Event Industry News

MAY 31, 2022

Royal Docks venue reveals construction works well underway on major 25,000sqm expansion programme High-speed Elizabeth line will help drive capital’s economic recovery Rajesh Agrawal states there has “never been better time to host events in London”. James Rees, Executive Director for Conference & Events at ExCeL London.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Greengage Solutions has launched its own Sustainability Awards for the hospitality industry. Shining a spotlight on businesses and individuals that are making a significant impact on reducing the carbon footprint of travel and events, sustainable travel specialists, Greengage have launched four categories.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

Key 2024 Event Tech Trends Unveiled at Strata’s Insight Event Attendees at the Strata Insights event, at The Ned in London before Christmas, were treated to a preview of some of the most important tech trends which will shape the events industry in 2024 and beyond. 3D Audio Beam forming – such as the HOLOPLOT speakers used at ABBA Voyage.

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

Sustainability has been a key part of the Barbican’s success story over the last two weeks with a win at the London Venue and Catering Awards, followed by the hosting of the Sustainable Events Show and the announcement of a major exhibition.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 25, 2021

Home to the British Medical Association since 1925, the sustainable venue boasts 22 unique and versatile spaces for up to 320, including 11 purpose-built meeting rooms, all fitted with cutting edge AV technology. These upgrades will ensure BMA House’s place as a leading London hybrid venue.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 28, 2020

With innovation at its core, an endless digital aptitude at IET London: Savoy Place transforms live, virtual and hybrid events with personalised branding, cinematic capabilities and special sound and lighting effects. PTZ cameras allow speakers to be filmed from any challenging angle, with the picture relayed around the room.

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JULY 5, 2019

The organisers of The National Running Show have announced a Sustainability Policy for the events taking place in Birmingham and in London. The show will be taking a number of measures to help visitors and exhibitors manage the impact of their attendance at either show, whilst also challenging its contractors to be more sustainable.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

Home to the British Medical Association since 1925, the sustainable venue boasts 22 unique and versatile spaces for up to 320, including 11 purpose-built meeting rooms, all fitted with cutting edge AV technology. These upgrades will ensure BMA House’s place as a leading London hybrid venue.

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Expo Pass

JANUARY 3, 2024

The top 6 articles cover diverse topics from ChatGPT to sustainability and on-site badge printing. International CONFEX: Start your year with an exciting international conference in Europe’s most diverse city—London! It boasts 60+ speakers, 180+ exhibitors, and 100 free-to-attend sessions. Green is the new black!

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The 14th Edition of Green Events & Innovations Conference (GEI) will take place at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, London on Friday 29th April 2022 and will be an official part of the International Live Music Conference (ILMC) for the first time.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Targetted at hospitality, events and travel professionals “No Planning, No Planet” aims to provide food for thought on how the industry can pro-actively adapt to promote a more sustainable approach. Sustainability is rising to the top of the corporate agenda for UK organisations.

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APRIL 3, 2023

In addition to showcasing the Art Deco inspired Grade II* listed venue, the half-day session was framed by topical discussions hosted by some of the industry’s respected voices. RIBA at 66 Portland Place brought together notable corporates and agents for an Open House on Monday 27 th March.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

For almost 100 years BMA House has sat in the heart of London. Home to the British Medical Association since 1925, their venue now boasts 22 unique and versatile spaces for up to 320, including 11 purpose-built meeting rooms, all fitted with cutting edge AV technology.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The UK’s leading platform for the world’s meetings and events community will be officially opened on Thursday 30 September by Tourism Minister Nigel Huddleston at ExCeL, London. Headlining the education programme is keynote speaker Ric Salmon, producer of the first virtual Glastonbury and CEO of Driift. Spotlighting sustainability.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 28, 2022

Nathan launched and sold various shows including International Confex, went on to lead Olympia, London (who were recognised as venue of the century at the AEO Centenary Awards) and spearheaded some of the biggest research projects in the industry including Sasie (the size and scale index for events report). VENUE TEAM OF THE YEAR.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 7, 2021

Green Tourism, the world’s leading sustainable certification programme, is giving event venues the tools that they need for a sustainable recovery from the pandemic with the launch today of its Green Meetings Standard. Green Tourism was founded in 1997 and has grown to include more than 2,500 members spread across 22 countries.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has announced that Samme Allen, speaker, event designer and founder of conferenceemcees.com, will be hosting its annual conference on Friday 26 November 2021 at the Business Design Centre (BDC), London, with the theme ‘Disruption: the new norm.’.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

More than 170 delegates representing the UK government and the global business events, associations and education sectors, joined The Business of Events’ UK Policy Forum, which took place yesterday (08 November 2023) at IET London: Savoy Place in Westminster.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Key figures from Kilimanjaro Live, AEG Europe, Paradigm and Live Nation will be speaking at the sustainability conference this September. With two weeks to go, the Green Events and Innovations Conference (GEI) has announced a new raft of panels and speakers for its Summer Edition.

