ICE CONFERENCE UK PROGRAMME – 7 JULY 2022

ICE Conference will take place live at Southbank Centre, London on 7 July 2022. The Conference will focus on the importance of Marketing and Event Planner collaboration in the New World and how to develop your skill sets to meet the demands of the technological revolution. 

 

There are two keynote sessions and between the sessions, there will be a series of skills campfires where more one-on-one topics will be discussed. The campfires will take place twice throughout the day so you have the opportunity to cover 6 key topics. 

View the programme below and book your spot.  ICE Conference is free for corporate event planners.

TITLE	DATES & TIMES	SUMMARY	REGISTRATION
ICE CONFERENCE OPENS	12.30	ARRIVAL, REGISTRATION & LUNCH ICE Conference doors open and our friendly ICE team will be ready to welcome you. This is also your chance to connect, network with others, meet new people and catch up with familiar faces before the start of the event.	Register...
Welcome	13.30 - 13.35	WELCOME TO ICE CONFERENCE 2022 We're really excited to welcome you to our LIVE ICE Conference. Before we start, we will set the scene and excitement for the day and evening ahead.	Register...
Keynote Speaker 1	13.35 - 14.05	KEYNOTE SPEAKER 1 Details released soon	Register...
Skills Campfire Sessions	14.05 - 14.25, 14.25 - 14.45 & 14.45 - 15.05	SKILLS CAMPFIRES - FIRST SESSION There will be a series of campfires which will be run by a corporate event planner discussing the top skills on the topic. We then have a great facilitator who will kick off a conversation around the topic. The topics are run concurrently and then repeated after the afternoon coffee break so delegates can cover lots of key skills during the conference. Below are the session topics: more... ...less	Register...
Campfire 1		COMPELLING EVENT CONTENT CREATION Stellar content is at the heart of successful event planning. But it can require a wholly different and more time-consuming approach for staging hybrid events with a live and a remote audience to engage and inspire. Adapting event content to be just inclusive to delegates in the room and on the other side of the world can be a Herculean task. But it doesn't have to be with the know-how and tools of the trade. This session addresses how components like animated content, pre-produced content and interactive gamification ignite hybrid events without taking double the time to deliver. more... ...less	Register...
Campfire 2		MASTERING HYBRID EVENT SUCCESS The future is hybrid. But mastering hybrid events to perfection – that’s the burning question. They’re twice as nice on multiple levels. But they can also be double trouble in terms of the extra planning, facilitation, outsourcing and new technology that are thrown into the mix. During this campfire, our speaker chats through their journey to planning leading-edge hybrid events. They will share the triumphs and the pitfalls of how they learned to implement immersive experiences that continue to have a strategic impact on live and remote audiences long after the closing speech has been delivered. more... ...less	Register...
Campfire 3		CREATING GOLD STANDARD EVENT BRIEFS THAT DEFINE AND DELIVER ON KPI’S What does a great brief look like? When done well it’s the solid foundation for all key stakeholders to build a phenomenal event upon. But event success in the 21st century is determined by what it achieves. From tracking the most popular sessions to new lead generation, an awesome event brief should align with strategic goals and define desired results. This session is an unmissable run through of how to create an exemplary event brief. In addition, it covers how a superlative event brief inspires successful collaborations that help event planners shine at a corporate level. more... ...less	Register...
Campfire 4		HOW TO BUILD YOUR PERSONAL BRAND Here we will have the Elevate leaders run through imposter syndrome, career moves and making the right connections	Register...
Campfire 5		HOW TO ARTICULATE THE NEED FOR AN EVENT AND WHY Most stakeholders want to run events to help their teams develop and achieve business objectives. But formulating a strategic event plan for key stakeholders can be challenging, even arduous. It's a process that takes time, effort and carefully considered insight. This session will walk through the formulation of an irresistible event plan from starting to fill a blank page with meaningful data to presenting to senior management for sign-off. more... ...less	Register...
