This Week In Events is a weekly series that dives in to industry stories from last 7 days. This edition was recorded live on Thursday 26th at International Confex 2026.

This week, the team consists of Paul Richardson of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VividInk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Jill Hawkins of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aniseed PR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and hosted by Bob Toovey of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Event Planner News⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Journal⁠.

We discuss confex, the organised events that happen outside of a show (morning breakfast get togethers, sponsored evening drinks etc), and a news item from Exhibition News , London Excel welcomes 23 additional major events.

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This Week In Events dives in to event industry news stories from the last 7 days. This edition, for Friday 20th February features Paul Richardson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Paul Cook and hosted by Bob Toovey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

This weeks discussion was inspired by a recent LinkedIn post by Julius Solaris. His suggestion included running an event party on the morning of the second day.

We discuss the idea, and how we should be fixing what we have now before 'revolutionising' the attendee experience.

During our chat we mention a report, you can find that here - Freeman Trends Report - Insights on Retention & Experience

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Alastair Winsey is the owner of the wedding and corporate event venue, Silchester Farm. He has first hand experience of how venue staff are struggling to keep up, not just with the current economic situation, but also with the pressures of the work and the admin involved.

In our conversation, we explore the needs of venue staff and how the business tries to support them, the ways in which AI can help with admin, and the history of Silchester Farm.

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Welcome to Backstage Pass, where we chat with those who work behind the scenes in the event industry.

Eden Caterers and 15Hatfields have a strong and long standing relationship. Between them, they have demonstrated that sustainability can be more than just ticking box, and it can become a business advantage.

In this episode of Backstage Pass, I’m joined by Joe Harris of 15Hatfields and Nick Mead of Eden Caterers to talk about how they work together and how they have pushed sustainability forward.

Our conversation ranges from how the long relationship between Eden and 15Hatfields started, and their involvement with defining a sustainability standard inspired by the Olympics, to providing sustainable food options and what their collected data is revealing.

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Welcome to Backstage Pass, where we chat with those who work behind the scenes to make events happen.

My guest is Jennie Plumlee, who has many years of experience, which includes being a Marketing Director, organising Conference Sponsorships and creating global Webinars. And there’s much more, as you can see on her LinkedIn profile.

She’s currently sharing her expertise with university students, in particular, helping them discover a career in corporate events. Jennie is also sharing some of that knowledge on Instagram.

Jennie found a few minutes in her busy day to have a quick chat with me. I start by asking why corporate events are different.

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This is a short episode as it’s the last one for 2025. We’re taking a break and we will be back in January 2026.

Our amazing team has taken part in 20 episodes, so a huge thank you to Paul Richardson, Jill Hawkins, Paul Cook and Kristyna O'Oconnell.

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Lastly, a huge thank you to you and all those who took the time to listen. I really look forward to you joining me in 2026 for more great episodes!

This Week In Events dives in to event industry news stories from the last 7 days. This edition, for Friday 28th November, features Paul Richardson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Paul Cook and Bob Toovey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Stories discussed this week...

• Evissio report on the ‘Awards Industry’
• A look at IBTM, the exhibitor and attendee experience
• The UK Budget: minimum wage and the freeze on train fares for 2026

We would love to hear your thoughts on the topics discussed, so please leave a comment.

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This Week In Events, a weekly series that takes a deeper look at some of the stories and trends from the last 7 days.

This edition, for Friday 1st November, features Paul Richardson of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VividInk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Jill Hawkins of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aniseed PR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Bob Toovey of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Event Planner News⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

This weeks topics include...

• Eventwell Launches Operational Benchmark For Event Quiet Rooms
• Events Apprenticeships programme moves under The Power of Events
• New report exposes accessibility challenges for disabled delegates

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As mentioned in our last episode, we recorded a special edition of ‘This Week In Events’. The team met on the first day of Event Tech Live at the First Sight Media podcast stage, it was the first time we had recorded an episode face to face. We were also the first podcast to be recorded at the show.

The team featured myself, Paul Richardson, Jill Hawkins and Paul Cook. The topics under discussion included…

• MPI now offering consulting services, possibly competing with members
• MIAlist, second year of all female rising stars
• Navigating trade shows, carpets, stand numbering & colour coding

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Our lead story this week, why are Eventex Awards getting so much attention? Are they a true reflection of the industry or simply a popularity contest?

We also discuss 20 minute sessions and the associations with almost identical logos and names.

PLUS we have news of where and when the next episode is being recorded!

This edition, for Friday 7th November, features Paul Richardson of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VividInk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Paul Cook, ⁠storyteller⁠ and creator of specialist content consultancy Planet Planit,  and Bob Toovey of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Event Planner News⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Links to this week's stories...

• Event Industry Awards: The Good, the Bad, and the Shameless
• Skift Meetings Power Rankings
• Eventex Awards
• LinkedIn post by Vanessa Lovatt
• AMI article on associations with matching logos

We would love to hear your thoughts on the topics discussed, so please leave a comment.

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