Andy Harrison Email & Phone Number

- Undertake research into international conferences to identify those which could take place in Liverpool City Region to achieve targets as set out by the SIF Growing Business Events Project.- Maintain a database and pipeline of potential conferences for Liverpool City Region.- Manage the bidding process to host international conferences. This includes developing a procedure for co-ordinating all the stakeholders involved to ensure deadlines are met.- Design and create powerful bid documents to give Liverpool City Region the best possible opportunity to secure new business.- Obtain quotes and proposals from venues, hotels and suppliers to include in bid documents.- Liaise with Visit Britain where appropriate to obtain financial support or advocacy for bids.- Work alongside the Club Liverpool Programme Manager to help identify suitable ambassadors to support international conference bids.- Organise site inspections and accompany organisers on their visits during the bid process.- To provide monthly reports into the SIF working group to monitor progress of research and bids. This includes information on the current database / pipeline position, value of conferences won/lost and calculation of the economic impact.- Attend relevant conferences or industry trade shows or networking events to acquire new business leads for bids.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

I am responsible for delivering the international alumni engagement activity by working closely with colleagues across the University. I work mainly with the alumni relations, fundraising and communications teams to implement an international engagement strategy that meets the strategic aims of the team and the institution. The Development and Alumni Relations Team (DART) manages the University's single largest stakeholder group of more than 219,000 alumni worldwide. Our activity seeks to establish and maintain a connection with our alumni post graduation, ultimately increasing the involvement of our alumni with the University of Liverpool, creating a community of engaged graduates.

Responsible for researching association sector specific events that are a good fit for ACC Liverpool. These events often require ambassador support and it is my to identify potential ambassadors. I am also responsible for creating bespoke destination bids for European and International events at ACC Liverpool. I liaise with local ambassadors on content including letters of support, event specific information, room allocations and logistics among many other things.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Working in the sales team as part of the Associations Team it is my main responsibility to research, through a variety of avenues, potential business for ACC Liverpool. I am also responsible for providing the data for the newly formed Club Liverpool ambassador programme, which sets about recruiting local experts to help the team bid for large international conferences.

Working in the sales team as part of the International Team it is my responsibility to research, through a variety of avenues, potential business for ACC Liverpool. The primary focus is on international associations in addition to securing meetings to support the Sales Team activity in the UK and internationally.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

I worked as part of the Business Improvement Services team, helping support project managers with projects such as Improving the Student Experience.

Working directly for the Director of Customer Experience my main responsibility was to research current trends in the local transport industry, writing regular reports on my findings.

Business Studies, Business Studies, 2:1

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