Campfire 6		HOW TO ORGANISE A LEADERSHIP EVENT It’s no wonder the term ‘thought leadership’ is being used more and more in the events sector. Bringing leaders together is business critical for the present and the future of any company or organisation. But what does an awe-inspiring leadership event look like? Why is it different to organising other meetings, conferences and events? And how should event planners approach leadership events from a different angle? This session covers the key considerations for designing and delivering bold, purposeful events to captivate leaders and set the scene for future forward discussions and outcomes. more... ...less	Register...
Campfire 7		MANAGING AND EXCEEDING STAKEHOLDER EVENT EXPECTATIONS Event organisation is an even more rewarding experience with highly engaged stakeholders supporting the events team towards a shared goal. To this end, stakeholder management is pivotal to event success, to event ROI and also to meeting overall business objectives. But some event planners experience difficulties with getting stakeholders on board. It can be the case with stakeholders who have never had dealings with events in a strategic capacity. They don't understand the value of events simply because they've never been party to real-time insights. This session will explore how to instigate and nurture stakeholder engagement for amplified events success and also business success. more... ...less	Register...
Campfire 8		THE MONUMENTAL TASK OF EVENT ORGANISATION FOR 1,000+ GUESTS Organising large events for over 1,000 guests can feel like such an astronomical task it’s hard to know where to start. A big number of guests requires more attention to small details. This session will be a treasure trove of top hints and tips for event organisation on a supersized scale, the potential obstacles to look out for and what to pay extra attention to. more... ...less	Register...
Campfire 9		SUREFIRE SECRETS TO NEXT LEVEL CONGRESS MANAGEMENT Congress management involves planning and delivering specialist conferences for your audience. It calls for the highest levels of experience, broad shoulders and thick skin. But it’s also in-demand, rewarding and often high-profile work. This session provides a great insight for newcomers or event professionals aspiring to the complex world of congress management. It will probe what post-pandemic congress management looks like and how to manage a diverse team of agencies, suppliers and stakeholders impressively. more... ...less	Register...
Campfire 10		CREATING THE PERFECT, RESULT-DRIVEN AGENCY BRIEF A formidable agency can help event planners cut through the noise and stand tall amongst colleagues, competitors and industry peers.  So, finding the right agency is the start of a career-spanning beneficial relationship for many event professionals. But every brilliant agency relationship starts with a brilliant brief, whilst those agency relationships that break down can be due to a lack of the right information at the right time. This session will address the question – “What does a brilliant agency brief look like?” Expect lots of thought-provoking discussions about what makes the event planner/agency relationship cool or chaotic. more... ...less	Register...
Coffee Break	15.05 - 15.30	COFFEE & NETWORKING Grab yourself a refreshment and take the opportunity to connect with each other.	TBD
Keynote – National Grid – Global Youth Engineering Climate Conference	15.30 - 16.00	KEYNOTE SPEAKER 2 This is a story of inclusivity. It’s the story of how an innovative virtual experience, held in the run up to COP26, overcame geography to connect an audience of young engineers from 110 countries and inspired a greener energy future. As a Principal Partner of COP26, National Grid sought to engage an audience outside their normal focus. Working with Live Union, they brought together a community of nearly 2,000 young people around the green energy transition. This case study shows how a sophisticated and highly creative experience connected people with one another and with new ideas. It demonstrates the valuable role that virtual experiences can continue to play in a post-pandemic event world. more... ...less	Register...
Campfire Sessions	16.00-16.20, 16.20-16.40 & 16.40-17.00	SKILLS CAMPFIRE - SECOND SESSION Another round of campfire sessions.	Register...
Comfort Break	17.00 - 17.20	COFFEE & NETWORKING Grab a refreshment before our hilarious session, The Things I Wish I Knew Then!	Register...
Sofa Session	17.20 - 18.00	The Things I Wish I Knew Then It back! Our panel will be sharing hilarious stories of running events and the hi's and low's of running digital events and that awful word.....hybrid.	Register...
ICEAWARDS22	18.00 - 23.00	ICEAWARDS22 Join us for welcome drinks and networking before the awards from 18.00. The awards will start at 19.30 when the winners, 2nd and 3rd places are announced. The awards will end at 23.00	Register...