This year's education programme is designed to inform, inspire, and empower you to think, connect, plan, and live differently.
It's split across four key themes: INFORM - INSPIRE - INNOVATE - IMPACT, with a stellar line up of expert speakers covering topics including event marketing trends, security, AI, creativity, experiential design, contract negotiation, and sustainability.
Back for a second year, the Blank Canvas stage will showcase best practice event design with sessions featuring hackathons, a Neurodiverse Design Challenge, and an innovation showdown. Get ready to experiment with new technology and try out new experiences in a safe and supportive environment - this is the perfect place to push your boundaries and unleash your creativity.
Please note: all sessions listed on Tuesday 18 June are for hosted buyers only as part of the Hosted Buyer Insight Forum.
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50 mins
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In this session we will be analysing recent trends in technology, initiatives/innovations and content and asking ourselves the questions around these trends versus the reality of the event industry, a ...
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50 mins
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Measuring impact and sustainability is hard, and getting it precisely right is even harder. Luckily for us all, it’s not always necessary to be precise, as long as we’ve got an idea of how to move the ...
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50 mins
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It’s time to move beyond hearing about AI and step into the world of practical application. With more than 14,000 AI startups and hundreds of platforms and tools to choose from, deciding what to use a ...
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60 mins
- Hosted Buyer Insight Forum
During lunch, you are invited to browse our menu of wellbeing, and pick something that works for your wellbeing, not only to experience how participating in wellbeing practices will impact your time a ...
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14:00
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50 mins
- Hosted Buyer Insight Forum
In this session we will be analysing recent trends in technology, initiatives/innovations and content and asking ourselves the questions around these trends versus the reality of the event industry, a ...
15:00
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50 mins
- Hosted Buyer Insight Forum
Measuring impact and sustainability is hard, and getting it precisely right is even harder. Luckily for us all, it’s not always necessary to be precise, as long as we’ve got an idea of how to move the ...
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50 mins
- Hosted Buyer Insight Forum
It’s time to move beyond hearing about AI and step into the world of practical application. With more than 14,000 AI startups and hundreds of platforms and tools to choose from, deciding what to use a ...
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Impact & Inform40 mins
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Whether you're here to conquer the chaos of events, master the art of meetings, or just secretly hoping for a sing-along to Dolly Parton's timeless tunes, you're in for a treat. -
Innovate & Inspire40 mins
- Inspire
Would you like to discover how to optimise your imagination and maximise your powers of creativity and innovation? As an improvising "spontaneous poet", Judge has appeared at top class events around t ... -
Blank Canvas50 mins
- Blank Canvas
They say that anything gets better with a dash of Taylor, and while we may not have Taylor Swift, we have industry expert Taylor Smith - and we guarantee you that you’ve never seen a trend retrospecti ...
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Impact & Inform40 mins
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In a world full of security threats, organisations and corporations are raising their security standards. In this session you will learn how you as an event organiser can cater for safer events on-sit ... -
Innovate & Inspire40 mins
- Inspire
This insightful session will explore the power of corporate social responsibility (CSR) led incentives and their profound impact on local communities. Our speakers will delve into the myriad of ways i ...
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Blank Canvas50 mins
- Blank Canvas
It’s time to move beyond hearing about AI and step into the world of practical application. With more than 14,000 AI startups and hundreds of platforms and tools to choose from, deciding what to use a ...
12:00
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Impact & Inform40 mins
- Impact
Based on findings from our latest Annual Events Industry Salary Survey, which includes data from over 1,300 respondents, this session will unveil the changing workforce dynamics in the events industry ... -
Innovate & Inspire40 mins
- Inspire
Forget what you know about neurodiversity stereotypes. This session aims to show how the differing symptoms of neurodiversity in genders create a divide in the workplace and actionable takeaways that ...
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Impact & Inform40 mins
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Negotiating is a business skill that must be developed, much like learning to be an effective people manager or copywriting. And yet, many industry veterans and young professionals have never had any ... -
Blank Canvas50 mins
- Blank Canvas
In a male-dominated world, women make up the majority population of the events industry, and exhibitions are no exception. This doesn’t mean that there isn’t a need for female meetups, though, and tha ... -
Innovate & Inspire40 mins
- Inspire
Every time I tell my industry colleagues that at Legacy we work a 4-day-week their jaws drop and they cannot comprehend how we make it possible. Transitioning to a 4-day workweek in the events industr ...
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Impact & Inform40 mins
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Each end of the events supply chain is crucial to operations and successful events. But each side, Buyer and Supplier continually face the same frustrations when it comes to working together. Agency B ... -
Innovate & Inspire40 mins
- Inspire
In the rapidly evolving panorama of the Events Industry, the role of venue finders has drastically transcended customary boundaries. It's a time of transformation—a shift from taking orders to offerin ...
