CHS Leeds has announced its
educational programme for the event, which will focus on the show’s theme of welfare. Sessions will touch on every aspect of welfare, including safe travel,
delegate protection, relationships, and a special session on Martyn’s Law.
Within the programme will be two
keynote sessions, as well as panel discussions featuring influencers from within the business events, travel, and hospitality industry. Cally
Louise Stewart will kick things off with a session on female relationships and
the importance of them at events and within event teams.
One of the key set pieces of the
programme will also see CHS hosting an update on the recent changes to the
Martyn’s Law legislation and its probable effects within the meetings and
events sector. As well as representatives from the Home Office, the session
will include up to date insight from Danielle Bounds, ICC Wales, current M&IT Personality of the Year and one of the
leading voices on the subject and Sandra Eyre, from the Meetings Industry
Association (mia).
CHS is also delighted to welcome back
Sam Murray, intimacy coordinator, who spoke at the brand’s Birmingham event
last autumn. Sam will be joined by Leigh Cowlishaw, representing the Rail
Delivery Group, Kate Whitby from The Venues Collection, and Natalie Paxton of BCD Meetings and Events, on a specialist discussion on safe travel and delegate
protection.
The day will finish with an ‘action’
session with guest panellists Sian Sayward, Inntel, and David Charlton from
UTAC Milbrook, who will take all the learnings of the day and turn them into
actionable processes and ideas that increase awareness and best practice around
welfare.
“We’ve had an amazing response to our
announcement that CHS Leeds will be themed around welfare, and the educational
programme will lead the way in these conversations,” said Emma King, CEO and founder of CHS Leeds. “We’re delighted to welcome such a high standard of
speakers and thank them for their time and the expertise they will bring to our
show. It’s going to be another brilliant programme.”
CHS Leeds will take place
at the Royal Armouries, Leeds, on Tuesday 25 March 2025.
