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Education programme

After 2 years in limbo, our industry is ready to move forward, and this year's education content has been designed to reflect just that.

With 49 sessions, over 85 speakers, and 22 hours’ worth of content to choose from, our programme has been split into five key streams: Innovation and Trends; Technology; Meetings Design; My Learning and Personal Development; and Marketing – to make it easy for you to select the sessions of interest to you.

All sessions will be delivered live at ExCeL London and you can expect wide-ranging, thought-provoking topics such as the metaverse, diversity, sexual harassment, catering for non-drinkers at events, and mental wellbeing. Plus, none other than Lord Sebastian Coe will be delivering our keynote!

PLEASE NOTE:

  1. All content displayed on 28 June is part of our pre-show conference and is designed for our hosted buyers only. Co-located and staged in conjunction with the pre-show conference, we are holding the AMI Summit, an education led summit for international association executives and meeting planners. This can be registered for when successfully applying for the hosted buyer programme.

  2. The main education programme for The Meetings Show takes place on 29-30 June and is available to all attendees.

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13:00
  1. Opening remarks
    10 mins
13:10
  1. Opening keynote - Innovation needs focus, focus kills innovation
    30 mins
    • Innovation and Trends
    HOSTED BUYER ONLY. Everyone in the event industry was affected by the pandemic. Everyone. Some lost their livelihoods, but one thing that sets those who prospered aside was how well they managed to re ...
    Claus Raasted
    Claus Raasted, Director - McKinsey & Company
13:50
  1. Creating engagement with local communities - No longer just optional, it impacts your bottom line!
    60 mins
    • Technology
    HOSTED BUYER ONLY.  With the rise in deepening and expanding public engagement globally, the importance of community engagement has become pivotal for well-functioning, twenty-first-century democracie ...
    Linda Pereira
    Linda Pereira, CEO - CPL Events
  2. AMI Summit - Beyond planting trees how can associations make a real difference?
    60 mins
    • AMI Summit
    HOSTED BUYER ONLY.  Aviation is by far the biggest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions associated with staging international meetings. What can international associations do about it? This session ...
    Milda Salciute
    Milda Salciute, Senior Changemaker - GDS-Movement
14:50
  1. Networking break
    30 mins
15:20
  1. Event Intelligence - Why planners need it to succeed?
    60 mins
    • Meetings Design
    HOSTED BUYER ONLY. The total number of meetings and events that occur each year is 1.8 million in the UK alone! In this context, how can an event gather sponsorship, differentiate its offer, and under ...
    Luis Madureira
    Luis Madureira, Founder and Managing Partner - UBERBRANDS
  2. Are you prepared for the next crisis? - Reviewing the industry of the future
    60 mins
    • Technology
    HOSTED BUYER ONLY.
    Rohit Talwar
    Rohit Talwar, CEO & Futurist - Fast Future
  3. AMI Summit - Access all areas?
    60 mins
    • AMI Summit
    HOSTED BUYER ONLY. You’ve cracked diversity and made sure everyone who wants to attend can attend (the equity bit). But how do you ensure that all your delegates feel included in the conversation? Wha ...
16:20
  1. Networking break
    20 mins
16:40
  1. Open discussion/Fishbowl
    50 mins
    HOSTED BUYER ONLY. Attendees decide: During this session, attendees will decide and discuss their imminent pain points. This lively and educative debate will wrap up the content for the pre-show confe ...
  2. AMI Summit: Open discussion/Fishbowl
    50 mins
    HOSTED BUYER ONLY. Attendees decide: During this session, attendees will decide and discuss their imminent pain points. This lively and educative debate will wrap up the content for the pre-show confe ...
17:30
  1. Closing remarks
    5 mins
10:00
  1. Opening keynote - Lord Sebastian Coe
    Marina Room
    60 mins
    • Innovation and Trends
    Lord Sebastian Coe
    Lord Sebastian Coe
11:10
  1. How can meeting design and mindfulness be a great team?
    Docklands Stage
    45 mins
    • Meetings Design
    Mindfulness has become part of many peoples’ private lives, but how can we bring mindfulness to our meetings? How can we create meetings that appeal to all senses and put the participant at the centre ...
    Sabine Bonora
    Sabine Bonora, Head of International Conference Management & Health Manager - MED-EL
  2. Event tech tour
    Greenwich Stage
    45 mins
    • Technology
    Visitors looking for a unique way to understand the latest event technology trends quickly and effectively in meetings and events need to look no further than this technology tour. This learning carou ...
