12 October - Hybrid Events: The Climate-Conscious Solution?

8am PST / 11am EST / 4pm BST

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Whether you run marketing events for lead gen, internal meetings to engage a large workforce, or anything in between, it’s likely you’re also facing increasing pressure to meet sustainability targets. With a reduced need for delegate and supplier transport, as well as less food, water, and energy being consumed on the day, events with a virtual element can have a significantly lower carbon footprint than events held entirely in person.

This expert panel will discuss how hybrid events can help the industry to decarbonise, without compromising on the attendee experience. They will cover:

How transitioning just 25% of your audience to virtual can reduce your emissions by up to 70%
How a ‘hub and spoke’ events model could help greater engagement as well as your carbon footprint
Other benefits of hybrid, including wider audience reach and lower cost per attendee
How event tech and venues can help you on your hybrid and sustainability journeys

Speakers

Lauren Hudson

Sustainability and Safety Advisor, Manchester Central

Sustainability and Safety Advisor at Manchester Central.

Jake Bolton

Operations Manager, Hire Space

Jake joined Hire Space and the events industry in January 2020, and was thrust right into the world of virtual events, helping deliver over 50 virtual Christmas parties that year and has managed many hybrid events for Hire Space clients since then. As Operations Manager, he is working closely with venues to keep them moving toward a more sustainable future.

Duncan Reid

Founder, Reset Connect

With over 20 years experience running large-scale events & media products, Duncan has led award-winning exhibition, conference & publishing teams in the US, UK and across the world. He is past-Chairman of the UK’s AEO Development Board.
Following 10 years at Clarion Events, latterly as EVP of their large global energy portfolio, Duncan left to Co-Found Reset Connect, an integrated events and year-round community platform driving net-zero solutions and their financing.

Nick Moore (Co-Host)

VP Sales, Glisser

A highly accomplished business development professional with 20+ years commercial experience - in Tech, SaaS Sales and Sponsorship solutions (sports, entertainment and events).

Henry Fettes (Co-Host)

ESG leader & CS Manager, Glisser

Henry has been working at Glisser for 18 months as a Customer Success Manager. A graduate in Sustainability & Innovation Management, he quickly nominated himself as Glisser’s sustainability champion. For the past year he has been leading the charge in establishing a company-wide ESG strategy. Passionate about a commitment to people, planet and our future, outside of work he enjoys playing golf, drinking good beer and listening to The Beatles.