BestCities Global Alliance names new board appointments
LONDON, 12 days ago An international network of leading convention destinations around the world, BestCities Global Alliance has Berlin, Bogotá, Cape Town, Copenhagen, Dubai, Dublin, Houston, Madrid, Melbourne, Singapore, Tokyo, and Vancouver as its members. BestCities said the new appointments bring a wealth of valuable experience and fresh global perspective to the board of the alliance – just in time as the industry steps into a new era of innovation and revitalization. Kit Lykketoft, Director of Conventions at Wonderful Copenhagen, will take over as Alliance Chair, Dr Edward Koh, Executive Director at the Singapore Exhibition and Convention Bureau, will be joining the board in a new role of Incoming Chair, which will be centred around Partnership development and future-proofing the Alliance.
BestCities appoints new Chair and board members
BestCities, the global alliance of business events destinations, has announced a series of new appointments to its board.
Kit Lykketoft, director of conventions at Wonderful Copenhagen, will take over as Alliance Chair, focusing on legacies and the added value of congresses and events.
Lykketoft has been the director of the Copenhagen convention bureau since 2017, where she works to attract international association conferences, meetings, and events to Copenhagen.
Dr Edward Koh, executive director at the Singapore Exhibition and Convention Bureau, will be joining the Board in a new role of Incoming chair, which will be centred around partnership development and future-proofing the alliance.
Copenhagen’s biggest event venues transform into vaccination centres
Playing their part in the effort to deal with the current Covid-19 situation, two of Copenhagen’s largest venues,
Bella Center Copenhagen and Øksnehallen exhibition space (and former market hall) operated by DGI-Byen, have transformed to become vaccination centres. With plenty of space, both venues offer a suitable environment for safely vaccinating local city residents.
“It is great to see how Copenhagen’s meetings industry is once again able to help the Danish Covid-19 efforts. We have already seen how venues have transformed into test centres and now Bella Center and Øksnehallen are set to play a key role in Copenhagen’s vaccination plans,” said Kit Lykketoft, director of Conventions at Wonderful Copenhagen CVB.
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Candace Carr Strauss
After an extensive nationwide search, the Sedona Chamber of Commerce will soon have a new president and CEO at its helm.
The chamber announced Tuesday, Dec. 8, that Candace Carr Strauss will be taking over a vacancy left this fall when Jennifer Wesselhoff accepted a position in Park City, Utah.
Strauss comes to Sedona after serving as the CEO of the Big Sky Chamber of Commerce & Visit Big Sky for the past three years in Big Sky, Mont. Her first day on the job in Sedona will be Monday, Feb. 22.
“I’m relieved and happy that the search is over,” Chamber Board President Lonnie Lillie said. “We’re excited for Candace to take over and lead the chamber into the future. It was a tough decision but she was our leading candidate during the entire process. Her history, the fact that she’s currently a CEO and the way she presented herself to the committee and the board was impressive.”