MAJOR EVENTS SUMMIT ATTENDEE POST EVENT REPORT DELIVERY PARTNERS SUPPORTING PARTNERS SPONSORS 1 On Demand FootageContent Access Catch up/ On Demand access to the full content of the Summit is avaliable on the MEI website. Simply click the link below. On Demand Available here If you are a rights holder, supplier or event organiser and require any further inofrmation on this summit or our next, please do not hesitate to get in touch by emailing [email protected] 2 Summit BreakdownContent Access Breakdown of registered delegates Top 5 Sessions 1. Reflections from the past - Paul Musselle, Giggabox - Steve Elworthy, ECB Other Suppliers - Cherry Alexander, British Althetics 3% - Dave Harris, Guinevere Capital MEI Members - Hugh Brasher, London Marathon Events 15% 2. One Industry One Voice - Represeting the Events Industry Event Organisers - Martin Fullard, Mash Media 35% - Simon Hughes, BVEP - Rick Stainton, Smyle Government 16% 3. VIP Keynote Welcome - Dame Louise Martin, Commonwealth Games Federation -The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden MP, DCMS 4. Opening up our Events and Street Spaces post COVID-19 Associations and - Paul Painter, Vaylia Governing Bodies - Jaz Vilkhu, Marshalls Landscape Protection 31% - Josh Philpot, PMY Group - Joe Ryan, Commonwealth Games 2022 - Nick Staley, Former Chief Inspector of Counter Terror Event Organisers Associations and Governing5. Bodies Q&A with Rt Hons Theresa Villiers MP and Sir Gerald Howarth - The Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP, APPG Government MEI Members - Sir Gerald Howarth, BADA Other Suppliers Most shared on social media Most reacted to on social media 3 Reaction on SocialContent Media Access 4 UK MAJOR EVENTS SUMMIT 2020 SUPPORTED BY PROGRAMME MAJOR EVENTS SUMMIT Coping with the challenges of event delivery in the midst of a global Pandemic 09:00 - Summit Context 09:05 Dennis Mills, Chief Executive Officer, Major Events International Keynote Welcome 09:05 - Dame Louise Martin, President, Commonweath Games Federation 09:15 Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP One Industry One Voice - Representing the Events Industry 09:15 - Martin Fullard, Editor, Conference News | Editorial Director, Mash Media 09:30 Simon Hughes, Chair, Business Visits and Events Partnership Rick Stainton, Founder & Group Executive Director, Smyle Reflections from the Past Chair: Paul Musselle, Chief Executive Officer, Giggabox Steve Elworthy, Director of Special Projects, England & Wales Cricket Board 09:30 - Cherry Alexander, Vice President, European Athletics 10:15 Dave Harris, Chief Executive Officer, Guinevere Capital Simon Hughes, Chair, Business Visits and Events Partnership Hugh Brasher, Event Director, London Marathon Events 10:15 - The Impact of Social Distancing for Event Venues 10:20 Sponsored by Identity Group Virtual Workshops Management of Crowds Chair: Nathan Bailey, EMEA Sales Director, Evolv Technology Eileen Williams, Safety Officer, Tottenham Hotspur Craig Mathie, Managing Director, Bournmouth Summer 7s Festivals Ken Scott, Chief Inspector, Sports Ground Safety Authority Ryan Drew, Strategic Business Development Manager, G4S Events Managing the Challenges of Commercial Resilience Chair: Tony Sheridan, Chief Executive Officer, RedSodaCo Dave Brannan, Chief Executive Officer, TMA International Anton Lockwood, Director of Live, DHP Family 10:20 - Tom Fox, Head of Digital, Fifty Three Six 11:10 The Pandemic as a Catalyst for Diversity & Inclusion Chair: Lee Gray, Influencer Marketing Manager, Sony Music Entertainment Aisha Francis, Events Manager, Proud Events Chris Jammer, Co Founder & Director, Strawberries & Creem Music Festival Lady Phyll, Executive Director and Co Founder, UK Black Pride Savannah Simms, Head of Operations, Tileyard Impact Contingency Planning & Test Events Chair: Chris Barrett, Editor, Mash Media Steve Heap, General Secretary, Association of Fesival Event Organisers Conference Steve Townsend, Head Training Support Group, MASS Joanna Wales, Head of Operations, Ascot Racecourse 11:10 - Case Study 11:15 Sponsored by Vaylia 11:15 - Networking 11:45 Maximum use of the networking tool is encouraged Opening up our Events and Street Spaces post COVID-19 Paul Painter, Chief Executive Officer, Vaylia 11:45 - Jaz Vilkhu, Managing Director, Marshalls Landscape Protection 12:20 Josh Philpot, General Manager Business Development, PMY Group Joe Ryan, Head of Health & Safety, Birmimgham Commonwealth Games 2022 12:20 - Case Study 12:25 Sponsored by Utterberry 12:25 - CertScan Buble™ - On-site Health Screening & Integrated Access Control for Events 12:45 Andy Lynch, Senior Director, S2 Events 12:45 - Lunch & Networking 13:15 1-1 meetings are encouraged in addition to use of the networking tool Event Delivery in the Pandemic Environment Chair: George Bacon, Chief Executive