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Event Planners Talk Conference // 27-30 August 2020

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About the event

Forget the traditional 9–5 conference programme and get ready to become involved with hands-on workshops, participative discussions and learn in the most inspiring environment! 

The event will start with a 2-day beleisure programme, for you to arrive relaxed and inspired, build first rapport with other delegates and explore the Bernese region. The weekend will be dedicated to education and will take place across multiple venues to keep you inspired and active at all times. 

At a time of ‘information overload’, we believe that less is more. Therefore, sessions will be carefully designed to meet your needs. Knowing that each topic will be covered only in a 1-hour instalment, we will get straight to the point, taking a hands-on approach for applicable outcomes. Our goal is to foster the growth of your business, your personal development and improve industry standards by bringing together key stakeholders under one roof. 

Speakers

Robert Kenward
Chief Talent Officer at YOU search & select


Robert has worked within the recruitment and events sector for over 17 years and explored the world of hiring from all angles – namely as a candidate, a client and a recruiter. Robert owns an independent recruitment consultancy specialising in senior placements within the Live Events, Experiential and Integrated Comms sector.

Becky Dempsey
Programme Account Manager at The Collaboration Company

Becky designs and executes award winning leadership development programmes and consultancy projects, as well as collaboration workshops and conferences to enable leaders and organisations to generate fresh innovative solutions whether it is with their team, partners, or clients.

Gerd De Bruycker
Marketing Director, Northern Europe at Cisco Systems

Gerd is specialised in how event marketing is integrated into the overall marketing mix as part of customer journeys and audience touchpoint strategies. He and his team are responsible for Cisco’s top events in the region, like Cisco Live, Cisco’s trade show participation, event strategy and country event enablement services. 

Matthew O’Shea
Director of TicketAid & Board Trustee at Refinitiv Charities

Inspirational speaker & award-winning social innovator. Matthew’s mission is to tease out the “social impact potential” in us all. His most recent accomplishment, TicketAid, is one of very few examples of social intrapreneurship success that has led to him establishing Refinitiv Charities as a founding Trustee, as well as being named a 35 Under 35 Changemaker for 2019 and UN Sustainable Development Goals Pioneer Runner-Up. 

Valerie Wagner
Blogger and podcaster at Hotel O Motion

Valerie Wagner supports hoteliers in digitizing their companies. Without robots and machines, but for happy guests, satisfied employees and more revenue. She regularly publishes articles about digitalisation in the hotel industry, social media, e-commerce and revenue management on her blog. Her credo: „Digitalisation is the new guest relation”. In her podcast Hotel-O-Motion on Air, she talks to experts and hoteliers from the industry about the challenges facing the hotel industry and points out solutions that will take hoteliers further. 

Valerie West
Managing Director at C-WISE Group

C-WISE business leader, managing director and owner, who believes that no request is out of reach. Determined to find a solution to any problem and always looks for the most creative ways. Deals with clients from a variety of international bases, leads a talented team and is passionate about producing unique ideas both for client projects and business development.

Kevin Jackson
Director of Ideas and Innovation

Kevin Jackson has been making his influence felt for over twenty years. He’s been a significant player with some of the world’s most respected marketing services groups, including Interpublic, Grey and Saatchi. He now works closely with a vast range of companies and brands helping them understand and then drive business growth. 

A long-standing disruptor and thought leader, now investor, speaker, strategic consultant and relationship manager, with a huge catalogue of success behind him. But it’s the future that interests him more. 

Dagmar Mackett
Global Development Director

Following time as Producer for the BBC and CNBC, Dagmar eventually moved into corporate production, working for well-known international production companies, and managing prestigious accounts such as the European Space Agency, Daimler Benz and Nokia. 

Since joining DRPG in 2009 as Board Director for Film & Video, Dagmar’s focus built an award-winning film and animation team that provides effective and creatively compelling moving image solutions for a variety of clients in different industry sectors. As of May 2019, Dagmar is DRPG’s Global Development Director, addressing clients’ requirements for more internationally focused communication.

Schedule

We know how valuable your time is, so we scheduled the entire event around mingling and socializing.

Day #1: Explore Bernese region

Day #2: Explore Bernese region

Day #3: Conference

Day #4: Conference

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Conference ticket, early bird

€ 190
  • Access to pre-conference sessions and activities
  • Access to the full conference programme on the weekend and lunch
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