Joyce Dogniez, CMM - MPI Director of Operations, EMEA

Joyce Dogniez joined the MPI European office in August 2005 as Manager of Chapter Relations and Development. In July 2006, she was promoted to the position of Director of European Operations and in May 2007 her responsibilities were extended to include not only Europe but also the Middle East and Africa.

Joyce started her career in 1997 at Lease Plan Belgium in the key account department and then moved to Toyota Motor Europe in 1998, where she was a Meeting Planner but also had responsibilities for monitoring and developing the Fleet Sales in Europe. After three and a half successful years with Toyota Motor Europe, Joyce joined the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) as a Conference Planner. While working at EVCA, Joyce got involved with MPI. She then briefly worked for AGS as an Association Planner and Liberty Incentives and Congresses, as their Sales and Marketing Director.

Joyce was nominated Planner of the Year by the Belgian Chapter in 2005 and became the President-Elect of the Chapter in the same year.

Joyce has a bachelor degree in translation and interpreting obtained in Brussels in 1996. She speaks Dutch, French, English, Spanish and German and has a basic knowledge of Italian. She passed her CMM in December 2003.