Enjoy audible versions of The Main Stage sessions from Event Production Show 2023. Simply press play on the sessions you want to listen to.
Is the industry doing enough to support female talent working on and off stage, while driving an increase in female audience members.
Cat Kevern, Independent Events Professional & Chair - NOWIE
Jordan Guard, Founder & Managing Director - Women’s Sports Alliance
Lucky Thompson, Senior Director, Events and Operations - AEG Presents
Sarah Slater, VP Music & Festivals - Ticketmaster
Key venue operators focus on the main issues impacting the sector, including what the major new openings around the UK will mean for promoters, suppliers, and event attendees.
Christopher Barrett, Content Director - Access All Areas
Karrie Goldberg, Partner - Outernet Venues LTD
A UK-wide festival that involved a programme of live events in 107 UK locations, Unboxed engaged an audience of 18 million across the four nations. This session explores what and who was involved in the project, the challenges overcome and effort to provide value-for-money from the Government’s £120m project.
Christopher Barrett, Content Director - Access All Areas
Jennifer Crook, Director of Collective Art - Dreamachine
John Wassell, Creative Producer & Co-Founder - Walk the Plank
Patrick O'Mahony, Founder & Creative Director - NEWSUBSTANCE
From gamification and the Metaverse to the blending of digital and physical interactivity at real-world events, we examine what lies ahead for live event production.
Chris MacMeikan, Director - Continental Drifts
Graham MacVoy, Managing Director - Wake The Tiger
Joe Gallop, Reporter - Access All Areas
Natasha Mortimer, Co-Creator / Creative and Managing Director - Imagineerium
How can the live events industry collectively work better to cope with broad challenges around geopolitics, economics and customer confidence while ensuring the Government more fully recognises and reflects its huge contribution to the economy and the public’s wellbeing?
Christopher Barrett, Content Director - Access All Areas
Helen Marriage, Artistic Director/CEO - Artichoke
Judy Bec, Operations Director - Boomtown
Sacha Lord, Night Time Economy Adviser - Greater Manchester
Representatives from the Association of Festival Organisers, Events Industry Forum and the Local Authority Event Organiser Group explore updates to the Purple Guide and address the latest licensing issues.
Alison Drummond - LAEOG – Local Authority Event Organisers Group
Craig Mathie, Managing Partner - Project 30
Gary Grant, Barrister - Francis Taylor Building
Jim Winship, Secretary/Director - The Events Industry Forum
Steve Heap, General Secretary - AFO
Mass participation events are a uniquely powerful way of supporting physical and mental good health while raising huge amounts of money for charity. Is enough being done to support this vitally important sector and how is it evolving?
Lindsay Impett, Event Director and Consultant - Freelance
Matt Brooke, Managing Director - Europe - Spartan & Tough Mudder
Rob Walley, Managing Director - Controlled Events
Tupo Mwaijumba, Strategic Project Manager - Major Events International
Victoria Brookes, Senior Security Integration Manager - Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
National Government representatives and key event professionals reveal the huge amount of work that went into making the expansive Operation London Bridge, the funeral plan for Queen Elizabeth II, run smoothly and demonstrate to the world the expertise and professionalism of the UK event industry.
Christopher Barrett, Content Director - Access All Areas
Debbie Knellar, Commission Director - Arcadis
Geoff Fawkes, National Business Development Director - New Markets - Sunbelt Rentals UK Ltd
Katherine Eaton, Special Projects - Westminster City Council
Sophie Scowen, Major Ceremonials Manager - Greater London Authority
Steve Reynolds, Co-CEO - LS Events
A panel of experts explore the immediate initiatives, solutions and practices available to dramatically reduce the environmental impact of events.
Abena Fairweather, CEO - Legacy Marketplace
Graham Brown, Steering Group - Vision: 2025
Rebecca Whitman, Sustainability Manager, Green Space Dark Skies - Walk the Plank
This panel of promoters, tech and marketing professionals explores how the event industry can work better to engage with and excite a new generation of fans.
Alexandra Ampofo, Live Music Promoter - Metropolis Music
Chris Jammer, Co Founder, Head of Brand Partnerships - S&C Productions
Joe Gallop, Reporter - Access All Areas
Sian Bennett, Strategy Director - Mustard Media
