Stuttgart, November 2019 – A direct exchange between 38 ATR shareholders and 34 International Preferred ATR Suppliers took place from the 12th to 14th of November in the Estrel Hotel in Berlin. ATR International AG organised the IPAS Forum for the eight time. During these three days, almost 900 face-to-face meetings were held by a total of 300 representatives of ATR’s shareholders and IPAS suppliers. The cornerstone of the IPAS Forum formed the 40 meeting cabins, where representatives of a shareholder and of an IPAS supplier got together for 35 minutes long personal discussions. Those increasing numbers are proof for the successful development of the IPAS Forum since its first launch in 2006. "It is important to us that all conversations can take place under ideal conditions and in the most efficient way. Therefore, we chose to relocate the location of the IPAS Forum from Stuttgart to Berlin," says Wolfgang Menges, Director Purchasing/Finances of ATR International AG.
Face-to-face meetings are irreplaceable
"The IPAS Forum is a unique event. In contrast to other fairs and congresses, our focus is on the personal interaction between our shareholders and the IPAS suppliers of IAM," emphasizes Roland Dilmetz, Managing Director of ATR International AG. "In times of digitization, a personal conversation still plays a major role and cannot be replaced. Our IPAS Forum offers a very concentrated form of face-to-face meetings."
Everyone profits from the IPAS concept
The idea of the IPAS concept is to establish a consistent IPAS supplier portfolio. In that way, product lines can be better categorized. Not only the meetings provided a perfect opportunity for exchange: the breaks in between the conversations as well as the evening program were used extensively in order to build relationships and to get to know each other.