One of the sessions called 'The trends and spends for 2012 onwards' will see Jeremy King, Event and Media Week editor, chair a panel of industry luminaries including Rick Stainton, managing director of Smyle; Gareth Crowder, global procurement director Zibrant; Anna Golden, commercial director for EC&O Venues; and Hugh Robertson, managing director for RPM.
Taking place on Wednesday 1 February at 11.45am the session will look at the trends that have affected the industry over the past 12 months and the future of the industry post-2012.
Other sessions will see journalist Betty Low from Public Sector Travel chair a discussion on the emergence of online procurement systems for the event sector.
Her panel will include David Taylor, sales director at Grass Roots HBI; Ann-Marie Bush, sales director for Active Network l Starcite; and Ian Jones, director of group sales, De Vere Hotels & Venues. They will focus on stateside technologies fast reaching European shores.
The 'Food trends' session will be chaired by Janie Stanford, contract catering editor at Caterer & Hotelkeeper. Commencing at 10.45am on Thursday 2 February a panel of caterers including representatives from The London Kitchen and Moving Venue.
For more in-depth industry features, showcases and the latest on the Olympics don't miss the next issue of Event magazine, which is out on 23 February, by