63rd Annual IFEA Convention, Expo & Retreat

What are the key parameters of a successful 21st Century large scale event to secure political and community support while contributing to the success of your city?

Helping us put a fitting cap on our 63rd Annual IFEA Convention, we are very pleased to welcome Guy Laflamme, Director of the spectacular Ottawa 2017 year-long calendar of extraordinary events, which served as the centrepiece of Canada’s 150th sesquicentennial year celebration and left over 11 million attendees with memories to last a lifetime.

2016 Chair of the IFEA World Board, few professionals in our industry have imagined, produced and experienced the intense scope and scale of events that effectively changed how Canada’s capitol and other global event cities around the world now think of the power of events.

Guy Laflamme specializes in the creation, production and marketing of cultural, recreational and tourism products, with 25 years’ experience in the field. He has attended festivals and events in over 25 different countries, providing a global perspective on best practices in the industry. He is an instructor on Event Management at the University of Ottawa.