Exhibition News June 2019 | Page 64

Preview Confex North Making great ideas happen One year on and Confex North is back as a driving force for empowering event professionals to innovate, connect, collaborate and discover What: Confex North Where: Victoria Warehouse, Manchester When: 3-4 July 2019 Website: confex-north.com F The Powerhouse Theatre Day 1 – The Corporate Event Planners Forum in partnership with the EMA • Recruitment and retention — is your team/tribe happy? • Crisis management — are you prepared? • Stakeholder management — let’s get collaborative! • How effective is your CSR policy? • Speakers’ Corner showcase Day 2 – The Experience Programme • Intensifying the experience • Experiential works • Live events — the advertising of today • The future of experiential The Future Theatre Day 1 • High tech on a low budget • The future of CSR • The future of teambuilding Day 2 • Future Tech — event tech trends for brands • The future of conferencing • The future of hospitality 64 — June or more than three decades now, International Confex has been the ‘must attend’ industry event, bringing event professionals together for a two-day extravaganza of event-related expertise and supplier inspiration. With free-to attend information and education sessions and endless networking opportunities, the 2019 programme is set to help those in ‘the know’ to inspire and create events that are ‘best-in-class’ for this year and beyond. Now in just its second year, Confex North is successfully providing the same offering to event professionals and buyers in the north of England, bridging the ‘north south’ divide and opening networking opportunities that give access to expertise across the length and breadth of the UK. So, what’s in this year’s line-up? Opening the event on day one is the Corporate Event Planners’ Forum, in partnership with the Event Marketing Association (EMA) which will be hosting a free-to- attend education programme. Designed and delivered by experienced in-house corporate event planners, the content programme will comprise a range of panel debates and presentations across topics which include CSR, employee and team engagement, stakeholder management, tech- inspired gamification and wellbeing topics. Day One in the Powerhouse Theatre will be rounded off by a special Speaker Showcase, brought to us by one of the UKs leading speaker agencies – Speaker’s Corner – which offers a great opportunity to sample some top corporate speakers, providing discourse on a variety of trending topics. Day Two in the Powerhouse Theatre will see an energetic Experience Programme tackle the more experiential issues around measuring and creating event impact, by using emotional triggers to intensify attendee experiences that create long-term memories. Much of the focus will centre around building immersive experiences that deliver creative AV and production solutions. Meanwhile on the other side of the show floor, the Future Theatre will be showcasing innovation and technology innovations on both days, with discussions around event technology, present and future, the role and future of CSR, conferencing and the best practice initiatives around the staffing of events. For the first time, Confex North will be offering hosted opportunities for in-house corporate and agency event planners in a VIP setting. Register early to avoid disappointment to receive an automatic upgrade and you will enjoy some additional privileges in a vibrant and collaborative network setting. EN Register now for the event at www.confex-north.com