2017 Penang Convention
EuRA was delighted to partner with IMC World at their sixth Asia convention. The IMC Conference has established itself as a landmark event in the mobility calendar and we were delighted to welcome over 100 people to EuRA’s first Asia Dinner.
The IMC World conference is an established landmark in the Asian mobility calendar attracting delegates from across the continent. The turnout this year was a record high with just under 200 delegates converging on the city of George Town Penang for four days of networking, learning and some serious fun.
EuRA was delighted to be asked for the second year to deliver the MIM programme at the event and Dominic Tidey and Tad Zurlinden presented two of the MIM Modules; Mobility Industry in Context and Managing International Assignments. Over 30 IMC delegates have now received the MIM designation which is a great validation of our programmes and we’re indebted to them for letting us bring this programme into Asia.
The conference kicked off poolside at the Tuesday night welcome reception in the G Hotel on Gurney Drive, Penang’s beautiful and famous downtown seaside corridor.
IMC take CSR very seriously and had spent the day at a local school where they had raised money to build a new playground. Guest of honour at the opening plenary session was Lim Guan Eng, Penang’s first minister. Malaysia is a federal state and Penang is central to its success as an economic powerhouse. Mr Eng greeted the delegates and spoke eloquently on how important inward investment and incoming talent is to the country and the region.
IMC is famous for its “speed dating” networking, facilitated by a very nifty App based solution and the rest of the day was spent with delegates deep in conversation, doing business and making new connections. The gala dinner was inspired by Alice in Wonderland but it was the EuRA IMC dinner on Thursday in the famous Kebaya Dining Rooms that was the highlight of the event for us.
The impeccably restored restaurant is part of the Seven Terraces Hotel, one of the very best in Penang. We were delighted to welcome our guests to what proved to be a sumptuous culinary treat from one of the best kitchens Malaysia.