Anton Riolo Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

Part of the wider Haymarket Media Group, Wonderly is a progressive media, content and event agency that has worked with membership bodies and associations for over 20 years to deliver solutions that enhance their member value proposition.Primary responsibility for our medical associations portfolios spanning print, digital media, live and hybrid events - including members publications, digital content management, conferences, exhibitions and large-scale medical congresses.Leading teams delivering editorial, content management, event operations, marketing, advertising, sponsorships and exhibition sales across live, digital and hybrid formats. Ensuring solutions that effectively support our partners and enhance member acquisition, retention and engagement.Overseeing work and relationships with our medical association partners including the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), the Society and College of Radiographers (SoR | CoR), the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd), the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and more.

London Area, United Kingdom

In addition to my main role as Medical Associations Director in the Wonderly division of Haymarket, I also covered the role of Partnership Director for our procurement portfolio, to cover a maternity leave between January and October 2023.Directly line-managed the sales and account management team delivering in excess of £2m in revenues across the Supply Management brand, and overseen our partnership with CIPS, the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply.Ensured the effective delivery of the Supply Management portfolio, which included print and digital publications, conferences, award ceremonies, bespoke content and lead-generation solultions.

United Kingdom

As part of the Brand & Comms Leadership team, I led the global editorial, content development and creative design function - a department of 20+ senior editors, content creators and multimedia designers who managed RICS's digital publications and acted as an in-house creative agency for our brand, standards, marketing and comms departments.Created a new department by blending existing editorial staff with newly-hired content creation and multimedia design teams. Established studio management processes for the triaging, allocation and execution of incoming commissions from internal clients. Designed translation policies, processes and appointed a single global translation partner to ensure reach and appropriate dissemination of our content, campaigns and publications. Oversaw the editorial calendars, commissioning, publication and promotion of our award-winning Modus magazine and the four RICS technical journals - the Built Environment Journal, the Property Journal, the Construction Journal and the Land Journal. Grown the global reach and readership of our digital publications by 60% versus previous year.Developed a long-term global content strategy and cohesive content guidelines to deliver on our corporate objectives, respond to the needs of our users and underpin the planning, creation, measurement and maintenance of our content ecosystem and digital presence.

United Kingdom

Led the team producing all digital and face-to-face conferences and awards in the UK. Responsible for 50+ annual events, redefining and evolving our event strategy, business plan and for the full P&L of the portfolio.Reviewing products to increase their profitability, value proposition, delegate and sponsors experience - while ensuring that our offering meets the current and upcoming needs of RICS members and wider audiences.Overseeing event marketing and sponsorship sales while ensuring that programmes are based on in-depth market research and audience insights. Transitioning the portfolio to digital modes of delivery through innovative platforms. Created a new value proposition for digital events - including flexible sponsorship packages - and pioneered VR conferences on web-based platforms.Appraised the full portfolio, sourced digital platforms and devised a new digital-first plan, delegate and sponsorship proposition - while quickly moving all our conferences and events to digital as Covid hit.

London, England, United Kingdom

Led the conference production and content development teams for Haymarket's Professional Associations Group - including all UK and international CIPD, CIPS and Management Today events, and all related content-driven campaigns.Overseeing three portfolios of events and related campaigns for a total of 35+ conferences and summits delivered in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), and Management Today, taking place in the UK, Australia and the Middle East.Defining the content strategy and roadmap - including the creation of event programmes, narratives and the commissioning of thought-leadership pieces, blog-posts and videos for the related marketing and engagement campaigns. Driving the commercial value, quality and long-term growth of the portfolios.

London, England, United Kingdom

Led the CIPD conference production and event content team. Driving a multi-million portfolio of events and related content-driven campaigns. Overseeing content and programme production for all CIPD Conferences and Large Scale Events. Launched the very first CIPD Festival of Work - a multi-million-pound large-scale event attracting 7000 participants in its very first edition.Defined the overall CIPD annual event strategy - growing the team and portfolio from 12 to 25 events - as a mix of commercial and member engagement events. Driving commercial success, client satisfaction and audience engagement. Setting production processes, timelines and overseeing the design and development of all programmes.

