03.2021
Der Erntehelfer Podcast – Episode 10 – Steff Berger – Crisis Manager for Events

“Your counterpart has to feel heard, otherwise the communication won’t work!” says Steff Berger in her episode of the Erntehelfer podcast …

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01.2021
What is a systemic mindset?

After her session on the systemic approach to problem-solving and crisis management at IBTM World Virtual, we sat down with Steff Berger, founder of VOBE Inspires People, to find out more about how to use this approach.

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12.2020
Living with crisis

‘So, what can we learn from 2020 that can help us to navigate our way into and through the coming year? To help to answer the question I contacted crisis and risk communication experts from across the globe to gather their thoughts, advice, and insight. I asked several questions about what we can learn, what is needed going forward and how we can all get better at living with a crisis. I am incredibly grateful for all those who provided me with their views on how to move forward.

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10.12.2020 – Online event
Systemic questions: Unlock your team’s goals, ideas and potential

Do you want to inspire your teams to create new visions of success and develop exciting, new never-tried-before ideas that will vastly improve their motivation, performance and outcomes?

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June 30, 2020
“How was that? 2020 was supposed to be a successful year. And what about now?”

The forecasts for a successful 2020 looked good! The new year got off to a promising start. But then things turned out very differently for all of us, for the whole world! A pandemic …

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“Crisis Management for MICE”

Enter Steff Berger – a crisis management expert for the MICE industry, based out of Berlin. In this episode she provides actionable tips on how to manage a current crisis and prepare for the ones to come. There’s lots of valuable ideas here, so please give it a listen!

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May 27, 2020
“CRISIS MANAGEMENT IS JUST AS INDISPENSABLE AS DIGITALIZATION”

The realization that an event has to be canceled due to the current crisis is usually followed by the question: What is the best way to proceed now? MICE crisis manager Steff Berger has drawn up checklists for appropriate crisis management in the current situation.

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May 13, 2020
How to build an effective crisis communications strategy:
FAQs with Steff Berger

The second part of Steff Berger’s FAQ series looks more closely at the practical things you need to consider when dealing with a crisis or constructing a crisis communications strategy or management plan.

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May 13, 2020
The inside scoop on COVID-19 crisis communications:
FAQs with Steff Berger

Steff Berger, who recently appeared on IBTM Connect in her webinar about MICE Crisis Communications, sat down with all your questions following her session and answered them. Here we explore all of the questions about the present and future situations with COVID-19.

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May 5, 2020
MICE- Crisis Communications and POST – COVID-19

Interview with MICE Crisis Manager, Steff Berger

Ahead of her webinar, we sat down with Steff Berger to get to know more about the world of crisis management and communications, as well as pick up a few …

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April 30, 2020
MICE- Crisis Communications and POST – COVID-19

1-hr Zoom webinar, including Q&A

The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic had an immense impact on the MICE industry and the entire world. MICE- crisis management can support you in rethinking your strategies and helping to prevent future crisis situations. This webinar provides a first impression of MICE Crisis Management and gives you a step-by-step guide on how to integrate these ideas into your planning for events. Learn how you can introduce your own post COVID-19 procedures.

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COVID-19
MICE Innovation Sessions

Welcome back to a new episode of the MICE Innovation Sessions. Today we are tackling a topic that no one can avoid at the moment: COVID-19 aka coronavirus.

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April 24, 2020
Interview with MICE crisis manager Steff Berger

We asked ourselves how we can support the MICE industry in times of the corona crisis and thought directly of MICE crisis manager Steff Berger from “Vobe – Inspires People GmbH”. In this interview, she answered our questions about MICE crisis management, explained the opportunities and risks of the crisis and gave us valuable tips for the time during and after Covid-19.

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April 9, 2020
Crisis management must be true, clear, appropriate to the situation, transparent and fact-based!

Interview with MICE crisis manager Steff Berger

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March 26, 2020
Martin Stegmann in conversation:
“We need MICE crisis management. And more than ever since COVID-19.”

An interview with Steff Berger

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March 19, 2020
Crisis management during a pandemic and the resulting crisis – a checklist

A guide by Steff Berger

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March 19, 2020
Crisis communication during a pandemic – a checklist

A guide by Steff Berger

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November 21, 2019
How to stop fake news ruining your event

By Andrew McCorkell
False information travels much quicker than the truth so make sure you’re ready to act fast, says expert at IBTM World in Barcelona.
A Talk with Steff Berger

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November 19-21, 2019
Fake News, False Alarms and Facebook: Real stories from the world of Crisis Communications and Management, and what we can learn from them

I am talking about how effective crisis management communication can save your event or conference. How can your marketing team deal with crisis communications if you do not have a PR team? And is your PR team ready for crisis communication?

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September 17, 2019
What can have a greater impact on communication than language or technology

At the end of August, I spoke at IBTM China about crisis communication for the MICE industry. As a European in China, I decided to go prepared – reading books about the culture, cultural differences, the people and the country. I even did a crash course …

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August 28-29, 2019
Feeling truly international this morning! I am honored to speak at ibtm CHINA 2019!

I’ll be speaking at IBTM China in Beijing on August 28-29th, and am delighted to present both my recent talks – on anti-terror tactics for congresses, and crisis communication strategies.

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May 21-23, 2019
‘EFFECTIVE CRISIS COMMUNICATION WILL SAVE YOUR EVENT’

CONFERENCE & EVENTS CRISIS MANAGEMENT EXPERT STEFF BERGER
RETURNS TO IMEX FRANKFURT (May 21-23) – THIS TIME FOR 4 SESSIONS!

Steff Berger’s session at IMEX 2018 on anti-terrorism strategies for conferences – ‘Expect The Unexpected’ – attracted a great deal of interest, leading to further interviews and talks. Steff is delighted to be returning again to
IMEX Frankfurt in 2019, this time for three appearances!

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January/February, 2019
PUNTO MICE, Madrid

Plataforma de comunicación e interacción entre profesionales MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, Events).
Entrevista – Steff Berger, Directora general y consultora en gestión de crisis de VOBE

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December 11, 2018
DEALING WITH RISKS AND THREATS

What steps should event strategists take to make sure they are prepared for a crisis?
By Boardroom editors
Steff Berger is managing director of VOBE – Inspires People GmbH, which organizes events of up to 20,000 people for mainly European associations.
Here the conference consultant and event planner shares her expertise in crisis management.

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November 27, 2018
IT’S TODAY!

I am working on the last arrangements for today’s session on concepts for anti-terror procedures for large conferences and events. You will find more details about it in Show Daily, the official press organ of IBTM World 2018

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November 27, 2018
IBTM WORLD 2018 BARCELONA

“EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED”
CRISIS MANAGEMENT EXPERT STEFF BERGER SPEAKS ON ANTI-TERRORIST STRATEGIES

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MAY 15-17, 2018
IMEX 2018 FRANKFURT, GERMANY

Steff Berger’s presentation on practical anti-terrorism awareness tips, at the Inspiration Hub yesterday, struck a chord right from the start.

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May 16, 2018
Crisis management advice: ‘Understand how terrorists think and plan attacks’

By Andrew McCorkell
One of the talks at IMEX 2018 in Frankfurt offered practical anti-terror advice on how to make a plan, remain vigilant and stay safe. (Article citmagazine.com)

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