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C&IT Strategic Events Annual Conference

21 January 2009, The Barbican, Central London

This conference will address economic and CSR pressures facing the events industry, this high profile event is an absolute must for professionals having to justify their spend and maintain quality in these challenging economic times.

1 Location, 1 Day, 2 Simultaneous Conferences.

1 for corporates. 1 for agencies.

Limited places available. Book your place today

Conference One- CSR Focus Day

Maintain your reputation as an ethical event organiser and win CSR-conscious business to steal a march on your competitors.

Conference Two - Corporate Lock-in

Exclusively for corporates, this conference will allow you to justify the existence of your department and find ways to reduce your spend without sacrificing the quality of your events.

2009 spells tough times for the event industry: with increasing pressures to justify your budget, cut costs and stand up to CSR scrutiny, it is ever-more important that organisers understand how to keep their departments afloat and free from criticism, both internal, and external.

At Conference & Incentive Travel magazine’s inaugural conference, Agencies and Corporates will come together to get to the bottom of the latest issues for the event industry: being green, defending your spend and maintaining quality in challenging economic times.

Expert speakers from brands and agencies will cover the following:

Stream One: CSR Conference

Stream Two: Corporate ‘Lockdown’ Conference

What’s next for the economy? How will it impact on event planners?
Can incentive travel ever be ethical? Consider the economic, social and environmental impacts of your events and avoid criticism from all sides
Get the balance right between ‘green’ and ‘greenwashed’ events: assess the value of promoting your CSR activities
‘The Perfect Pitch’: refresh your pitch so that it adheres to green expectations and gets the edge over your competitors
Cutting costs and maximise budgets to produce events in the Credit Crunch

Cutting costs and maximise budgets to produce events in the Credit Crunch
Justifying your event budget in an economic downturn
Streamlining internal communications and examine ways to manage and retain staff within a tight budget
Working with venues: what should you be looking for, what should you be asking, and where can you find what you’re looking for?
Running international events: understand the potential and pitfalls and get to grips with the logistics

With multiple opportunities to network with agencies and corporates alike, this event is sure to provide solutions to every event planner’s concerns. Join me there and ensure that the quality of your events doesn’t suffer in the face of economic and environmental demands.

The programme is currently being finalised. If you would like to be the first to receive the completed conference, please email conferences@haymarket.com