Taking care of our environment and society
Our Engagement
As a global company, we want to be able to give something back. Our Corporate Social Responsibility helps us to administer our business processes in a way that has a positive impact on society and the world.
Sustainability
K.I.T. Group is committed to sustainable events and has worked with several clients to achieve this goal. The company has a long-standing green meeting policy with detailed guidelines that can bring experience over many years into force.
We support our clients – by providing advice and expertise in addition to developing and implementing sustainability plans. Our Pathway to Sustainability programme offers clients support at three levels – from Green Advocate to Green Champion to Green Leader.
Education
Continual renewal of skills is the best way to ensure efficiency and high productivity. This is why the continuous development and engagement of the team is very important to K.I.T. Group.
To ensure a strategic and structured development, the K.I.T. Group Skill Database is currently in development. A knowledge transfer and an internal communication task force (both formed from a variety of team members to be able to cover all perspectives from the different business areas) are in place and active. The Human Resources development plan covers knowledge of conference management, techniques, and procedures, as well as soft skills for different roles/profiles. As an example, a holistic leadership programme covering all aspects of modern leadership has been launched within the corporate group in 2014 and is still ongoing. These activities motivate individual team members to excel in their jobs and at the same time ensures SOP and a common ground throughout the whole team.
Quality Management
To further improve quality and consistency for safety and monetary savings, we at K.I.T. Group have instituted a Quality Management System consisting of various assurance methods. The implementation of task forces charged with the mission of finding new and innovative ways of operating, procurement for high quality with cost analysis in mind, and evaluation of statistics and reports have all proven beneficial.
Combined strengths for your success
Our Partnerships
The continued improvement of trade show locations, the availability of infrastructure and as little bureaucracy as possible are their cause as much as ours. Our membership and active participation in the leadership of national and international organisations are part of our efforts to further enhance the smooth operation of trade events. Voluntary submission to the evaluation of these organisations also guarantees our commitment to the highest standards of quality for our clients.
MedTech Europe Ethical Charter
Medtech Europe (https://www.ethicalmedtech.eu/) is the trade association representing thousands of leading medical technology and diagnostic companies in Europe.
The Medtech Europe Code of Ethical Business Practice regulates all aspects of member companies’ relationships with physicians and medical societies, throughout Europe and the Middle East and with particular emphasis on congresses, conferences, and other educational events. After rigorous selection, K.I.T. Group GmbH is among the first organisations to earn the Medtech Ethical Charter. This is the official certification for PCOs to demonstrate understanding and commitment to the new regulations.
German Convention Bureau e. V. (GCB)
The not-for-profit German Convention Bureau (GCB) is the central body for all concerns and the marketer for the convention industry in Germany. GCB coordinates between clients looking to hold conventions, conferences, and incentives and the service industry of the German marketplace. Since 1973, all major businesses from all branches of the convention services industry have joined the GCB. The 200 members include hotels, convention centres and cities, convention service agencies (like K.I.T. Group), and other convention service providers.
Messe Berlin GmbH
Parent company to K.I.T. Group GmbH through an expansion scheme coupling ourselves with Messe Berlin, K.I.T. Group has 75 business offices representing 150 countries. Using this professional network we guarantee knowledgeable local business-oriented contact for each of the areas in which we operate. This link assures that K.I.T. Group is a very solid and powerful partner that can make available to our clients the latest equipment and know-how, as well as extensive knowledge of the international conference market.
Technical Event Management GmbH
Partner for technical planning and management
Successful events are based on technical infrastructure which has been developed to perfection. The more targeted and detailed planning and organisation is in this sector, the easier it is to manage the event and ensure that individual trades work hand in glove.
Silvester in Berlin Veranstaltungen GmbH
New Years Eve in Berlin
Silvester in Berlin GmbH has staged one of the largest New Years Eve parties in Berlin every year for the last ten years. With the collaboration of the K.I.T. Group, numerous national & international partners and vendors provide perfect logistics for this event, which attracts well over one million people every year at the location and a large part of the rest of the world through simulcasting.
International Association of Professional Congress Organizers (IAPCO)
The International Association of Professional Congress Organizers (IAPCO), a non-profit organisation founded in 1968, represents professional organisers and managers of international and national congresses, conventions, and special events. IAPCO is committed to raising standards of service among its members and other sectors of the meeting industry by means of continuing education and interaction with other professionals. IAPCO has members worldwide, whose activities are monitored on an annual basis. As a result, IAPCO membership offers unique quality assurance recognised by conference clients and suppliers all over the world.
K.I.T. Group is proud to be an active participant in what makes IAPCO great. Among other tasks, we also report at general assemblies and act as the head of the working group leader for scientific posters.
International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA)
The International Congress and Convention Association was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in the Netherlands. The association of companies from the event and travel industry is the most prominent organisation in the international convention and meetings industry.
Today, it is spanning the globe with member companies from more than 76 countries throughout the world and branch offices in Malaysia and the U.S. The explicit aim of the ICCA is to optimise the cooperation of member companies, to mutually benefit from insights and experiences and to create universal standards of quality. ICCA aims to continue improvements in the quality of the meetings industry.