MEI back in Brazil

Throughout September, Dennis Mills CEO of Major Events International was based in Rio de Janeiro with MEI’s country director, Antonio Castro Neves to finalise the Major Events Global Network offer and start communicating it with buyers and stakeholders throughout Brazil.

Dennis and Antonio started this campaign in Rio on the 16th September where they have been introducing the Major Events Global Network and MEI services to drum up support from the city and state governments of Rio de Janeiro. They’ve also met with the Security Manager at FIFA 2014, where plans for them to visit London were also discussed. Furthermore Dennis met with many existing contacts such as FAGGA, Real Alliance and the International Chambers of Commerce to keep relations and engagement strong.
Dennis and Antonio moved their efforts to Sao Paulo where Dennis spoke at an event on the 27th September “Zona Leste: O Futuro de Sao Paulo Passa por Aqui” where he talked about how London 2012 has transformed East London, including the private sector engagement and its impact on this regional regeneration. Dennis and Antonio will also meet with Dr Walter Feldman, the Mayor of Sao Paulo and Cabinet Officials to develop Sao Paulo’s project to become an international hub for major events.

MEI will be returning to Brazil in November to exhibit at Expo Estadio 2011 which is focused on infrastructure and equipment for stadiums and sports facilities and Soccerex Global Convention 2011 which is the leading Soccer and Business event. MEI are offering discounted exhibition stands at both of these events so if you are interested in being visible at these high profile exhibitions please contact Amy abrice@majoreventsint.com.

Life beyond 2012 - Endless major event opportunities identified

On the 8th September 2011 Major Events International hosted a briefing on life beyond London 2012 for MEI business group members and official London 2012 sponsors .

Guests were lucky enough to hear from Dr. Walter Feldman, Special Secretary for Major Events in Sao Paulo, about his plan to transform Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro into an international, natural hub for major events; creating numerous business opportunities for buyers and suppliers in the Major Event industry.

Dr. Feldman pointed out Sao Paulo’s economic and commercial strength as the world’s sixth largest city and its potential to hold an even bigger amount of major events, demonstrating why now is the time for businesses to get mobilised and ready for the end of 2012.

During the briefing, individuals involved with the delivery of London 2012 were also briefed about the future calendar for international major events. Rachel Hughes, Key Account Director of MEI, gave a presentation on new business opportunities related to the upcoming sporting events in England and Scotland, as well as opportunities in emerging markets, such as Brazil and Russia. The scale of the opportunities particularly in Brazil took some of the attendees by surprise and certainly offered food for thought on life after 2012.

Particularly focusing on Brazil, Mrs. Hughes highlighted the weak major events sector and tourism as areas to look into for opportunities.

he presentations were followed by a compelling Q and A session, where attendees asked about finding local partners in Brazil and debated over permanent versus temporary infrastructure.

The event received so much positive feedback that MEI have decided to re run the event on the 26th October at the Holiday Inn at Regent’s Park. For more information on attending please contact abrice@majoreventsint.com.