Access All AreasNotting Hill Carnival CEO Matthew Phillip, AEG Europe COO John Langford and Live Nation Entertainment head of sustainability UK&I Victoria Chapman are among the speakers at the Access All Areas Conference & Awards.
Taking place on 12 January at EartH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney) in London, the combined awards and conference event will kickstart 2023 by providing a forum for the industry to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the year ahead, while also recognising the key industry success stories of 2022.
The morning conference will focus on three key topics; sustainability, working through the cost of living crisis, and how to redress the impact of the pandemic on recruitment. All sessions will be chaired by Access All Areas editor Christopher Barrett.
The full line up of conference speakers has been confirmed:
Sustainability
Live Nation Entertainment head of sustainability UK&I – Victoria Chapman
A Greener Festival co-founder – Claire O’Neill
The Bulb founder – Selina Donald
AEG Europe COO – John Langford
Making the event industry a more attractive career choice
Notting Hill Carnival executive director – Matthew Phillip
AEG Europe executive vice president People & Culture – Kirstie Loveridge
Birmingham Ceremonies/GBA executive producer – Zoe Snow
We Are The Fair CEO – Nick Morgan
FRUKT head of live – Fran Martin
Tackling supply chain and cost challenges
We Organise Chaos director – Claire Goodchild
We Are The Fair director – Yasmin Galletti
ZENfest co-founder – Stefan Poelman
Method Events director – Will Holdoway
Barrett said, “At the start of what promises to be another remarkable year for the live events industry, the AAA Conference and Awards provides an excellent opportunity for events professionals to exchange knowledge and ideas about how best to tackle the major industry-wide issues.
“It will also provide an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the incredible dexterity, determination and professionalism of individuals and companies who staged remarkable events and projects in 2022.”
Tickets for the Access All Areas conference and Awards are on sale now here.