Agenda
Monday 28th February
09:20 Registration
09:50 Welcome
Speaker: Calum Di Lieto, Editor, C&IT 10:00 Keynote - What we can learn from TV broadcasters?
10:00 Keynote - What we can learn from TV broadcasters?
Between on-demand and hybrid, events are becoming increasingly like content streaming providers. In the age of Netflix and Twitch, what lessons can we learn from TV broadcasters when it comes to providing the entertaining and immersive experience that discerning viewers expect?
Speaker: Cally Beaton, Media Executive, Entrepreneur and Performer
10:30 1-2-1 Meetings
11:30 Networking Break
11:45 Panel Discussion - How to engage both live and digital audiences
The holy grail of hybrid events is being able to engage both live and virtual audiences successfully. This panel asks the experts questions on how to use data effectively to optimise upcoming and future events, create content suitable for both audiences, multichannel engagement strategies, and offering the same great experience in person or digitally.
Speakers:
Laura Barton, Events Lead, Santen Pharmaceutical
Shirin Dhala, Director of Partner Communications and Events, Inmarsat
Venetia Campbell, Senior Event Manager, Young Living
Vanessa Lovatt, Chief Evangelist, Glisser
12:30 Lunch and Networking Break
13:30 1-2-1 Meetings
14:30 Panel Discussion - Managing internal stakeholders post-COVID-19
With many internal event teams stripped back or underfunded, internal stakeholders are taking a greater role in decisions about budgets and event support. How can event teams work better with them and demonstrate the value of creativity over cost?
Speakers:
Laura Lucas, Senior Events Manager, HS2
Julianne Johnson, Purchasing Specialist, Vertu Motors
Danielle Roberts, Marketing and Events Manager, Transunion
Sarah Zarywacz, Event Executive, ECI
15:15 Networking Break
15:30 1-2-1 Meetings
16:30 Case Study - How to deliver tangible experiences in a hybrid world
Speaker: Nicole Unsworth, Event Producer
17:00 Closing Remarks
17:10 Check in and Relaxation Time
19:00 Drinks Reception
20:00 Dinner and Entertainment
Tuesday 1st March
09:55 Welcome Back
10:00 Breakout Roundtables - The event planner of the future
Many planners have left the industry, employees have different demands and priorities, and students are opting for courses which guarantee a job. Led by a recruitment expert, this discussion will ask, what might this new cohort of event planners look like and how can agencies attract and retain them?
10:45 Networking Break
11:00 1-2-1 Meetings
12:00 The C&IT Show Episode 6: What is the metaverse?
Every month we discuss hot topics, visit fantastic hotels, dive into research and share our experiences of events and trips around the world. All the while having fun and keeping it lighthearted in a true C&IT fashion!