THE POWER OF EVENTS (UK)

CN Sustainability Summit 2023
2023-09-07 | 15Hatfields, Chadwick Court,, London, SE1 8DJ, United Kingdom
Over the past few years, sustainability has become a critical global priority due to our increasing awareness of the risks our planet faces without immediate action. Embracing the concept of sustainability is vital, but it’s essential to first comprehend its meaning and implications.
Successfully launched in 2022, the CN Sustainability Summit is an ideal opportunity to examine what the events sector is doing well and identify areas for improvement. This event provides a platform to evaluate the industry’s sustainable impact, discuss best practices and generate ideas on how to address the key issues hindering efforts to create a sustainable future for events.

Guides for Brides Networking Event at Horwood House, Buckinghamshire
2023-09-05 10:30 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Horwood House, Mursley Rd, Little Horwood,, Buckinghamshire, MK17 0PH, United Kingdom
Guides for Brides invite you to meet and connect with like-minded wedding professionals at the stunning Horwood House, Buckinghamshire.
Level up in your sales and marketing efforts with an insightful talk from wedding industry expert Becca Pountney
You will also get the chance to explore one of Buckinghamshire’s top wedding venues.

PLASA Show
2023-09-03 - 2023-09-05 | Olympia London, Hammersmith Rd,, London, W14 8UX, United Kingdom
The flagship event for entertainment technology showcases technological advancements from the worlds of audio, AV, lighting, rigging and staging.

CEMA Summit 2023 Salt Lake City
2023-08-06 - 2023-08-08 | Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City, United States

CVENT Connect
2023-07-24 - 2023-07-27 | CAESARS FORUM, Las Vegas, United States
Join us July 24-27 at the leading event industry conference for event, marketing, and hospitality professionals.
A leading event industry conference for event, marketing, and hospitality professionals.
Get fresh perspectives. Learn and share best practices. Build your network. Leave inspired.

Sticky Wicket
2023-07-20 | OLD WIMBLEDONIANS CRICKET CLUB, OLD WIMBLEDONIANS CRICKET CLUB, London, United Kingdom
Raising money for a fantastic charity.
The Sticky Wicket Steering Group is a collective of event and exhibition industry people passionate about events and sports and want to raise money for a fantastic charity, Lord’s Taverners, for whom we have raised just shy of £500,000 over the last 15 years!

Mental Health First Aid Training
2023-07-17 09:00 - 2023-07-20 13:00
This online Mental Health First Aider Course is particularly pertinent right now where we might be concerned about ourselves or our colleagues in this challenging time. This course is the mental health equivalent of physical first aid. The training provides participants with the skills and confidence to recognise the signs and symptoms of common mental health issues and effectively guide a person towards the right support.

Certificate in Wedding Planning - Summer Course in London
2023-07-17 - 2023-07-21 | ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London, E16 1XL, United Kingdom
A career in Wedding Planning offers the opportunity to create memorable moments for your wedding couple and their family and friends.

20/20 'Unique Venues and Events' speed networking @ Bounce(Battersea Power)
2023-07-14 08:30 - 14:30 | Battersea Power Station, Circus Road West, London, SW11 8AL
DO YOU ORGANISE UNIQUE EVENTS OR EVENTS THAT REQUIRE UNIQUE VENUES AND SUPPLIERS? DO YOU HIRE EVENT VENUES AND SUPPLIERS?
Save yourself 30 days travelling around the UK by attending this one event!
Your strength as an event organiser is simply measured by your contacts book and your ability to achieve results and deliver an event each time, no matter how big or small. Your level of results are dependent on the level of seniority of your contacts within the event industry’s newest and most charismatic venues and suppliers? Has the covid lockdown annihilated your contacts book? Is it lost and outdated? Do suppliers not know ‘who you are’? Do you need the top contacts to make the difference between your next unique event being a Stand Out Event or a Go Home Event?

Certificate in Leadership and Management - Summer Course in London
2023-07-10 - 2023-07-15 | ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London, E16 1XL, United Kingdom
Whether you’re at an early stage of your career and aiming for promotion or entering a supervisory or team leader role for the first time – a professional development course in leadership and management can improve your skills and prospects.

