Tourism minister Sir Chris Bryant will open next
week's Global Policy Forum on behalf of The Business of Events.
The Labour MP will deliver an opening address to the
Forum, taking place at IET London: Savoy Place, on 1 April, in his capacity as
a minister for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.
Sir Chris joins a
stellar lineup of politicians, policymakers and senior industry figures who are
attending The Business of Events’ Global Policy Forum, sponsored by RX Global.
Designed to unlock the
potential and drive growth within the UK’s business events economy, the programme’s speakers and
contributors include Shaun Davies MP, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group
for Events; Dame Caroline Dinenage DBE MP, chair of the Culture, Media and Sport select committee; and columnist and politician Lord Daniel Finkelstein OBE who will
be giving delegates his view on the current political and economic landscape.
Mike Fletcher, director of news
& content at The Business of Events, said: “Sir Chris Bryant’s involvement
in and endorsement of our Global Policy Forum is the icing on the cake for what
promises to be an impactful and high-level programme, designed to move the
needle on how the business events industry talks with government.”
Seasoned news anchor, reporter
and broadcaster Trish Lynch will moderate the Forum, which will feature Senthil
Gopinath, chief executive of ICCA, discussing the opportunity that business
events bring to the UK economy and Neil Brownlee, newly elected chair of PCMA
and head of business events at VisitScotland, on a policy focused approach to
business events.
RX Global UK managing director
Kerry Prince and Manchester Central CEO Lori Hoinkes will explore the
opportunities for the UK exhibition and trade show sector, while some of the UK’s leading business events
destinations will contribute to a session moderated by VisitBritain/Meet
England’s Paul
Black, on the changing role of convention bureaux.
Meanwhile, Mickael Benaim, head
of research at SFA Connect, will highlight how destinations are adapting to the
changing economic and political landscape before the closing keynote address is
delivered by Dame Caroline Dinenage.
