#2: MICE Conversations - Ken Lyons, KL Communications Ireland

MICE Conversations: a podcast for the Meetings, Incentive Travel, Conferences and Events industry

Episode #2. 'MICE Conversations'. Michael Collins, TravelMedia.ie, in conversation with Ken Lyons, Director at KL Communications in Dublin, Ireland. Ken Lyons sits on the Board of SITE International. Ken currently works as an independent advisor to the MICE industry in Ireland and internationally. Prior to his current role Ken worked at some of Ireland's best known hotels including The Westbury, The Marker and the Ritz-Carlton, Powercourt. Interview recorded Friday 19th March 2021.
About Ken Lyons, Director, KL Communications, Ireland.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennethlyons/​
https://www.klc.ie
Topics and questions, timeline or video chapters.
00:00​ - Intro
01:15​ - Can you bring us up to speed on what you are doing right now and what you’ve been doing the last couples of years? SITE board member and going back to college.
02:37​ - How the pandemic has affected you, running your own company? Are you seeing any signs of life?
08:12​ - Ken, you are on the board of SITE International. What are you seeing from a SITE perspective? What is SITE doing to help the industry re-open?
11:13​ - What can CVBs and buyers alike do to help?
15:13​ - Flexibility on both sides when it comes to contracts. Yes, now, but going forward?
20:21​ - Sustainability and diversity. Is there genuine interest in the MICE industry?
24:56​ - Ireland. This year or next year when things open up?
26:39​ - Positive or pessimistic going forward?
TravelMedia.ie run Ireland's only outbound MICE networking event, the MICE Meetup Dublin.
https://www.travelmedia.ie/mice-meetup-dublin/

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1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Can you bring us up to speed on what you are doing right now and what you’ve been doing the last couples of years? SITE board member and going back to college. (00:01:15)

3. How the pandemic has affected you, running your own company? Are you seeing any signs of life? (00:02:37)

4. Ken, you are on the board of SITE International. What are you seeing from a SITE perspective? What is SITE doing to help the industry re-open? (00:08:12)

5. What can CVBs and buyers alike do to help? (00:11:13)

6. Flexibility on both sides when it comes to contracts. Yes, now, but going forward? (00:15:13)

7. Sustainability and diversity. Is there genuine interest in the MICE industry? (00:20:21)

8. Ireland. This year or next year when things open up? (00:24:56)

9. Positive or pessimistic going forward? (00:26:39)