RESOURCES and PAST EVENTS
OEvents Apprenticeships - Upskilling and Developing the Events Indus
When: 11:15am-12:15pm, 21st March
What: Did you know hiring an apprentice is a valuable and effective way to grow talent? Did you know it helps to develop a motivated, skilled, diverse and qualified workforce? Did you know there is financial support and help available from the government?
This session aims to promote the awareness and diverse use of apprenticeships. It will clarify how to get funding, and how to use apprenticeships to skill, upskill and develop teams and individuals, proving that apprenticeships are for all levels of career development. It also provides an opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and understanding of the importance of building an apprenticeship programme to drive social mobility, diversity, inclusion and belonging, as well as understanding how apprenticeships play a key part in developing and upskilling the workforce and how they build businesses back stronger.
With Richard Waddington, Sarah Davitt (Senior Project Manager, DRPG), Ross Whittaker (Head of Production Management, DRPG) and Anna Green (Managing Director, Broadsword).
Watch the webinar on demand:
Why the UK Top 50 Matters
When: 23rd November, 11am-11:45am
Where: Online
You can catch up with the webinar on demand here:
Pride: In conversation with Neil Hudson-Basing
When: 1st June
Where: Online
What: This Pride month Amelia Brown (EVCOM) is in conversation with Neil Hudson-Basing (Pink News) to discuss what queerness means to them, and how the events industry can ensure it is actively inclusive of LGBTQIA+ people. You can catch up with the webinar on demand here:
Investigating the Evolution of Internal Comms
When: 25th May, 11am
Where: Online
What: The demands of Internal Comms have changed dramatically over the past few years, from navigating communication through the pandemic to adapting to a hybrid working structure. So we gathered together a panel of Internal Comms experts to discuss some of the key topics facing internal communicators in 2023. You can catch up with the webinar on demand here:
jfdi/Opinium New Business Barometer Roundtable
Where: Online
When: Tuesday 7th Feb, 2pm
What: Member joined us for a front screen seat on our EVCOM senior agency leaders Roundtable, to review the results of the jfdi/Opinium New Business Barometer together. The event kicked off with a 20-minute presentation covering:
- The health of new business across small, medium and large agencies
- New business targets & marketing spend
- New business resourcing
- New business strategies being employed to greatest effect
- Number of opportunities pursued, pitched for and converted
- New business challenges & priorities in 2023
The presentation was followed by a roundtable discussion, giving attendees the opportunity to share their own thoughts and insights based on the findings.
Virtual Presenting Skills
Where: Online
When: The session is split into two parts. On the afternoon of the 26th May, you will take part in a two hour online workshop with a small group. The following day, you will get a 45 minute one-to-one online coaching workshop.
What: Build your camera confidence, presentation skills and online conferencing techniques, and develop your personal communication style with Sonia Beldom and EVCOM at ‘Virtual Presenting Skills’. Please note, this is a member only offering.
The Transformation of Hybrid
Where: Online
When: Thursday 5th May, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
We talk to a panel of experts who have demonstrated excellence in the hybrid space. We discuss the way hybrid has transformed over the last two years and how it is likely to further transform as we look towards the future. We also touch on the way hybrid is transforming both the corporate film and events sectors as they pivot and collaborate to meet the needs of a fast-changing world. We will ask the question, in this changing space how can businesses ensure that they are winners.
Speakers: Richard Bridge (Founder & CEO, Top Banana), Ian Cummings (MD, CWT Meetings & Events) and Nina Harrison-Bell (Head of Industry News, ITN Productions)
Facilitator: Matt Franks (Director of Events, DRPG)
Part of EVCOMference Deconstructed
You can check out our writeup of the session here, and watch the recording below:
What will events look like in the metaverse?
Where: Online
When: Wednesday 4th May, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
We talk to a selection of experts about how our industry will translate in the metaverse, and how to persuade clients to engage with this vision of the future.
Speakers: Phillip Maggs (Innovation Director, Identity) and Martin Walton (Creative Director, Broadsword Event House)
Facilitator: Jon Reid (Managing Director, FIRST)
Part of EVCOMference Deconstructed
You can check out our writeup of the session here, and watch the recording below:
How the Metaverse Will Change Business Forever
Where: Online
When: 9:00am – 9:45am
Dr Mark van Rijmenam is The Digital Speaker. He is a future tech strategist who thinks about how technology changes organisations, society and the metaverse. Dr Mark van Rijmenam is an international keynote speaker, 4x author and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Datafloq and the author of the book on the metaverse: Step into the Metaverse: How the Immersive Internet Will Unlock a Trillion-Dollar Social Economy detailing what the metaverse is and how organizations and consumers can benefit from the immersive internet.
He is the publisher of the ‘f(x) = ex‘ newsletter, read by thousands of executives, on the future of work and the organization of tomorrow. The Digital Speaker has spoken in 20 countries across the globe and collectively inspired over 100.000 managers, directors and C-level executives.
Part of EVCOMference Deconstructed
You can check out our writeup of the session here, and watch the recording below:
Disruption and Transformation with Will Page
Where: Online
When: Tuesday 3rd May, 10:00am – 10:45am
What: Streamed live from JLAB, Will Page, the former Chief Economist at Spotify and author of Tarzan Economics, will be drawing on what the music industry learned about disruption. He will share his lessons on how to tackle change and reinvent in the digital age. He will assess the new dynamics of competition, looking at how attention scarcity is affecting business, and providing practical tools to help any organisation succeed in this new modern world. This event is being delivered in partnership with Live Union and JLA.
Part of EVCOMference Deconstructed
You can read Simply Communicate’s writeup of the session here.
You can check out our writeup and image gallery from the session here.
Movement After Brexit
When: Wednesday 23rd February, 4pm – 5pm
Moving both kit and people around after Brexit poses problems for filmmakers and event professionals across our industries. From the extra time and money now required to take crew and equipment across, to the differing regulations for each EU country, to the lack of awareness some clients have of the complexity and cost of these processes, it can all feel impossible to get your head around.
So we are drafting in the experts, to help demystify the regulations, to share their advice on how best to manage them and to answer your questions.
Speakers:
Jigna Parmar, Senior Production Manager, Film, Brunswick Creative
Samar Shams, Partner – Immigration & Global Mobility, Spencer West LLP
Rob Booth, Academy Trade & Customs Specialist at IOE&IT
Arshad R.Dadabhoy, IOE&IT Academy Trade & Customs Specialist:
Watch a recording of the session below, and check out our list of Brexit-focused resources here.
