Event Industry News Podcast

Podcast: Holly Moore, MD, reveals tactics behind Make Events

21 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Founder and MD, Holly Moore, from Make Events joined our podcast host, James Dickson, on this week’s episode to discuss the role of women in the eve...

Podcast: Dan Thurlow on Glasgow’s Scottish Event Campus

14 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Event Industry News podcast, our host, James Dickson, welcomed the director of exhibition sales at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC), D...

Podcast: AV malpractice with Will Curran & Brandt Krueger

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joining our podcast host, James Dickson, on this week’s episode of the Event Industry News podcast was Will Curran and Brandt Krueger. Brandt is a t...

Reimagining ROI for events with Neil Mortimer of Wonder & newly launched Future Live Today

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Digital Innovation Director and Co-Founder, Neil Mortimer, joined our podcast host, James Dickson, on this week’s episode to talk about how events c...

Podcast: Manchester Central’s Shaun Hinds on the future of tech in the venue

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s podcast, our host, James Dickson, was joined by the CEO of Manchester Central, Shaun Hinds, to discuss the future of sustainability a...

Podcast: Rob Murdoch discusses his upcoming Event Tech Live talk on data effectiveness

11 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s episode of the Event Industry News podcast, Exposure Analytics’ commercial director, Rob Murdoch, joined us to offer a preview of h...

Podcast: Hellen Beveridge discusses GDPR

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hellen Beveridge, the data privacy lead from Data Oversight, joined our podcast host, James Dickson, to discuss GDPR within the event industry. Having...

Podcast: Universal Live & Capita Travel and Events

19 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Recording from Universal Live’s base in Bradford, Yorkshire, was commercial director, Neil Clappison. Alongside him was Jason Cardy, the event direc...

Podcast: Cvent discusses the power of podcasts for events

12 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s podcast, we discussed how podcasts can benefit live events. Offering their expertise on the subject was Cvent’s marketing manager, ...

Podcast: Kevin Waters from Event Resources Group on how to enter the event industry

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joining James on our weekly podcast was Event Resources Group’s director, Kevin Waters. Kevin entered the event industry in 1992 when he started his...

Podcast: Louise Findlay-Wilson from Energy PR

29 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joining James on this week’s podcast was first-time guest, Louise Findlay-Wilson, MD of Energy PR. Louise boasts a career that spans over 20 years, ...

Podcast: Are industry associations doing enough?

22 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s podcast, Event Industry News was joined by not one, but two guests to discuss whether trade associations are doing enough for the ind...

Podcast: Joe Davy from Banzai discusses marketing for events

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Talking to Event Industry News on our weekly podcast was Banzai co-founder and chairman, Joe Davy.  Banzai, an event marketing automation platform, w...

Podcast: Universal Live’s Neil Clappison discusses “growing trend” of interactive content

08 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s episode of Event Industry News’ weekly podcast, our journalist, James Dickson, spoke to Universal Live’s Neil Clappison. Neil is the ...

Podcast: Martijn Timmermans reviews storyboarding for planning events

01 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Event Industry News’ journalist, James Dickson, welcomed first-time guest, Martijn Timmermans, to join our weekly podcast. Martijn is the...

Podcast: Erdal Kilinc, Deal Room Events, discusses networking at live events

25 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Event Industry News’ journalist, James Dickson, spoke to Deal Room Events’ co-founder and CEO, Erdal Kilinc, about the techniques, advantages and ...

Podcast: Michael Weiss, from Ai4, explores AI applications

18 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joining Event Industry News’ journalist, James Dickson, for this week’s podcast, was Michael Weiss, founder of the Ai4 conferences. Speaking from ...

Podcast: Jez Paxman from Live Union on the 'Anatomy of a Delegate'

10 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s podcast, Jez Paxman, Live Union’s content director, spoke to Event Industry News about the business of creating live events and his rec...

