James Dickson

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Event Industry News Podcast · Inside WTM: One Year with Event Director Chris Carter‑Chapman · 2 Jul 2026 podcast

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And you wouldn't you wouldn't have to uh it wouldn't be an i you know, a long process to just sit with a piece of paper and and realise how many sort of secondary benefits there are of an event of that size. matched

You know, when you think of just the sheer numbers of crew to build the event, the sheer numbers of staff required on site in the their catering, the hospitality, the food and beverage just within Excel. matched

You mentioned, you know, two hundred or so, you know, peripheral events evening matched

events being hosted, all of those will require a venue of which they will require staff, etc. matched

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So i i it it's easy to sort of realise how that figure can be can be reached fairly easily actually when you start understanding the scale of the event. matched

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Um, it it would perhaps be foolish of me not to to ask the question about future targets simply because we've mentioned on a few occasions now that you are uh at full capacity essentially within the the the confines of or the you know the what XL has to offer in terms of floor space. matched

For many trade shows, their sort of ongoing target year on year is is growth, and they would usually see growth as more exhibitors, more visitors, more exhibitors. matched

means they have to expand the physical size of the show, take up more footprint of whichever venue they're they are being uh uh they're hosting their event in. matched

having already reached that physical capacity of Excel, how does that realign your targets? matched

What what do your objectives become as an event when physically you're already at capacity? matched

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And and how does y i i i in terms of the the wider landscape and the wider brand of the show shape itself? matched

It its home is in London, its home is at Excel. matched

Um and as you've said, this is now a show that will be in its forty sixth year, nineteen eighty, so that's the year I was born. matched

So i i it's I presume it's forty six incarnation uh this year. matched

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on a on a international level, you know, how important is it for you to maintain a presence at other events internationally y throughout the year? matched

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