KEYNOTE HIGHLIGHTS
HEADLINING KEYNOTE : MANDU REID , LEADER OF THE WOMEN ’ S EQUALITY PARTY
DAY ONE , 10:50AM : Mandu Reid is leader of the Women ’ s Equality Party , London Mayoral candidate and the first person of colour to lead a national political party in the UK . Mandu will talk about the WEP manifesto , why London is ready to become the first gender-equal city in the world and why the WEP is a party that wants to make itself redundant . “ The point at which the party is no longer needed is the moment the British political system serves women ’ s interests as it does men ’ s , when it takes account of the ways that women are screwed over left , right and centre by our economy , our culture and education and employment systems .
STATE OF THE NATION : LATEST INSIGHTS FOR THE EVENTS INDUSTRY
DAY ONE , 10AM : Live events are here to stay , but to what degree and in what capacity ? The accelerated adoption of virtual events has left many questions unanswered . How much of the virtual ‘ hype ’ is simply a symptom of the times and how much of it is an indication that virtual / hybrid events are here to stay ?
Based on Explori ’ s extensive data insights , Natalie Campbell-Reid , Content Marketing Lead , Explori will be presenting :
• How virtual events perform against key performance indicators
• Attendee expectations of event organisers post-pandemic
• The relative strengths of virtual in the eyes of attendees
• Has virtual added a new step in the attendee journey ?
HOW DID AN £ 84BN INDUSTRY BECOME INVISIBLE ?
DAY TWO , 10:50AM : With a super-panel of event industry leaders we ’ ll be looking at the question that it took a pandemic to raise – how could an £ 84bn industry be overlooked ? Our panel of leading influencers in the industry , all of whom lobbied visibly , vocally and tirelessly at local and national government level , will discuss how we futureproof our industry to ensure that we are never abandoned again .
DELEGATE WRANGLERS LIVE
DAY ONE , 3PM : Neil Thompson , Founder of Delegate Wranglers , the Event Industry ’ s most engaged online community , joined by a panel of senior event profs to discuss strength in numbers and the power of community . Neil and his guests will discuss the ethos behind the Facebook group that now connects over 20,000 eventprofs globally .
THE FUTURE OF LIVE EVENTS IN A DIGITAL WORLD
DAY TWO , 10AM : Live , Hybrid , Digital or Virtual . What does the future hold ? Nick will present UFI ’ s proprietary research from the world ’ s leading organisers and venues , as well as first-hand experience from members and best practice case studies from around the globe .
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