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“...a fantastic meeting place for the events industry to recognise and celebrate the achievements of this dynamic group of people.”
Isobel Peck, Chief Marketing Officer, Informa

Headline Sponsors

As specialists with over 30 years experience of insuring conferences, we understand that no two events are the same. We can protect you and your events with the following covers:

www.hiscox.co.uk/events


The Brewery has played host to many of London's most iconic events, from upscale state functions and company conferences to televised music events and discreet boardroom powwows.

Nestled amongst the city's high rise high flyers, the Brewery provides a welcome respite for guests seeking solace from today's identikit venue options. Spaces are unique, the attitude to service un-assuming and locally sourced produce headline the highly acclaimed menus.

www.thebrewery.co.uk


Maximum impact when it really matters
With any live event, the stakes – and expectations – are high. At MCL we have many years of experience creating stunning effects whilst still offering the calm, dependable service that we know our clients value highly. The creative use of technology lies at the heart of our events work. If you’re looking for impact, glamour, excitement or an atmosphere of pure celebration, we’ll help you achieve it. Our experience spans awards ceremonies, roadshows, product launches, and many other types of live event, both large and small scale. Through our national network, we offer local support for all live events.

www.mcl-av.com


JLA was established in 1990. There are now 20 agents and support staff based in our central London offices - booking speakers, presenters and performers for 1600 corporate and public sector client events each year.

As the biggest specialist agency, JLA has unparalleled buying power as well as depth and breadth of industry knowledge. Drawing on these relationships and a constant flow of feedback, our account managers offer impartial advice on who best suits any brief.

JLA publishes the annual Index directory and hosts regular Speakers Breakfasts with motivators, business leaders and opinion formers. We also stage The Real Variety Show, where 850 event organisers and producers come to preview up and coming performers.

We have been described by The Times as "the barometer" and The Financial Times as "the UK's Leading Speaker Bureau." According to the Independent, "JLA has opened up whole new avenues of corporate entertainment."

www.jla.co.uk


 

Category Sponsors

London’s newest 5-star luxury hotel, Corinthia Hotel London, opens its doors in April 2011. The property is ideally located in the heart of London on Whitehall Place, at the apex of arts, culture, business and politics.

Corinthia London features 294 intricately designed guest accommodations, including 43 luxurious suites. Opulently sized rooms and suites include the 470m2 Royal Suite, the largest in London, combining grandeur and innovation with residential comforts. There are seven signature suites, sumptuously appointed over two storeys, served by their own internal lifts, and located inside historic turrets featuring terraces with views across some of London’s most iconic landmarks. Each signature suite is inspired by a great figure in British history including a musician, inventor and writer.

Corinthia Hotel London will be a world-class dining and leisure destination for Londoners, as well as visitors. A beautifully refurbished grand ballroom takes centre stage and includes restored Victorian features. The hotel’s main restaurant, The Northall, celebrates the best of British artisanal produce. Visit the website www.corinthia.com


Procom Connections provides outsource telemarketing and customer service or response handling as well as software as a service & consultancy for in-house operations.

Our expertise is in delivering contact centre solutions, either by providing you with the resource from our call centre in Hertfordshire or a combination of our software as a service, consultancy and/or management.

We have a particular expertise in working with media companies and event producers and therefore our services and our software have been evolved around the typical needs of this sector including data cleaning and building, event population, research, registrations and subscriptions.


Conference, training, meeting and event space in London and Birmingham.

We look after groups from 2 to 500 (not to mention 1,500 client companies and over 325,000 delegates per year). Our venues are perfect for events from training to conferences, exhibitions, product launches, meetings and management away days. www.etcvenues.co.uk


Partner

Virtualevent Confex

Develop a dynamic virtual strategy to engage your customer, drive revenue and meet your marketing objectives

Whether you need the knowledge to set up a virtual element for your business or you have some experience but need to learn about other successful marketing and engagement strategies, this is the event for you.

This crucial industry conference will pinpoint opportunities to integrate virtual into your business and ensure you have the up-to-date technical and marketing knowledge to capitalise upon them.

www.virtualevent-confex.com/


Print Partner

 

Knp Litho Ltd have over 30 years of experience helping hundreds of clients reach their target audiences. We provide sophisticated and integrated printing and direct mail solutions to the conference and events industries.
We are a well-established and highly experienced Company with a reputation for quality and reliability.

Our services include Litho, Digital Print, Direct Mail, Design facility, Signage and specialized finishing.

Knp Litho Ltd provides a modern, creative and efficient printing environment, designed to work in harmony with its clients.
Our team are also on hand to give advice should you require; working together with the client in true partnership.
With all Litho printing and finishing technology on site, we will provide the most cost-effective solution to your print and publishing needs.
Above all, we offer a great service at competitive prices with no hidden extras.


Photography Partner

Professional photography and video for events and business.

We strive to provide unparalleled and friendly photography and video for events and business.

“Understanding our clients’ needs and providing high quality video and photography at an affordable price is paramount to our work ethic."

Companies for whom we have worked or currently work include DHL, Deutsche Poste, Mercedes, Philip Morris International, Abbott Vascular, Astra Zeneca, Kier Eastern, Imagination, and the NEC (Birmingham) amongst many others.

indigoplum.co.uk


Trophy Partner

Supreme Engraving provides a traditional engraving service on objects such as brass signage, jewellery, sports trophies, silver salvers, cups and medals. It is well established in the SE London and Kent area as THE place to go for unbeatable quality, value for money, friendly free advice and prompt turnaround. In short, great customer service.

We specialise in the field of glass engraving. The system we developed was carefully researched and eventually perfected to where we can now offer the finest finish on everything from everyday glassware up to very high end Lead and K9 Optical Crystal. Any text in any typeface can be combined with logos and graphics to produce stunning one off pieces which will be cherished for years to come.

We supply private individuals, businesses and subcontract to the engraving and retail trades.

engraversoflondon.co.uk


Signage Partner

With over 20 years experience as visual communication specialists we offer multi-disciplinary design services from concept to production.

We are design-led, with teams involved in branding, digital/web, graphic design to event branding, 3D exhibition and interior projects.

Our concept to delivery structure has evolved to enable us to deliver a wide variety of projects in range and scale for conferences, exhibitions, events, museums, visitor attractions, theatres and retail environments.

We offer clients the benefits of our integrated approach with design studio, production facilities and installation teams in-house allowing for flexibility, value, consistency and quality of project management. www.blueantdesign.com


Founders


R3 Events specialises in working with organisations who are in a strong position to run commercial conferences but who lack the experience, expertise or the time to fully exploit their potential. Working in partnership with R3 Events allows publishers, associations and exhibition organisers to host profitable conferences without the need for a team of in-house experts. For details visit: www.r3events.co.uk




The Media House, training for conferences, exhibitions and events. The Media House training is the specialist training company for conference and event professionals. Our training programmes and one-to-one coaching are designed by event specialists for event specialists to improve the quality and profitability of your events.
www.the-media-house.co.uk