Cvent International Confex 2023 | Mash Media | 28 February 2023 | ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London E16 1XL, UK

At Cvent, we offer a comprehensive event marketing and management platform to maximise the impact of in-person, virtual, and hybrid events. We recognise the integral role our customers’ events play as part of their overall business success – and since 1999, we’ve helped them uncover new business opportunities and establish more meaningful relationships with their clients, partners, members, donors, and employees. Live events are where business gets done – and more than 23,000 corporations, associations, universities, hotels, and third-party planners leverage Cvent solutions to engage their audiences and maximise event ROI.

2023 Speakers

Ben Agnew
Chief Executive Officer, The Payments Association

Sophie Ahmed
SVP Market Strategy, Hubilo

Ade Allenby
Event Technology Specialist, Freelance

Lorne Armstrong
Event Academy

Felicia Asiedu
Senior Marketing Manager, Cvent

Dan Assor
Production Director, Clear Path Analysis

Joe Atkinson
Co-founder, Lineup Ninja

Gabby Austen Browne
Founder, Diversity Alliance

Laura Barton
Events Lead, Santen

Carina Bauer
CEO, IMEX Group

Christianne Beck
Events & Experiential Sustainability Consultant, Worlds Better

Tamar Beck
CEO, Gleanin

Jennie Becker
Director of Events and Activations UKI, WeWork

Sarah Belcher
Owner/ Creative Director, Sarah Belcher Events Ltd

Luke Bilton
Chief Growth Officer, ExpoPlatform

Paul Black
Head of Business Events, Visit Britain

Leanne Bladen
Director of Sales & Marketing, The Eastside Rooms & The Aloft Birmingham Eastside

Charli Briggs
Founder & Director, Eventure

Stephanie Bruce
Marketing Manager, Tag Digital

Siri Brudevold
Events Lead, Aave Companies

Luke Buckley
Head of Partnership Network, VenuIQ

Kate Bullard
Owner, Eventprofslive

Manuela Cadarso
Head of Projects, Cheerful Twentyfirst

Abi Cannons
Senior Product Marketing Manager, Grip

Laura Capell-Abra
Founder, Stress Matters

Lynn Chambers
Managing Director, Toucan

Nick Child
Head of Insights and Analytics, Meshh Ltd

Hannah Clifton
Global Meetings & Events Business Partner Manager, Boston Consulting Group

Jessica Connolly
Director of Global Events, Hubilo

Sue Courtey
Head of HR, People & Culture, Nteractive

Jess Cowie
Marketing Executive, Hire Space

Matt Coyne
Chief Content Guy, Waves Connects

Ryan Curtis Johnson
Director of comms, Valuable 500

Abi Davey
Producer, Silverstream TV

Holly Davies
Sales and Marketing Manager, Searcys

Richard Davies
Live Experience Director, DRPG

Raf De Kimpe
CEO, Fintech Week London

Claire Derrick
Event Academy

Shani Dhanda
Disability Inclusion & Accessibility Strategist and Consultant

Kate Disley
CEO & Founder, Tembo

Selina Donald
Founder and Chief Sustainability Officer, The Bulb

Sarah Donnelley

Claire Drakeley
Programme Leader of the Events Management Programme, University of Northampton

Lizzy Eaton
Director, Oddity Events & Marketing

Benjamin Edmonds
Head of Promotions, Hire Space

Rob Eveleigh
Managing Director, Brightelm

Nick Fagan
Creative Technologist, DRPG

Claire Fennelow
Executive Director, EVCOM

Jade Fletcher
Founder/CEO, Jade Green Productions

George Follett
Commercial Director, Ticket Tailor

Diana Frederiksen
MICE Sales Manager, Hilton

Ashley Friedlein
Founder, Guild

Martin Fullard
Associate Director – News & Content, Net Zero Carbon Events

John Gallery
Research Group Chairman, UK Events

Adele Garrick
Manager of Events & Thought Leadership, Mastercard

Sarah Garry
Executive Officer, British Society of Soil Science

Rebecca Gibson
Member Resources Manager, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

Michael Gietzen
CEO, Identity

Jonjo Glynn
Venues Director, White Light

Janice B. Gordon
Customer Growth Expert, Scale Your Sales

Matt Grey
Founder, event:decision

Carla Hallmark Jones
Head of Events, Nesta

Bev Hancock
Speaker & Strategic Facilitator, Hancock & Campbell Ltd

Tinique Hay
Founder, Hay Events

Jess Hebden
Freelance Event Professional, JH Events

Shaun Hinds
Chief Executive Officer, Manchester Central

Elinor Honigstein
Business Development, LinkedIn

Simon Hughes
The Powe rof Events

Katherine Hume

The other Michael Jackson
Professional Speaker, The Other Michael Jackson Ltd.

