Shape the future. Share the future
The mci group is a global next-gen platform for marketing innovation and breakthrough communication in the digital age. Our platform combines the talent, technology and creative power of our global agency network to transform brands and organisations.
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Agencies
MCI Agency creates human-centric and omnichannel touchpoint solutions that engage and bring people together
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Consulting & market research agency specialising in marketing & sales performance
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Communities
AIP provide unique opportunities in this exciting 4th industrial revolution and the next stage of market impact
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Global conference and awards gala for the enterprise blockchain industry
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Public affairs consulting specialising in political conferences
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Ventures
Kabloom is a specialised digital marketing agency focusing specifically on b2b event growth and attendee acquisition
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Meet the team
“It is no longer about who attends your programmes or reads your content but about who engages.”
Sebastien Tondeur is the second generation mci group CEO, having led multiple company transformations and significant growth of the family business he joined in 1997. He studied finance and international business and has an MBA from Northeastern University. He regularly speaks at international events and is often interviewed by business and marketing media for his insights on building a global and human-centred business. Sebastien is the co-founder of the Entrepreneur Organisation (EO) in Switzerland. In 2011 he won the prestigious ”EY Switzerland Entrepreneur of the Year” award.
“Openness to diversity and a deep interest in what others bring to the table: these are the building blocks of collaboration.”
As a member of mci group’s Executive Committee, Jurriaen is jointly responsible for the leadership and strategic direction of a global organisation with a turnover of €300 million and offices in 60 cities and 31 countries worldwide. Day-to-day, Jurriaen leads management processes, a range of service departments, and the integration of new MCI offices.
A frequent speaker, chair and moderator at international conferences, he also speaks at business schools, leads training programmes for senior management and publishes leadership articles.
“Strategic engagement of core stakeholders, both virtually and live, will be the key success factor for any organisation.”
Based in Singapore, Robin has driven MCI’s expansion outside of Europe since 2007. He is jointly responsible for the leadership and strategic direction of a global organisation with a turnover of €300 million and offices in 60 cities and 31 countries around the world. He also leads mci agencies’ Institutional Division, serving the association and government clients, and is responsible for strategic service development for these markets.
Day-to-day, Robin consults for associations on strategic planning, board assessment and global growth strategies, speaks at international business events and works with several leading industry organisations at the forefront of knowledge exchange. He is one of only two non-North American Fellows of ASAE – Center for Association Leadership.
“Shaping our company to build a high-performance organisation based on our values and culture to maximise the power of human interactions.”
Idoia has been a part of MCI for over 23 years. She is an expert in the international meetings and events industry. Since 2009, she is leading the multi-brand office in Brussels, focusing on European Business Events, Communications, and Public Affairs.
In 2024, Idoia was appointed Group President of People & Culture | Belgium | Logos & Insidery. In her new role, Idoia is leading the Global People & Culture Team, fostering collaboration, trust, and success across all teams.
“Magic happens at the intersection of ‘trust your instincts’ and ‘trust the data’. Intelligence without courage won’t take you far.”
Oscar is an expert in the international meetings and events industry, having worked for MCI for more than 10 years across 3 different continents: Europe, America and Asia.
Since 2012, he has been leading MCI’s expansion in the digital era from Singapore as the region’s COO, crafting strategic and creative client solutions to incorporate digital technologies into the company’s suite of services.
Currently, Oscar supports the global formulation, facilitation and communication of MCI’s strategic initiatives and future goals.
“I am obsessed with developing brands and omnichannel marketing campaigns that improve results for our clients.”
Sylvia Andre is Chief Marketing Officer of mci group. Following formal training with WPP companies, Sylvia rose through the ranks to take on senior roles with Ogilvy and Young & Rubicam. Plus, as a creative marketing guru with an entrepreneurial streak, Sylvia ran her own successful marketing and media agency in Australia.
“For me, it’s important to make my team believe in honesty and people as much as I do.”
Edouard joined MCI as a consultant in 2011. Since then, his position has grown to Chief Information Officer, seeing him leading the charge in security, innovation, and operations throughout different agencies of the group. Far before the call for it in 2020, Edouard’s vision for cloud-based and remote working has been ensuring that mci group can operate efficiently, safely, and on a global stage.
“Our financial data and technology solutions deliver the insight at the right time to support our client operations and strategic execution decisions”.
As Chief Financial Officer, Olivier Giauque oversees the planning, implementation and running of all financial activities of mci group across all offices and brands. He joined the company in 1998 after working for accounting and auditing firms, where he completed the Swiss Federal Diploma in Finance and Accounting. Olivier was promoted to the CFO position in 2009 and is a member of the Executive Committee and the Global Management Team.
“We create the environment to inspire MCI talents to continuously learn, grow and boost performance to achieve business objectives.”
Avinash joined MCI in 1998 as the Director of Talent and Development for MCI Brussels overseeing all aspects of Recruitment, Employee Engagement, Internal Communication and Organisational Development.
Now, as Group Learning and Development Director, Avinash oversees and deploys a global Learning and Development architecture through MCI Institute. This helps mci group employees across all divisions develop their knowledge and skills to achieve maximum effectiveness and contribution towards meeting organisational goals.
“People sit at the heart of what we do, that’s why safety, security, and sustainability is vital to us.”
With an engineering background and degrees in risk management and sustainability, Emmanuel brings 12 years’ experience to mci group developing our health and safety and sustainability programmes. Emmanuel oversees processes of reducing risks of our events and for our employees and develop the sustainability strategies for the group.
He created our event safety and sustainability tool, a unique instrument which allows us to audit our events for potential threats and measure our environmental and social impacts.
“Together, we have the power to change our tomorrow”
Erica has been a sustainability champion for the Geneva agency for close to 15 years. In 2018, she took on the additional responsibility of monitoring and communicating our sustainability performance and coordinating our onboarding and training programme for the group. Erica became a certified “Sustainability Practitioner” by the Center for Sustainability Excellence in 2019.
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- July 2024
mci group publishes 2023 company report: A testament to sustainability and diversity
- July 2024
Expanding mci group communication expertise in Belgium with the acquisition of ESN
The company report
2023 Company report
A comprehensive document that sets new benchmarks for the industry by measuring the group`s progress in sustainable and inclusive practices.
Our core values
Thriving through diversity
Inspiring breakthrough moments
Living by growth
Promoting innovation and entrepreneurship
We actively promote diversity within the mci group, and believe it is an essential source of richness and innovation.
As a connector, we believe that when people come together, magic happens.
We believe an mci group story should always end with a transformation, with a new way to see the world moving forward.
Encouraging and enabling entrepreneurs, innovators and thinkers to thrive.
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Our global talents are our most precious resource. Operating in a people’s business, we’ve long prioritised the wellbeing of our employees, supporting them in their career journey and ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are building an organisation that is profoundly human, with a focus on care and responsibility.
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