Certificate in Venue Management - Summer Course in London
2023-07-10 - 2023-07-15 | ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London, E16 1XL, United Kingdom
Event venues require professional organisational skills and an ability to manage a wide range of events including conferences, exhibitions, product launches, congresses, conventions, weddings, sports, concerts, competitions, community and special events.

The Ops Nest
2023-07-10 - 2023-07-13 | The Nec, North Ave, Marston Green,, Birmingham, B40 1NT, United Kingdom
We’re heading to The NEC, Birmingham for the next edition of Ops Foundation.
Care to join us?
Four days of high-octane ops training.
We’ll be exploring the venue, getting hands on with rigging and electrics, experiencing AV like never before with PSP Exhibitions, navigating forklifts and customs with DSV – Global Transport and Logistics, understanding the strength of a good graphics brief with Bang On Graphics, building system with beMatrix , learning scheduling, budgeting, our place in the industry and much more!
We also have some very special guests dropping in to impart their wisdom including Adam Parry of Event Industry News, Marisa Beckman of Inovent and Michelle Adderley of NEC Birmingham.

Inspirational Venue Roadshow
2023-07-10 - 2023-07-11 | Aviator Hotel & Farnborough International Conference Centre, Events Wing at The Aviator Hotel, 55 Farnborough Rd,, Farnborough, GU14 6EL, United Kingdom
Enjoy one-to-one appointments with 20 inspirational venues, experience amazing hospitality from our host venue (including complimentary accommodation), network with event profs from across the industry and leave armed with new connections and all the venue knowledge you’ll need for your next event!

beam's 2023 Annual Forum
2023-07-06 - 2023-07-07 | Hilton Bournemouth, Terrace Rd,, Bournemouth, BH2 5EL, United Kingdom
‘Industry 4.0 – Collaborations, Connections & Community’

Backup Kart-Fest 2023
2023-07-06 | Daytona Sandown Park, Daytona Sandown Park,, Esher, United Kingdom
Now in its eighth year, Backup’s annual Kart-Fest brings together company’s and freelancers from across the technical side of the industry for a fantastic social day.
Initially started as a Karting event, it has grown to incorporate a range of activities and networking… a must in the social calendar!

The C&IT Festival of Forums
2023-07-05 - 2023-07-07 | To be announced
The C&IT Festival of Forums is returning for its second year, this time taking place in London between the 5 – 7 July.
The event was an action-packed three days of content, meetings and site visits showing our attendees the very best the city had to offer.
Our agenda will be crammed full of industry professionals and round table sessions discussing the hottest industry topics ensuring that all attendees leave with how they can improve on the amazing work they already do.
Get involved and register your interest to ensure you don’t miss any announcements.

Certificate in Sports Event Management - Summer Course in London
2023-07-03 - 2023-07-10 | ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London, E16 1XL, United Kingdom
Considering a career that combines your love of sports with your ability to plan and organise?

Certificate in Festival & Cultural Event Management - Summer Course in London
2023-07-03 - 2023-07-08 | ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London, E16 1XL, United Kingdom
Interested in a career planning Festivals and Cultural Events where no two days are the same? If you love to organise people and logistics, have good planning skills, excel at problem solving and love variety and creativity in your work, then a career in festivals and cultural event management may be ideal for you.

Certificate in Event Management - Summer Course in London
2023-07-03 - 2023-07-07 | ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London, E16 1XL, United Kingdom
If you love to organise people and logistics, have good planning skills, excel at problem solving and love variety and creativity in your work, then a career in event management may be ideal for you.

Conference & Events Awards 2023
2023-06-30 12:00 - 18:00 | Old Billingsgate, 1 Old Billingsgate Walk (Riverside, 16 Lower Thames St,, London, EC3R 6DX
The annual awards that celebrate and champion everyone involved in the events industry: conference & trade-show organisers; in-house events teams in not-for-profits / corporates; events, PR & marketing agencies and venues.