    Gordon Glenister
    Gordon Glenister, Influencer Marketing and Membership Strategy consultant - Gordon Glenister Ltd
  3. How to generate engagement beyond events & how a community can empower your brand
    London Stage
    40 mins
    • Marketing
    How to generate engagement beyond events & how a community can empower your brand 'Community' is becoming a buzzword in the events industry but it is much more than that. Why do you need to build a co ...
    Linda Pereira
    Linda Pereira, CEO - CPL Events
    Prasant Saha
    Prasant Saha, CEO - CIMGlobal
    Caroline Mackenzie
    Caroline Mackenzie, Operations Director - The Open Audience
11:30
  1. Achieving success together - A true client-agency partnership
    Marina Room
    30 mins
    • My Learning & Personal Development
    Relationships are complicated, and the success of most events depends on them. If the goal is to establish long-term, mutually beneficial business relationships, they must be actively built. This clie ...
    Lauren Moulsley
    Lauren Moulsley, Manager, Global Events Team - Gilead Sciences
    Dan Walker
    Dan Walker, SVP Creative - Ashfield Event Experiences
    Jane Sugden
    Jane Sugden, Senior Account Director - Ashfield Event Experiences
12:10
  1. micebook ‘talks’ - ReBuild Better - LIVErpool 2022 - Is the world a better place because your company is in it?
    London Stage
    40 mins
    • My Learning & Personal Development
    Chetan Shah
    Chetan Shah, CEO & Founder - Micebook
    Abena Fairweather
    Abena Fairweather, Managing Director - Legacy Events
12:30
  1. Metaverse vs IRL- What does the future hold?
    Marina Room
    45 mins
    • Innovation and Trends
    According to some, the metaverse will be the biggest disruption the meetings and events industry has seen in decades. For others, it’s an over-hyped pipedream. What is the truth? In this session, we'l ...
    Neil Thompson
    Neil Thompson, Founder & MD - The Delegate Wranglers
  2. 3 tools to improve your meetings programme design
    Greenwich Stage
    20 mins
    • Meetings Design
    In this session, we will explore how three easy-to-apply tools can help you improve the design process of your meetings programme. We will discuss: One methodology that enables you to design a more pu ...
    Sofia Rodrigues
    Sofia Rodrigues, Founder - Meetings LAB
  3. Are venue finders being displaced by technology?
    Docklands Stage
    45 mins
    • Technology
    The role technology plays in booking meetings is becoming ever more important. During this session, meetings and technology experts will join forces to discuss the current industry trends for booking ...
    Caroline Medcalf
    Caroline Medcalf, Director of Venue Find & Events - Agiito
    Michael Begley
    Michael Begley, CEO - Venuedirectory.Com
    Carl Law
    Carl Law, Chief Technology Officer - Agiito
13:05
  1. Growth hacking - What event marketers can learn from startups?
    London Stage
    35 mins
    • My Learning & Personal Development
    We live in an era of information overload! Every day we receive hundreds of emails, newsletters, alerts, and calls, all vying for our time and attention. So how can you cut through the noise and make ...
    Luis Madureira
    Luis Madureira, Founder and Managing Partner - UBERBRANDS
  2. Selling to corporations
    Greenwich Stage
    30 mins
    • My Learning & Personal Development
    To keep businesses afloat or to grow and scale your business, company owners must master winning sales techniques and the art of negotiation. Identifying buying signals and handling objections Dos and ...
    Priti Lodhiya
    Priti Lodhiya, Director - Eaton Event Hire
13:50
  1. Diverse speaker bureau session
    Docklands Stage
    20 mins
    • Innovation and Trends
  2. Disrupting the board room - Bringing better human technology into play in meetings that matter
    Greenwich Stage
    40 mins
    • Meetings Design
    If we brought a time traveller from 1922 forward one hundred years, he (because it would certainly be a “he”) would find the world mostly unrecognisable. But there is one incredibly major place where ...
    Claus Raasted
    Claus Raasted, Director - McKinsey & Company
14:10
  1. How will the new UK safety and security legislation affect your events?
    Marina Room
    25 mins
    • My Learning & Personal Development
    ICC Wales will explore new legislation set to transform the way the events industry thinks about safety and security. With implications for everyone planning events in the UK, Danielle Bounds of ICC W ...
