2022 SPEAKERS

Sacha Lord
Night-Time Economy Advisor, co-founder of Parklife and co-founder of The Warehouse Project

Nadu Placca
Global event and experience architect at The Zoo XYZ and co-founder of the Association of Black Event Professionals (ABEP)

Emma Ord
Former head of accessibility at Birmingham 2022
Freelance event consultant, specialising in accessibility
PREVIOUS SPEAKERS

Jennifer Mackley
Licensing, Event Management Planning & Stakeholder Engagement
Mackley Projects and Events

Piers Linney
Build your business
Star of BBC’s Dragons’ Den, entrepreneur and non-executive director of British Business Bank

Terri Hall
Running an effective campsite
Operations, infrastructure and procurement manager, and deputy event director at Victorious Festival

Iain Duncan Smith MP
Impact of Brexit on events
Former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (DWP) and chairman of the Centre for Social Justice

Jason Fox
Team work, hard work and resilience
Former Royal Marine Commando and Special Forces Sergeant, Star of Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins

Hellen Beveridge
GDPR
Fellow of the Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing, a member of the IAPP – International Association of Privacy Professionals and has qualified as a Certified Information Privacy Professional.

Nick Mattingley
How To Keep Your Event Fresh
Former Shows Director at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).