Responsible for the end-to-end event management of high-profile events including conferences, executive meetings, roundtables, panel discussions and online events for the leadership team of Responsible Ai UK. Key responsibilities include:- Event Planning and CoordinationManage all aspects of event planning, from initial concept to final execution, ensuring seamless delivery and exceptional attendee experiences. Implement post-event evaluation processes to gather feedback and identify areas for improvement.- Vendor Management / Contract NegotiationOversee the negotiation of contracts with venues and service provider- Budget ManagementManage event budgets, ensuring cost-effectiveness and adherence to financial guidelines.- Marketing and CommunicationsCollaborate with the communications team to promote events and ensure they are aligned with the wider company's communication strategy. Email copywriting, social media campaigns and work with designers and printers tp produce event marketing collateral. - Stakeholder EngagementBuild and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including speakers, vendors, and delegates.- Onsite Event ExecutionEnsure the smooth running of onsite operations during the events. Liaise with venue managers, AV teams, production, catering, photographers and videographers. Coordinate content generation onsite at our events (speaker interviews, delegate testimonials, etc.). About Responsible Ai UKResponsible Ai UK is an international ecosystem for responsible AI research and innovation. RAi UK brings together researchers from across the four nations of the UK to understand how we should shape the development of AI to benefit people, communities and society.It is an open, multidisciplinary network, drawing on a wide range of academic disciplines. This stems from our conviction that developing responsible AI will require as much focus on the human, and human societies, as it does on AI. https://rai.ac.uk

Responsible for the development, execution, and profitability of innovative marketing strategies for a wide range of C-suite level B2B conferences, webinars, and online events within the Operational Excellence, Cyber Security and AI portfolios.Strategic responsibilities included:• Event Marketing – Led multi-channel marketing strategies for 10 global conferences a year (in US, UK, Canada). Specialties included: Email, social media, PPC advertising, SEO, website, and content production.• Project Management - Maintained detailed marketing schedules, ensuring all tasks were completed on time and within approved budgets.• Budgeting - Managed marketing budgets of up to £60,000 per event, monitored expenditures and identified reinvestment opportunities.• Onsite Logistics - Liaised with operations, registrations and AV teams, photographers and video makers; helped with the speaking order; conducted speaker interviews.• Reporting - Produced reports, tracked and analysed event metrics, and created post-event evaluations to make data-driven decisions and identify areas of improvements.• Negotiating – Negotiated multi-event deals with media agencies and industry partners.• Relationship Building - Established long-term relationships with key event stakeholders to scale audience reach.• Collaboration – Collaborated cross-functionally with sales, sponsorship, and production teams to streamline communication processes.• Management / Leadership - Hired, developed, and effectively led a team of two direct reports.• Innovation - Rebranded five event websites and launched three new conferences.

In charge of the planning and execution of online and direct marketing strategies and the creation of high- profile seminars for Language Show Live, UK/Europe’s largest annual language and cultural exhibition with over 10,000 visitors, 160 exhibitors from 17 countries and over 100 speakers.• Event Marketing – Website design and updates, email copywriting, social media campaigns, PR exposure. Worked with designers and printers to produce event marketing collateral.• Negotiating / Budgeting – Appointed and managed suppliers while successfully navigating constrained budgets.• Management / Leadership - Effectively hired, trained, and managed one marketing assistant and a team of 15 volunteers onsite at the event.• Brand Management – Worked on the 2015 creative re-branding process for Language Show Live London and the 2016 Language Show Live Scotland launch.• Innovation/Collaboration – Spearheaded the launch of the first Language Show Live exhibition in Scotland and generated 40% of new marketing leads via 20+ brand new industry partnerships that included the Scottish Government, language faculties and university departments.• Onsite Logistics: Oversaw the management of onsite staff, registration team, film crews, AV technicians and coordinated the smooth running of the complex event programme.• Programme Management – Worked alongside the programme manager to deliver an agenda of over 100 seminars, cultural talks, language classes and keynote presentations.• Reporting – Produced weekly reports and analysis to internal stakeholders to measure campaigns success and formulate recommendations based on analytical data.