Putting inclusivity center stage at events
Over the past few months, we have seen an uprising in public consciousness around global humanitarian issues such as race, poverty, sexuality, gender identification, and equality. For the main part, these issues have sat squarely in the consumer zone, with many of the businesses and brands who have engaged and taken a stand being in […]
Postpone Your Event But Don’t Cancel It
As event professionals, we are trained to tackle whatever challenge comes our way. A change of circumstances, CEO, or clash of dates can sometimes lead to events being canceled or postponed but the COVID-19 crisis has truly tested us all. Complex events are often years in the planning and behind each event agency is a […]
Five lockdown lessons to organize an event
As we start another period of restricted existence in England and are in the midst of a firebreak in the rest of the UK, I’ve been reflecting on what I learned from the first lockdown way back in March, which seems like another lifetime, and how this could be applied to what is left of […]
Event management – nature or nurture?
Can you spot an event manager in the making during break time at a primary school? Are they the bossy one who organizes competitions and tells other children what to do or are they the one inventing new games, which only work if everyone joins in? Many of the integral skills of event management are […]