New Business Barometer Roundtable with jfidi and Opinium
When: Tuesday 1st February, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Where: Online
Recently we teamed up with jfdi and Opinium Research to help contribute to their New Business Barometer Annual Survey. All EVCOM members were invited to attend an exclusive virtual round table to discuss the top line findings and discuss industry issues that might impact your new business strategy planning. Attendees received access to a free copy of the full report, which is highly detailed and will provide agencies with valuable insights to help turbo charge new business strategies. Read the headlines of the report here.
EVCOM Industry Awards: What Our Judges Are Looking For
When: 7th July, 2:00pm – 2:45pm
What: Webinar
We bring together some of our esteemed judges for the EVCOM London Live and Film Awards, to ask them what they are looking for, and how to create an entry that really stands out! Speakers: Jane Sayers (Shell), Matt Franks (DRPG) and Andrew Reid (Shelton Fleming).
You can find a write up of the session here. You can catch up via a recording below:
Zero to Hero
When: 29th April, 2PM
What: Webinar in collaboration with HBAA
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, we speak to representatives from venues and agencies, as well as mental health professionals, about anxieties that might manifest as the world opens up again, and teams start to work differently. Our panel share their insights around how to support teams through this transition, and what plans to put in place moving forwards.
Speakers: Paul Stoddart (CWT), Nel Flint (Fast Forward 15 Mentor), Jenner Carter (Lime Venue Portfolio) and Charlotte Gentry (Pure Comms Group and EVCOM Board Chair)
Facilitated by Mark Maher (Boulevard Events and Chair of Eventwell)
You can find a write up of the session here. You can catch up via a recording below:
New Business Survey Report and Q&A
When: 29th April, 2PM
What: Virtual Event
Opinium and new business experts jfdi present their findings from their recent survey, the largest survey of new business professionals in UK agencies. They will discuss what the survey indicates about:
- How people are preparing for new business
- How agencies are pursuing new business and what makes them successful
- Agency Conversion Rates from Opportunity to Pitch, from Pitch to Win
- What the challenges to new business are likely to be looking forwards
- Key questions agencies ought to address
Speakers: Camilla Honey (jfdi) and James Nicandrou (Opinium)
You can find a writeup of the session here.
Aspirational Women in the Corporate Film Industry
When: 31st March, 2PM
What: Online Panel Discussion
As we come to the end of International Women’s Month, we bring together inspiring women from the corporate film sector: business leaders, agency owners, film directors and more. Our panel discuss their journey’s to success, and their perspective on the film industry.
Panelists: Sara Cooper (Plastic Pictures), Catherine Peters (EverFi), Rachel Pendered (Media Zoo), Angela Law (Every Sense) and Rebecca Denholm (Embolden). This discussion is facilitated by Claire Fennelow (EVCOM).
View a recording of the session below, and find accompanying resources here.
Focusing in on the FOCUS Award
When: 25th March
What: Online Screening and Panel Discussion
We bring back the female filmmakers who were shortlisted for the 2020 FOCUS Award, to screen their films, hear about their process and find out where they are taking their filmmaking next.
Panelists: Jigyasa Anand, Godgift Chidinma Emesi and Esther-Rennae Walker
View a recording of the session below, and find accompanying resources here.
A Perspective on the Events Industry from the Next Generation
When: 24th March, 2PM
What: Online Panel Discussion
This International Women’s Month we speak to the next generation of the events industry. We have gathered rising stars to hear their perspective on the current state and future of the industry! This discussion is facilitated by Amelia Brown (EVCOM).
Panelists: Jade Clark (The Telegraph), Georgia Cross (Cheerful Twentyfirst), Benedicta Asante (Events 101), Alex Beckett (Wolf and White) and Beckie Towle (Events Raccoon)
View a recording of the session below, and find accompanying resources here.
Bridging the Support Gap in the Meetings, Events and Accommodation Industry
When: 17th March, 2PM
What: Online Panel Discussion
In this panel discussion we meet the women who are changing the Meetings, Events and Accommodation Industry, and working to make it a more well and equal place for people to work. All of our panelists are responsible for creating invaluable programmes and systems to support a better industry where equality is the norm. This panel discussion will be hosted by Martin Fullard (Conference News).
Panelists include Ashanti Bentil-Dhue (Diversity Ally), Nel Flint (Fast Forward 15 Mentor 2021), Helen Moon (Eventwell), Emma Cartmel (CHS Show) and Angie Mason (Meeting Allstars)
View a recording of the session below, and find accompanying resources here.
Talking Pictures: Women in Film
When: 11th March, 5pm – 6:30pm
What: Talking Pictures Online
Our next Talking Pictures in partnership with the BFI, is celebrating women in film, then and now. We will be showing BFI archive film from the 30s, 40s and 60s created by groundbreaking female filmmakers, alongside contemporary film from female filmmakers working today. Join us for a fascinating discussion and screening. The discussion will be facilitated by Emily Clements (Radley Yeldar).
Panelists: Ros Cranston (BFI), Sian Hamlett (Hamlett Films), Jane Sayers (Content Engine, Shell) and Sarah Beadsmoore (Zing)
View a recording of the session below, and find accompanying resources here.
Aspirational Women within the Meetings, Events and Accommodation Industry
When: 9th March, 2PM
What: Online Panel Discussion
As we celebrate International Women’s Month, we bring together female leaders in the Meetings, Events and Accommodation Industry, to discuss their journeys to success and their take on the industry today. This panel discussion is hosted by Leigh Jagger (The Ideas Clinic).
Panelists: Charlotte Gentry (Pure Comms Group), Katie Ramsay (Marriott), Helen McCabe (BCDME) and Sue Gill, (YES – Your Event Solutions)
View a recording of the session below, and find accompanying resources here.
Freedom: Work/Life Balance, Life/Work Balance – regardless
When: 8th March, 9:15AM
What: Clubhouse. Download the app and join here.
To mark the reopening of schools, and to celebrate our inclusive culture and achievements in these challenging times, we discussed how the return to school will affect work/life balance.
Brexit: The Business Impact
When: 24th February, 4:00pm – 4:45pm
What: Online Panel Discussion
Brexit is impacting businesses across our sector and there’s a wealth of knowledge businesses need to be ready for the impact (short term and long term) of the transition. We will bring together industry leaders and Brexit experts from the live and film side, to discuss topics from visas and travel, to taxes and regulations.
View a recording of the session below, and find accompanying resources here.
