About Us

"We do not remember days, we remember moments."
Cesare Pavese (1908 – 1950)

The team at Invenia cares about the success of your meeting, incentive program, or special event, in Italy and beyond. Italy is inspirational, and those who touch its soil will be moved by its lasting and memorable moments.

Kirsten Strand, BSc, CITE, CMM, leads the network of professionals at Invenia. Born in Vancouver, Canada, she has long been passionate about Italy, its culture, cuisine and chiantis! Kirsten is recognized as a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded numerous meetings, incentive travel and event amd destination management companies. Her firms have received many awards, including the prestigious SITE Crystal Awards. The Crystal Awards serve as the benchmark for the incentive industry. Kirsten has also been recognized with the BIV "40 under 40" Award for her achievements as an entrepreneur. Kirsten holds a Bachelor of Science, Certification in Meeting Management (CMM) and is a Certified Incentive Travel Executive (CITE). "The CITE is considered to be the highest honor of professional achievement in the incentive industry, and is held by less than 50 persons world-wide". Kirsten and the team at Invenia are pleased to present the most “memorable moments” from Italy.