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Organisation and on-site event management from small corporate dinners of 50 guests to 2 day corporate conferences of up to 150 clients in the UK, Europe and UAEHead of investor registration for Deutsche Bank’s 22nd European Leveraged Finance conference 2018 at The Landmark, London – dealing with 800 investor registrations and working closely with Research to ensure compliance with MIFID 2Creating conference websites through Dealogic; continuous maintenance of website in the run up to and on the day of the conference. Managing investor, corporate and Deutsche Bank registrations. Generating budgets for events and ensuring delivery is in line with expectations Producing weekly Attendee BroadcastsWorking closely with external designers, production companies and third-party providersWorking closely with Corporate Access and internal clients throughout the event organising process to achieve their goalsAbility to work on multiple events simultaneouslyNegotiation of hotel contractsProducing post event reports

Co-ordinating event staff for corporate events and roadshows in the UK, Europe and UAE for clients such as Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Citi Bank and InvestecCo-ordinating the event team, facilitating 1-on-1 meetings, group presentations and registrationLiaising between my client, the event team and the hired venueDelegating roles and responsibilities, managing, overseeing and encouraging a team of up to 45Ensuring all staff are effectively working to the best of their ability within their given rolesAdministration of post-conference reports and feedbackOverseeing conference calls and handling all meeting requirementsLiaising directly with Investors, CEO’s and CFO’s.

Pitching for new contracts with new and existing clients – i.e. local councils, event management companies, retail outlets or private clientsProducing budget sheets and timelines, working within that budget and timeframeFacilitating employment of additional freelancers and management of that team throughout the event planning process and on live days – whether that be production companies, event staff or volunteersOrganising site visits and negotiation of ratesPreparation and dispatch of invoices to various organisationsLiaising with production companies throughout the creative processTime management, ensuring all preparation and events are running on time and smoothlyAlways keep calm under pressureGuarantee to exceed clients expectations

Event organiser responsible for the research and hire of venues, strategic design of floor plans, catering, and the distribution of invitations.Management and co-ordination of the GMG website including responsibilities for the co-ordination of the Contents Management System, bulletins, writing the latest content, and sale of advertising space.Administration and organisation of the ‘Quays Creative’, a fully serviced open-plan office space for creative businesses. Responsibilities included the co-ordination of viewings, contract agreements, rental payments, daily administration and responsibility for problem solving.Recorded, transcribed and distributed minutes from management meetings with Gloucester City Council Members.Co-ordination of customer enquiries and customer servicePreparation and dispatch of invoices to customers for European Social funding, recruitment advertisement and website sponsorship. General administration including organising board meetings, AGM’s and steering groups. Analysis of Master class, course feedback and Smart Survey Online.