The State of Webinars: Seeing the Bigger Picture
When: 10th February, 4:00pm – 4:45pm
What: Webinar
Webinars have been exploding in popularity this year. 90% of marketers have recorded an increase in their efforts over last year. When physical meetings aren’t an option, it’s essential to be pushing your webinar efforts forward. But before you can plan for where you’re going, it’s good to be able to see where you stand. We need a clear picture of the State of Webinars in 2020. With the annual State of Webinars research, you can get a picture of where your organisation is leading, where you’re just hitting the target and where you might want to increase your efforts.
Speaker: Jeremy Stinton, Head of UK and Casper Pedersen, Partner Manager at TwentyThree
View a recording of the session below, and find accompanying resources here.
The Televisation of Events
When: 27th January, 4:00pm – 4:45pm
What: Panel Webinar
In our first webinar of 2020 we are delighted to be joined by leaders and experts in the broadcasting sphere, who are going to be sharing with us everything you need to know about how to broadcast an event at television quality. They will answer your questions and share their knowledge on this vital new space within our sector.
Panelists Phil McMichael (JL Live), Nick Rosier (2Heads), Adrian Dickson (Starstruck) and Matt Franks (DRPG)
View a recording of the session below, and find accompanying resources here.
Establishing a Sustainable Standard for Events
When: 9th December, 4:00pm – 4:45pm
What: Webinar
In our final webinar of the year, industry experts came together discuss how to establish a sustainable standard for events. They shared thoughts on what exactly this would look like, where to start and why it is so important.
View a recording of the session below, and find accompanying resources here.
Talking Pictures: Make Do and Mend
When: 3rd December, 5:00pm – 6:15pm
What: Virtual event
This session we shareg film from two different crises: public information and documentary films from WW2 and contemporary films that have been created in response to Covid-19. Patrick Russell (BFI), Steve Garvey (Moving Image) and Emma Nicholls (Wing) discuss how film, then and now, has responded to shared experience looking at ways people have come together in the face of common problems.
View the recording below, and find a full list of accompanying resources here. Please note, the BFI archive footage has been omitted from this recording but links to these films are available via the resources article.
The WOW Factor
When: 11th November, 4:00pm – 4:45pm
What: Webinar
We speak to industry experts in the corporate film and live event industries about that elusive thing we call ‘The WOW Factor’. What exactly is it? Why do people respond to it? And how can we create it?
View the discussion recording below, and find a full list of accompanying resources here.
Freelancer's Forum
When: 28th October, 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Where: Online
This was a chance for us to bring together the freelancers in our membership, to discuss the current challenges they are facing, how the situation has progressed and what support is, and should be, available. This was also be a chance for freelancers to meet each other (virtually), sharing experiences and advice in a safe forum. This event was run virtually due to the new restrictions. We had hoped to hold it in a pub, so we encouraged people to come with a glass of wine or a beer! If you missed it, you can read about the session here.
Recruitment and Skills: Advice from the Experts
When: 21st October, 4:00pm – 4:45pm
What: Webinar
A panel of recruitment experts will discuss the particular challenges of the current job market, and share advice for people who are looking for work or looking to change jobs. They will share their tips on how to upskill, and which skills to focus on, and there will be a chance for audience members to ask questions throughout the session.
View the discussion below, and find a full list of accompanying resources here.
Brand Film Industry Report 2020 - The Big Launch
When: 14th October, 4:00pm – 4:45pm
What: Virtual Event
Brand film has been the hidden sector of the UK TV industry. In this event, Steve Garvey of Moving Image unveiled the first research into the corporate film industry for 15 years, and a panel of experts discussed. Using detailed feedback from more than 100 industry leaders, the report gives our sector a fresh narrative for the new decade. The report is available here.
View the discussion below, and find a full list of accompanying resources here.
Inside Internal Comms
When: 23rd September, 4:00pm – 4:45pm
What: Webinar
Internal Communications was a particularly popular category at this year’s awards, so we have gathered industry experts to tell us all about it. What makes internal communications so distinct from external communications? How can we do it well? Why is it so vital to company culture?
View the discussion below, and find a full list of accompanying resources here.
(Set) Location, Location, Location
Wednesday 29th July
What: Webinar
Now that the Covid-19 guidelines allow us shoot on location again, filmmakers share their tips on finding the perfect location, and dealing with the challenges of the less perfect ones! With panelists Andrew de Lotbinere (Pukka Films), Nick Howard (Limehouse), Eliot Carroll (Tinderflint) and Jonny Ross (Hamlett Films) in a discussion facilitated by Sian Hamlett (Hamlett Films).
View the discussion below, and find a full list of accompanying resources here.
Designing A Hybrid
Wednesday 8th July
What: Webinar
This new normal has shown us the many possibilities that the virtual has to offer, but combining the virtual world with the live world isn’t new! We speak to experts about what it takes to design and deliver a fantastic hybrid event.
View the talk below, and find a full list of accompanying resources here.
Shooting Stories
Wednesday 1st July, 4pm
What: Webinar
Film is all about telling stories. Experts share their insight into shooting stories, from documentary films to the story of a brand. They discuss the importance of stories, how to persuade clients the importance of stories, and how to tell them right!
View the talk below, and find a full list of accompanying resources here.
Rebuilding A Well Workforce
Wednesday 24th June
What: Talk
Laura Capell-Abra (Stress Matters) shares her insight into how to find the balance between your team’s wellbeing and re-building your business. As lockdown relaxes and companies are slowly getting back to work we are now in that position of trying to work out how to get through the other side of a pandemic. She will look at how to utilise your best assets and how to build a stronger team than pre-pandemic.
View the talk below, and find a full list of accompanying resources here.
Towards recovery: 'Successfully motivate your re-united team after Furlough'
Wednesday 10th June, 4:00pm – 4:45pm
How people are re-integrated into the business may dictate your success in the ‘recovery’ phase of this crisis.
In this session, Sharon Baker and Lucy Thompson, leadership and team coaches, will lead an interactive discussion around questions like:
- How do we re-integrate people and build team cohesion when the company may have changed?
- How do we ensure people are equipped, empowered and working efficiently to enable optimal growth?
- What will it take to manage any internal dynamics between furloughed and other employees?
- What do we need to know to lead this process sensitively and effectively to ensure wellbeing?
View a recording of the webinar below, and find a full list of accompanying resources here.
Sustainability in a World Gone Virtual
Wednesday 3rd June, 4:00pm – 4:45pm
Planes are grounded, conferences are moving online, and mountain ranges are visible for the first time in years. Sustainability has been a hot topic in our industry in recent years. So what is the impact of the move to virtual on the fight for a more sustainable events sector? Will the world be more open to calls to protect the planet or will it revert back to normal? What does a sustainable events sector of the future look like? Experts in sustainability in the events sector will investigate these questions and more!
