Event Industry News Podcast

Could a new tool revitalise the way sponsors are sourced?

In this week’s Event Industry News podcast, James Dickson talks to Val Tsanev from Conference Pulse, a software platform designed to help event organisers source sponsors.

By compiling the details of sponsors from a huge range of events, Conference Pulse allows users to identify companies and organisations that are potentially relevant to them. With so many business events available in so many different sectors, the system is designed to speed up the task of finding potential sponsors.

During the podcast, Val explains why and how the platform was developed, and talks about some of the clients who have successfully used the system so far.

Discussing London’s continued growth as a tech event destination

Following our special series to coincide with the Event Wellbeing Week 2018, the Event Industry News podcast resumes with an episode looking at the growth of tech events within London.

Joining host James Dickson are two guests who represent organisations at the very heart of the thriving sector. Tracy Halliwell is the Director of Tourism, Conventions and Special Events at London & Partners, and Jane Hague is responsible for Business Development at ExCeL.

Both guests discuss the way in which London has established itself as a key destination for technology related events, and how London Tech Week has played a vital role in that process.

Podcast Special: Emily Fawell talks Event Wellbeing week 2018

Starting from Monday 17^th September, the Event Industry News podcast will publish a special episode each day to coincide with Event Wellbeing Week 2018. The five-part series began with Helen Moon, founder of Event Well.

On today’s episode, host James Dickson talks to Emily Fawell from Vital Health Nutrition.

Emily is a nutritional therapist and has been delivering nutrition and wellbeing masterclasses to event professionals as part of Event Wellbeing Week 2018.

During this podcast, Emily offers practical advice to event professionals about their diet, and how it impacts on energy levels during working hours. She also highlights that what you eat during the day has a big impact on how well we sleep and recover at the end of the working day, giving added impetus to taking a revised approach to what we eat whilst working.

Podcast Special: Melissa Noakes talks Event Wellbeing week 2018

Starting from Monday 17^th September, the Event Industry News podcast will publish a special episode each day to coincide with Event Wellbeing Week 2018. The five-part series began with Helen Moon, founder of Event Well. Today’s guest is Melissa Noakes.

Melissa has worked in the events industry for over 15 years, with significant experience in both the agency and client side of the sector. Her employers have included globally recognised brands with intense event schedules, which has put Melissa in high pressure situations. During the podcast, she reflects on those experiences and how they lead to her becoming involved with the Event Well initiative.

Podcast Special: Mark Maher talks Event Wellbeing Week 2018

Starting from Monday 17^th September, the Event Industry News podcast will publish a special episode each day to coincide with Event Wellbeing Week 2018. The five part series began with Helen Moon, founder of EventWell. 

Today’s guest is Mark Maher, events director for Boulevard Events. Mark has been involved with EventWell since the project’s early days, and is a keen advocate of maintaining a healthy balance when working.

With his business specialising in supplying catering services to the events industry, Mark talks about the importance of nutrition and healthy eating for #eventprofs working on site. He also discusses the peaks and troughs of working within the events industry, and how professionals can often suffer downturns following the conclusion of a hectic event schedule.

Special: Helen Moon from EventWell talks Event Wellbeing week 2018

Starting from Monday 17^th September, the Event Industry News podcast will publish a special episode each day to coincide with Event Wellbeing Week 2018. The five part series begins with Helen Moon, founder of EventWell. 

During the podcast, Helen talks honestly about her own experiences of wellbeing during her 20-plus year career in the events industry. She also highlights the key objectives of the Event Well organisation, and the resources that are now available to #eventprofs who may be struggling with their physical, emotional or mental health.

The rapid rise of Smarter Shows

On this week’s Event Industry News podcast, host James Dickson welcomes Emma Stokes, managing director of Smarter Shows.

Based in Brighton, the company has experienced rapid growth since its launch, with a portfolio that has expanded to seven different shows. During the podcast, Emma talks about the specialist manufacturing and engineering sectors that they focus on, and how the events are developed and refined.

Emma also talks about the challenges faced by the fact that – despite being based in the UK – all the Smarter Shows events take place abroad, either in Europe or the USA

The growth of contactless payments

This week’s podcast looks at the rapid growth of contactless payments and how organisations are utilising he growth to their advantage.

Joining podcast host James Dickson is CEO of Manifesto, Jim Bowes.

 

Manifesto works with many not for profit organisations and has seen many of its clients benefit from the using contactless payment systems at their events. As society becomes less and less reliant on cash, the podcast looks at how organisations are levering this fact to their advantage.

 

During the episode, Jim looks at the way consumers have adapted to the process of contactless payments, and how digital payments as a sector may further develop.

The blurring lines between TV broadcast and live streaming

In this week’s EIN Podcast, James Dickson talks to the founders of Push, a live broadcasting platform that is helping to blur the distinction between TV and live streaming.

James is joined by Chris Webb and Adrian Eaton, who explain the principles of the platform and highlight some of the examples of its deployment.

With so many people watching TV via internet streams, the podcast explores how the distinct lines that used to exist between broadcast quality and live streaming are now rapidly blurring. It also discuses how the Push platform is helping to add the details that only TV broadcasting could previously offer, as well as being able to connect to social media platforms to increase the potential watchers.

VoxR helping to reshape interaction at events

In this week’s EIN podcast, host James Dickson talks to Tim Schluter about the creation and development of VoxR, a tool that helps to promote interaction with event audiences.

During the podcast, Tim explains how he used his experience as a journalist and host to inspire him to create a tool that would allow audiences to vote and interact during conference sessions. Since launching, the tool has expanded into three distinct areas, which can be used collectively or independently based on the criteria and objectives of the user.

 A special trial discount for VoxR is available exclusively for EIN podcast followers. 

Please note that contrary to the date quoted during the podcast, the offer of A FREE Event App has been extended until the 31st August 2018.

Use the code EIN at https://voxr.org to take advantage of this exclusive offer