EVTG.
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