Awards Awards
2023-06-30 12:00 - 18:00 | Old Billingsgate, 1 Old Billingsgate Walk (Riverside, 16 Lower Thames St,, London, EC3R 6DX
The Awards Awards is produced by GCN Events. The Global Conference Network run events throughout the year bringing together professionals from the conference, venue and association sectors.

The micebook Awards 2023
2023-06-29 18:30 - 2023-06-30 01:00 | The Dorchester, 53 Park Ln,, London, W1K 1QA, United Kingdom
The micebook Awards 2023 will be taking place at The Dorchester on Thursday 29 June; an iconic landmark hotel in our capital city which has recently unveiled its refurbished ground floor, redesigned by renowned designers including Pierre Yves-Rochon. The hotel, which is having a makeover just like the micebook Awards makes it the perfect host venue for our reimagined awards.
For our 2023 Awards, we have dropped the ‘V’ and are inviting brands and agencies to enter live events as well as virtual and hybrid as well as launching new categories to recognise and celebrate our amazing partner community.
micebook Awards promises to keep bringing the same outstanding experience, but now focusing on all event types. We can’t wait to invite you to this year’s awards where we will be commemorating event profs from every corner of the industry.

inVOYAGE
2023-06-19 - 2023-06-22 | Mount Nelson, Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel,, Cape Town, South Africa
An immersive networking experience for top-tier events agencies to meet an international and African collective of luxury hotels, lodges and destination specialists. Join us for 3 days of experiences and networking in Cape Town and its Winelands.

AEO Awards
2023-06-16 12:00 - 20:00 | Grosvesnor House, Park Lane, London, Grosvesnor House,, Park Lane, London, W1K 7TN, United Kingdom
THE AEO EXCELLENCE AWARDS REPRESENT THE BEST THAT THE EVENTS INDUSTRY HAS TO OFFER

20/20 'Christmas Parties' - speed networking event at secret London venue
2023-06-15 08:30 - 14:30 | To be announced
DO YOU ORGANISE CHRISTMAS PARTIES AND FESTIVE CELEBRATIONS? DO YOU HIRE EVENT VENUES AND SUPPLIERS?
Save yourself 30 days travelling around the UK by attending this one event!
Your strength as an event organiser is simply measured by your contacts book and your ability to achieve results and deliver an event each time, no matter how big or small. Your level of results are dependent on the level of seniority of your contacts within the event industry’s newest and most charismatic venues and suppliers? Has the covid lockdown annihilated your contacts book? Is it lost and outdated? Do suppliers not know ‘who you are’? Do you need the top contacts to make the difference between your next unique event being a Stand Out Event or a Go Home Event?

Hosts and Federations Summit 2023
2023-06-12 - 2023-06-15 | Lausanne, Switzerland.
The 6th edition of the Hosts and Federations Summit is taking place in Lausanne, Switzerland. The 2023 edition is designed to deliver a highly focused engagement programme for Expert Suppliers, Rights Holders/International Federations and Host Cities.
Additionally, and running in parallel to a rich programme of content on event-specific themes, will be the bespoke and pre-planned meetings for those who will have chosen this additional support.

Thinking Green: Sustainability for Wedding Venues
2023-06-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
Our expert panel help us to understand concrete ways to think and be more green!

MasterClass in Managing Events as Projects - Course in London
2023-06-05 - 2023-06-07 | ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London, E16 1XL, United Kingdom
Learn how to apply the project management life cycle to managing an event and ensure you are using an efficient and effective system to manage your event’s people, product and processes.

MasterClass in Sustainable Events - Course in London
2023-06-01 - 2023-06-02 | ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London, E16 1XL, United Kingdom
The Event Industry is embracing sustainable event management policies, but it can be challenging task to implement these policies in practice.

IMEX in Frankfurt
2023-05-23 - 2023-05-25 | Messe Frankfurt, Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, 60327 Frankfurt am Main,, Germany
IMEX is where the meetings and events industry comes together to do business across four exhilarating days. We connect more than 3,000 global meeting planners with 2,500+ suppliers – so you can make powerful business connections that offer real ROI.
Learn from the best – enjoy expert education, discover the latest trends and meet with event industry specialists. If you’re in business events, you need to be at IMEX Frankfurt 2023.