Panelists: Sam Wilson (Syntiro Associates), Andrew Reid (Shelton Fleming), Nikki Williams (IMEX) and Rick Stainton (Smyle). This discussion will be facilitated by Megan Napier-Andrews (BCD M&E).
View a recording of the webinar below, and find a full list of accompanying resources here.
Social Media during Social Distancing
Wednesday 27th May, 4:00 – 4:45pm
Social media is imperative to the way we communicate as businesses and individuals, the way we market events and share films. But for the first time, for many, social media is now the only way people can communicate, not just with clients and customers, but with friends, family and internal teams. What is this teaching us about social media and communication via social media? How can we genuinely keep in contact with the people who are important to us and our businesses? And as everyone turns to Instagram (or Facebook or Twitter or TikTok), how can we keep our social media content engaging and creative?
Panelists: Jemma Peers (Top Banana), David Glenwright (JC Social Media) and Katie Morhen (52eight3 PR). This discussion was facilitated by Charlotte Gentry (Pure Comms Group).
View a recording of the webinar below, and find a full list of accompanying resources here.
Life After Crisis: Mental Health and Wellbeing
Wednesday 20th May, 4:00 – 4:45pm
The current crisis is having huge impacts, both from a business perspective and on a personal level, on our wellbeing and mental health. How can we come out of this with strength and confidence? The mental health stresses that we will be dealing with on our return to work may well be very different to those we were dealing with during the lockdown period. How can we give each other the space and time to readjust to whatever recovery looks like?
Panelists Gavin Percy (Balancing Edges and EventWell), Colin Bullen (Change Craft) and James Hunter (Hawthorn), will be discussing mental health, self-confidence and how we can cope with what’s coming, in a discussion facilitated by Mark Maher (Boulevard Events and EventWell).
This session is a joint session between the EVCOM programme and EventWell.
View a recording of the webinar below, and find a full list of accompanying resources here.
Creativity in the Time of Corona
Wednesday 13th May, 4:00pm – 4:45pm
In the time of Corona, we are being forced out of our comfort zones, forced to innovate, forced to be creative. So what can a pandemic teach us about creativity? A panel of industry leaders gather virtually, to discuss creativity in the time of Corona, what they are learning, what creativity in the new normal looks like and whether creativity has been changed forever.
Panelists are Matt Margetson (Smyle), Karen Kadin (Brands At Work), Steve Quah (Cheerful Twentyfirst) and Angela Law (Every Sense). The discussion will be facilitated by Dean Beswick (Gorilla Gorilla).
View a recording of the webinar below, and find a full list of accompanying resources here.
In Conversation with Michael Hirst OBE
Wednesday 6th May, 4:00pm – 4:45pm
EVCOM’s Claire Fennelow and Hayley Greaves (Ashfield Meeting and Events), facilitate a Q&A with Michael Hirst OBE (BVEP), on the current crisis, especially surrounding government announcements, support available and the impact on businesses in our sector.
Michael Hirst is the Chairman, Business Visits and Events Partnership, Chairman, Events Industry Board, Director and Form Chairman, Tourism Alliance, Council Member, Tourism Industry Council, and Non-Executive Director of both CP Holdings Ltd and Safestay Plc. In representing the event, tourism and venue industries, he is the tireless voice speaking out on our behalf.
View a recording of the webinar below, and find a full list of accompanying resources here.
Animation, Animation, Animation
Wednesday 29th April, 4:00pm – 4:45pm
Animation and visual experts Jonathan Brigden (Studio Giggle), Nina Harrison (Visualise That), Gabriel Edwards (Liquid TV) and Asra Ali-Khan (Liquid TV) discuss the possibilities of animation as a method of communication, tips of the trade and why it’s so effective. This was an online panel discussion facilitated by Nick Canner (The Edge Picture Company), and live scribed by Lance Bell (Visualise That).
View a recording of the webinar below, and find a full list of accompanying resources here.
And view Lance’s live scribe of the session here:
Being Freelance in the Current Climate
Wednesday 22nd April, 4:00pm – 4:45pm
A panel featuring Tim Langford (Freelance Filmmaker and EVCOM Board Member), Gavin Buxton Knight (Freelance Film Writer/ Director) and Laura Cole (LC Events), discuss the situation for freelancers in our industry, including tips and advice. The discussion is facilitated by EVCOM Board Member Sara Cooper (Plastic Pictures).
View a recording of the webinar below, and find a full list of accompanying resources here.
Understanding the Possibilities of the Virtual World
Wednesday 8th April, 4:00pm – 4:45pm
A panel featuring Andrew Smith (Creative Director, A-Vision and EVCOM Board Member), Jamie Vaughan (Head of European Sales, Cvent) and Jon Gout (CEO, Karma), discussed the possibilities of the virtual world. This session was hosted and facilitated by Dale Parmenter (Managing Director, DRPG and EVCOM Board Member).
View a recording of the webinar below, and find a full list of accompanying resources here.
Crisis Leadership: A Virtual Campfire
Wednesday 1st April
Sharon Baker takes her campfire session virtual, with advice to equip leaders with the necessary skills to provide stability to their team, and to ensure agencies can emerge from this crisis with strength, ready for the new normal!
Fly Don’t Walk works with creative agencies to unleash the power of their leaders and leadership teams so they flourish and can empower, motivate and inspire employees.
View Sharon’s talk below, and find a full list of accompanying resources here.
UK Top 50 Reveal Event 2024
When: 9:30am-11am, 26th March
What: EVCOM and Moving Image invited brand filmmakers to Close Up Cinema, London for the reveal of the 2024 UK Top 50, a ranking of brand and corporate film producers working in the UK.
At the event, Steve Garvey outlined the methodology used to navigate the survey results, discuss key takeaways from the survey, and announce the ranking! Following the reveal, guests were invited to enjoy a networking breakfast. The event was sponsored by our headline sponsor Tysers, and our UK Top 50 sponsor ACrew4U. View insight, and the full ranking, here.
Talking Pictures: Rail
When: 6:30pm-8pm, 20th March
Where: BFI, Stephen Street
What: Our Talking Pictures series, in collaboration with the BFI, is about screening film old and new and facilitating discussion around it. This session focused on how rail has been represented in British filmmaking through the ages. We showcased material from the rich archive of British Transport Films (the film unit of British Rail when it was a nationalised body), which is preserved by the BFI alongside contemporary films from EVCOM member film companies The Edge Picture Company and Pukka Films. The discussion looked at changing attitudes, techniques, approaches and public responses to rail, and will be facilitated by Steve Foxon, Curator of Non-Fiction at the BFI National Archive. Everyone was encouraged to join in the conversation which continued after the event at the pub around the corner.
