KidZania Celebrates its 2013 Zummit
MEXICO CITY, Mexico. KidZania Journal. October 7, 2013. (English). –KidZania, the fastest growing kid’s hands-on entertainment brand in the world, celebrated its 2013 annual Zummit this week. With “A United Nation” as this year’s Zummit tagline, KidZania shows the unity and sense of belonging that have been the main drivers for the company’s fast-pace evolution, characterizing it as a Nation and a truly global company.
From October 2–4, 2013, the company reunited representatives of over 21 countries where KidZania is present with the idea of sharing and discussing topics that are relevant to the business, reinforcing the importance of standardizing processes, working harmonically and understanding the power of a truly global business that acts as a single unit.
During these three days full of knowledge, fun and discovery, our guests from all corners of the world were able to exchange ideas with their peers, share best practices, learn about the latest updates of the business as well as the goal for 2014.
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Representatives of KidZania from all corners of the world in one of the working sessions during Day 1[/caption]
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From left to right: Tarek Zidan, Yumiko Kinoshita and Stuart Birkwood[/caption]
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From left to right: Lara Sayinsoy, Gabriela Fuentes, Maricel Pangilinan-Arenas, Sanjeev Kumar and Gilberto Güido[/caption]
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General view of day 1 meetings[/caption]
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Andrés Fabre welcomes visitors at the KidZania Santa Fe theater[/caption]
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After a day of meetings and presentations, guests were taken to KidZania Santa Fe’s Theater for a special surprise: to play the “KidZania Quest” game![/caption]
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From left to right, members of the Grey Team: Ric Fearnett, Cammie Dunaway, José Antonio Pérez, Miguel Ángel Martínez, Andrew Park, Iman Aziz[/caption]
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Lara Sayinsoy and Pedro Fonseca during one of the Dexterity Challenges of the “KidZania Quest” game[/caption]
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Lara Sayinsoy, Governor of KidZania Turkey, trying hard to separate yellow from green beads[/caption]
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Members of the Blue Team, winners of the 2013 “KidZania Quest” game[/caption]
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Guests relaxing shortly after the end of the “KidZania Quest” game[/caption]
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From left to right: Ric Fearnett, Kelven Tan, Sam Harding, Gabriela Fuentes, Enrique Peñaloza, Elba González, Stuart Birkwood, Yumiko Kinoshita, Sanjeev Kumar, Beatriz Bañuelos, Claudia López and Gilberto López[/caption]
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Hernán Barbieri, Governor of KidZania Mexico, during his participation in a round table[/caption]
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From left to right: Warren Kok, Yumiko Kinoshita, Yasuko Kunisada, Minhee Hong, Jean Hyunsook, Andrew Park, Fumi Inoue, Maricel Pangilinan-Arenas and Kyoichiro Kamibayashi[/caption]
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Our visitors also had the opportunity to discover Mexico City on board an official city tour bus[/caption]
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KidZania Zummit 2013: A United Nation[/caption]
About KidZania
KidZania is one of the fastest growing kid’s hands-on entertainment brands in the world. It is an interactive kids’ city combining inspiration, fun and learning through realistic role play for children 3–14. Kids independently explore a safe and contained 80,000 square foot kid-sized city with over 60 exciting careers that they can try out as they learn about the inner-workings of a city and the concept of managing money. Each ultra-realistic experience is designed to empower kids, giving them the confidence to be their best selves, and inspiration to be great global citizens. With 15 locations in 12 countries and rapidly growing globally, KidZania is one of the most inventive kid’s edutainment concepts in the world.
