The one-day event, organised by Positive Impact, Sustainable Events Ltd and Smyle, is taking place at The Crystal – Siemens’ new £30m centre for urban sustainability – in London’s Royal Victoria Dock on 24 January.
It will feature a mix of case studies, panel discussions and ‘meet the expert’ advisory sessions.
Coca-Cola’s sustainability projects coordinator Olivia Knight-Adams (profiled in the October 2012 issue of Event) will join Tricia Thompson, director of cycling at BSkyB and Cisco’s senior event marketing manager, Ben Atherton, to explore whether clients are demanding sustainability and how the supply chain should be learning to read sustainability signals.
In another session Kevin Worster, director of global projects for Siemens, will take to the stage with Shaun McCarthy, chair of the Commission for Sustainable London 2012 and Thomas Jelley, UK corporate citizenship manager at Sodexo, to discuss what brands look for when making sustainability purchasing decisions.
"We’re delighted that so many brands, events agencies and organisations will be joining us at this important first live summit," said Smyle managing director Rick Stainton. "We’ve also got Glasgow 2014 and SportAccord discussing sustainability in practice at sporting events as well as a raft of what we’re calling ‘living’ case studies from agencies and venues."
Fiona Pelham, managing director of not-for-profit organisation Positive Impact, has been chairing an advisory group to determine what a sustainable events industry should look like for the future.
She said: "The findings have helped us to shape the summit’s agenda. Delegates will be asked to pledge their support for ongoing sustainable strategies and engage with the wider community through our online portal to help these advancements occur."
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