3-4 March 2027
Excel London
The agenda that shapes live events is coming together.
Every year, EPS puts real industry experience on stage. Not another sales pitch. Not a recycled slide deck. Honest insight, from the people doing the work.
For 2027, we're looking for speakers and session leads across our six stages, covering live event production, festival innovation, agency growth, AI and data, and the debates our industry needs to have.
Have something to say? Our call for papers is open now, closing 1 November 2026.
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We're looking for sessions that are practical, honest and useful, the kind people walk away from with something to actually use.
What we're looking for:
Who this is for: Speakers, panellists, workshop leads and case study presenters working across live event production, festivals, agencies and event technology.
If it's useful, audience-led and backed by real experience, we want to hear from you.
This is where the live events industry comes to plan its next year, not just watch someone else's slides.
EPS regularly brings together thousands of event professionals from hundreds of companies across live and outdoor events. A significant share hold senior titles, Director, Head, Founder or C-suite level, and manage budgets well into six figures.
Speak here, and you're speaking to the people who make the buying and hiring decisions in this industry, not just the people who attend for the day.
Six stages. Every corner of live events covered.
Headline sessions on the big issues in live events. Where directors and production leaders set the agenda for the year ahead. In partnership with Access All Areas.
Previous sessions have included: Brave New Worlds: Creativity in Event Production; Very Impressive Productions: Elevating the VIP Fan Experience; Let Me Entertain You: Behind the Boom in Stadium Shows.
Typically in the room: Directors, Event Managers and Production Managers.
Innovation, powered by NOEA and AFEM. The debates shaping festivals, from creative experience to investment in what's next.
Previous sessions have included: Beyond the Line-up: Creating Transformational Experiences; The AIF Festival Forecast 2026; Investing in Festival Futures.
Typically in the room: Event Managers, Directors and Production Managers.
(NEW) Free speech, no limits. What's said on this stage, stays on this stage. New for 2027, this is the space for the conversations that don't usually make it onto a public stage.
How agencies win work, keep talent and grow the business behind the creativity. Shared with International Confex.
Previous sessions have included: How the Supply Chain Can Help Agencies Win, Deliver and Retain Business; Out of Pitch: Is the RFP Model Failing Agencies; Understanding Budgets and Maintaining Profitability.
Typically in the room: Directors, Founders and Event Producers.
AI, automation and analytics, and what they mean for how events get planned, marketed and measured. Shared with International Confex.
Previous sessions have included: Actually Innovative: AI in Events; Real Deal or Just Hype? Breaking Down 2026 Event Trends; The Meeting Revolution.
Typically in the room: Event Managers, Marketing Managers and Data Analysts.
Six stages. Six audiences. One opportunity to put your brand in front of the right one.
If your brand wants visibility rather than a session, theatre sponsorship puts you in front of the exact audience each stage attracts, across both days.
What's included:
Naming rights for your chosen theatre
Branded staging and on-site signage
Data of attendees at the theatre
Be part of a panel
Content collaboration on the theme, so your brand helps shape the conversation, not just sit beside it
Choose the theatre that fits your audience:
AAA Main Stage — senior directors and production leaders across live events
The Other Stage — festival organisers and production teams
The LIVE Lounge with AIF Insights — festival professionals, curated with LIVE and AIF
Off the Record — brands comfortable with unfiltered industry debate
Agency HQ — agency directors, founders and event producers
AI & Data Zone — marketing and events teams exploring AI and automation