Maarten Vanneste, started his company ABBIT VIDEO in 1982. It grew from an AV company over production to a full service meeting design company. After more than 30 years he is seen as a Meeting Industry leader and visionary with a focus on meeting design. His CMM’s business-plan project became reality as the Meeting Support Institute (2006). The now called Meeting Design Institute is a member based organization that educates and exposes meeting planners to meeting design and its toolbox. In 2007 Maarten wrote the ground-breaking book ‘Meeting Architecture, a manifesto’. This became an industry bestseller that lead to an international movement and educational projects. With a focus on the objective based meeting design the Meeting Design Institute organises events like the FRESH Conference and education like a 5-day training in Meeting Architecture. The 2013 Meeting Architecture Process (MAP) workbook provides a standard Meeting Design methodology. Maarten is an influential innovator, author, trainer and a speaker.
For his relentless work and influence in the Meetings industry, he received the IMEX Academy Award in 2005 and the MPI RISE Award for Industry Leadership in 2011.
Books:
Meeting Architecture, a manifesto.
The Tweeting Meeting (Volume 1)
The Meeting Architect’s Toolbox
Things to check out:
Contact:
Skype: maarten.vanneste
Email: maarten.vanneste@abbit.eu
Twitter: @maartenvanneste