2023 SPEAKERS
PREVIOUS 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

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