SEOUL The Future Convention Cities Initiative (FCCI) has named its first chairperson to be Lyn Lewis-Smith, chief operating officer of Business Events Sydney (BESydney).
Lewis-Smith was the unanimous choice of the seven member cities, which include Seoul Tourism Organization, Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority and BESydney.
Lewis-Smith said: “I’m very excited to be the first chairperson helping to steer FCCI through the launch of our first strategic research projects.”
The strategic research and development partnership is managed by Fast Future Research – authors of the Convention 2020 study on the future of the meeting industry.