Revenue Strategies for European Associations

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Struggling to turn association love into lasting revenue? Join Glue Up on May 27, 2025, at 2 PM CET for a practical, engaging panel discussion designed specifically for European Associations.

Learn actionable strategies to grow your membership, develop sustainable funding sources, and secure your organization's long-term impact, without compromising your values or mission. Our speakers will share real examples, proven tactics, and local insights tailored to the European landscape.

Turn the association into an opportunity. Reserve your spot today!

Speakers

Thibault De Barsy

Vice-Chairman & General Manager at The Payments Association EU

Ioannis Pallas

Managing Director of ESAE

Eric Schmidt

Co-Founder & CEO of Glue Up

Thibault de Barsy was formerly CEO of Keytrade Bank Luxembourg for 5 years and has over 20 years of experience in the financial and ICT sector. Thibault is a guest lecturer at the University of Luxembourg on “Managing Financial Brands in the Digital Era” and at the Solvay Brussels of Economics and Management. Since October 2019, he has participated as a weekly guest speaker on the Belgian news TV channel LN24 as an Economics columnist.

Before settling in Luxembourg, he held different marketing & sales positions across banks, insurance, telco and credit card companies.

Thibault holds a Master of Science in Management from the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management and a CEFA certificate from the Belgian Association of Financial Analysts.

With studies in economics and international relations, Ioannis Pallas has been managing the Secretariat of ESAE, the European Society of Association Executives since October 2018. The Association, comprising a ever-growing number of Association Leaders from across Europe, is the reference point in Association Management in Europe.

Born in Greece, and based in Brussels since 2009, he gained experience in Advocacy, Consulting, and Development Projects Evaluation.

He is a graduate of the Executive master’s in international Association Management from the Solvay Business School, focusing on Governance and Strategy for International Associations. Previously he followed the MSc in International Relations at the Free University of Brussels (ULB), after his BSc in International Political Economy from the Athens University of Economics & Business.

Parallel to his engagement with European and International Associations, he maintains a career in artistic photography.

Ioannis speaks English, French, Spanish and Greek.

CEO of Glue Up, an all-in-one cloud-based CRM engagement platform for event and membership management, is the leading platform in emerging and developing markets and North America.

As CEO of Glue Up, Eric L. Schmidt is focused on delivering cloud solutions that transform the way professional communities enable and enrich relationships. Glue Up has offices in 14 countries and clients in over 70. Eric’s focus is to continue building the best product for Glue Up’s clients and expanding the company’s presence in emerging and developing markets around the world. Over the last 18 years, Eric has founded and incubated several companies from the ground up; including China Entrepreneurs which was the top community organization for more than 50,000 entrepreneurs, hosting more than 100 conferences annually.

Eric was an elected member of American Chamber of Commerce in China's Board of Governors for three years (2017, 2018 & 2019) and is recognized as an authority on digital transformation and business in emerging markets. He has been featured in media such as The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Baron’s, BBC, CCTV, China Daily, and numerous other outlets.

Eric once traced Marco Polo’s route from Beijing, China to Venice, Italy, 100 days by bicycle – he was appreciatively sponsored by Nike and Philips. He also previously lived in China (17 years) and Guatemala.

Agenda

May 27, 2025

Main Schedule

2:00 PM - 2:05 PM

Welcome Remarks

2:05 PM - 2:45 PM

Panel Discussion

2:45 PM - 2:55 PM

Q&A

2:55 PM - 3:00 PM

Closing Remarks

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Speakers

Thibault De Barsy

Ioannis Pallas

Eric Schmidt

Agenda

May 27, 2025

Main Schedule

Sponsors and Partners

Community

Connect with 84 people attending this event

Glue Up

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Event Details

Speakers

Thibault De Barsy

Ioannis Pallas

Eric Schmidt

Agenda

May 27, 2025

Main Schedule

Sponsors and Partners

Organizer

Community

Connect with 84 people attending this event