Panellists: Alex Green (Network Rail), Paul Katis (Pukka Films), Nick Canner (The Edge Picture Company), Patrick Russell (BFI National Archive) and Steve Foxon (BFI National Archive).
This event was free to attend for EVCOM members.
Behind the Scenes in Brand Film
When: 29th February at Close-Up Cinema, Shoreditch
What: Hear from professionals with experience across sound design, editing, camera operation and post-production, about what their roles involves, how they got into them and how you can upskill yourself to break into the industry. In support of Bring the Drama Festival: Career’s Behind the Scene with the BBC. Read our writeup of the event here.
Speakers include: Lucy Jelbart (Plastic Pictures), Jermaine Allen (Brunswick Group) and Ilan Lampl
Senior Leaders' Breakfast
When: 8th February
Where: etc venues, Fenchurch Street, 8 Fenchurch Pl, London EC3M 4PB
What: At our first Senior Leaders’ Breakfast of 2024, we welcomed Mae Yip (ERIC) to address our attendees, facilitating a discussion around how to reach, and provide opportunities for, new and diverse talent. This was an chance to come together as a sector under Chatham House rules, and to discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by agencies and their leaders today. This event was kindly sponsored by The Richmond Communication Directors’ Forum, with etc. venues as our venue partner. Read our writeup of the event here.
EVCOM Fellowship Awards Lunch
When: 12:00pm – 3:00pm, Thursday 14th December
Where: The House of Lords
The EVCOM Fellowship Awards in association with GROSVENORFILM recognise and reward outstanding contributions to the communication industry. This annual event which takes place at the House of Lords brings together leading professionals from across the industry to celebrate the outstanding work and contributions by Fellows who are chosen as exemplars of the power of communication. The EVCOM Fellowship Awards continue the tradition of our industry to celebrate innovative, visionary and outstanding achievement in communication. EVCOM Fellows include Naga Munchetty, Philip Mould OBE, John Simpson CBE, Baroness Martha Lane Fox, Lord Attenborough CBE, Bob Geldof KBE, Sir Trevor MacDonald, Dame Anita Roddick, Lord Michael Grade, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, Alexander Armstrong, Steve Garvey and Chetan Shah. This year, we welcomed Simon Weston CBE, Andrew Smith (A-Vision) and Steve Quah (Cheerful Twentyfirst) to join our illustrious list of Fellows. Read our writeup up of the 2023 Fellowship Lunch here.
AGM and Senior Leaders' Drinks Reception
When: 2nd November
Where: etc Venues, 50-52 Chancery Ln, London, WC2A 1HL
To end the year we held our AGM. The EVCOM Board and Shadow Board then invited the Senior Leaders who have joined us at our breakfast events this year, to a drinks reception. This was an opportunity to meet our newly inaugurated Shadow Board, your fellow Senior Leaders and the EVCOM Board and staff, with drinks on us! This event was kindly supported by etc. venues as our venue partner. Read the writeup here.
How to Have Better Ideas: A Masterclass with Richard Holman
When: 28th September, 2pm – 6pm
Where: Here @ 56 Greek Street
What: ‘How to Have Better Ideas’ was a three and a half hour afternoon masterclass designed by creative thinker Richard Holman to energise, inspire and education professional creative teams. It’s an uplifting blend of inspirational stories, skills based training and rewarding individual and team exercises, all with a common theme of creativity. The aim was to enable everyone attending to realise their full creative potential.
The longer we work in a creative field the more rigid our thinking can become. We accumulate assumptions about process, we’re pushed towards the conventions of our medium and it can get harder to have original ideas.
In this mind opening masterclass Richard overturned some of the most common misconceptions about the creative process to reveal simple techniques for arriving at original, compelling & effective ideas, traversing drug taking dolphins, an agoraphobic traveller and an iconoclastic nun. Read our writeup of the masterclass here.
Senior Leaders' Breakfast September
When: 26th September, 8:30am – 10:30am
Where: Collaboration Room 1 | etc. venues, Chancery Lane London
This September, EVCOM invited Senior Leaders from the corporate film and events industries to hear from a guest speaker and discuss key sector concerns in a facilitated discussion. The consumer landscape now requires a blend of capabilities to truly understand people’s behaviour and how it can be influenced to achieve superior business performance. Technology, data science, and behavioural science are some of the tools at the disposal of event professionals and savvy marketers and producers. Essentially, they should be at the disposal of the most relevant and cut-through content creators. As words flow through employees and customers, it is important to create better moments and better engagement but to do that teams, need better use of data and safety to experiment. In this session, we will explore innovative and actionable ways to understand how audience characteristics are changing and how we as agencies need to change to meet the opportunity, lead by our guest speaker Lea Karam, Consulting Director at Behave, Total Media.
Lea is an award-winning behavioural scientist, and one of the most sought-after and disruptive experts in consumer behaviour today, as well as an in-demand advisor and industry speaker. She has grown a more widespread adoption of behavioural science by being an instrumental agent in launching and growing the Behave Consultancy, the first behavioural science consultancy in media in Europe, leading up its consumer solutions and educating clients, teams, and her audience around complex, behaviourally driven multi-market projects. Lea has unique expertise in making the complex simple and designing tangible behavioural interventions designed to tap into true human understanding, in turn improving strategies and driving healthier commercial and “people” outcomes for brands.
You can read our writeup of the event here. This event was kindly sponsored by The Richmond Communication Directors’ Forum, with etc venues as our venue partner.
Senior Leaders' Breakfast
When: 18th July, 8:30am – 10:30am
Where: The Beech Suite Hyde Park Meeting Rooms – Beech Suite | Royal Lancaster London
This summer, EVCOM invited Senior Leaders from the corporate film and events industries to hear from a guest speaker and discuss the role AI will play in our sector, in a conversation led by Tommy Moore (Senior Creative Director, DRPG). He spoke to our audience about how to use AI well, wisely and within the realms of the law, ethics and creativity at this early stage, and then created space for a facilitated discussion for members to share their thoughts on AI. This was an chance to come together as a sector under Chatham House rules, and to discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by agencies and their leaders today. This event was kindly sponsored by The Richmond Communication Directors’ Forum, with Royal Lancaster London as our venue partner. You can read our writeup of the day here.
