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The Event Industry News Podcast interviewing event planners, event organizers, brands, and agencies from around the globe.
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Behind the recently published article: Tariffs – now what for trade shows , this episode’s guest, media and events entrepreneur Dr Baris Onay, is a bit of a coup. Referencing the impact of international sanctions on Russia in 2014 from first-hand experience, Baris looks at what to expect, and what might actually happen, as a result of the restless canon of US tariffs. Hosted by Adam Parry, Baris moves from the “cataclysmic potential” for people selling goods to the States, and the China question, to strategy advice for US and non-US organisers. While these sanctions are clearly not nailed on, Baris highlights the crucial role for one-to-one buyers’ programmes, content, and technology, meantime. Dr Baris Onay’s take on the tariff’s is clued up, on point, and this is an invaluable conversation for the events industry. To keep up to date with all the news, subscribe for free here. If you would like to take part in a podcast, then please complete our submission form .…
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1 The Evolving Role of Photographers in Today's Event Landscape 36:44
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Ten years ago, recognising the narrow horizons of his sales job, Big Event Media founder Vincent Roazzi Jr started exploring New York City through the lens of a new camera, going on to take gig pictures for music events startup Sofar Sounds. Accepting an offer to serve as photographer for a friend’s project in Bhutan, Vincent found his chops, or his shots, on that eastern edge of the Himalayas. So much so that, returning to the States some 12 months later, he launched Big Event Media. Talking from the company’s headquarters in Austin, Texas, this episode sees Vincent detailing the modern world of professional photography, how he and his team shoot conference/trade show/live event pictures and videos beyond the reach of the madding iPhoners. With questions from host James Dickson, Vincent discusses the DSLR generation, how camera phones mean everyone knows more about photography, and how understanding, and getting, the angles is the great separator. An engaging interviewee, Vincent gives his take on creativity, providing for clients’ social media alongside traditional picture/video wants, changes in the editing process, match cuts, turnaround times, meaningful content, Billy on the Street-style, and much more. To keep up to date with all the news, subscribe for free here. If you would like to take part in a podcast, then please complete our submission form .…
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1 In Person, a journey through the unstoppable evolution of events 51:19
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This special edition of the Event Industry News podcast sees editor Adam Parry in conversation with Enrico Gallorini, co-founder and CEO of GRS – a global research and strategy company based in Dubai. Alongside the business, Enrico has written a book: ‘In Person, a journey through the unstoppable evolution of events’, and that’s the topic here. Asked about his inspirations, Enrico highlights chats he’s had with people across the industry and how the perennial ‘future of the sector’ question is rooted in the past and the present. Adam and Enrico talk about the forgetting curve, the broad benefits of a book over scrolling for information, and what core historical elements of events have been lost to time. Could they, should they, come back? Asked for his most impactful event ‘moment’, Enrico details the gamut of emotion he felt watching U2 at The Sphere in Las Vegas, going on to amplify the value of shared experience, the ritual and spirituality, the sense of belonging, in events. From gatherings around open fires in the Stone Age to the avatars of the 21st Century, this is a fascinating 50 minutes. To keep up to date with all the news, subscribe for free here. If you would like to take part in a podcast, then please complete our submission form .…
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1 The Evolution of MEGA Events - From Local to Global 42:07
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Nathan Reed runs experiential events company MEGA, which he founded 15 years ago. Behind rolling successes like The Rock Orchestra, Illuminated Orchestra and Incredible Silent Discos, his story is equal parts passion, conviction, commitment and delivery. Bitten by the events bug in his youth, Nathan switched away from drumming to found a small festival in his home town. From there, things went MEGA. Nathan explains the journey from raves to his first touring brand, Big Freshers Icebeaker, and how MEGA moved onto food and drink shows, like the Great British Gin Festival and Rum & Reggae. Those, in turn, were stepping stones to bigger gigs across the country and internationally. Nathan Reed highlights the strength in volume, the company went from 20 events a year to 200, and in managing as much as possible in-house, arrangements to production to marketing, and the value of a rigorous ‘testing phase’. From the spoils of rolling tours to staying focused and staying on time, to shaping the Rock Orchestra, and success. This episode has it all. To keep up to date with all the news, subscribe for free here. If you would like to take part in a podcast, then please complete our submission form .…
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1 Accelerating Growth and Impact at RainFocus 35:48
