The Meetings
Show, the UK’s leading platform for the world’s meetings and events
community, has unveiled the education programme for its 10th edition show.
The programme, which will be delivered live
during The Meetings Show at ExCeL London on 29-30 June, will feature ‘strategy-focused
content’ delivered by industry experts, with sessions designed to support the
evolution of the business meetings and events industry.
Action-led presentations,
panel discussions, workshops and campfires covering current topics such as
sustainability, virtual events and diversity as well as equality and inclusion,
will be held on the show floor and in ExCeL London’s Gallery Rooms over both
days.
The 49 sessions, featuring
more than 85 speakers and covering 22 hours, will be streamed into five key
areas – Innovation and Trends; Technology; Meetings Design; My Learning and
Personal Development and Marketing – to make it easy for buyers to select those
most relevant to them.
Sessions, which will follow
an opening keynote by Lord Sebastian Coe at 10am on Wednesday 29 June, will
explore subjects such as the agency-client partnership, the metaverse, event
marketing, data, mental health and greenwashing.
Confirmed speakers include
Leah Carter, head of events, Climate Group; Warren Campbell, general manager
15Hatfields; Dale Parmenter, CEO, DRPG; Dan Walker, SVP creative Ashfield Event
Experiences; Rick Stainton, founder & group director, Smyle, Lou Kiwanuka,
founder The Ops Nest and ESSA
chair; Narmeen Kamran, event director - Desert Island Events, and Michael
Begley, CEO of Venue Directory.
The education programme will
follow the pre-show conference, which returns in 2022. Open to hosted buyers,
the half-day pre-show conference will take place on Tuesday 28 June with the
aim of ensuring senior agency, corporate and association event planners are
well-positioned to navigate common event ‘hurdles’ in the year ahead.
An opening keynote from Claus
Raasted, director of the College of Extraordinary Experiences will be followed
by sessions covering event intelligence, social sustainability and the benefits
of engaging with local communities before attendees are given the chance to
discuss their learnings during a concluding fishbowl session.
Erica Oghoghorie, conference,
and content manager, The Meetings Show, said: “In an era of information
overload, we are thrilled to bring together the greatest minds of the industry
from corporations, agencies, and associations to distil strategy-focused
content that counts towards establishing a shared vision for a sustainable,
innovative, and equitable industry of tomorrow. Our content aims to align with
the industry’s new demands, break innovation barriers, and gain insight into
how global players evolve, leading attendees from traditional practices to
disruptive and purpose-driven ones.”
The education programme is
free to access for all buyer visitors. Non-buyer visitors are welcome to attend
The Meetings Show 2022 but will need to purchase a pass to do so. For pass
details, including pricing options and access to co-located shows, visit
themeetingsshow.com/non-buyer-pass.
To register for The Meetings Show 2022 visit themeetingsshow.com/register.
A desire to travel led Holly Patrick to the business meetings and events world and she’s never looked back. Holly takes a particular interest in event sustainability and creating a diverse and inclusive industry. When she’s not working, she can be found rolling skating along Brighton seafront listening to an eclectic playlist, featuring the likes of Patti Smith, Sean Paul, and Arooj Aftab.
