15 Jul SOME OF THE BEST EUROPEAN SPEAKERS RECOMMEND THESE CITIES TO WORK IN
Where do the best European speakers go for meetings, conventions, and events when they’re looking to get booked for keynotes, breakouts or workshop seminars? Quite a few top hotspots and destinations it would seem, given just how many tradeshows, board meetings and other get-togethers are held in the region. All things considered, we couldn’t resist asking some of the best European speakers we know: In addition to the major metropolises we covered in other posts, what are the hotspots for paid professional speakers these days – and why are they such popular destinations? Answers await below…
-Aberdeen – Oil industry events in Scotland
-Bilbao – Spanish cultural city with Guggenheim museum
-Bologna – Italian university city hosting academic speakers
-Bonn – Germany’s UN city and conferences
-Cannes – Film and advertising festivals in this French Riviera city
-Durres – Albanian tourism growth and conferences
-Geneva – Switzerland’s WTO, WHO, and watch fairs
-Glasgow – Biotech and engineering events in this Scottish hub
-Hanover – Germany’s tech shows and fairs
-Limerick – Rising tech and startup ecosystem in Ireland
-Montreux – Financial and music industry events in Switzerland
-Salzburg – Austria’s festivals, sports, and tourism
-Sarajevo – Bosnia’s capital, rebuilding economy, and conventions
-Turin – Italy’s automotive and manufacturing events
-Zurich – Switzerland’s financial sector speaker engagements
Other hotspots that the best European speakers we know recommend are as follows:
- Aberystwyth, Wales – University speakers for rural Welsh town
- Bergen, Norway – Seafood and marine industry conventions
- Cork, Ireland – Pharmaceutical and tech events
- Dundee, Scotland – Gaming/tech hub growing in events
- Halle, Germany – Chemical industry and trade fairs
- Karlskrona, Sweden – Naval city with defense events
- Liberec, Czech Republic – Manufacturing and glass industry speakers
- Lillehammer, Norway – Winter sports and Olympic legacy events
- Metz, France – Public university city with academic speakers
- Poznan, Poland – Business and tech growth with conventions
- Trento, Italy – Hosts niche alpine sports and tourism conferences
- Wexford, Ireland – Agricultural speakers for Irish rural events
Really any European town with a university, companies, tourism, or major industry presence could occasionally book speakers for relevant local events and conferences. That said, as you might guess, the majority are concentrated in major hubs.