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Brian Gates, SVP of Industry Strategy at next-generation event platform RainFocus, is James Dickson’s guest for the first Event Industry News podcast of 2025. Founded in 2013, RainFocus made a fast mark on heavyweight shows like Oracle CloudWorld, VMworld, Cisco Live, and it’s gone on to have similar impact for the smallest events. Speaking live from Utah, Brian, who joined RainFocus nearly 10 years ago, details the company’s journey from a data focus to all-encompassing event management. Brian looks at the platform’s effect on marketing, highlighting key points in the customer journey, who’s engaging and how, and refining the pathways/campaigns as a result. He goes on to discuss evolving the onboarding process, accommodating shrinking budgets, best practices, integrating tech stacks, leveraging data and, particularly poignantly, the AI potential.…
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1 Greenwashing: How it manifests in the events industry 26:24
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Sustainability strategy experts Sam Wilson, managing director at Syntiro Associates, and Dr Dominic Tantram, partner at Terrafiniti, present a podcast precursor to the ‘Unmasking Greenwashing in the Events Industry: Understanding, Identifying, and Avoiding Misleading Practices’ panel at Event Sustainability Live (ESL). Succinctly titled ‘Greenwashing’, this episode sees Sam and Dominic do some background, their two companies having worked together, before defining the term and inadvertent incarnations. Steered by host James Dickson, they go on to talk/to explain materiality and double materiality, comms traps and much more. Clued-up contributors, real insight, and some telling hand gestures, this is a great use of time. It’s equally powerful as background to the ESL session on November 21st, where Tara Blackburn, environmental sustainability manager at Hearst Lab Scout, and executive director at Evcom, Claire Fennelow, will join Sam and Dominic for the session. Event Sustainability Live takes place at ExCeL London between 20th-21st November and is free to attend, click here to register To keep up to date with all the news, subscribe for free here. If you would like to take part in a podcast, then please complete our submission form .…
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1 MJ Unpacked: A different kind of 'green' event 35:36
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In and around events-world for years, Seattle-based CEO and co-founder of MJ Unpacked, George Jage, sowed the seeds for a show committed to the cannabis sector back in 2014. MJ Unpacked, the biggest trade event in a now burgeoning business, hits St Louis, Missouri, this month and Atlantic City, New Jersey, next spring. Aimed exclusively at retail and brand executives on a national scale, it promises quality collaborations, product innovation and cutting-edge scientific advancements as well as access to deal flow and capital. In this episode, George talks about starting a national cannabis CPG (consumer packaged goods) show before there was a national cannabis CPG market, the legalisation process, from Colorado to California and beyond – every state has its own regulatory structure, politics, tax, and infrastructure. With questions from host James Dickson, George discusses the cannabis spoils, ‘This is some really powerful medicine from nature that’s been with us since we crawled out of our caves’, going on to dig into the makeup of MJ Unpacked, how it adapts for different cities/states, the benefit of controlling audiences and protecting exhibitors/suppliers. A real education in 30 minutes. To keep up to date with all the news, subscribe for free here. If you would like to take part in a podcast, then please complete our submission form .…
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Founder and CEO at Eventwise, Chris Carter, and company set out to transform financial management in the sector for ‘greater efficiency and control’. Formerly a promoter in Bristol, Chris wanted to get into accounting. This episode, his first appearance on any sort of podcast, incidentally, serves to normalise that leap. Starting with some background, and the focused switch from artist to event ‘whole’, Chris discusses the triggers and ambitions behind developing and launching the Eventwise platform, ‘replacing’ the spreadsheet. Designed specifically for creatives, Eventwise isn’t complicated but it’s robust and structured. Prompted by host James Dickson, Chris goes on to talk about integrating with ticketing and other platforms, scenario planning, cost control and more besides. To keep up to date with all the news, subscribe for free here. If you would like to take part in a podcast, then please complete our submission for…
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1 Resonance = Relevance. Why Experiential is The Key to Unlocking Culture for Brands 38:01
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Louisa O’Connor, managing director of female-led brand experience agency Seen Presents , which represents the likes of Netflix and TikTok, has been in the industry since she joined Grace & Tailor subsidiary We are Vista, formerly Logistik, in 2008. This episode benefits from Louisa’s experience, nous and personality as it looks at cultural relevance; what it means, how it plays a part in brand events, and beyond. With host James Dickson putting the questions, Louisa talks education and the power of real-world brand immersion, going on to discuss budgets, timelines, and ‘talkability’. The conversation covers communities, values and evolving brand activation, before looking at positioning by the likes of Adidas Originals, JD Sports, Microsoft Pride, all of them Seen clients, and, crucially, consistency. To keep up to date with all the news, subscribe for free here. If you would like to take part in a podcast, then please complete our submission form .…
