The future of conference technology : on site AND online

Speaker: Jacob Marquardt

Duration : 20 minutes

At the beginning, Jacob Marquardt, founder of M Event Cross Media GmbM, highlighted one fact: the conferences of today are the same as yesterday. Yet, our society did change: new channels, Ifax, Iphone, Icommunity… what about I-Excel? Everyone is still using the old fashioned Excel to prepare conferences.

For the event of the future, we have to change our way of organizing conferences – too has been. Unfortunately there is a lack of processes to start this change.

Jacob Marquardt, through his speech wanted to prove us that tomorrow’s conferences will have to use the online tools.  It brings advantages, such as the fact that the rooms are not overcrowded anymore. Everyone can attend the conferences from everywhere. Moreover, organizers can change the details of the conference at any time without causing big troubles. Furthermore, online tools avoid printing useless paper and protect the environment.

20 minutes of conference… certainly not enough to tackle the subject, but at least avoid a crowded room. We regret, the lack of real answer, and the way the subject was treated superficially.

Elodie Gaillacq, Fanny Veau and Ludivine Deschamps