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Leadership of EMEA CIO event portfolio, ensuring flawless event delivery of all programmesDeveloped global strategies which delivered against both the portfolio and wider business objectives Lead and managed regional team with focus on development of team members Lead regional calendar planning, capacity and venue strategies to achieve growth goalsDeveloped appropriate regional processes and team infrastructure to effectively scale and operate efficiently Drove strategy to increase attendance and exhibitor retention for the EMEA regionProject management including the ownership and adherence of timelines and templates to accurately track and evaluate results on overall project goals Financial Management: Overall responsibility for regional budgets of CIO portfolio

Senior Management, heading up events team responsible for 130+ events a year.

Responsible for the commercial success of our 20+ global portfolio of events, through business strategy, budget management and team leadership. Lead a team of 4 Operations Managers in order to deliver consistent excellence, surpassing customer expectations, and executing events with panache.Ownership of all event budgets, working closely with Management Team to ensure margins were maintained and all project team members were motivated to achieve targetsMacro approach to event portfolio, setting event strategy to achieve long time goals with both launch events and established onesAvid networker, enabling company to stay at the forefront of event technology and innovation, building on existing and developing new mutually beneficial supplier relationships Project Director on MIREC Week, driving sales, marketing and operations to achieve commercial growth year on year

London, United Kingdom

Dedicated events manager for our international conferences and exhibitions, with a close focus on vision and strategy.Two direct reports, and responsibility for leadership and development of the Operations team

London, United Kingdom

I am responsible for managing the operations of our International B2B Conference and Exhibitions for the gaming industry within Clarion. I have successfully produced events in Europe, North America, South America and Asia, and am continuing to launch new events each year.A confident negotiator and meticulous organiser, I am able to take a brief and produce outstanding events all over the world which are both on brand and market leading. http://www.eigexpo.com/http://www.wrbriefing.com/spain/http://www.wrbriefing.com/europe/http://iceconf.totallygaming.com/http://www.gigse.com/http://www.wrbriefing.com/netherlands/http://www.wrbriefing.com/germany/http://www.wrbriefing.com/usa/http://www.japangamingcongress.com/

London, United Kingdom

Assisted the Business Development Manager in running high quality conferences for medical professionals, including logistics and programme developmentSuccessfully facilitated bringing the event registration system in-house, using my experience and regular liaisons with Finance and Web developmentResearched and compiled an extensive database of potential exhibitors, as well as driving sponsorship salesSpeaker management – acted as the point of contact for speakers, including answering all queries, organising their requirements and supporting them on-siteOn-site management – ensured delegates, speakers and exhibitors were satisfied to ensure a smooth running of the conferenceWrote promotional material for the College website and conference brochuresBudget management – ensured all expenses were recorded and kept in line with the budgetSought potential venues and negotiated

Assisted with delivering the budgeted income target through the effective management of delegate payments, exhibitors, and sponsorsDealt with all delegate queries, and managed process of cancelling events and providing refundsAssisted conference organisers with group/committee support to include uploading information to the committee pages and websiteAssisted with marketing of events including designing and proof reading materials, assisting with mailings and website supportOnsite registration and supervision of conference itselfEdited and proof-read subscription magazine fortnightly

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