Events & Groups
We build what doesn't exist in any catalog.
If you can describe what you need to accomplish and who will be in the room, we can build the experience. Product launches, client dinners, milestone celebrations, team competitions — we design each one from the ground up.
Tell us what your team needs. We'll build it.
Most event operators work from a menu. They have a set of experiences they can execute reliably, and they match your brief to the closest available option. The result is a program that was designed for someone else and adapted to fit you.
CDV works differently. We start with your people, your objective, and your moment — then we design backward from there. If what you need doesn't already exist, we build it. We've been doing exactly that for twenty years across six countries.
This approach requires more from us. It also produces something categorically different: an event that feels like it was made for your specific group, because it was.
Examples
What we've built.
Florence, Italy
Product Launch in a Tuscan Villa
A software company wanted their global sales kickoff to feel like a moment. We secured a 16th-century villa outside Florence, built a custom stage set among the cypress trees, and designed a three-day program that opened with a product reveal at sunset and closed with a harvest dinner in the cellars.
Croatia
Client Appreciation Dinner on the Adriatic
Twenty top clients. A private yacht. The Dalmatian islands. A chef who grew up on Hvar cooking on deck. No speeches, no presentations — just the right people in an unforgettable setting, with a crew who knew when to disappear.
Porto, Portugal
Cooking Competition in Porto
For a consumer goods brand, we designed a city-wide cooking competition: teams sourced ingredients from the Bolhao market, then cooked against each other in a private kitchen with a Michelin-trained judge. The prize was bragging rights and a bottle of 1994 port.
Barcelona, Spain
Milestone Celebration in Barcelona
A company reaching its 25th year wanted a celebration that felt worthy of the milestone. We transformed a private modernista rooftop into a dinner for 60, with live music, custom menus reflecting the company's founding year, and a Meridian-tracked impact session the morning after.
Douro Valley, Portugal
Wine Harvest Team Building in the Douro
Thirty-five people from a financial services firm spent three days picking grapes, learning winemaking, and sharing meals with the family who has farmed the quinta for five generations. The Meridian post-event data showed the highest team cohesion scores we've recorded.
Private Charter
Your team. Your yacht. The Adriatic.
Full private charter for corporate groups along the Croatian coast. No shared itinerary, no strangers on board — just your team, a world-class crew, and the islands of Dalmatia at your own pace. We handle everything from provisioning to exclusive village dinners ashore. This is the most requested single event format we offer.
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Want to measure the impact? Add Meridian.
Not every event needs a 90-day tracking report. But if you're running a program where team cohesion, alignment, or behavior change is part of the objective, Meridian can track it. We can add baseline, in-event pulse, and post-event tracking to any program we design — turning a great experience into a defensible business investment.
Learn About MeridianOne operator. Six countries.
We don't source from local DMCs — we are the local operator. Direct relationships built over twenty years.
Events & Groups — Common Questions
Tell us what you're imagining. We'll tell you how to make it real.
Every program we build starts with a conversation. There is no form that captures what we need to know — and no catalog that contains what we'll design for you.