APOT Review
nautical gear for the Dinner Cruise. Climbing aboard the three-deck pleasure cruiser we were presented with more seafaring fancy dress including pirate hats and captain’s caps. The buffet dinner was fabulous, the entertainment ranged from easy jazz to Asian ballads depending on which deck you were on. A superb setting for mingling and more networking. Finally, we were invited to the open deck for a breathtaking 15-minute firework display to the rousing music of Land of Hope and Glory.
Thursday was free for networking and visiting the participating stands which included representation from Thales, CJ CheilJedang, Panasonic, Gategroup, Formia, Nestle, Portavin from Australia and others.
The Gala Dinner hosted by Heather included a six course menu and entertainment featuring an exciting traditional Korean Drum chant, a modern take on Korean dance theatre and an eye-popping routine done in complete darkness by a group of boys dressed in illuminated costumes who then quick-changed into an amazing street-dancing session in the middle of the venue. This was the invitation for those of us who still had the energy after three days of non stop activity to shimmy and shake with them!
The conference was a triumph of organisation and careful planning and everyone I spoke to agreed that it was the ideal environment for business networking, maintaining those all important client/supplier relationships and, of course, catching up with old friends and making plenty of new ones.
I was glad of the long-haul flight home which, thanks to the comfort and hospitality of Korean Air, gave me an opportunity to finally catch up on some badly needed sleep. I will make sure I take a week off before attending the next
APOT.Asia which will be in Vietnam. Can’t wait!
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