Kieran Morris, Sponsorship Director at Slingshot Sponsorship speaks at EventLAB 2018 about How To Gain Longer Term and More Profitable Sponsorships.

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Videography by London Filmed. Host venue: The Barbican

Alexandra Galviz, Co-Founder of #LinkedInLocal, gives tips on networking in the digital age at EventLAB 2018.

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Videography by London Filmed. Host venue: The Barbican

We hosted an on stage interview with two experienced voices in developing and maintaining healthy workplace cultures, at EventLAB 2018.

Watch the full interview with Chieu Cao - Co-founder and CMO at Perkbox and Emily Heath - Diversity & Inclusion Manager at Oath, moderated by Samme Allen - experienced events professional and MC.

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Videography by London Filmed. Host venue: The Barbican.

Mark Leruste, Founder and Host of The Unconventionalists©, speaks at EventLAB 2018 about the requirements of the modern leader, from creating a culture of empowerment to simply being more human.

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Videography by London Filmed. Host venue: Barbican.

In the latest edition of the EventLAB Series, we got an experienced panel of events and creative professionals together to discuss "Cost-Effective Ways to Personalise the Live Event and Surprise your Audience".

Hosted at the beautiful LABS Camden House, guests experienced an interactive discussion live streamed on social media, inviting audience questions throughout.

The evening also included a delicious array of food and beverage by LABS, melodic and soulful live music from an acoustic lap tap/percussive guitarist courtesy of Musicians inc., a petal parlour for beautiful face and nail decorations from Heaps + Stacks, and of course, plenty of dancing into the night!

Panel participants:

- Moderator: Tom Hall, Editor, Access All Areas
- Charlotte Gentry, Founder & CEO, Pure Events
- Sarah Shilling, CMO, Unlimited Group
- Celine Khor, Head of Brand Experience, John Doe Communications
- Mark Forrest, Art Director, The Department

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We welcomed Dr Maya Dillon, UK AI Lead at Microsoft and technology journalist Charles Arthur to the Conference Stage for an illuminating interview about the misconceptions surrounding AI and what the realities are.

Videography by London Filmed. Host venue: Barbican.

We hosted a panel discussion on the Internet of Things and Smart Tech; what advancements have we reached? what do they mean for the live event and event planning? and where do we still have work to do?

Watch the full discussion moderated by Charles Arthur; renowned technology journalist and former tech editor of the Guardian.

Panellists:

- Theo Priestley, Futurist, World Future Society
- David Reynolds, Head of Digital Innovation, Grant Thornton
- Lauren Perkins, Growth Strategist & Founder, Perks Consulting

Videography by London Filmed. Host venue: Barbican.

Will Swannell, co-Founder and CEO of Hire Space, speaks at EventLAB 2018 about how consumer expectation drives the event industry forward and the role of A.I. in supporting the future events and sales professional.

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Videography by London Filmed. Host venue: Barbican.

The Hire Space Awards 2018, hosted at the Museum of London on the 24th October, celebrated the very best of innovative, hard working, and forward-thinking venues and event bookers from across the UK.

Recorded by London Filmed, this highlights reel provides a taster of what you can expect from a celebratory evening of drinks, dinner and entertainment at the annual Hire Space Awards ceremony.

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EventLAB is a platform to learn, develop, get connected, and discover what’s new in the world of events.

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Recorded at EventLAB 2018 at the Barbican Centre. Videography by London Filmed.

We held a discussion at Nobu Hotel Shoreditch, on how to keep clients captivated beyond the live event. Engagement levels can fizzle out over time after the buzz of the live event, so what tips did our panel have?

Panel Participants:

- Emma Hudson, Editor and Writer, Former Editor of Access All Areas
- Jamie McAffer, Creative Director, mclcreate
- Shara Tochia, Co-founder of DOSE Magazine, Former Events Manager, Facebook
- Michael Brown, Managing Director, MKTG

Filmed by our friends at London Filmed.

Recorded by London Filmed and hosted at Shoreditch's trendy Nobu Hotel, we held a discussion on how to keep clients captivated beyond their live events, followed by a workshop on how to boost engagement with content marketing and social media, by content marketing expert Giuseppe Caltabiano - Head of Content Strategy for EMEA & APAC at Contently.

Panel participants:

- Emma Hudson, Editor and Writer, Former Editor of Access All Areas
- Michael Brown, Managing Director at MKTG
- Shara Tochia, Co-Founder of Dose Magazine and Former Events Manager at Facebook & Instagram
- Jamie McAffer, Creative Director at mclcreate

Additional Event Sponsors:

Badging & Registration - Noodle Live
Branding & Signage - Vinyl Impression

At the venues edition of the EventLAB Series, Stacey Kehoe - Director and Founder of Brandlective, delivered the workshop "How to drive more engagement with your brand online" at Lumiere London.

