With over 33 years of experience in international congress and event organisation in Europe for national and international associations and corporations I am ready to share my knowledge, expertise and business know how with associations and corporations who need professional support and advice.
From successful RFPs, sustainable contracts, european tax regulations, financial matters incl. controlling to all practical and logistical aspects of congress and event management – Just ask! I am only a click away.
Actual activities
Former assignments/personal background
| 2012 – 2016 | Senior Partner at EUROKONGRESS GmbH |
| 1990 – 2012 | Managing Partner at EUROKONGRESS GmbH – Congress, Event and Exhibition Management, Munich |
| 1984 – 1990 | Senior Project Manager at INTERPLAN, PCO, Munich |
Studies of Business Administration, Politics and Journalism in Munich and Montpellier, France
The first German Congress Organiser to be certified as CMM (Certified Meeting Manager) by the international organisation MPI (Meeting Professionals International)
Active involvement in international congress associations, e.g. two years as member of the Board of Directors of ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association)
Speaker/moderator and publications on topics such as event and destination marketing, professional training and sponsoring
Consultant for scientific studies regarding various areas of the convention industry, destination marketing, Convention Bureaus, and market research for congress centres and destinations.
Languages: German, English, French
EgonZehnder
Firmconference 2004, Munich, D (500 participants) and 2014 Lucerne, CH (1.000 participants)and various smaller corporate meetings. Co-author of ”Best Practice Handbook“
200 Years of English Garden
A public cultural festival with 165 events in 16 days and 2 Mio visitors
ESGE
European Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy, Annual Congress, since 2013
ESPGHAN
European Society for Paediatric Gastro, Hepa and Nutrition, since 2016
DGGG
Dt. Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, 2012 and 2014
Giesecke & Devrient
Various corporate events ranging from 20 to 3.500 participants
Rotary World Convention
27.000 participants in Munich
Vetter Pharma
Corporate events 2009/2012/2018 each with several thousand participants
Stuttgart CVB
Redesign of structure, financing and activities
Contact/Imprint:
Wolfgang Kerkhoff, CMM
Roemerstr. 7
80801 MunichGermany
Fon: +49 171 515 77 55
Mail: office@wolfgangkerkhoff.com
www.wolfgangkerkhoff.com
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Programming: Polarpixel · www.polarpixel.de