Nora Wilhelm and Diana Oser at CONVENTION4U 2023 in Alpbach, Austria
Convention4u, the Austrian conference laboratory, is an annual convention of the Austrian meeting industry. This year, Nora Wilhelm and Diana Oser from collaboratio helvetica were invited to hold speeches and workshops at the event.
Organized by the Austrian Convention Bureau, the convention aims to provide the sector with exchange opportunities and networking space to discuss major topics and developments in the industry.
This year’s Convention4u took place from July 3 until July 5 in the Convention Congress Alpbach, where transformation and the industry's future role were addressed under the motto “Back to the Future – Experience and Tradition meet Courage and Innovation”.
THE SPEECHES
Nora Wilhelm and Diana Oser from collaboratio helvetica held inspirational speeches on transformation and systemic change, discussing possible explanations of why we’re massively off-track with the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and providing insights into phenomena such as symptom fighting or the iceberg model.
They explored how the meeting industry holds the potential to sustainably transform the way we interact and exchange within and across sectors, and thereby contribute to a more meaningful meeting culture.
Nora Wilhelm at Convention4u 2023.
Photography: © collaboratio helvetica
Diana Oser at Convention4u 2023.
Photography: © collaboratio helvetica
THE WORKSHOPS
In a participative approach, the topics were then further examined during two workshops, where strategies for organizational change and the concept of “meaning industry” were discussed and developed.
Nora Wilhelm holding a workshop on systems change towards a “meaning industry” at Convention4u 2023.
Photography: © Austrian Convention Bureau / taibonfotografie.at
Diana Oser holding a workshop on organizational transformation at Convention4u 2023.
Photography: © Austrian Convention Bureau / taibonfotografie.at
MORE ON THE TOPIC
Prior to the event, the Austrian Convention Business Magazine interviewed Nora Wilhelm about her participation at Convention4u. She explains why she was tempted to accept the invite, what stands in the way of a regenerative future, and how to overcome these hurdles.
Watch the Convention4u 2023 recap video here:
