The Summer Eventia 2008

  

6-8th July 2008

 
The Summer Eventia 2008 – Speaker Biographies and Presentations

 Click on the speakers name to see their biography and the workshop or keynote title to view the presentation given at the event.

Monday 7 July – DAY ONE

08.30 Conference begins – Welcome by Eventia, Izania Downie, Eventia

08:40 Keynote Speaker: Roger Martin-Fagg, Client Director Henley Management College. The UK Economy: Soft landing, Recession or Full-blown Depression?
 

09.40 Economic Impact on Marketing Spend: The Bellwether Report and its Implications for Experiential Activity - Neil Jones, Avantgarde
 

11.00 Panel discussion: The View at the Coalface - the Buyer, Agency and Hotelier perspective - Nick Bender, Maritz; Jeremy Petty, Yellowcom; Denise Macdonald, IHG
 

13:30 Workshops

The Changing Regulatory Landscape – and What it Means for your Business - John Greenway, MP; John Hooker, Consultant; Brian Kirsch, Event Assured

CSR in 2008: The latest thinking in sustainable event planning - Michael Luehrs, MCI; Hugo Kimber, The Carbon Consultancy 

14:15 Workshops

Working with Agencies: How Partners can Support the Pitch Process - Caroline Hill, Universal CIT; Tina Morris, AddingValue

How to shape a conference agenda to achieve the most productive outcomes - Chris Elmitt, Crystal Interactive; Neil Jones, Avantgarde
 

15.30 Workshops

Working with Agencies: The Latest Client-Agency Trends and how they Impact on our Partners - Nigel Cooper, Motivcom; John Walker, Oxford International

Technology Update: Innovations in Event Support - Ray Elmitt, Crystal Interactive; Stijn Paridaens, Meetings Support Institute

Directional Negotiation: Win-win - Lose-lose - Bob Harvey, Messages into Words

Procurement from Both Sides of the Fence - Peter Rand, Zibrant

 

Tuesday 8 July – DAY TWO

 

09:30 Keynote session: The Great Rate Debate - Mike Ford, Universal CIT; Leigh Jagger, Banks Sadler 

How to Plan for Safe Events and Manage Risk - Andy Jarosz, Docleaf; Steve Kearney, SK Consulting

Local Heroes: How Destinations can Contribute to an Event’s Success -  Jonathan Cohen, Visit Denmark; Sue Stuart, Edinburgh International Conference Centre; Michael Wyrley-Birch, TRO

Keynote session: The Next Generation – Engaging Employers in Events Education - Randle Stonier, AddingValue; Glenn Bowdin, Leeds Metropolitan University; Catherine Feeney, Manchester Metropolitan University; Jamie Benedict, River Marketing; Natasha Schofield, Student