London, England, United Kingdom

Managed the CIPD conference portfolio and the conference production team. Defining the event strategy, setting production processes, timelines and overseeing the design and development of all conference programmes.Driving the commercial success of the portfolio through research and evidence-based decisions, while advising partners and stakeholders on how to ensure content quality and delegate experience. Also produced the CIPD Annual Conference 2017 - Winner of the Best UK Conference Award at the Conference Awards.

Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom

Managed the CIPD conference team as we produced and delivered conferences, workshops and large-scale events across the UK. In change of event strategy, annual planning, budgeting and the P&L of the portfolio. This included two large-scale events (CIPD Annual Conference and CIPD L&D Show) plus 10 one-day conferences focusing on all areas of HR and L&D.

Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom

Led the content development and production of large-scale multi-stream conferences including the CIPD Annual Conference (+1500 delegates) and the L&D Show (+800 delegates), and a series of smaller conferences (80 to 400 delegates). Also overseeing the London regional event portfolio, including the HR Leaders Network and regional conferences. Worked with CIPD branches, members and stakeholders to design a regional content plan, and introduced monthly topics for events run by all volunteers across the UK.

Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom

Researched and designed programmes, and project managed conferences, workshops and sessions within large-scale events – including topic definition, research, programme and copy writing, and speaker acquisition. Introduced interactive event technology and innovative session formats.Launched the first CIPD Behavioural Science at Work Conference and grew a series of established conferences on Organisational Development, Recruitment, HR Analytics, Talent Management, Performance Management, Learning & Development, HR Business Partnering and more.

London, United Kingdom

Produced highly technical conferences for the US Oil & Gas Industry. My role included topic research, speaker acquisition, copy writing and supporting the marketing and sponsorship sales departments.I completed the production of the Bakken Completion and Well Spacing Conference 2014 and the Multi-Pad Drilling US Conference 2014, both of which over-achieved on delegate and revenue targets.

London, United Kingdom

Managed operation, logistics, speakers and functions at global summits in the Oil, Gas and Energy industry. Working in three languages and across diffent time-zones, my duties included organising and delivering all operational aspects of the events. From sourcing venues and suppliers to arranging travel and on-site schedules, I ensured every event was delivered to the highest standards and within budget. I collated and designed conference material and signage, introduced new event software, organised and managed gala dinners and entertainment functions for 600+ participants. Coordinated teams of 4-8 people when abroad, while liaising with the speakers and delivering on sponsorship contracts. I delivered conferences in Mexico, Nigeria, UK, Italy, USA, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia and Argentina.

London, United Kingdom

Organised operations for funding workshops and B2B brokerage events for the London Europe Enterprise Network Consortium - formed by Newable (formerly GLE Group), the London Chamber of Commerce, Kingston University and University College London.I also managed the consortium's online presence and social media accounts, while rebuilding, rewriting and migrating the website to a new WordPress site.

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

Trainee within the Directorate General for Conference Interpretation of the European Parliament. Responsibilities included coordinating training courses and seminars, liaising with internal and external speakers, providing logistic support and managing internal language courses.Researching prospective training opportunities for internal personnel, and assisting the Training Project Manager in the development and delivery of induction programmes for new starters.

London, United Kingdom

Freelance conference interpreter and translator, working in Italy, Belgium and the UK to translate documents and interpret simultaneously at conferences between English, Italian and Spanish

Master'S Degree, Translation And Interpreting

Full time post-graduate university programme designed to correspond two years of full time study with 400 class contact hours. The number.

Bachelor'S Degree, Applied Cross-Cultural Communication - Sslmit

Students are trained in 3 languages. Focusing on linguistics, communication theory, history, literature and local culture of the the three.