The beautiful city of Budapest hosted the latest SIBEC Europe event, which took place in November 2012. More than 200 suppliers and operators gathered to talk business, and to hear from some of the industry’s leading figures on key issues affecting the sector.
In the opening session, Mike Hill, MD of Leisure-net Solutions and Berni Hawkins, founder of Hawkins Muiderman, compered a Question Time-style debate, with the panel discussing two key topics: Can events such as the Olympics really have a positive impact on participation levels among the general public going forward? And do we need to change our model to attract new audiences?
Panellists
* Martin Kay, Regional Representative, sporta
* David Stalker, CEO, ukactive (the new name for the FIA)
* John Treharne, CEO, The Gym Group
* Mark Botha, group sales and Marketing Manager, Fitness, First Middle East
* Mark Lemmon, Managing Director, the énergie Group
* Liz Holmes, spa director, Rockliffe Hall