The Business of Events (TBOE) has launched its policy unit and opened the
first stage of its sector-wide consultation.
The aim of the consultation is to
gather sentiment among those owning, running, managing, and working in the
events industry, which will lay the foundation for a policy agenda for the sector. It marks the first stage of the policy unit’s work and
will close on Friday 14 April.
Martin Fullard, associate director of news and content at The Business of Events said: “This is an important milestone in our work to create a policy agenda for the UK events industry.
“This consultation is the first stage of the collation of evidence and sentiment, and the subsequent reports will inform where we go next. Once the consultation closes in April, we will be arranging a series of roundtable discussions among different sector groups to discuss the findings and relay the views and opinions of the advisory council.”
Responses to the consultation will be
categorised into sub-sectors and discussed as part of a Policy Unit which will
lead to the publication of multiple reports, which will be reviewed by MPs
sitting on the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Events, the Department for
Culture, Media and Sport, and the policy unit’s advisory council.
A second stage consultation will open
later in 2023 and will further explore policy initiatives in more detail.
You can complete the consultation here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/YG696ZQ
The advisory council is a review body
made up of senior events industry stakeholders from a broad range of
fields and Theresa Villiers MP, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for
Events.
More members with specific expertise
will be invited to join the advisory council after the first stage consultation
closes, based upon the responses.
A list of current members can be
viewed here: https://the-business-of-events.com/advisory-council/
Fullard added:
“I would like to extend my gratitude
to those who have joined the advisory council so far. We have a blend of
experience from a broad range of sector fields, and crucially we are delighted
that Theresa Villiers MP has joined. It is vital that any policy initiatives
are stress tested by Government.
“I look forward to expanding the advisory council further with specific expertise as a picture unfolds, such as
on matters such as taxation, diversity, sustainability, trade and many more.”
The Business of Events (TBOE) is an independent think tank whose primary aim is to raise the importance and profile of
business events as an economic, policy, and community driver and to maximise
the opportunities achieved by having a strong business events sector.
Anyone interested in partnerships with TBOE can download the prospectus here: https://the-business-of-events.com/tboe-prospectus-2023-2/
