Thursday 21 March Confex Knowledge Seminar Programme Day 3
Keynote & Agency Theatre 10:15 - 11:00 Top 20 - cool party venues
• Emma Boardman inspires out of the box thinking • Learn how to create unique live experiences that are
quirky, memorable & emotive
• Emma will reveal what she considers to be the top 20 coolest party venues in London
Speaker: Emma Boardman, Chief Conceptualiser, The Lovely Party Company
11:15 - 12:00 Futurist: from muscle to magic - how successful organisations create the future
• How innovators are adapting to a fast-changing and uncertain environment
• How successful fi rms are creating and competing for new opportunities
• How business models are changing
• How to create a future oriented mindset and management culture in the organisation Speaker: Rohit Talwar, CEO, Fast Future Research
Specialist Programmes Theatre
10:15 - 11:00 PA Day: Defi ning the role of the Executive PA as a business critical role
• Defi ning essential skills that bring a greater depth, infl uence and responsibility to the role
• Understanding and making the connection between personal and business success
• Connecting the role of the Executive PA to the ongoing success of the leadership team and the business
Speaker: Susie Barron-Stubley, Managing Director, Castalia Coaching & Training
11:15 - 12:00 PA Day: Understanding emotional intelligence and the dynamics of ‘Offi ce Politics’
• Understand key concepts of Emotional Intelligence • Develop your own personal leadership approach
• Recognise the different ‘power’ games at play and how to effectively manoeuvre around different political agendas
Speaker: Susie Barron-Stubley, Managing Director, Castalia Coaching & Training
13:00 - 13:45 Keynote: Jaguar Academy of Sport: Developing brands through events and sponsorship... Geoff Cousins
• Geoff Cousins was Jaguar Land Rover`s highly successful Global Director for Sponsorship and Brand Partners
• Explore the Jaguar brand and how it reclaimed its position in the market
• Find out how his strategies can be applied to businesses across the board
14:00-14:45 Becoming Indispensable: Sir Richard Branson’s Executive Assistant for 31 Years
Q&A with Penni Pike Interviewed by: Mike Caridia, Managing Director,
pa-assist.com
15:00 - 15:45 PA Day: Developing and managing successful PA teams to underpin the operations of the management team
• Learn how to bring PAs together as a professional structured team
• Discuss how to create a strong ‘professional identity’ for PAs in the organisation
• Understand how sharing knowledge, systems and process can benefi t PAs and the management team
14:00 - 14:45 Inspirational stories of how to thrive on change
• Discover how to harness the power of change
• Change has been called the new normal, but there is nothing normal about inspiring stories like Apple
• Explore the amazing stories of some of the world’s most remarkable people and brands.
Speaker: Tom Griffi n, MD and Master Storyteller, The Mark of a Leader
15:00 - 15:45 Review of the Global Sustainable Events Summit with a live case study by United Events, Manchester United
• Find out why the event was held and a general overview of the day
• A detailed explanation of the The Positive Impact Vision
• Information and tools to help you start on your sustainability journey
Speaker: Charlie Banks, Business Development Manager, Positive Impact
Live Lounge
10:15 - 11:00 Musion Systems showcase • See stunning holographic showcases • Understand how Musion Systems are leading the way in event technology
• How holograms were applied to events such as Max Mara’s Hong Kong store opening and Christian Louboutin at the Design Museum, London Speaker: Musion Systems
11:15 - 12:00 Conference suite of the future
• Get an insight into what the conference suite of the future will look like
• Learn how the latest mobile data and broadband technology are being employed with existing technology
Brand Activation Arena
10:15 - 11:00 Converting inspiration into ideas of value
• There is no such thing as original ideas – only the original application of ideas
• Getting Inspiration is easier than ever • Who is doing it best and how are they doing it Speakers: Rory Sloan, Head of Production and
Artwork and Tim Jones, Strategist, RPM
11:15 - 12:00 Lucozade: Cutting through the festival clutter
• The importance of knowing your place • Adding (really relevant) value • Earning your fan club
Speaker: Nicky Morgan, Senior Account Director, TRO 14:00 - 14:45 Panel debate: Evaluating events and
experiential: using research to understand your activity and optimise response
• How do you make your activity work as hard as possible?
• Research in action
• How and why you should build your activity from your target upwards
Speaker: Sam Elphinstone, Research Director, 2CV 26 g e
• Discover how, in the future we will be able to ‘beam’ into another offi ce without ever stepping on a plane Speakers: James Rock, Musion Systems and Chris Elmitt, Crystal Interactive
Sponsored by:
12:00 - 13:00 The Next Big Thing Final
• An X-factor style, corporate entertainment talent competition
• Help us decide who wins The Next Big Thing 2013 • Showcases from the hottest acts in corporate entertainment
14:00 - 14:45 The Eventice - fi nal presentations
• An ‘Apprentice’ style competition now in its third year • Final year event management students from all over the UK will be vying to win a job at either, George P Johnson or Blitz Communications
• See the fi nal presentations from the contestants
Hosted by: EPS Recruitment Facilitated by: Bluehat Group
15:00 - 15:45 How to Become an Event Planner • What experience employers are looking for and how to get it • What employers want to see and hear in an interview • How to make yourself stand out Speaker: Matt James, Managing Director, DNA Productions
16:00 - 16:45 Corporate vision to fi rst day reality & The Eventice – The Result
• The difference between the external and the internal • Where should your focus be on day one • How to build your career
• Find out who will win The Eventice 2013
Speaker: Kevin Jackson, Vice President, Sales & Marketing and Peter Hunt, Event Coordinator, George P Johnson
Speaker: Susie Barron-Stubley, Managing Director, Castalia Coaching & Training
How To & Corporate Theatre
10:15 - 11:00 How
to...prepare for when things go wrong
• Everything goes wrong
• Steps you can take to minimise that • And ensure success
Speaker: Ben Hawkins, Executive Producer, George P Johnson
11:15 - 12:00 How
to...brief technical requirements Speaker: Stuart Roberts, SRD Group
PCMA SESSION 14:00 - 14:45 PCMA Idea Exchange
Sponsored by Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
• Participate in a lively idea swap with other industry colleagues
Facilitator: Sherrif Karamat, CAE, Chief Operating Offi cer, PCMA
PCMA SESSION
15:00 - 15:45 Global approaches to strategic meeting management programmes
Sponsored by Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
• Learn how other corporate planners have implemented SMMP into their teams
• Assess your Strategic Meetings Management programme and understand how to maximise its effectiveness
• Predict future challenges and formulate a plan to address them. Speakers: Carolyn Pund, Sr. Manager, Global Strategic Meetings Management, Cisco Systems, Lisa Schelle, CMM, Director, Global Meetings & Events, Nike and Klaus Span, Senior Manager of Marketing, Demand Programmes & Alliances, IBM
• Gain clear takeaways to put into action when you return to your offi ce
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