The Hive builds communities to share ideas and experience within a specific sector. All of what we do draws on the principles of collective intelligence – unlocking knowledge from across a range of organisations to drive innovation throughout an industry, and because each Hive is sector-specific, we can provide you with a tailor-made, high value experience in a truly unique way.We know that when the people at the top sit side by side to discuss relevant issues affecting their common… Show more The Hive builds communities to share ideas and experience within a specific sector. All of what we do draws on the principles of collective intelligence – unlocking knowledge from across a range of organisations to drive innovation throughout an industry, and because each Hive is sector-specific, we can provide you with a tailor-made, high value experience in a truly unique way.We know that when the people at the top sit side by side to discuss relevant issues affecting their common industry, amazing things can happen. The Hive enables these conversations to take place in surprising ways....No PowerPoint presentations. No airless meeting rooms. No boring biscuits.We don’t just want conversations to happen; we want to drive actual change across an industry. And we love connecting like-minded people. So we invite only senior business leaders, the people that make the tough decisions, to join The Hive.We promise The Hive will widen and strengthen your existing network. No hangers-on. No cost. (Put simply, we will deliver relevant, invaluable insights from your peer group). Show less

MAiNSAiL builds peer groups and communities to share ideas and experience. Our mission is to- enable peer-to-peer networking and learning- reduce innovation risk by connecting like-minded organisations and individuals- help members to efficiently find what works without having to reinvent the wheelWhether you focus on digital, marketing, channels or fintech, we're dedicated to your success as a leader of innovation.Recent projects include:- creating Europe's… Show more MAiNSAiL builds peer groups and communities to share ideas and experience. Our mission is to- enable peer-to-peer networking and learning- reduce innovation risk by connecting like-minded organisations and individuals- help members to efficiently find what works without having to reinvent the wheelWhether you focus on digital, marketing, channels or fintech, we're dedicated to your success as a leader of innovation.Recent projects include:- creating Europe's first ever network of Channel Leaders from Enterprise & SMB sized tech and telco manufacturers - The Channel Leaders Exchange in association with ICLP.- partnering with NexChange to build a senior level peer group of innovators in financial services- building an engaged network of Heads of Engineering & Maintenance in commercial aviation- assembling a Retail Innovation Council to explore how disruptive technologies can be applied to retail businesses- creating events around specific business challenges for Enterprise CIOs and CISOs- Launched The Hive in June 2016 as a member platform for senior leaders to engage, benchmark and find solutions to their specific problems. MAiNSAiL also provides training and consultancy services to the technology and events industry helping forward thinking business leaders to structure product and sales teams to build and sell innovative solutions, driving additional revenue opportunities for their business. Show less

Having successfully led WBR's Production Department for over 5 years, PLS Group management offered me a new challenge: to create a series of brand new products for WBR outside of but complimentary to the standard conference product. Think of my small team as a "Conference Industry Innovation Hub"​ creating new opportunities for WBR that are complimentary to the organisation's existing portfolio of large scale events.We pioneered a conference industry first with DIGITAL BOARDROOM which… Show more Having successfully led WBR's Production Department for over 5 years, PLS Group management offered me a new challenge: to create a series of brand new products for WBR outside of but complimentary to the standard conference product. Think of my small team as a "Conference Industry Innovation Hub"​ creating new opportunities for WBR that are complimentary to the organisation's existing portfolio of large scale events.We pioneered a conference industry first with DIGITAL BOARDROOM which connects business decision makers through focused online events and closed-door communities. Digital Boardroom made operational profit in the third month following launch and continues to offer high quality content and tailored networking for C-level business leaders at no financial cost and minimal time investment.www.digital-boardroom.comWe also launched a new and highly profitable range of events called CONNECT for focused groups of decision makers and strategy setters in a range of industries. CONNECT events are only open to qualified senior executives and are all about relevance and value for time, offering every participant a deeply personalised agenda of content and networking that is breaking the mould of traditional conferences.www.etailconnecteu.wbresearch.com Show less

