Elisabeth Hansa, owner of ELISABETH HANSA, Support & Strategy On Demand is an accomplished managing director specialising in marketing and business development of global meeting industry sales with 30 years of experience impacting major convention corporations through orchestration of sales and acquisitions, public relations, and high-quality convention and event management. She has extensive experience as advisor for start ups of convention bureaus, convention centres and venues specialising in meeting industry. In September she has found her company “ELISABETH HANSA; Support & Strategy On Demand”, a full service consulting agency dealing with venue development, staff training and feasibility studies for venues. Until August she worked as Head of Event management and Sales at the Austria Center Vienna, one of the biggest conference centres in central Europe. Before that she worked as managing director of MARIAZELLER EUROPEUM GMBH, Mariazell/Styria, Austria, a multipurpose convention centre for various events of up to 600 people. Before that we was director of marketing and sales for conventions and business events for MESSE CONGRESS GRAZ, a group of 7 companies providing various sporting and international events and convention centres, with 175 employees. She worked at the ORF, the Austrian broadcasting corporation and volunteered in the board of various professional associations like MPI, AIPC and ECM. Elisabeth has shared her knowledge on why there should be a partnership between venues and customers, trust, education and training.

To get in touch with Elisabeth, go to www.elisabeth-hansa.com