Shows / Event Industry News Podcast
Event Industry News Podcast
The Event Industry News Podcast interviewing event planners, event organizers, brands, and agencies from around the globe.
Episodes
- Event Industry News Podcast
Sustainable branded apparel/merch - TeamTogs’ create, supply and ‘take the pain away’ process
Karen Saragoussi, owner of branded apparel/merch company TeamTogs, follows up her 2024 appearance on the podcast, accompanied by business development and…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Tariffs – now what for trade shows
Behind the recently published article: Tariffs – now what for trade shows, this episode’s guest, media and events entrepreneur Dr Baris Onay, is a bit of a…
- Event Industry News Podcast
The Evolving Role of Photographers in Today's Event Landscape
Ten years ago, recognising the narrow horizons of his sales job, Big Event Media founder Vincent Roazzi Jr started exploring New York City through the lens of…
- Event Industry News Podcast
In Person, a journey through the unstoppable evolution of events
This special edition of the Event Industry News podcast sees editor Adam Parry in conversation with Enrico Gallorini, co-founder and CEO of GRS – a global…
- Event Industry News Podcast
The Evolution of MEGA Events - From Local to Global
Nathan Reed runs experiential events company MEGA, which he founded 15 years ago. Behind rolling successes like The Rock Orchestra, Illuminated Orchestra and…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Accelerating Growth and Impact at RainFocus
Brian Gates, SVP of Industry Strategy at next-generation event platform RainFocus, is James Dickson’s guest for the first Event Industry News podcast of 2025…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Greenwashing: How it manifests in the events industry
Sustainability strategy experts Sam Wilson, managing director at Syntiro Associates, and Dr Dominic Tantram, partner at Terrafiniti, present a podcast…
- Event Industry News Podcast
MJ Unpacked: A different kind of 'green' event
In and around events-world for years, Seattle-based CEO and co-founder of MJ Unpacked, George Jage, sowed the seeds for a show committed to the cannabis sector…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Eventwise up to event numbers
Founder and CEO at Eventwise, Chris Carter, and company set out to transform financial management in the sector for ‘greater efficiency and control’. Formerly…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Resonance = Relevance. Why Experiential is The Key to Unlocking Culture for Brands
Louisa O’Connor, managing director of female-led brand experience agency Seen Presents, which represents the likes of Netflix and TikTok, has been in the…
- Event Industry News Podcast
How tech has changed the face of events
From sales director at Mentor Direct Marketing to vice president, European sales, at software solutions giant Cvent, nearly 30 years later, Jamie Vaughan has…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Putting the GES in ESG
In and around events since 2002, Kate Holliday brought her considerable sustainability chops to trade show and exhibitions giant GES, where she is head of ESG…
- Event Industry News Podcast
The importance of Event Strategy
Multi-award-winning creative agency Sledge can boast an impressive catalogue of clients, Sage, Aruba and O2 contemporary among them. Managing director Sarah…
- Event Industry News Podcast
A round with Exhibit 3Sixty
With a background in graphic design, marketing and web development, commercial manager Sam Pearce joined Exhibit 3sixty from the Dovetail Group in 2023. This…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Tramlines Festival: The wider benefits
An outdoor event’s relationship with its local authority ranks high among the elements crucial to success. Following on from Timm Cleasby, director of…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Tramlines: The festival journey from Sheffield city centre to Hillsborough Park
In the event industry for more than 20 years, monitor engineer to director of operations at Tramlines, where he’s worked since it started in 2009, and much…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Worlds Better x Event Academy: ‘Delivering Sustainable Events’ Course
Chrissie Beck, founder of sustainability consultancy for the live events industry, Worlds Better, joins host James Dickson in this episode of The Event…
- Event Industry News Podcast
The ever changing focus of event sustainability
In this episode of the Event Industry News Podcast, host James Dickson is joined by founder of event:decision, Matt Grey. Matt has worked in events for 25…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Beyond The Event: little things that enhance the attendee experience
After a break in recording (and an eventful football tournament) we are delighted to welcome back the Event Industry News Podcast, host, James Dickinson is…
- Event Industry News Podcast
TNW Events - A Financial Times Company
In events since 2012, and in technology for about the same amount of time, Zach Butler is director of Amsterdam-based TNW Events. Launched in 2006, full name…
- Event Industry News Podcast
The PIE: Transforming knowledge and networks
Clare Gossage is COO & co-founder at The PIE (Professionals in International Education), which since launching in 2011 has become the sector’s hub…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Time and Space with CloserStill Media
Joining business exhibitions mainstay CloserStill Media in January 2021, from Ocean Media Group, and taking his tech acumen into events-world, was an ambition…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Inside Informa-tion: Vetting new event tech to integrate into event production
John Regis is global technology adoption manager at London-based publishing/intelligence/exhibition giant Informa. This episode looks at his career path before…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Inclusivity – rather than an afterthought, make it a first thought!