Podcast: Dan Mason & Andy Sexton from 2LK discuss experiential marketing

02 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Mason, managing director, and Andy Sexton, creative director from 2LK, joined Event Industry News for this week’s podcast to discuss the company...

Podcast: Mandy Mahil joins us from Mango Pie

25 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mandy Mahil, founding director of Mango Pie, an event planning company, joined James for this week’s podcast to discuss attitudes in the event manag...

Podcast: GL events UK & EIGHT PR discuss ‘The Good Event Guide’

19 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

To record this week’s podcast, the Event Industry News team was invited down to the home of Origin, by Crucial FX, in London to talk to the founder ...

Geoff Revill on KrowdSafe winning funding to improve event security after 2017 terror attacks

12 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For this week’s podcast, our host, James Dickson, invited Geoff Revill, co-founder and managing director at Krowdthink Ltd, to discuss his new app, ...

Podcast: Crucial FX’s Mark Rivkin discusses the Origin experience

06 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For the latest edition of the Event Industry News podcast, we welcomed Mark Rivkin, managing director at Crucial FX, to discuss his latest venture: Or...

Ravi Chalaka from Jifflenow on ROI

30 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joining James for this week’s podcast was Ravi Chalaka. Ravi is a marketing and business development expert and is currently the chief marketing off...

GL events UK & Ryder Cup unite to create 42nd golf tournament

24 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For the latest edition of our weekly podcast, James Dickson, travelled down to the home of Crucial FX’s Origin experience. Here, he spoke to Edward...

Lime Venue Portfolio & HBAA’s, Jenner Carter, talks mental health first aid #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

During his recent trip down to the Crucial FX Origin experience, James took himself off to a quiet corner to speak to Jenner Carter, the head of mark...

Nils Braude discusses new Twickenham East Stand

09 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Our podcast host, James Dickson, recently filmed at the home of Crucial FX and its Origin experience. Here, he was joined by Nils Braude, the director...

Richard Belcher – should I be using live-streaming to increase exposure of my event?

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joining our host, James, for this week’s podcast is director of First Sight Media, Richard Belcher. Posing the question: ‘should I be using live-s...

ExCeL London and its new ‘no plastic’ campaign

25 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With over eight million tonnes of plastic being thrown away each year, single-use plastic is fast becoming one of the world’s most discussed topics....

Too big to succeed

18 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We invited Paul Woodward, chairman of Paul Woodward Advisory, to discuss his article: Too Big to Succeed. Within the podcast, our host, James Dickson,...

How to climb the Google ladder with your event website

11 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joining our host, James Dickson, on this week’s podcast was Fleek Marketing founder, Jonny Ross. James enquired about the SEO (search engine optimis...

Practical uses of technology at Bournemouth 7s Festival

04 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s podcast, our host, James Dickson is joined by two guests from separate companies working collaboratively to organise Bournemouth 7s F...

Podcast: CEO and co-founder of Tito, Paul Campbell describes the fickle relationship between integrity and success

28 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as we talk to Tito co-founder and CEO, Paul Campbell, and delve into what makes the company tick, the importance of maintaining its core value...

ExecSpace CEO, Emma Little talks ‘Behind The Business’

21 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joining James on the Event Industry News podcast this week is Emma Little, CEO and founder of the free, venue-finding service, ExecSpace. Delving into...

Using technology to improve simple issues at outdoor events

14 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s podcast, host James Dickson is joined by the founder of Volt, Frederik Jensen. Volt specialises in supplying charging and cloakroom ...

Are events sending the right message when it comes to sustainability?

08 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s Event Industry News podcast looks at how events communicate their sustainability efforts to their customers. Joining host James Dickson ...

Introducing Lionel, the robotic floor marker

28 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week the Event Industry News podcast looks at an innovation that could transform the way exhibition stand marking is conducted. Joining host Jame...

INVNT CEO Scott Cullather reflects on a decade of growth

31 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Event Industry News Podcast once again goes trans-Atlantic for this week’s episode, as host James Dickson links up with CEO of INVNT, Scott Cull...