Talking Pictures: Industrial Relations
When: 25th May, 6pm – 7:30pm
Where: BFI, Stephen Street
What: Our Talking Pictures series, in collaboration with the BFI, is about screening film old and new and facilitating discussion around it. Our May session focused on how industry relations have been represented in British filmmaking through the ages. We are living through a period of regular strike and industrial action, as rail workers, teachers, medical staff and more fight for fairer pay and better working conditions. We screened film from the BFI archives, as well as contemporary film from Pukka Films and The Edge Picture Company, that documents how industry relations, union action and strikes have been depicted in Britain and by British filmmakers. Following the screening of the selected films, we heard from a panel of filmmakers in a discussion facilitated by Patrick Russell from the BFI.
Read our writeup of the evening, and check out some resources, here.
Grow Your Agency: A Series of Masterclasses
When: 21st February, 7th March and 21st March
Where: Here Space, Soho
What: This new year, we delivered three masterclasses to help our members grow your agency. The masterclasses were led by Rob King (The Client Key) whose aim is to offer a new way for the creative sector in the UK to win new business and achieve long term sustainable sales success. The masterclass series focused on how agencies can grow themselves and what they need to do it, looking at lead generation, brand proposition, client relationships, different approaches and more. The sessions were a gathering of agency leaders, and featured practical advice, as well as opportunities to ask questions of Rob and share expertise within the group.
Sessions Schedule:
Part One – 8:30am-10:00am, 21st February
Lead generation / Pipeline development
- How to select the right businesses and prospects for your agency
- What are the methods to generate constant leads
- How best to qualify companies you work with
You can book Grow Your Own Agency: Part One here.
Part Two – 8:30am-10:00am, 7th March
Brand Proposition and Agency Messaging
- How a Brand Position can transform your growth
- The key factors to avoid when creating messages about your audience
Campaign Driven approach / How to cut through and engage clients
- A campaign driven approach to winning clients
- Unlocking the mountain of value you are standing on as an agency
- How to cut through the noise in a crowded marketplace
You can book Grow Your Own Agency: Part Two here.
Part Three – 6:00pm – 7:30pm, 21st March
The effective pitch process / getting clients over the line
- What are the factors that will help you win clients quicker
- How to pitch more effectively
- The final mile – landing the contract
Trouble shooting / Q&A / Interactive workshop
- Overcoming common problems agencies face
- Tools & tips to work around key issues
- Workshop on your real world issues
EVCOMference
When: Thursday 2nd February
Where: ExCeL
EVCOMference is our annual conference, which gathers industry leaders, experts and newcomers together for a programme of key notes, workshops and discussions.
This year’s conference focused the business of creativity, combining both the creative side of our industry with the business angle. Taking place on 2nd February 2023 at ExCeL London, the programme wase geared towards helping you shape the year ahead and kick off 2023 with a fresh perspective. We touched on trends for the year ahead, the importance of marketing, creative approaches to winning new business and client relationships, creative approaches to DEI and sustainability, plus discussion around what really makes a brilliant piece of creative work. We were really excited to be welcoming David Bodanis and Richard Holman as keynote speakers. We also heard from agency leaders, subject specialists, creative powerhouses and our shadow board. Read our writeup of the day, as well as our look back in pictures, here.
EVCOM Fellowship Awards Lunch
When: 12:00pm – 3:00pm, Thursday 8th December
Where: The House of Lords
The EVCOM Fellowship Awards in association with GROSVENORFILM recognise and reward outstanding contributions to the communication industry. This annual event which takes place at the House of Lords brings together leading professionals from across the industry to celebrate the outstanding work and contributions by Fellows who are chosen as exemplars of the power of communication. The EVCOM Fellowship Awards continue the tradition of our industry to celebrate innovative, visionary and outstanding achievement in communication. EVCOM Fellows include Naga Munchetty, Philip Mould OBE, John Simpson CBE, Baroness Martha Lane Fox, Lord Attenborough CBE, Bob Geldof KBE, Sir Trevor MacDonald, Dame Anita Roddick, Lord Michael Grade and Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson. This year we offered Fellowships to Alexander Armstrong, Steve Garvey (Moving Image) and Chetan Shah (MiceBook). Read our writeup of the day here.
Talking Pictures: Refugees in Britain
When: 24th November, 6pm – 7:30pm
Where: BFI Stephen Street
Our Talking Pictures series, in collaboration with the BFI, is about screening film old and new and facilitating discussion around it. Our November session focused on how the refugee crisis has been represented in British filmmaking through the ages. We screened film from the BFI and Refugee Council archives, as well as contemporary film, that documented how refugees have been depicted in Britain and by British filmmakers. The films touched on the experiences of refugees, as well as the attitudes of the British public from displacement following World War II to the current war in Ukraine. Following the screening of the selected films, we heard from a panel of filmmakers and people working in the refugee sector: Tim Langford (Film Director), Nazek Ramadan (Director, Migrant Voice) and Léa Corban (Communications and Media Manager, Refugee Council), in a discussion facilitated by Patrick Russell from the BFI.
UK Top 50 Launch
When: 23rd November, 10am – 11:15am
Where: London Stock Exchange
EVCOM and Moving Image invited members to the London Stock Exchange for the reveal of the 2022 UK Top 50 and Brand Film Survey Report. Steve Garvey made a short presentation about the return of the UK TOp 50, outlining the methodology used to define and announcing the ranking itself. You can find the UK Top 50 here.
Senior Leaders' Breakfast
When: 23rd November, 8:30am – 10:30am
Where: The Forum, LSE
EVCOM gathered Senior Leaders from the corporate film and events industries to discuss key sector concerns in a forum facilitated by Andrew Winterburn (3Sixty Consulting). Tom Hinton (Head of Issuer Services and Digital Platform, London Stock Exchange) spoke about how the London Stock Exchange work with and support clients and the unique online platforms that help them do that. This was an invite only event for EVCOM members. You can find a writeup of the session here.
EVCOM London Live and Film Awards Ceremony
When: 18th November, 6pm – 11:30pm (please note, this was a date change from the first due to strike action)
Where: The Shaw Theatre and The Pullman Hotel, 100 – 110 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AJ
What: A celebration of our winners as they are announced! Guests joined us on the 18th November at the Pullman Hotel as we announced this year’s winners and screen clips from the winning projects in the red velvet plush of The Shaw Theatre. We then invited guests to sit down for a three course meal with their peers, colleagues and clients, followed by entertainment, music and dancing! Read our writeup of the ceremony here. Find out more about the EVCOM London Live and Film Awards here.
Sustainability Training Half-Day
When: 4th October
Where: Starstruck Space, Soho
We partnered with long-term members Syntiro Associates to offer a complimentary half day session (usually charged at £250 per participant) to members looking to embed sustainability and triple bottom line thinking into your businesses.
