Michael Thornton Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York, United States

Operations Lead for large scale events within the SSON community for IQPC. Direct Report for Event Coordinators All event managementBudget Control and AnalysisVenue contracts and supplier managementContractor Negotiations and liaisonInternal Liaison

New York, United States

- Market and client research for various virtual events including Brand Naming Rights and construction- Photography of construction sites throughout NYC

London, United Kingdom

Operations manager for Arena International Responsible for all event operational aspects of each event. • Full event management• Full budget and cost control• Supplier/Sponsor and client liaison• All Conference/Event material proofing• Negotiate and book suppliers and contractors• All financial responsibility

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for all operational aspects, of organising global events with successful projects worldwide in multiple industry sectors. I was an instrumental part in bringing the organisation from a small B2B conference company to a large scale trade show and exhibition company. • Over 20 successful projects managed and delivered in Europe, America, and Africa. • Event delivery and management of delegates, sponsors, and speakers from the oil & gas, Healthcare, construction, and AI.• Designing and administration event budgets.• Main contact between all contractors, suppliers, exhibitors, and delegates • Researching venues and sourcing suppliers globally.• Negotiating contracts and preferred vendor agreements.• Building budgets and executing the spend to revenue ratio.• Administration management of all back end systems and data

London

London, United Kingdom

Event Production, Event Management, Client Liaison within the Project Finance, PPP, Infrastructure and Energy sectors in the UK, Australia and Turkey.Activities include:To manage the Australia, Ireland, Scotland and Turkey regions of IPFA eventsProducing at least 20 successful events a year in all regions. Administer printing materials including agenda, flyers and supporting documentsLiaise with senior level partners on content of each conferenceLiaising with all potential clients and generating new membersProject managed and provided support for the integration of the company CRM database, from conception of design through to live release of the website.

London, United Kingdom

International Event Manager for B2B conferences and exhibitions across such sectors as, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Food Technology and Business Performance.From Client liaison executive to Event Manager, at WTG i worked in all categories and with all departments to organise, manage and execute events successfully

Researched, scheduled and liaised with potential candidates and clients

Kent

Managed a team of 4 sales professionals, consulting on the sales of Electronic Arts video games through to the independent market

A Levels, Photography, Design Technology, English

A Levels, Photography, Design Technology, English

Activities and Societies: Football, Cricket, Rugby, Basketball teams