Jenny Jensen
Sales Manager, ACC Liverpool

Paul Jones
Owner & Director, Ethix Management

Deborah Jones
AV / IT Sales Manager, The QEII Centre, London

Georgina Kay
Marketing Manager, Mash Media/ Events365

Andy Kelly
Director of Facilities & Infrastructure, Manchester Central Convention Complex

Cat Kevern
Events & Marketing, Chair of NOWIE, Independent

Amy King
Head of Exhibitions and Events, ASM

Lou Kiwanuka
Founder, The Ops Nest

Jill Knox
Account Director, TK Events

Dawn Lauder
Head of Association Sales, Scottish Event Campus

Cecilia Lavin
Sales Director, InEvent

Vanessa Lovatt
Event Sector Analyst, Independent

Zoe Lucy
Founder and Director, weIMPLEMENT

Kerrin Macphie
Chief Executive, The Meetings Industry Association

Paul Martin
Executive Director, EventsAIR

Alexa Martinez
Specialist, Proposition, St James's Place

John Martinez
CEO & Founder, Shocklogic

Pritesh Mawdia
Head of Technical Support & Development, Shocklogic

Tom McMahon
CEO, MCM

David Meade
Managing Director, David Meade Events - Lightbulb Teams

Mash Media
Marketing, Mash

Clare Melton
Executive Director, Global Head of Enterprise Events, S&P Global

Helen Moon
Chief Executive, EventWell

Paighton Moran
Event Producer, Make Events

Nick Morgan
CEO, We are the Fair

Priya Narain
Purpose and Impact Manager for Kerb, Co-Founder of Event First Steps & Diverse Speaker Bureau, KERB, Event First Steps, Diverse Speaker Bureau

Jack Newey
International Confex, Conference News

Hayley Nicholson
Event Content Manager, Incisive Media

Rachel Norris
Producer, Chorus

David Ogiste
Founder, Nobody's Cafe

Emma Ord
Events Consultant, Emma Ord Event Operations

Melissa Park
Global Event Producer, Melissa Park Events

Dale Parmenter
CEO, DRPG

Adam Parry
Co-Founder & Editor, Event Industry News

Ellie Paskell
Special Events Manager, Whizz-Kidz

Laura Pearce
Head of Sales and Marketing, The Royal Society of Arts (RSA)

Orla Pearson
Founder and Director, AccessLOOP and MyClearText

Isobel Peck
Chief Marketing Officer, Informa

Andrew Perrot
Managing Director, Chorus

Amy Phillips
Sales Manager, ICC Wales

Laura Piper
Marketing and communications manager, Smyle

Edward Poland
Co-Founder, Hire Space

Rob Prevett
Growth Director, Totem

Lyndsey Rafferty
Senior Association Manager, Convention Edinburgh

Michelle Rees
Owner, Eventprofslive

Sabine Reise
Managing Director, Allseated Europe, Allseated Europe

Sarah Rennie
Accessibility Specialist, Rennie Consulting

Thomas Rhodes

Chloe Richardson
VP Senior Corporate Relations, Explori

Cameron Roberts
30 Under Thirty, Conference News

Leslie Robertson
Founder & CEO, Open Audience

Nyomi Rose
Social Media Consultant, whatnyomidoes

Tracy Ryan
Head of EMEA Marketing, Simpleview Inc

Danny Scoffin
Head of Marketing, Sarah Belcher Events

Fay Sharpe
Founder, Fast Forward 15

Emily Simmons-Wright
Business Development, Twickenham Stadium

Adam Simpson
Director of Marketing and U.S Sales, etc venues

Rick Stainton
Founder, The Power Of Events

Imogen Steinberg
Venue Sales and Front of House Manager, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace

The Exhibition Guy Stephan Murtagh
Director, The Exhibition Guy Group

Meg Strahle
Sustainability Manager, The Bulb

Neil Thompson
Founder & MD, The Delegate Wranglers Ltd

Chris Thompson
CEO, You. Smart. Thing.

Kirsty Tod
Head of Meetings & Events, UK, Reed & Mackay Events

Alistair Turner
Managing Director, EIGHT PR & Marketing

Amy Underdown
Head of Events and Marketing, Oxford Analytica

Eloisa Urrutia

Merijn van Buuren
Founder/CEO, Event Mender

Kate Vandenburg
Marketing & Communications Director, Business Design Centre

Richard Waddington
The Event Apprenticeship Scheme

Emily Wallin
30 Under 30, EN 30 Under 30

Sarah Watson
Director of Finance & Technology, Make-A-Wish Foundation UK

Julie Watterston
Associate, Julie Watterston Associates

Christopher Werth
Chief Metaverse Officer, VOK DAMS Events GmbH

Michelle Whitney
Social Media executive, Quartz Business Media Ltd

Ruth Wilkinson
Senior Sustainability Management Consultant, Clarasys

Anna Wolfram
Account Director, Custard

Sarah Zarywacz