On the invitation of the Amsterdam-based International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) and the India Convention & Promotion Board (ICPB), PCAAE, represented by its founder and CEO, Octavio ‘Bobby’ Peralta, was one of the panellists for the webcast on “ICCA Asia-Pacific Conversation: Impact and Response Measures – Let’s hear directly from Associations” held on April 17, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. in India Time.
The 1-½ session consisted of a one-hour panel discussion and half-an-hour Q&A. Around 100 participants mostly from the suppliers such as professional conference organizers (PCOs), event venue, hotel, travel company as well as media and government bodies attended the virtual forum.
Aside from Mr. Peralta, the panel of speakers consisted of Prof. Solly Rataemane, Secretary General of the World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Dr. Shyam Bansal, Founder & President of the Save the Kidney Foundation, and Noor Ahmad Hamid, ICCA Regional Director for Asia Pacific. Girish Kwatra, ICPB Honorary Secretary and ICCA India Secretary, moderated the session.