Planning Ahead: Mergers and Acquisitions 101
When: 13th July
Where: London
Join EVCOM for an informal, high-level, listen-and-learn session covering the following topics, featuring experts from corporate finance advisor BCMS:
- How business sale transactions work – a no-nonsense beginner’s guide
- What to look for if you’re thinking of buying (or selling) a business
- What to do if you’ve been approached by a potential buyer
- Tips and advice on what you can do today to plan ahead
- Succession planning; key milestones for short and long-term planning
- First-hand insights from a business owner who has built and sold to a major event-tech acquirer. We will be hearing from Phil O’Brien, CEO for Concise
About BCMS:
BCMS is a specialist M&A advisor, working exclusively with the shareholders of privately owned companies seeking growth capital or a business sale. Based in Newbury, Berkshire, and first established in 1989, BCMS has completed hundreds of transactions in its trading history. BCMS’ track record of deals covers a wide range of sectors and deal structures, from full company sales to strategic trade acquirers in the UK and overseas, to growth capital transactions with Private Equity investors. For further information visit www.bcms.com.
Read our writeup of the session here.
Summer Party!
When: 12th July, 5:30pm – 9:00pm
We’d like to cordially invite you to the EVCOM Summer Party which is taking place on the 12th July. This is a chance for members to get together with colleagues, catch up with old friends and make new ones! Join us at the beautiful Mary Ward House where we will be taking over one of their lovely rooms and their garden. There will be canapes and drinks flowing, and a live band to accompany your evening. At a time when so many people continue to work from home, this is the perfect opportunity to get your team together and enjoy a well-deserved party with your fellow members, colleagues and peers.
Read our writeup of the evening here.
EVCOM Clarion Awards Ceremony
When: 12th July, 3:00pm – 5:30pm
The EVCOM Clarion Awards celebrate excellence and creativity in the corporate film and events sectors, rewarding work that is cause-driven and purpose-oriented. This year we will be announcing our winners and discussing purpose and sustainability at our annual awards ceremony on the 12th July. The beautiful Mary Ward House will be hosting us, chosen for their commitment to sustainability and social causes.
You can view our list of winners here. You can read a writeup of the ceremony here. Or find out more about the EVCOM Clarion Awards here.
From idea to film: the creative process as transformation
Where: Starstruck Space, 56 Greek Street
When: Thursday 5th May, 5:30pm – 7:00pm, followed by a drinks reception
We speak to writers and directors from the corporate film sector about the creative process, and how they go from a client brief and an idea to a successful piece of film.
Facilitator: Sonal R. Patel (Partner, Brunswick Group)
Part of EVCOMference Deconstructed
You can check out our writeup and image gallery from the session here.
Transforming Creativity
Where: House of St Barnabas, Soho
When: Wednesday 4th May, 6:45pm – 8:00pm, followed by a drinks reception
A selection of companies take 10 minutes each to present a creative project they have worked on, to inspire and share best practise with our audience. Following the presentations, the agency representatives sit down for a brief panel discussion about the creative trends we are seeing in our industry, and the way that creativity has and is transforming.
Speakers include Oliver Addams, (Long Form TV Editor, Karma), Kate Dawkins (Director & Founder, Kate Dawkins Studio), Kevin Palmer (Creative Director, Jack Morton) and Andrew Reid (Board Director, Shelton Fleming)
Facilitator: Andrew Smith (Creative Director, A-Vision)
Part of EVCOMference Deconstructed
You can check out our writeup and image gallery from the session here.
Transforming The Industry with EVCOM’s Shadow Board
Where: House of St Barnabas, Soho
When: Wednesday 4th May, 5:30pm – 6:30pm
EVCOM’s Shadow Board come together to discuss how thinking has transformed on issues such as diversity, sustainability and mental health over the last two years, and how they’d like to see it transform further. We will ask them how they think the younger generation can transform the industry from within, and how young people can reach and impact those in business leadership roles.
The group is interviewed by senior leaders from the corporate film and events sectors.
Interviewers: Priya Narain (Co-Founder, Event First Steps) and Julie Sander (Head of Production, Verity London)
Part of EVCOMference Deconstructed
Senior Leaders' Breakfast with Will Page
Where: JLAB, 114 Berners Street, London, W1T 3LJ
When: Tuesday 3rd May, 8:15am – 11:15am
What: This meeting is by invitation only for the Senior Leaders of the EVCOM Membership. Tea and coffee on arrival will be followed by a facilitated meeting around the theme of ‘transformation’. Leaders from the corporate live and film sectors will discuss the transformation of the sectors so far, how our industry might transform in the future, and further sector specific issues and wider concerns. This will be followed by breakfast and then an audience with Will Page.
Will Page is the former Chief Economist at Spotify and author of Tarzan Economics. Drawing on what the music industry learned about disruption, he shares his lessons on how to tackle change and reinvent in the digital age. He assesses the new dynamics of competition, looks at how attention scarcity is affecting business, and provides practical tools to help any organisation succeed in this new modern world. We will end the event with a networking session. This event is being delivered in partnership with Live Union and JLA.
Facilitator: Marc Wright, Simply Communicate
Part of EVCOMference Deconstructed
You can read our writeup of the session here.
Is there actually a talent shortage?
When: Wednesday 23rd March, 5:30pm – 7:00pm
Where: Starstruck Space, London
People are saying there’s a talent shortage in our industry, but Robert Kenward (Fitability® Recruiter at YOU Search & Select and Founder of The Hub.Jobs) thinks it’s bigger than that. This session will demystify and explain the myths and fallacies around such claims, and will help agencies and employers to navigate the current ‘applicant shortage’ by creating a realistic approach to recruitment.
Key takeaways:
- The world has changed; your recruitment strategy needs to evolve too
- Why and how employers need to reframe their offers
- Why your job advert needs to sing not shout See you there!
Robert Kenward is a recruitment expert specialising in senior hires within the events, mice and experiential sectors. He is an experienced speaker, mentor, moderator, industry commentator and EDI advocate who is able to convey his expertise and experience to an audience with a vibrant, passionate and vehemently honest approach.
Robert has over 21 years’ experience of the recruitment and events sectors and brings a unique perspective of hiring from all angles – as a candidate, a client and a fitabilty® recruiter. Robert brings a direct and pragmatic approach to recruitment, matching the personal and career aspirations of candidates to a company’s business growth plans. Robert has held over 480 pro bono one to one sessions to date with people who need job seeking advice, insight, guidance, support or just a shoulder to lean on. This support was launched during the pandemic and Robert continues to offer these sessions to the industry.
