Colja Dams on Running the World’s 2nd Biggest Event Company

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Overview

Colja Dams has steadily built his company, the Vok Dams Agency for Events & Live Marketing, into one of the top event powerhouses in the world. Headquartered in Germany, and ranked #2 in the world (source: Special Events Magazine), and with offices in Dubai, Beijing, France, Shanghai, and Wuppertal, Germany, Vok Dams has produced award winning events for leading brands all over the world. Hear how he runs his company, manages his team, hires his vendors and more.

Learning Outcomes

  • Learn the secrets from being one of the first western event agencies to build a presence in China.
  • Understand the role that procurement plays with his clients, and how his firm deals with that.
  • Learn about Vok Dams’ iphone app that calculates the carbon footprint of an event.
  • Hear how Vok Dams successfully launched the Lamborghini at the foot of a volcano that had exploded only days earlier!

Course Information

Estimated Time: 29 mins

Difficulty: Advanced

CMP Credit Hours:

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Colja Dams

Colja Dams is Chief Executive Officer of VOK DAMS, one of the leading agencies for events and live marketing globally. With offices in Dubai, Beijing, France, Shanghai, and Wuppertal, Germany, VOK DAMS has produced award-winning events for leading brands all over the world.

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