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Blank Canvas50 mins
- Blank Canvas
Inclusive event design has a reputation for being something that everyone cares about, but most aren't willing to put the time and effort into listening to what their audience need. That’s why we’re d ...
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Impact & Inform40 mins
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Sammy Connell joins Janthea Brigden to share valuable insights from both the PCO and the supplier perspective. They will be discussing family inclusivity, the benefits of including children at events, ... -
Innovate & Inspire40 mins
- Inspire
An opportunity for all event industry professionals to celebrate the leaps made by the events industry in the realm of sustainability. The talk is dedicated to showcasing the strides event professiona ...
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Impact & Inform40 mins
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Learn about the growing emphasis on technology and content creation, including unique uses of AI, and how they are seamlessly integrated into creative events to leave a lasting impact. Drawing from gl ... -
Blank Canvas50 mins
- Blank Canvas
Self-labelled “unique, inspiring and entertaining” and featuring sing-a-long sessions and a bit of co-created magic, this session is all about teams and making sure that we’re all on the same page. Wh ... -
Innovate & Inspire40 mins
- Inspire
As the event landscape evolves, Corporate event leads face a wave of excitement and new challenges. Join us for an insightful micebook 'talks’ session, where Corporate experts will share strategies fo ...
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Impact & Inform40 mins
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From scroll-stopping videos and photos to engaging captions that tell your story, social media is the most cost-effective way to get in front of your target audience and make them fall in love with yo ... -
Innovate & Inspire40 mins
- Inspire
Join us for an inspirational talk that delves into the heart of human interaction. Jo Berry will share a powerful personal journey that transcends tragedy to unveil the transformative potential of dif ... -
Blank Canvas50 mins
- Blank Canvas
If wellbeing isn’t a part of your talent strategy, or event planning priorities, then why not? Join this session, not only to experience how participating in wellbeing practices that will impact your ...
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Innovate & Inspire40 mins
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Impact & Inform40 mins
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The best creative outputs come from great briefs - we all know that. But the briefing process, both between client and agency and intra-agency can often be muddled. In this session, we'll talk about w ...
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Blank Canvas50 mins
- Blank Canvas
You know the feeling. You want “experiential” because the numbers say it’s smart, but honestly, you’re not really sure what it means. Don’t worry - you’re not alone! At its heart, "experiential" is a ...
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Innovate & Inspire40 mins
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In a fast-paced world where time is of the essence, event organisers often find themselves juggling multiple tasks to create memorable experiences. But what if I told you that with the magic of artifi ... -
Impact & Inform40 mins
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Event industry organisations worldwide are facing many challenges after they commit to achieving Net Zero carbon. Industry leaders in sustainability share their experiences and insights on how they ar ...
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Blank Canvas50 mins
- Blank Canvas
This fun and interactive workshop teaches you how to create a more inclusive environment so that employees feel safe to speak up rather than waiting for the boss to have all the answers. The session w ... -
Innovate & Inspire40 mins
- Inspire
In this session, Managing Creative Director of Imagineerium Natasha Mortimer, will explore the power of experiential design within the context of conferences, where every touchpoint becomes an opportu ... -
Impact & Inform40 mins
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Join us for an exciting glimpse into the British Neuroscience Association's innovative approach to their 2025 flagship conference. The International Festival of Neuroscience brings together 1,500 scie ...
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Innovate & Inspire40 mins
- Inspire
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Impact & Inform40 mins
- Impact
An opportunity for all event industry professionals to celebrate the leaps made by the events industry in the realm of sustainability. The talk is dedicated to showcasing the strides event professiona ...
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Blank Canvas50 mins
- Blank Canvas
The sustainability stars of isla invade the Blank Canvas in this mysterious session, where it’s not about what we know (or think we know!), but about how to tap into all the stuff we know we don’t kno ...
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Innovate & Inspire40 mins
- Inspire
Discover how to hack your everyday communications to elevate your message and get the responses that you want! Effective communication enhances professional practice. In any setting, it is desirable t ... -
Impact & Inform40 mins
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Discover strategies and tools to maximise your productivity as an event pro. Learn time management best practices to get more done in less time, along with personal development tips for continual grow ...
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Blank Canvas50 mins
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Comedians are masters of the art connection. They know how to connect quickly, engage fully and leave ‘em wanting more. How could those mastering those skills help you win new clients and keep existin ... -
Impact & Inform40 mins
- Impact
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Innovate & Inspire40 mins
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Your event managers and brand ambassadors are the most important touchpoints at any event or experience – why? Because having the right people can make or break it. They have the ability to build bran ...
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