Soraya explores the new normal as businesses start reopening in the UK and she gets a chance to meet her new business partners in person for the first time since the creation of Venn Media. Listen to her insights on how the industries will be changing the way they conduct business and all the new ways of doing work by being Remote-First. 

Soraya has worked in the events industry since 2006 at Montgomery, the UK's market-leading specialist exhibition organiser in the food, drink & hospitality sectors. She has successfully delivered hundreds of events, including IFE, IFE Manufacturing Solutions, Hotel, Restaurant & Catering (HRC), ScotHot and IFEX.

She is a regular judge for some of the most prestigious awards in the industry, including Great Taste Awards, Q Awards, Academy of Chocolate Awards and World Beverage Innovation Awards.

Sitting on the AEO Development Board and a Founding Member and President of Women In Exhibitions Network UK, Soraya is one of the most influential and well-regarded people in the industry.