    Danielle Bounds
    Danielle Bounds, Sales Director - ICC Wales
    Garry Jones
    Garry Jones, Director - S.T.O.R.M. 4 Events
  2. Lessons learned from COP26
    London Stage
    40 mins
    • Innovation and Trends
    Are we closer to meeting our Paris agreement goals? Hear from the key protagonists involved in the event: the agency organiser, the venue, the food supplier, ICE, and the Joint Meeting Industry Counci ...
    Alistair Turner
    Alistair Turner, Managing Director - Eight PR & Marketing
    Michael Gietzen
    Michael Gietzen, Managing Director - Identity
    Kathleen Warden
    Kathleen Warden, Director of Conference Sales - Scottish Event Campus
    Jon Davies
    Jon Davies, Managing Director - Levy UK&I
    Aileen Crawford
    Aileen Crawford, Head of Tourism and Conventions - Glasgow Convention Bureau
14:30
  1. The Power of Events (UK) – formerly One Industry One Voice - The revolutionary plan
    Docklands Stage
    25 mins
    • Marketing
    Established in July 2020 by a panoply of meetings and event trade associations, this high-profile campaign sought to bring a sprawling and diverse industry together in a time of crisis. Hear the found ...
    Rick Stainton
    Rick Stainton, Founder & Group Director - Smyle
15:05
  1. Designing meetings for introverts
    Greenwich Stage
    30 mins
    • Meetings Design
    Designing meetings for introverts at a time when each event must be an experience - special and memorable. In which we fill event programs and stimulate all the senses with light and sound, we forget ...
    Juup Laarman - de Kanter
    Juup Laarman - de Kanter, Lecturer, Trainer, Facilitator, Inspirator, Co-Creator - Utrecht University of Applied Sciences and Juups
15:30
  1. Hybrid – What did we learn and where do we go from here?
    Marina Room
    40 mins
    • Marketing
    The international disruption caused by the pandemic pushed planners into adopting hybrid event formats. Now in-person meetings are back in full swing, we ask if anyone is any clearer about what hybrid ...
    Anna Wolfram
    Anna Wolfram, Account Director - Custard Communications
    Adam Simpson
    Adam Simpson, Director of Marketing - etc.venues
    Dale Paramenter
    Dale Paramenter, CEO - DRPG
    Stephanie Hall
    Stephanie Hall, Group Director of Sales & Marketing - Exclusive Collection
  2. Reduce, measure, and report your event carbon footprint
    Docklands Stage
    30 mins
    • Innovation and Trends
    Sustainability is a key priority for many of our companies, we will share best practices with client success stories to help you create meetings and events in a more sustainable way. From essential so ...
    ELOISA URRUTIA
    ELOISA URRUTIA, Head of Sustainability – Meetings & Events - American Express Global Business Travel
    Sofia Eriksson
    Sofia Eriksson, Senior Manager, Global Business Development and Strategy - American Express Global Business Travel
  3. Next gen into next leaders
    London Stage
    30 mins
    • My Learning & Personal Development
    To grow the sector and enable engagement between current event professionals and the next generation, shadow boards are utilised. In this session, you will learn: Understanding what shadow boards are, ...
    Amelia Brown
    Amelia Brown, Marketing & Communications Excecutive - EVCOM (Event & Visual Communication Association)
    Claire Fennelow
    Claire Fennelow, Executive Director - EVCOM (Event & Visual Communication Association)
15:50
  1. Talkaoke and other creative and engaging formats
    Greenwich Stage
    30 mins
    • Meetings Design
    Join The People Speak artists for an interactive rollercoaster on designing creative participation formats. We will share tips on facilitation, our ‘emergent’ approach and the role of mass media and h ...
    Mikey Weinkovee
    Mikey Weinkovee, Founder - The People Speak
    Margot Przymierska
    Margot Przymierska, Senior Creative Producer - The People Speak
16:30
  1. The international incentives revival
    Marina Room
    30 mins
    • My Learning & Personal Development
    As we are starting to see more and more big destination incentives being booked, there is real positivity surrounding the return of international incentives. Sharon will look at how the customer journ ...
    Sharon Bannister
    Sharon Bannister, Head of Venue Find, Event Account Management and Sales - Agiito
    Caroline Medcalf
    Caroline Medcalf, Director of Venue Find & Events - Agiito
  2. Event data - From novice to natural in 30 minutes
    London Stage
    30 mins
    • Marketing
    The events of the future have a data strategy at their heart. Learn how to tap into this priceless resource, generating new insights for decision-makers and marketers alike. Covering in-person, virtua ...
