Event Industry News Podcast

Inside Informa-tion: Vetting new event tech to integrate into event production

John Regis is global technology adoption manager at London-based publishing/intelligence/exhibition giant Informa. This episode looks at his career path before turning its attention to the now. John details the brief behind the job title, which he he…

Inclusivity – rather than an afterthought, make it a first thought!

Ashley Kendall is director of international business development at Sorenson Communications, leading solutions servicer for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.   Andrew Dewey, vice president, EMEA, for Strategic and Business development at the same company…

Forging a path in the events industry

Maria Sidiropoulou – senior product manager at Informa Markets – accepted a new role with the company, event director for Jewellery Arabia, based in Bahrain, since this podcast was recorded. In events for more than 12 years, a career that’s taken her…

Closer Still Media close up

Laura Shapiro is portfolio director for medical events at Closer Still Media (CSM) where she’s worked at for more than 12 years, during which the company has grown from 20 people to 700.  This episode is about Laura’s frontline experience, how servin…

Mental Health: Discussing wellbeing and support for Event Profs

Clarion Events’ head of sector marketing operations, Tom Fisher, worked for the prison service and the Met Police before stepping across the tracks to events-world, giving him a telling take on people and their wellbeing. Fisher’s altruism, fostered …

Revolutionising how the fintech industry connects, collaborates and does business

From designing computer chips at Intel nearly 30 years ago to current role as head of industry at Fintech Meetup, Sanjib Kalita – who is also CEO at guppy.ai - has been engrossed in the technology sector, taking on events by default. In this episode,…

Transition: How working in B2B events has evolved

In this episode of the Event Industry News Podcast host, James Dickson, is joined by Terrapinn COO Sharon Roessen. Sharon has been with Terrapinn for 30 years this year, starting in marketing and progressing through the company. Terrapinn is a glo…

Festival of Media: Highlighting the best in media, marketing and advertising

In this episode of the Event Industry News Podcast host, James Dixon, is joined by Jeremy King, CEO and co-owner of Festival of Media. Jeremy brings a wealth of expertise to the table, having steered Festival of Media to new heights in the dynamic l…

TeamTogs: Service driven branding & merchandise with strong origins in global events

In this episode of the Event Industry News Podcast, host James Dixon is joined by Karen Saragoussi, Founder and Director of TeamTogs. Celebrating their 20th year in November 2023, TeamTogs was founded with the aim of creating merch and apparel specif…

How data & digital upskilling can help run successful exhibitions in 2024

Dive into the latest episode of The Event Industry News podcast, where our James Dickson engages in a captivating conversation with Emily Clark from Informa. This time, they unravel the secrets behind running a stellar exhibition in 2024, focusing o…