The Future of Event Technology from Cvent's perspective

24 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Event Industry News podcast returns with its first episode of 2019, and welcomes Cvent’s Brian Ludwig to the show.   Host James Dickson talks t...

Data to help you to calculate return on marketing investment

10 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Murdoch, founder of Exposure Analytics, the market leader in experiential analytics for events and retail, joins us for his second podcast at the ...

Nick Gold from Speakers Corner on how to book the right speaker

24 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Joining host James Dickson on this week’s Event Industry News podcast is Nick Gold, director of Speakers Corner. For many years, the company has bee...

Evvnt’s Richard Green

19 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Joining the Event Industry News podcast this week is Evvnt founder Richard Green. Richard linked up with host James Dickson from his base in LA to tal...

Special: Events for Namuwongo

10 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In a special edition of the Event Industry News podcast, host James Dickson is joined by former AEO president Trevor Foley to discuss Events for Nam...

Discussing swag with Printfection

06 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Event Industry News podcast, we’re talking all things swag! Host James Dickson welcomes Casey Schorr and Ryan Campion from Printfec...

Black Deer Festival

29 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s podcast takes a turn into deepest Kent to look at the Black Deer Festival. The Americana & Country Music festival was launched in 2018 a...

Arena Scaffolding at the Ryder Cup

23 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The EIN Podcast takes a sporting turn this week as host James Dickson talks about the Ryder Cup. Joining him on the podcast is the Managing Director o...

Event data to create immersive experiences

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Joining the podcast this week is Chris Elmitt from Surrey base Crystal Interactive. Chris speaks to host James Dickson about a new product that they h...

Podcast: How platforms such as Spotify, Vine and YouTube have changed audience engagement forever

31 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s podcast, host James Dickson is joined by Peter Eyre and Sophie Thomas from Meetoo.  Platforms such as Spotify, Vine, YouTube and Fac...

Podcast: Patrick Blattner from The Indoor Lab

24 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Joining the EIN podcast this week is Patrick Blattner from The Indoor Lab. Patrick is a serial product innovator and analytics leader with early inno...

A look at the new Asemblr event planning tool

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Event Industry News podcast, host James Dickson looks at the new Asemblr event planning tool alongside its founder David Lovett-Hume....

A trans-Atlantic chat with the INBOUND team

10 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s Event Industry News podcast goes trans-Atlantic with its lineup, as host James Dickson talks to members of the USA-based INBOUND event. ...

Could a new tool revitalise the way sponsors are sourced?

03 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Event Industry News podcast, James Dickson talks to Val Tsanev from Conference Pulse, a software platform designed to help event orga...

Discussing London’s continued growth as a tech event destination

25 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Following our special series to coincide with the Event Wellbeing Week 2018, the Event Industry News podcast resumes with an episode looking at the gr...

Podcast Special: Emily Fawell talks Event Wellbeing week 2018

20 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Starting from Monday 17th September, the Event Industry News podcast will publish a special episode each day to coincide with Event Wellbeing Week 20...

Podcast Special: Melissa Noakes talks Event Wellbeing week 2018

19 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Starting from Monday 17th September, the Event Industry News podcast will publish a special episode each day to coincide with Event Wellbeing Week 20...

Podcast Special: Mark Maher talks Event Wellbeing Week 2018

18 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Starting from Monday 17th September, the Event Industry News podcast will publish a special episode each day to coincide with Event Wellbeing Week 20...

Special: Helen Moon from EventWell talks Event Wellbeing week 2018

17 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Starting from Monday 17th September, the Event Industry News podcast will publish a special episode each day to coincide with Event Wellbeing Week 20...

The rapid rise of Smarter Shows

05 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s Event Industry News podcast, host James Dickson welcomes Emma Stokes, managing director of Smarter Shows. Based in Brighton, the comp...

The growth of contactless payments

28 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s podcast looks at the rapid growth of contactless payments and how organisations are utilising he growth to their advantage. Joining podc...