Ashley Kendall is director of international business development at Sorenson Communications, leading solutions servicer for the deaf and hard-of-hearing…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Forging a path in the events industry
Maria Sidiropoulou – senior product manager at Informa Markets – accepted a new role with the company, event director for Jewellery Arabia, based in Bahrain…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Closer Still Media close up
Laura Shapiro is portfolio director for medical events at Closer Still Media (CSM) where she’s worked at for more than 12 years, during which the company has…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Mental Health: Discussing wellbeing and support for Event Profs
Clarion Events’ head of sector marketing operations, Tom Fisher, worked for the prison service and the Met Police before stepping across the tracks to…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Revolutionising how the fintech industry connects, collaborates and does business
From designing computer chips at Intel nearly 30 years ago to current role as head of industry at Fintech Meetup, Sanjib Kalita – who is also CEO at guppy.ai -…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Transition: How working in B2B events has evolved
In this episode of the Event Industry News Podcast host, James Dickson, is joined by Terrapinn COO Sharon Roessen. Sharon has been with Terrapinn for 30 years…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Festival of Media: Highlighting the best in media, marketing and advertising
In this episode of the Event Industry News Podcast host, James Dixon, is joined by Jeremy King, CEO and co-owner of Festival of Media. Jeremy brings a wealth…
- Event Industry News Podcast
TeamTogs: Service driven branding & merchandise with strong origins in global events
In this episode of the Event Industry News Podcast, host James Dixon is joined by Karen Saragoussi, Founder and Director of TeamTogs. Celebrating their 20th…
- Event Industry News Podcast
How data & digital upskilling can help run successful exhibitions in 2024
Dive into the latest episode of The Event Industry News podcast, where our James Dickson engages in a captivating conversation with Emily Clark from Informa…
- Event Industry News Podcast
The intersection of event design, experience, and artificial intelligence
In the ever-evolving landscape of event design, technology continues to play a pivotal role in shaping memorable and impactful experiences. The latest episode…
- Event Industry News Podcast
How Event Tech fits into Event Design
With a big background in tech-world, marketing director Felicia Asiedu has been at Cvent for five years. This episode is a deep dive into the brand, with a…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Zenus & IMEX - Measuring attendee behaviour
Oli Bailey, interaction designer at IMEX, and Panos Moutafis, who is co-founder/CEO at Zenus AI, a company developing ethical facial analysis tech, are a great…
- Event Industry News Podcast
The shift from print focus to events for the Financial Times
With an impressive background in how to monetise audiences for publishers, through events, Orson Francescone moved to the Financial Times’ stable four years…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Women in Exhibitions: Tips on career paths in the world of events
Chief operating officer Rachel Swann has been with global exhibitions company dmg Events for eight years. She is also vice chair of the AEO and, topically, on…
- Event Industry News Podcast
How to reach 9 Million through an engaged stakeholder community - with your average show - before the show!