    Bruce Rose
    Bruce Rose, Director of Content - Live Group
16:45
  1. Meeting design models - Create more impact
    Greenwich Stage
    45 mins
    • Meetings Design
    Most event organisers start from the perspective of logistics. ‘We have a theme, a location and speakers... so we have an event!’ But how to design your event for more impact? With a more playful and ...
    Juup Laarman - de Kanter
    Juup Laarman - de Kanter, Lecturer, Trainer, Facilitator, Inspirator, Co-Creator - Utrecht University of Applied Sciences and Juups
09:50
  1. The evolution of B2B marketing
    Marina Room
    30 mins
    • Marketing
    This session will explore how B2B marketing and the way customers consume content have changed during the pandemic for anyone looking for practical advice on how to refresh their marketing strategies.
    Callum Gill
    Callum Gill, Head of Insight and Innovation - DRPG
  2. Is the meetings industry suffering from PTSD?
    London Stage
    45 mins
    • Innovation and Trends
    Are event planners suffering a mental health crisis after Covid? This two-part session will highlight the empirical data from across the events industry and bring voices from across the industry to sh ...
    Laura Capell-Abra
    Laura Capell-Abra, Founder - Stress Matters
    David Vaughton
    David Vaughton, Managing Director - Make Venues
    Rebecca D'costa
    Rebecca D'costa, HR Manager - The Eastside Rooms
    Kerry Wright
    Kerry Wright, Head of Sales - Lime Venue Portfolio
    Cassidy Knowles
    Cassidy Knowles, Director of Events & Operations - Chorus
  3. Remove the booze (and other food-related gripes!)
    Docklands Stage
    45 mins
    • Innovation and Trends
    So often, event planners forget to cater to those who do not drink alcohol. While there is an array of alcoholic beverages, those who do not consume alcohol often find themselves forking out for their ...
    Narmeen Kamran
    Narmeen Kamran, Event Director - Desert Island Events
    Jonathan Read
    Jonathan Read, Co- Founder & Commercial Director - Tobacco Dock
    Naomi Hollas
    Naomi Hollas, Founder - Event Grads
    Alana Buckley
    Alana Buckley, Managing Director - KERB Events
    Laura Willoughby MBE
    Laura Willoughby MBE, Co-Founder - The Soda Club
  4. Playful and immersive experiences on a reduced budget
    Greenwich Stage
    60 mins
    • Meetings Design
    Engaged and inspired participants are what we all wish to see. One way to achieve that is through participatory methods based around playful interactions and imagination. Immersion is about creating m ...
    Vera Schneider
    Vera Schneider, CEO,Co-founder - Beyond Play Oy
11:10
  1. Selecting venues - Delving deeper into the data
    London Stage
    20 mins
    • Technology
    Most venues could improve their care for staff wellbeing, marketing, and business management if they looked closely at the data collected. It is possible to compare a venue's actual performance not on ...
    Luis De Souza
    Luis De Souza, Chief Executive - NFS Technology
  2. What is the ‘purpose’ of your event?
    Docklands Stage
    40 mins
    • Innovation and Trends
    Beyond commercial value, purpose-driven builds authenticity and guides you on more intricate details like format, structure, marketing strategy, and engagement levels. Differentiating between your eve ...
    Kate Hutchinson
    Kate Hutchinson, Managing Director - The Secret Event Service
    Matt Franks
    Matt Franks, Group Director of Events - DRPG
    Lisa Jones
    Lisa Jones, Director - The Wentworth Collective
  3. Interactive presentation: KAIWA - A technique for small group conversations
    Greenwich Stage
    60 mins
    • Meetings Design
    There is one thing you can introduce at your event as an organiser that costs nothing but doubles the value of your meeting or conference. It is a simple technique that any speaker can apply and all s ...
    Maarten Vanneste
    Maarten Vanneste, President - Meeting Design Institute
11:30
  1. The great recruitment challenge - How can the industry rebuild its workforce?
    Marina Room
    40 mins
    • Technology
    The industry is facing a major challenge in recruiting staff to replace those who have moved on due to Brexit, lockdown redundancies and furlough. How can the industry attract and retain more talent?
