ON-DEMAND CONTENT

A moderated panel discussion which highlights industry best practice in approaching the rapidly changing trends and complexities of event catering and managing sustainability goals.

Moderated by Matt Grey, Founder of measurement specialists EventDecision and joined by ESSA Director Andrew Harrison and sustainability expert Karl Dukes of Mediahut, this is the opportunity to ask any sustainability question you want to the Confex show director and panel. We’ll be covering what should & shouldn’t be measured, what processes have or haven’t been followed – and practical tips on reducing your own event’s carbon footprint.

A growing number of people in the UK are non-drinkers, alongside those who can not drink for health or religious reasons. We talk a lot about accessibility and inclusion at events but we have a long way to go. Events can mostly be heavily centered around alcohol which can be alienating for those who don't drink. Health and wellness are two main reasons and many non-alcoholic options are boring, basic and not healthy. What can we do to make event more inclusive and welcoming in this space?

Join this empowering and inspirational hour to hear from Fast Forward 15 Founder, Fay Sharpe OBE, and four of her current mentees to learn more about the value of a stand-out mentoring programme, how some of this year's cohort have advanced their development via the programme, how to set your own next-level goals, plus how you can get involved with the programme.

In the events world we can very clearly see industry changes and emerging trends like digitally enabled audiences, innovative event technologies, virtual and hybrid events, the increasing importance of purpose and sustainability, new event design approaches and a changing competitive landscape all of which will undoubtedly impact on our future.
The opportunity is to build out future scenarios that allow us to evaluate these trends and make decisions for our business based on our expectation for the future, not only on what we know now.

How might event agencies go about doing this? What tools might we apply and what skills and mindsets might we require?

Anything is Possible is the story of a female founded business and a woman determined to rise; Holly Moore - CEO & Founder of Make Events Ltd. This talk will tell what it takes mentally to get through the dark times, because there will always be dark times, the tools learnt over the years and applied during 2020 and 2021. I hope to inspire that it is possible to set up from scratch with no borrowing and investment and how to ride the storm. Using exerts from my Covid diary and real facts and figures I hope to make people believe Anything is Possible.

Find out the core things all high performing teams have that make them, and the organisations they work in successful. Get projects done on time and on scope without pissing people off.

In this session, you’ll hear the core things top-performing teams share as well as the ways you too can work to implement them where you work. If you run your business, you’ll learn how to get the most of your teams. If you run a team or work in a business, you’ll find out how to get more out of your leaders!

eventprofs are always under pressure to make an event as successful as possible. And everything has to be right to "work like clockwork". At the same time, so many moving parts means things always have the potential to go wrong. In this environment, some of us wear perfectionism as a badge of honour. But at what cost to ourselves? Perfectionism can be a real drain on our mental wellbeing. Can anything ever be completely perfect? Is perfectionism our friend or something to be avoided? Find out some coping strategies and bring your own to this interactive and light-hearted session.