The blurring lines between TV broadcast and live streaming

22 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s EIN Podcast, James Dickson talks to the founders of Push, a live broadcasting platform that is helping to blur the distinction betwee...

VoxR helping to reshape interaction at events

15 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s EIN podcast, host James Dickson talks to Tim Schluter about the creation and development of VoxR, a tool that helps to promote intera...

Exploring the future of RFID with Event Genius

10 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Event Industry News podcast, host James Dickson talks to Lauren Lytle from Event Genius about the future of RFID. The subject has fea...

Podcast: DB Systems unveils major rebrand

25 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s Event Industry News podcast welcomes three guests to the show. Joining host James Dickson is David Bulley, James Barnett and Ali Reece. ...

Podcast: Exploring the events delivered by Time Out Group

18 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Joining James Dickson on the Event Industry News podcast this week is Abi Dakin. As the Events Director EMEA for Time Out Group, Abi’s job is to pl...

Podcast: Guinness and Rugby Union - a match made in heaven

06 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Guinness and the Six Nations are two brands that have long had an association with one another. The presence of the legendary Irish stout at the annua...

Easyfairs talk B2C expansion via pop culture events

29 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s Event Industry News podcast welcomes Nil Sonmez from Easyfairs to the show.   Nil joined host James Dickson to talk about the developme...

Podcast: Delivering events at ExCel’s CentrEd conference facility

22 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s episode of the Event Industry News podcast, host James Dickson welcomes not one but two guests to the show. Zaynab Zubair was tasked ...

Podcast: Measuring the success of your event

14 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Event Industry News podcast, host James Dickson welcomes Rob Murdoch to the show.  Rob is the founder of Exposure Analytics, a compa...

Podcast: Multilingual events made easier

07 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Joining the podcast this week is founder of Open Audience and Open Meet Leslie Robertson. Leslie joined host James Dickson to look at how technology i...

Is societal change driving events to the centre of marketing strategies?

24 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Joining James Dickson on the Event Industry News podcast this week is DRP Group’s Head of Insight & Innovation Callum Gill.  The podcast focused on...

Using influencers to support event marketing

14 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest Event Industry News podcast, James Dickson talks to Mariska Kesteloo about the evolving benefit of utilising social media influencers as...

EIN Podcast: Kevin Jackson joins the latest live episode

02 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The latest EIN live podcast welcomed Kevin Jackson back to show. Kevin joined host James Dickson to discuss his new book ‘There’s no such thing a...

Shuttlecock Inc’s Ed Templeton talks Neverland Spring Break

26 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Joining the Event Industry News podcast this week is Ed Templeton from Shuttlecock Inc. Ed joins host James Dickson to talk about Neverland Spring Br...

FitLiving UK’s Ali Sheik talks fitness festivals

20 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The demand for festivals has grown enormously in the last few years. However, it’s not just music lovers that are being catered for by event organis...

Special GDPR series episode 2 with Henry Herbert

12 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The countdown to GDPR is well underway and over the coming weeks, special episodes of the Event Industry News podcast will be talking to various profe...

GDPR discussion series welcomes David Chalmers from Cvent

06 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On the 25th May this year the UK will adopt new EU laws governing the way that organisations manage personal data. The General Data Protection Regula...

Nick Borelli joins first EIN Facebook Live Podcast - Facebook update & what it means for #EventProfs

28 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The first Event Industry News podcast to be broadcast via Facebook Live saw event sales and marketing expert Nick Borelli join host James Dickson. Nic...

Clubs Away founder Michael Chamberlain talks golf events

22 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode of the Event Industry News podcast, host James Dickson talks to golf professional turned event professional Michael Chamberla...

Trends in Enterprise Event Management

09 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Joining the Event Industry News podcast this week is CEO of G2Planet Mark Granovsky. From his base in California, Mark linked up with podcast host Jam...

Attendify founder discusses the gamble of publishing their first product roadmap

22 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Joining the Event Industry News podcast this week is Michael Balyasny, Founder of event management app developer Attendify. Michael joined host James...