    Robert Kenward
    Robert Kenward, Fitability® recruiter - You Search and Select & The Hub
    Antony Woodcock
    Antony Woodcock, Co-Founder and MD - GIG
    Tom Pearce
    Tom Pearce, Senior Manager - Consulting – Grant Thornton UK LLP
    Sian Sayward
    Sian Sayward, Director of Commercial Partnerships, People and Projects – Inntel and Governance Director – beam - Inntel and Beam
    Rajesh Vohra
    Rajesh Vohra, Director - Sarova Hotels
    Joanne Barratt
    Joanne Barratt, Managing Director - The Venues Collection & Lime Venue Portfolio
11:50
  1. Be part of the change - Create accessible events
    London Stage
    30 mins
    • My Learning & Personal Development
    Accessibility is often an afterthought for many planners, but the goal of every event is to ensure great experiences for everyone who attends. This session will cover: Making a business case for acces ...
    Lou Kiwanuka
    Lou Kiwanuka, Founder - The Ops Nest
12:30
  1. Legacy – what it is, how you do it, and why it matters
    Docklands Stage
    40 mins
    • Innovation and Trends
    Legacy has been a buzz word in the meetings industry for more than 10 years, but post-pandemic, meeting planners and destination marketing organisations (from Vancouver to Sarawak) – are taking it mor ...
12:50
  1. What I wish I’d known - How to run an event agency from scratch
    Marina Room
    40 mins
    • My Learning & Personal Development
    60% of businesses fail within their first three years, and event agencies are no exception. This session will guide aspiring event leaders away from common pitfalls, to stand out, grow, and operate su ...
    Linda Pereira
    Linda Pereira, CEO - CPL Events
    Dale Paramenter
    Dale Paramenter, CEO - DRPG
    Kate Hutchinson
    Kate Hutchinson, Managing Director - The Secret Event Service
    Karen Kadin
    Karen Kadin, Co-Founder - Brands at work
  2. Cool, calm, and collected? - Leading from the front
    London Stage
    40 mins
    • My Learning & Personal Development
    Elevated expectations are a major cause of stress. Business leaders are often overwhelmed and overworked, and if they cannot look after themselves, how will they look after others? This session will t ...
    Holly Patrick
    Holly Patrick, Senior Journalist - Northstar Meetings Group
    Dan Elliot
    Dan Elliot, National Sales Manager - Butlin's Conferences & Events
    Livia Puggini
    Livia Puggini, Head of Events - The Design Museum
    Nicole Leida
    Nicole Leida, Head of Conference and Events - National Cancer Research Institute
  3. Dialogue on diversity within the events industry
    Greenwich Stage
    35 mins
    • My Learning & Personal Development
    Has the industry moved on from the diversity gap in gender and ethnicity? During this session, thought leaders will share their views and personal experiences while highlighting ways to become conscio ...
    Felicia Aseidu
    Felicia Aseidu, Senior Marketing Manager - Cvent
    Kate Plowright
    Kate Plowright, Founder & Director - Selling Savvy
    Leah Carter
    Leah Carter, Founder and Creative Director - Leah Naomi
    Mel Underwood-Owen
    Mel Underwood-Owen, Head of Production - Worldspan
13:50
  1. Diverse speaker bureau session
    London Stage
    40 mins
    • Innovation and Trends
  2. Is the industry greenwashing elements of sustainability?
    Marina Room
    40 mins
    • Innovation and Trends
    Greenwashing is a challenge in the industry and can be detrimental to a brand's reputation. With education around sustainability increasing, consumers are asking more questions about these generic env ...
    Warren Campbell
    Warren Campbell, General Manager - 15Hartfields
  3. The pull factor - How to grow your influence online
    Docklands Stage
    60 mins
    • Marketing
    Not everyone wants to be an influencer, but they certainly want to be the person that people turn to for advice, that people want to buy from, and the person whose content people want to engage with. ...
    Gordon Glenister
    Gordon Glenister, Influencer Marketing and Membership Strategy consultant - Gordon Glenister Ltd
  4. Where productivity meets wellbeing
    Greenwich Stage
    60 mins
    • My Learning & Personal Development
    Productivity looks different for every business, and when mixed with well-being, it can affect output. During this workshop, you will design a perfect work-life plan using the 888-formula highlighting ...
    Abigail Barnes
    Abigail Barnes, CEO & Founder - Success by Design Training
15:10
  1. The importance of finding your professional tribe
    The London Stage
    30 mins
    • Marketing
    PA Life Club – a pioneer membership club for professional assistants; how it came to be and the relevance of its offering to today’s PAs and EAs Positives from pivoting quickly to a virtual community ...
    Marja-Leena Toseland
    Marja-Leena Toseland, Editor - PA Life

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