EventLAB’s videography sponsor London Filmed, recorded the presentation element of the workshop. Learn about the tools you can implement to improve engagement.

On April 27th, we hosted a discussion about what attributes clients look for in a venue, and how this might develop in the future.

We then asked our audience of venues about their own experiences with what clients want, and this is what they shared.

All filming and photography by London Filmed.

On April 27th we hosted an edition of the EventLAB Series, specifically for venue sales and marketing leads. We asked our panellists "What are the key attributes clients look for in a venue in 2018 and beyond?".

Moderator: Calum Di Lieto, Editor, C&IT Magazine

Panellists:

- Natalie Davies, Project Manager, ITV Experiences
- Charlotte Wilson, Managing Director, Pure Events
- Kate Kelly, Account Director, Fisher Productions
- Victoria Monks, Special Events Manager, Sense and Sense International

Thanks to our sponsors: Lumiere London, Social Pantry, London Filmed, Noodle Live and Vinyl Impression.

We held a panel discussion which tackled a challenge familiar with modern corporate event planners when entertaining clients: "How to capture your audience whilst remaining compliance friendly"'

Moderator: Charlotte Sanctuary, Consultant and Former Director at KPMG.

Panellists:

- Dominic Titchener-Barrett, Founder & CEO, DTB Sports Hospitality & Event Management
- Gareth Dimelow, Founder and Creative Strategist, LIFTD
- Louise Goalen, Chair, HBAA and Head of Venues, Top Banana

Thanks to our Sponsors:
58VE - Host Venue
London Filmed - Videography & Photography
H+J - Catering
Vinyl Impression - Event Branding
Noodle Live - Registration Badging

We were joined by mental health and events industry experts to discuss practical ways to get wellbeing on the agenda in the workplace and to make sure it is always front of mind.

Videography by London Filmed.

We held a panel discussion which tackled a challenge familiar with modern corporate event planners when using events to engage with clients: “How to capture your audience whilst remaining compliance friendly"'

Moderator: Charlotte Sanctuary, Consultant and Former Director at KPMG.

Panellists:

- Dominic Titchener-Barrett, Founder & CEO, DTB Sports Hospitality & Event Management
- Gareth Dimelow, Founder and Creative Strategist, LIFTD
- Louise Goalen, Chair, HBAA and Head of Venues, Top Banana

Thanks to our sponsors: 58VE, Harbour + Jones, London Filmed, Noodle Live and Vinyl Impression.

Moderated by Jenni Smallshaw of Gil Dove Associates, 4 panellists joined EventLAB 2017 to discuss Women in Leadership in the Events Industry, and we we can do to encourage career progression for women in events.

Panellists:

Liz Young, Head of Events, Historic Royal Palaces
Jane Baker, COO at Timebased and President of MPI UK & Ireland
Alison Williams, Head of Events, L'Oreal Professional Products UKI
Clement Chan, Management Consultant at PwC and HeForShe Supporter

In this highlights reel Ed Poland and Will Swannell, Co-Founders of Hire Space, talk at EventLAB 2017 about the future of A.I. in the world of events.

Moderated by Helen Moon, Co-Founder of EventWell, 5 panellists joined EventLAB 2017 to discuss the issues around the wellbeing of events professionals, and what needs to happen to drive positive change.

Panellists:

Samme Allen, Sequoia Partnership & EventWell
Alistair Turner, EIGHT PR and ILEA UK
Mark Maher, Boulevard Events
Colin Bullen, Habits at Work
Laura Capell-Abra, Stress Matters

Maryam Pasha, Director & Curator of TEDx London, speaks at EventLAB 2017 about the power of effective event curation, drawing on her experience in curating TEDx events.

Gareth Dimelow, Founder of strategic communications agency LIFTd, delivers a workshop at EventLAB 2017 on "How to Amplify your Audience Engagement with Social Media". This workshop highlights reel, offers tips, event industry examples and takeaways for event organisers.

We hosted the discussion: "What are the modern client expectations and how can the events industry take note?" at EventLAB 2017. Here's what the panel had to say.

Moderator: Kevin Jackson, Editor in Chief, Live Magazine and Director, The Experience is the Marketing

Panellists:

Livia Puggini, Head of Events, The Design Museum
Roopi Woodall, Marketing Manager, QEII Centre
Charlotte Sanctuary, Consultant, KPMG
Josef Jammerbund, Event Consultant and Executive Producer
Claire Stokes, Founder & Managing Director, Circle Agency

Robin Johnson joins EventLAB 2017 to talk about the work Visit Britain are doing to ensure that Britain remains a leading business hub and continues to grow innovative business events.

Yuval Dvir, Head of Online & SMB Partnerships at Google Cloud, joins EventLAB 2017 to speak about what makes data science work.