{"id":18763,"date":"2026-03-25T14:26:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lozionica.rs\/how-do-global-events-transform-cities\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:30:08","slug":"how-do-global-events-transform-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lozionica.rs\/en\/how-do-global-events-transform-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"How do global events transform cities?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Belgrade hosted over 100 leaders from the event industry at the<\/strong><br\/><strong>Try Before You Buy \u2013 Belgrade by Conventa conference at Lo\u017eionica<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>The conference focused on the impact of major global events, such as the Olympic Games and the upcoming EXPO 2027 Belgrade, on local ecosystems, urban life, and the development potential of host cities.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>The event was organized in partnership between Lo\u017eionica, Conventa, and DMC Vekol.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>TBYB Belgrade<\/strong> <strong>positions Belgrade<\/strong> and the newly opened Lo\u017eionica \u2014 a unique innovation and creative industries hub \u2014 not only as an outstanding congress tourism destination, but as a dynamic environment where business, culture, and creativity intersect. We are proud that Lo\u017eionica was chosen as a partner for this first edition, as a natural meeting point for rethinking how business visitors experience our city,\u201d said Ana Ili\u0107, Director of Lo\u017eionica.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Gorazd \u010cad<\/strong>, co-founder of Conventa, added:<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cBelgrade has a strong potential to become one of the key MICE destinations in this part of Europe. What sets it apart is not only its infrastructure, but also its authentic atmosphere, a highly professional local industry, and growing international interest. Events like this allow decision-makers to experience the destination first-hand, leading to concrete projects and new international events.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>Dejan Bogdanov, Managing Partner of DMC Vekol, highlighted:<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cBelgrade has a strong potential to become one of the key MICE destinations in this part of Europe. What sets it apart is not only its infrastructure, but also its authentic atmosphere, a highly professional local industry, and growing international interest. Events like this allow decision-makers to experience the destination first-hand, leading to concrete projects and new international events.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Special guest Josh Stinton, one of the leading motivational keynote speakers<\/strong>, shared insights from his work on the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Ceremonies, where he worked with over 1,100 staff, volunteers, and athletes.<\/p>\n\n<p>By bringing together more than 100 international professionals and industry leaders, the event created a focused environment for meaningful partnerships and long-term collaboration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belgrade hosted over 100 leaders from the event industry at theTry Before You Buy \u2013 Belgrade by Conventa conference at Lo\u017eionica The conference focused on the impact of major global [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18553,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jet_sm_ready_style":"","_jet_sm_style":"","_jet_sm_controls_values":"","_jet_sm_fonts_collection":"","_jet_sm_fonts_links":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/lozionica.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/lozionica.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/lozionica.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lozionica.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lozionica.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18763"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/lozionica.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18790,"href":"http:\/\/lozionica.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18763\/revisions\/18790"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lozionica.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/lozionica.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lozionica.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lozionica.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}