Officer, British Air Display Association 13:15 - Nick Morgan, CEO, We Are The Fair 14:00 Teresa Moore, Director, A Greener Festival Jonny Hamp, Head of Major Events, British Triathlon 14:00 - Case Study 14:05 Sponsored by G4S Virtual Workshops Esports During the Pandemic David Yarnton, Chairman & Co-Founder Edge Esports & Director British Esports Association Ido Brosh, Board Member, IeSF - International e-Sports Federation Jonathan Lyth, Technical Director, ES Broadcast Martin Wyatt, Head of UK Operation, Esports Engine Oliver Weingarten, CEO & Founder, LdN United 14:05 - 14:55 Role of Technology Chair: Jim Daigle, Founder & CEO, Sports Systems Reece Clifford, Business Solutions Manager, SAS Peter Heath, Managing Director, PLASA Andrew Hicks, Technology and Investment Advisor Event Delivery Support Services Mike Wainwright, Head of UK Partnerships, AFEX Anja Schweickert, Regional Manager, Europe, DB Schenker Michiel Aulbers, Commerical Head of Global Sports Business, ATPI David Griffiths, Senior Advisor, Sport and Entertainment, Miller Insurance Security During the Pandemic Chair: Dan Heal, Global Head of Sport, Control Risks Paul Williams, Head of Security, O2 Carl Hagemann, Director, Event Industry Forum Sarah Mathers, Security Lead EMEA, NBA Katharina Steinberg, Safety & Security Manager FIFA 14:55 - Case Study 15:00 Sponsored by the Met Office Q&A with Rt Hons Teresa Villers MP 15:00 - Rt Hons Teresa Villers MP 15:30 Sir Gerlald Howarth 15:30 - Networking 16:00 Maximum use of the networking tool is encouraged 16:00 - Case Study 16:10 Sponsored by VST Maintaining Consumer Confidence & Compliance in the Wake of a Pandemic Steven Lewis, UK & European Operations Director, Hygiene Hub 16:10 - Paul Grecian, Chairman, The Gallowglass Group 16:45 Shajjad Rizvi MBE, Honorary British Consular Agent, British Embassy Bucharest Richard Pegler, Managing Director, The Media Connexions 16:45 - Case Study 16:50 Sponsored by 1point5events Host Cities & Event Delivery Chair: Iain Edmondson, Director, International Association of Events Hosts (IAEH) 16:50 - Paul Bush OBE, Director of Events, VisitScotland 17:35 Georgina Warren, Head of City Events & Experience, London & Partners Stephen Joyce, Coordinator Business and Investment, City of Gold Coast Summit Reflections & Future Plans 17:35 - An overview of the key findings from the day leading to the plan of action for the way forward 17:45 Dennis Mills, Chief Executive Officer, Major Events International Keynote Welcome “Now for the first time since this crisis began, we can start to see glimmers of hope. I am very grateful today to Major Events International for bringing everyone together to find ways through this turbulent time.” Rt Hons Oliver Downden MP Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport “The theme of coping with the challenges of event delivery in the midst of a global pandemic is very appropriate. Sport has taken a significant hit but I know that it will be back stronger than ever.” Dame Louise Martin President Commonwealth Games Federation Representing the Events Industry “We want to amply and support all of the campaigns out there, and so far, it is going extraordinarily well. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such good collaboration right across the industry, from wedding planners to trade and exhibition organisers”. Simon Hughes Business Visits & Martin Fullard Events Partnership Mash Media Rick Stainton Smyle 8 Reflections from the Past Paul Muselle Cherry Alexander Hugh Brasher Dave Harris Giggabox European Athletics London Marathon Events Guinevere Capital “We’ve all been blown away by the level of cross-industry collaboration in 2020.” Steven Elworthy MBE, England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) The Impact of Social Distancing for event Venues sponsored by the Indentity Group “Venues need to come up with a compelling proposition, show that they are still useful and then they can make more profit” 9 Management of Crowds Nathan Bailey Eileen Williams Ken Scott Ryan Drew Evolv Technology Tottenham Hotpsur FC Sports Ground Safety G4S Events Authority “As an industry, we are all here to help and can share our learnings and best practice to assist one another. For example, the learnings from football games across the country this week can be shared, whether that be about the creation of risk assessments or the solutions to id validation with ticketing.”. Craig Mathie Bournmouth 7s Festival The Pandemic as a Catalyst for Diversity & Inclusion “Some of the inital barriers to planning events when we started were actually getting peopleto accept us and .give us space to do this sort of thing”. Savannah Simms Chris Jammer Aisha Francis Tileyard Impact Strawberries & Creem Music Proud Events Festival Lee Gray Lady Phyll Sony Music Entertainment UK Black Pride 10 Managing the Challenges