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From sales director at Mentor Direct Marketing to vice president, European sales, at software solutions giant Cvent, nearly 30 years later, Jamie Vaughan has been in the thick of event technology. In this episode, a fast, informative 35 minutes, Jamie takes host James Dickson back to the days, the trials of analogue registration, through the impact of digitising the process, and beyond. James highlights SaaS, putting data to work, apps, good and bad technology. An unabashed, eloquent proponent of AI, Jamie talks tracking success, visitor analysis, how physical manifestations of technology are adding to events rather than replacing them, before going on to detail the pandemic’s impact on Cvent, the learnings. And how the company focused on evolution rather than ‘pivoting’. To keep up to date with all the news, subscribe for free here. If you would like to take part in a podcast, then please complete our submission form .…
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In and around events since 2002, Kate Holliday brought her considerable sustainability chops to trade show and exhibitions giant GES, where she is head of ESG, some 12 months ago. In this episode, Kate defines ESG – environment social and governance – emphasising its spoils and how crucial it is to embed those things into the GES psyche. In discussion with host James Dickson, Kate goes on to compare Defra’s emission factors to GES’s specific calculations and how the two work together. She talks measuring sustainability in flooring and graphics for organisers, the power of tech, energy, supporting events and their communities, the power of strategic warehouse location, reusing products, colour coding and ensuring ever greater efficiency on site. To keep up to date with all the news, subscribe for free here. If you would like to take part in a podcast, then please complete our submission form .…
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Multi-award-winning creative agency Sledge can boast an impressive catalogue of clients, Sage, Aruba and O2 contemporary among them. Managing director Sarah Yeats has been with the company for more than 12 and a half years, so she knows a thing or two about live experiences. In this episode, after detailing her career trajectory and giving some concise Sledge history, Sarah talks about event planning, looks between the lines of corporate speak, and highlights the value of talking to attendees. Prompted by host James Dickson, the conversation goes on to inspiration and education at shows before digging into ‘digital’, budgets, creative thinking, sustainability, and how unique events can be, realistically. To keep up to date with all the news, subscribe for free here. If you would like to take part in a podcast, then please complete our submission form .…
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With a background in graphic design, marketing and web development, commercial manager Sam Pearce joined Exhibit 3sixty from the Dovetail Group in 2023. This episode sees Sam talking about Exhibit 3sixty’s development from straight-ahead stand builder when it launched sixteen years ago to delivering a full service for exhibitions. With questions from host James Dickson, Sam goes on to discuss the spoils of the online ordering process and the power of exhibitors’ digital journey, repeat business, and how marketing the company has changed in his 18 months there. Other subjects include role models, building supplier/client relationships, venues, ergonomic ordering, Ikea’s kitchen builder and augmented reality… To keep up to date with all the news, subscribe for free here. If you would like to take part in a podcast, then please complete our submission form .…
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An outdoor event’s relationship with its local authority ranks high among the elements crucial to success. Following on from Timm Cleasby, director of operations at Tramlines, this episode is about Sheffield City Councillor Richard Williams’ take on the festival. Focused on the city’s green spaces, Richard talks host James Dickson through Sheffield’s new long-term agreement with Tramlines’ organisers, which is set to keep the event in its Hillsborough Park home long-term. Richard discusses planning, the spoils of the festival for local businesses and the local community. Reaction, weather, safety, transport and the greater Tramlines’ picture - it’s all here. To keep up to date with all the news, subscribe for free here. If you would like to take part in a podcast, then please complete our submission form .…
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1 Tramlines: The festival journey from Sheffield city centre to Hillsborough Park 46:26
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In the event industry for more than 20 years, monitor engineer to director of operations at Tramlines, where he’s worked since it started in 2009, and much more besides, Timm Cleasby is a perfect festival season guest. In this episode, Timm talks host James Dickson through the hard work behind Tramlines’ evolution from city centre to Hillsborough Park and how it’s scaled up while containing costs. He goes on to highlight the benefits of being in a part of Sheffield used to hosting big events – not least the combination of great public transport network and ‘local’ audience fostering significant sustainability. Over an engaging 40 minutes Timm discusses the show’s regional impact, changing Hillsborough’s cultural stamp, building a relationship with the local authority et al, Fringe at Tramlines and much more. To keep up to date with all the news, subscribe for free here. If you would like to take part in a podcast, then please complete our submission form .…
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