Spigot Labs and how their event tech is being used at Craft Beer events in the US

16 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s episode of the podcast welcomes Scott Vitale from Spigot Labs. Scott linked up with host James Dickson from his base in Denver, Colorado...

Bryan Cooney from Malo Events talks Kidtropolis

07 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode of the Event Industry News podcast, James Dickson talks to the CEO of Malo Events Bryan Cooney. At the start of January, the ...

New VeDi system hopes to streamline venue diagnostics

01 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Event Industry News podcast returns for 2018, and in the first episode of the year, it welcomes Samme Allen, MD of Sequoia Partnership. In this e...

Multi-Hub Meetings and the efficiency of video conferencing

12 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Event Industry News podcast, host James Dickson welcomes Maarten Vaneste, founder of Multi-Hub Meetings.   Created just two years a...

Events must improve digital experience or risk losing out

07 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Joining the Event Industry News podcast for the first time this week is Nick Watson from connectivity specialists Ruckus. As Vice President for EMEA,...

Current trends in the event tech sector

15 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the Event Industry News podcast welcomes Digital Development Manager for Freeman, Tom Vamos. Tom manages a team of developers to deliver te...

Event Tech Live co-founder talks new content and expanded show

03 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

With Event Tech Live only a few days away, the Event Industry News podcast invited co-founder Adam Parry on to talk about what we’ll see at this yea...

How do venues cope with three times as much data being used year-on-year?

20 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Connectivity at events was the topic of discussion in the latest episode of the Event Industry News podcast. Gareth Hay, Head of Event Networks at DB ...

AI hoping to deliver more profitable experiences for attendees

12 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In another trans-Atlantic episode of the Event Industry News podcast, host James Dickson is joined from Minneapolis by Brandon Klein, CEO of Collabora...

EIN Podcast: Linking the physical and digital worlds to improve event safety and security

20 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s Event Industry News podcast welcomed John Martinez, CEO of event technology supplier Shocklogic. Joining the podcast live from a world ...

Preoday: transforming the way venues handle food and drink orders

01 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve all been to an event and queued for 20 minutes at the bar. Or visited a trade exhibition and waited in line for half an hour to buy a sandwich...

How venue marketing teams can help to deliver great event experiences.

22 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s podcast welcomed representatives from three of London’s most well-known event venues. Joining host James Dickson was Julia Galbraith,...

Expedia hoping to revolutionise the way meeting rooms are booked

15 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve booked a hotel or a flight in the last few years, chances are you’ve come across Expedia. Having been launched in 1996, the website is o...

Task Manager vs Strategic Planner: Using tech to streamline meeting planning

08 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Joining the podcast this week are two guests with a collective knowledge of how technology can streamline the process of event and meeting planning. C...

Are European festivals out of touch with younger audiences?

31 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Joining the Event Industry News podcast this week is Dr Chris Kemp, who specialises in human movement and has a PhD in cognitive psychology. Back in ...

Health & Wellbeing in the events industry: do we need help?

25 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Media outlets in the USA have reported on a study that reveals that the role of event co-ordinator is in the top five most stressful jobs. In light of...

The Virtues of Facebook Live and other streaming services

19 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s Podcast welcomed Director of Broadcasting at Zut, Chris Holmes. He joined the show to talk about the various social media live streaming...

Podcast General Election special Part 2: Uncertainty needs curbing to avoid further doubt

11 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In the second of our General Election reaction podcasts, Event Industry News welcomes two more guests offering their views and opinions of how the res...

Can UK music festivals and live music tours survive a ‘hard’ Brexit?

21 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Following on from last week’s post-General Election special edition, the Event Industry News podcast continues the political debate by looking at ho...

Podcast Special: What does the General Election result mean for the events industry?

13 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Last week the country was thrown into turmoil as the General Election returned a hung parliament. Amid growing uncertainty in the business world, what...