Céline Laukemann, head of internationalisation at German-based ‘full-service registration solution’ ADITUS GmbH, and Elinor Honigstein, business development &…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Audience Engagement: How to create ways to enhance attendee engagement during in person events
Formerly head of events at Founders Forum Group, Jesse Peterkin took his background in high-end hospitality and international events to immersive specialist…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Hybrid Events? The concept doesn’t exist to C2’s Experiential Campaigns
Live and direct from Montreal, Canada, Jesse Gainer is VP growth and partnerships at C2 – a company spawned from equal measures of two impactful locals - ad…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Tips to go from attendee to speaker at a tech conference
With more than 12 years’ experience working in the events industry, primarily in tech, Rachel Heller is senior content program manager, events, at Github, the…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Scaling with event tech
Former head of digital innovation at Reed Exhibitions, Ade Allenby launched his own advisory business in March 2023. In this episode, Ade talks advances in…
- Event Industry News Podcast
How to approach event launches and re-launches
Caroline Cronin took her 16 plus years of industry experience to emap in 2021, as head of conferences then head of events. In this episode, with a focus on the…
- Event Industry News Podcast
How to design and deliver a flawless Hackathon
Ewelina Dunkley has years of experience in the live events world, working in hospitality, fine dining and private parties before joining Meta, (then Facebook…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Destination Emirates Old Trafford
Working at Emirates Old Trafford since 2013, Angela Hobson has been sales director at the home to Lancashire County Cricket club for more than three years…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Sound: The Underrated but Fundamental Element of Events with Thomas Serrano
Thomas Serrano launched Exclamation Group in 2020. Driven by its ‘Events That Make A Point’ mantra the company is a ‘one-stop-shop for corporate and luxury…
- Event Industry News Podcast
IMEX: Rebranding an established event
Launched in 2003, IMEX Frankfurt is the heartbeat of the global business events community. And that’s what it says on the show’s homepage. In this episode…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Scaling events on a global scale
Raccoon Media Group, formerly Raccoon Events, launched in a garden shed and delivered the award-winning National Running Show, at Birmingham NEC, less than two…
- Event Industry News Podcast
TURF for event sponsorships
Since 2022, tellingly titled company TURF has been pitching exclusive NFTs and art prints of ‘any place on earth’. Co-founder Garm Lucassen, who has a history…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Reset Connect and the power of a positive event
Having spent the latter part of his 10 years at Clarion Events as EVP of its energy portfolio, Duncan Reid founded Reset Connect, a sustainability show for…
- Event Industry News Podcast
emc3: Events as a force for good
Award-winning creative agency EMC3 recently published a white paper, ‘Events as a force for good’, is focused on holistic sustainability in the industry. This…
- Event Industry News Podcast
The Valuable 500: Working to end disability exclusion
With 10 years’ event industry experience in the locker, Ryan Curtis-Johnson is director of communications for Valuable 500, the largest CEO network after the…
- Event Industry News Podcast
The Events Club: A members’ club for events people
Andrew Morrow is founder/managing director of venues the Belgravia and the Block but he’s here to highlight a new venture, the Events Club. With 25-years’…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Accessibility, diversity and sustainability
Former Mobile Promotions and Star Live man Robin Carlisle launched RC Consultants in November 2021 to help young people with special needs find a foothold…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Touchdreams: Shaping websites for 2023
Since 2011, using content management systems including Drupal and Webflow, Touchdreams has been building websites for ‘e-commerce, product businesses, service…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Budget or Bust: How new event budgeting tools can save the bottom line
Rob Vass ran his own event agency, 30 staff delivering up to 30 roadshows a month, and spent far too much time with spreadsheets. “Keeping an eye on the budget…
- Event Industry News Podcast
What’s happening at EMEC 2023
Five and half years with Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the last six months as chief brand officer, Drew Holmgreen knows what’s expected from the…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Tag Digital: New Model Marketing & the benefits of an integrated approach
Nicola Shaw, head of growth at Tag Digital, has been in/around digital marketing for most of her career. In this episode, having detailed Tag’s mission - how…
- Event Industry News Podcast
Visual Architects: Exploring visual identity
Creative director at IllumiNaughty offshoot Visual Architects, which he founded in 2013, Lefteris Angelidis knows the value in offering audiences original…
- Event Industry News Podcast
How hybrid workforces are becoming more efficient
Muhammed Younas founded vFairs in 2014 after 12 years in a variety of roles at Bayt.com, ‘the Middle East’s #1 job site’. A remote-first company, none of the…