EVENT PRODUCTION SHOW festival , Towersey , is planning the inaugural Found Festival , and Shindig Productions ’ Will Lardner and his wife Jess are launching the Homestead festival , which will be open exclusively to people aged over 25 .
The Creativity – Event Concepts for the Future session will hear why organisers feel this year is a good time to launch new event concepts , and how they are driving creativity , fan and talent engagement . Among the speakers will be AEG ’ s Steve Homer , Homestead Festival co-founder Jess Lardner and Found Festival founder Joe Heap .
Another session not to be miss is the How Can We Grow Grassroots ? panel . LIVE CEO Jon Collins and a panel of industry representatives will discuss what the government ’ s backing of a ticket levy to support grassroots festivals , venues and artists means for the industry , the impact of the LIVE Trust , and what the next steps will be . Speakers include AIF CEO John Rostron , End of The Road Festival MD Lauren Down , Blackdeer Festival co-founder Gill Tee and Music Venue Trust CEO Mark Davyd .
Across the two days there will be no shortage of informative and interesting discussions created with the aim of providing key takeaways for industry professionals at every stage of their career , no matter what the discipline . Topics to be tackled include Driving Efficiencies and Future Proofing Events Businesses , Transforming Music Festivals Through Data & AI , the launch of the Showstop ® Procedure course in the wake of Astroworld , and Weathering The Storm – How Event Operators Can Best Prepare and Mitigate Against Increasingly Frequent Climate Chaos . That session will hear from Tysers Live MD Tim Thornhill , AEG Presents senior director events & operations Lucky Thompson , Project 30 MD Craig Mathie , Event Site Design head of operations Emma Foster and From The Fields event director Dr Roxy Robinson .
Other key sessions include Safety & Security in Crowded Places : Best Practices for Event Services , which will see a panel of speakers including Dan Humphreys and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium head of event safety Eileen Williams MBE .
We also provide a platform for The Power of Events team to celebrate the initiative ’ s second birthday , with founder Rick Stainton deliberating its impact with Bournemouth 7s founder Dodge
Woodhall , Trivandi director Alison Giles , The Human Network / Identity CEO Michael Gietzen and Hugh Brasher race director of the London Marathon .
Our aim while creating the EPS Main Stage Conference has been to provide a platform for information sharing that generates fuel for thought and helps attendees explore ways to strengthen their business and / or career . We look forward to seeing you there , and hearing your questions . accessaa . co . uk 23