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AUGUST 19, 2022

Meetings and events professionals are being given the opportunity to meet some of Scotland’s finest venues and suppliers in a special familiarisation (FAM) trip next month. Travel has been booked on the London Euston rail service at 8.43am and the London Kings Cross service at 9.30am.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The afternoon delivered a thought-provoking session on the future of venues from Ben Heath, Principal, Grimshaw. Chris Holt MBE, chief executive of CHC Global – the AEV’s partner in risk management – gave a sobering assessment of the current environment of risk and how it is changing, with the venue perspective in mind.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The seven-day Festival of Learning will be online for the first six days before moving to a hybrid format for the final day at ExCeL London. ABPCO (the Association of British Professional Conference Organisers) has announced details of the content line up for the Festival of Learning taking place from 1 st -9 th December, sponsored by GES.

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AUGUST 23, 2022

IBTM Accelerate will showcase innovative ideas with a roster of speakers delivering inspirational short talks. We are really looking forward to exhibiting with our sustainable hotel, venue and DMC partners at IBTM World on the London Convention Bureau Stand.

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

Re-Thinking The Economics of Music’ Here, Corey Johnson, Hannah Overton, Vishal Ramakrishnan and Nadia Khan spoke about creating income for independent artists, achieving a sustainable career, the impact of Brexit on touring and more. Moving Forward Music’s Sustainability Revolution’. This was special. But what did we learn?

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MAY 13, 2021

These upgrades will ensure BMA House’s place as a leading London hybrid venue. Including options for webcasting, breakouts, speaker only conferences and exhibitor/sponsor packages, the offering reflects both the challenges presented by COVID-19 and the future needs of event organisers.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Central Hall Westminster, part of Central Hall Venues group, has announced it has awarded a new £8m contract to in-house AV production services partner White Light. Situated directly opposite Westminster Abbey, the venue is renowned for hosting famous occasions and concerts as well as live and recorded Television shows in its Great Hall.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 21, 2022

The Green Events & Innovations Conference (GEI) will bring together music legends, live music & event industry professionals and climate-change fighting superheroes to inspire collective action in the fight against a climate catastrophe on Friday 29th April at the Royal Garden Hotel in London. View full event schedule here: [link].

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APRIL 14, 2022

The 14th edition of the Green Events & Innovations Conference (GEI) is just two weeks away and the complete GEI agenda can now be revealed for what promises to be an unforgettable day at the Royal Garden Hotel, London, on Friday 29th April. Quick Fire Innovation from NFT’s to battery power technology to equal rights for peeing.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Besides access to great networking opportunities and innovative content, the following 35 events will also provide attendees with great speaker lineups and the chance to travel to amazing locations! Learn from top speakers and network with your peers. The 2020 gathering will feature top speakers and networking opportunities.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2022

and discover new venues, suppliers, and vendors. March 8-9, 2022 | London. With over 150+ speakers, 100+ sessions, and content themes ranging from sustainability and event tech to market innovation, it’ll be the largest gathering of event professionals in the UK. Event Tech Live Las Vegas and London.

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JANUARY 25, 2023

Promoters from across the country will descend on London’s E1 on the 9th and 10th of February. With insights, conversations and ideas covering subjects like data, sustainability and more, event promoters interested in building the future of nightlife should mark the dates in their calendar. The event in question?

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

On Thursday 9th February, London’s E1 hosted eighty-five speakers across three rooms. As we queued up for entry, promoters and event industry heads mingled and chatted, catching up with peers or making their way in and out of the three rooms of the venue. The Night Time Economy Summit. E1 was buzzing upon arrival.

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MARCH 24, 2022

The 14th edition of Green Events & Innovations Conference (GEI) will take place at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, London on Friday 29th April 2022 and in a special Keynote, the renowned musician, producer and visual artist Brian Eno will be in conversation with Norwegian artist Aurora.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Following a rigorous re-tender process of the eight listed audio-visual companies, Light Motif has won the two-year contract to provide services for the new day delegate rate at the iconic riverside London venue. The Navy Board Rooms are replete with original neo-classical features and have three breakout rooms included as standard.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

Coppa Club is delighted to announce that it will be opening in Putney, London, on 2 nd November 2021, bringing a distinct café culture experience to Southwest London. We are looking forward to becoming part of the local community and providing something for everyone in this beautiful region of Southwest London.”.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

Brandfuel, the award-winning London based creative agency produces major experiences for Google and other global brands year on year. Creative excellence, high production values and sustainability are at the core of the work being produced now for companies such as WeWork, Stripe, Cloudflare, Snapchat, Slack, Google and Android.

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MARCH 20, 2019

An interactive presentation, contextualizing sustainability within the meetings and events industry, this webinar will chart the development of sustainable events from early iterations to the multitude of issues and challenges faced today. Speaker Bio: Tom Lambregts is the marketing manager for BCD Meetings & Events.

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