In 2021 Robert launched The Hub.Jobs, a global, industry specific people and jobs board, supported by some of the sectors most regarded associations and initiatives, to help people in the events, mice and experiential sectors find work and for employers and recruiters to find industry specific talent. Robert lives in Brighton, UK with his wife and most weekends you can find him building Lego or on the water with their two young sons.
New Year, New Business, A New Way
When: Wednesday 26th January, 5:30pm – 7:00pm
Where: Starstruck Space
The creative sector is currently experiencing a huge shift in the way clients engage with agencies. This presents many challenges, and opportunities, for agencies. How can agencies gain an advantage to succeed in this changing landscape? Is there now a way for your agency to grow more effectively?
Our members joined Rob King, Founder at The Client Key, for a focussed workshop looking at how to deliver more effective new business and sales campaigns – specifically for creative agencies. The workshop was structured around the following steps to grow your agency:
1. Brand Proposition – how to deliver a clear simple message that clients understand.
2. Client Audit – understanding who are the right ones for your business.
3. Engagement – the best way to find and engage prospects, across lead generation and client conversations.
4. Acquisition – how to effectively win them as clients.
5. Listen & Learn – improving your process to create a self-sustaining new business engine in your agency.
Read our writeup of the session here.
EVCOM London Live and Film Awards 2021
The EVCOM London Live and Film Awards call for the most creative and progressive work being created by agencies and individuals today. We instigated new categories, to reflect the impact of Covid-19 on our sector, and the virtual/ hybrid nature of so many events. This year, the event was held at The May Fair Hotel and was a night of glamour and celebration! Read our writeup of the evening, including a full list of winners, here – congratulations to all of them! Enjoy photos from the evening here.
EVCOMference 2021
EVCOMference 2021, our annual programme of knowledge-sharing, workshops and inspiration for people within the corporate film and events sectors,took place on Thursday 9th September 2021. The programme responded to the theme ‘Fit for the Future’. We heard the client perspective on a number of fundamental issues: diversity and inclusion, sustainability (both within business and environmentally), workplace culture, impact of Brexit and the future of corporate communications. Further breakout streams explored leadership, talent (D&I, skills) and value (business and culture).
View the opening remarks below. If you’re an EVCOM member and would like to view recordings of the main sessions, please get in touch with Amelia.
EVCOM Clarion Awards 2021
A Virtual Ceremony
Shortlisted agencies and individuals were invited to attend an entirely sustainable virtual awards ceremony on the 8th June, hosted in collaboration with DRPG. The afternoon featured screenings of the winning films as they are announced, as well as invaluable thought leadership content from industry experts!
You can watch the recording of the ceremony here:
EVCOM London Live and Film Awards 2020
A Virtual Ceremony
The EVCOM London Live and Film Awards took place virtually on 18th November 2020. They called for the most creative and progressive work being created by agencies and individuals today. Shortlisted finalists and their guests were invited to watch the ceremony live-streamed. Here the winners were announced and their films screened for everyone to enjoy. We celebrated both the brilliant work that makes the awards scheme what it is, and the industry as a whole in the wake of Covid-19.
You can watch the recording of the ceremony here:
16th July 2020 - EVCOM Clarion Awards
A Virtual Ceremony
We went live from DRPG’s studio for our first ever virtual ceremony to reveal the winners of the EVCOM Clarion Awards, which champion live and film work with a cause-driven focus. Sponsored by DRPG, cvent, Syntiro Associates, Radley Yeldar, Brandcast Health and Present Communications.
You can watch the recording of the ceremony here:
5th March 2020 - THE TRUTH ABOUT PITCHING – WINNING STRATEGIES
A Campfire
Designed for company principals, directors and owners, this thought provoking campfire shared crucial findings and insights from clients on pitching to help our guests get to grips with a new, more profitable and purposeful approach to pitching. Angela Law from Every Sense works with numerous creative and live event agencies and production companies every year. Through a qualitative client research programme, Every Sense also speak to dozens of clients every year. Angela shared the consistent patterns of assumptions behind pitches and pitching from both an agency and client point of view when compared to actual behaviour. Attendees came away from this campfire with a new understanding of what clients look for and why, how to move beyond the dog fights, when to pitch, when to decline and how to focus your efforts and energies on a winning strategy.
The team from Visual That live scribed the event, as the images they produced are below:
4th 2020 March - Fuelling Film: Corporate Film & The Energy Sector
Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures brought together guests from across the corporate film industry, to discuss corporate film within the energy sector, both in the fields of oil and gas, as well as in the field of renewable energy, such as sun and wind. The fossil fuel industry arguably powered the British documentary movement and today’s energy industry continues to fuel corporate film production particularly in the light of climate change. This session featured outstanding work from the BFI archive and some of the best of contemporary production, followed by an insightful panel discussion.
Watch the short film we created about the event here.
22nd January 2020 - Addressing Mental Health in the Creative Industries: A guide to help build resilience amongst your team
A Campfire
The Events Industry is widely recognised as a highly stressful industry sector, ranking as the fifth most stressful industry to work in. In light of this, Helen Moon (Eventwell) led an invaluable session on what can we do to minimise and manage stress, to better support the mental health of ourselves and our teams.
Watch the post event video Helen Moon created here, and read our article on mental health in the creative industries here.
Tuesday 16th June
2PM: Creative Richard Holman shares three tips to finding those elusive great ideas.
3PM: Illustrator and artist Lucie Arnoux talks about her creative process and how she gets started on a new project.
Find out more about both sessions here.
Wednesday 17th June
2PM: In a live interview, Tony Evans (EGI Live) shares how to plan and design a strategic event in the current climate.
3PM: Humza Chaudhry (Celebro Media) takes us on a tour of the Celebro studios and shares his experiences of remote broadcasting during the pandemic and top tips for how to produce content safely but creatively at this time.
4PM: We interview Kevin Hosier (GCN Talent) live, as he sheds light on the skills gaps and recruitment challenges that have emerged as a result of the impact of Covid-19.
Find out more about both sessions here.
Thursday 18th June
2PM: Trainer and Facilitator Andrew Blair shares his insight into the possibilities and practicalities of experiential learning in a live interview.
3PM: Dan Walker (Ashfield Meetings and Events) shares his top tips on how to get a focused outcome, by thinking inside the box!
4PM: Katie Morhen (52eight3 PR) shares her top tips on how to get the press interested in your event.
Find out more about all three sessions here.
Thank you to TwentyThree for supporting our webinar and virtual events programme.