Bridging Connections

Social networks characterise the world we are living in.

We are always connected to each other by E-mails, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and so on.

We can reach people who live on the other side of the world in less than a snap of your fingers. This is great! Above all, it was unthinkable until recently.

When Expotrans started working in exhibitions forwarding, we were worlds away from being connected. It is now exciting, 30 years later, to be part of it! 

But we often forget that behind our friends’ smartphone or PC displays… they are our friends in the flesh! We often forget the Human Factor!

We are so used to hyper-fast communication and immediate answers that we don’t realise how important it is to look in each other’s eye, have a chat, take a coffee together.

That’s why IELA Partnering Events are so meaningful! The Human Factor is always the number one priority! Meeting partners we have only “virtually” worked with or shaking hands with old distant friends is priceless. For me, this is a very important occasion and I’m very proud that the 8th Partnering Event will take place in Venice.

Venice is a magic city, rich of charm, culture and multiculturalism. Its palaces and canals, bridges and churches, the Carnival tradition and the gondolas make Venice famous all around the world. But not everyone knows that in the past it was a capital of tolerance and welcomed foreigners and different ideologies. So much so that it deserved the nickname of Serenissima (peaceful).

That’s why it’s the perfect place for this year’s Partnering Event and will give all IELA friends a taste of legendary Italian hospitality.

I am sure you will enjoy it!

Joins us!

Guido Fornelli, IELA Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Expotrans S.p.A., Italy.

About the IELA Partnering Event:

The Partnering Event, open to non-IELA Members, is the annual Networking Event. It is designed to enhance business opportunities and provide an introduction to the association. It is the only platform that places so many exhibition logistics experts in one place. Each delegate can book 21 meeting slots via our MyAgenda tool.