I joined WBR to lead the company's largest portfolio of events centred around capital markets trading and technology. Within the first two years I increased the value of the portfolio by 42% through revenue growth on existing products, improvement to the profit margin across the whole portfolio and the launch of brand new events as part of the portfolio ALL of which were profitable in their first year.I continued to manage the business's largest events when I was promoted to head up the… Show more I joined WBR to lead the company's largest portfolio of events centred around capital markets trading and technology. Within the first two years I increased the value of the portfolio by 42% through revenue growth on existing products, improvement to the profit margin across the whole portfolio and the launch of brand new events as part of the portfolio ALL of which were profitable in their first year.I continued to manage the business's largest events when I was promoted to head up the production department in 2008, responsible for - recruitment and development of a best-in-industry team of producers- growth strategy for WBR's European portfolio of events- identifying opportunities for launching products and conferences into new and existing markets About Worldwide Business Research: WBR is the world's biggest large-scale conference company and part of the PLS group, which also owns IQPC. With offices in London, New York, Singapore and Brazil, WBR builds truly global brands. WBR events consistently out-perform their industry sector competitors on the program quality, speaker number and seniority, delegate volume and quality. The typical WBR conference will have a minimum £350K revenue, 2-3 streams, 60+ speakers and take 12 weeks to produce. www.wbresearch.com Show less

Terrapinn produces high-level B2B conferences and training. Terrapinn's business strategy is based around the creation and development of niche media brands which are rolled out around the world. The organisation is split into industry-specific profit centers ranging from capital markets to pharmaceuticals.www.terrapinn.comWhilst at Terrapinn I had responsibility for the Real Estate profit centre covering property-related and real estate investment conferences in the UK, Europe… Show more Terrapinn produces high-level B2B conferences and training. Terrapinn's business strategy is based around the creation and development of niche media brands which are rolled out around the world. The organisation is split into industry-specific profit centers ranging from capital markets to pharmaceuticals.www.terrapinn.comWhilst at Terrapinn I had responsibility for the Real Estate profit centre covering property-related and real estate investment conferences in the UK, Europe, Middle-East and USA with an annual revenue target of £2million. My remit was to build established events into large scale “business festivals” by providing leadership and managing and training a team of producers, sponsorship sales and marketing. Show less

Published by The Economist Group since 1998, CFO Europe is part of the family of global business publications providing in-depth analysis and focused research targeted at Europe’s C-level and senior finance professionals. Along with CFO, CFO Asia, CFO China and CFO.com, CFO Europe has a global monthly readership of over one million.www.cfoeurope.comI worked as Enterprises Director for the CFO brand in London and Hong Kong. My role was to manage the Enterprises team (production… Show more Published by The Economist Group since 1998, CFO Europe is part of the family of global business publications providing in-depth analysis and focused research targeted at Europe’s C-level and senior finance professionals. Along with CFO, CFO Asia, CFO China and CFO.com, CFO Europe has a global monthly readership of over one million.www.cfoeurope.comI worked as Enterprises Director for the CFO brand in London and Hong Kong. My role was to manage the Enterprises team (production, sales and marketing) and to identify new business opportunities for the Enterprises division (conferences, custom research, bespoke events, and other commercial activities outside advertising). Show less

The Institute for International Research (IIR), now part of the Informa Group, was at this time the world’s largest conference and training company with an international network of offices in over 35 countries and over 40 year’s experience delivering high-level business around the world. IIR’s events consistently attracted the support of prestigious associations, industry players, government and regulatory bodies.I began my career at IIR as a London-based conference producer producing… Show more The Institute for International Research (IIR), now part of the Informa Group, was at this time the world’s largest conference and training company with an international network of offices in over 35 countries and over 40 year’s experience delivering high-level business around the world. IIR’s events consistently attracted the support of prestigious associations, industry players, government and regulatory bodies.I began my career at IIR as a London-based conference producer producing capital markets events. I earned rapid promotion and quickly progressed to launching my own conferences as well as growing existing conferences. I was given the opportunity to work as a producer in the New York office, and from there headed to Hong Kong to launch a finance portfolio for IIR Asia. Show less