BEST DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXISTING ASSOCIATION EVENT
British Security Industry Association – British Security Awards 2023
The BSIA’s flagship event, the British Security Awards has grown in stature since its rebrand in 2018. Attendance has grown by over 50%, posting an increasing surplus from ticket sales and sponsorship year on year, attracting non members who subsequently join and representing the growing and diverse industry though new categories.
British Society of Soil Science – World Congress of Soil Science 2022
Between 31st July – 5th August 2022, the 22nd World Congress of Soil Science took place at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow, signalling a historic move, and marking the first time it had returned to the UK since 1935.
It was the role of the British Society of Soil Science, as the local association, to organise the congress, ‘Soil Science – Crossing Boundaries, Changing Society’, which would bring together 1,700 soil enthusiasts from around the world and set the scene for vital knowledge sharing between industry-leading academics and practitioners.
One of the key objectives of the meeting was to push the boundaries of sustainable event design. Soil plays a significant role in ecological sustainability and the event took place shortly after the IPCC report issued a ‘code red’ for climate change, and just six months after the Conference of Parties (COP26) event.
The World Congress of Soil Science should be seen as a truly progressive event. Not just in terms of the world changing content it created, but one that delivered on a bigger purpose; creating legacies for communities from local to global.
ENT UK – BACO International 2023
BACO International 2023 was ENT UK’s eighteenth conference of its kind. This long-awaited fully face-to-face conference took place at the ICC in Birmingham, and featured an all-embracing, innovative three-day programme including over 180 educational sessions. The programme consisted of topics across many ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialties including facial plastics; head and neck; laryngology; otology; paediatrics; and rhinology, as well as separate programmes for trainees, allied health professionals and audiologists. All educational sessions were recorded and made available to delegates and members after the event.
The conference featured a fantastic social programme, including the ‘Meet the Sponsors’ evening, and the infamous ‘BACO Networking Evening’. ENT UK’s community feel and consideration for inclusivity and diversity was obvious during BACO 2023, where medical professionals within ENT, as well as GPs and Audiologists, from all walks and life and levels of experience, came together to celebrate learning and advances within their field.
BACO 2023 was a huge success which surpassed all expectations. ENT UK were proud to respect the longstanding aims of the conference whilst also promoting their values of teamwork, ambition, respect, innovation and quality, in the context of their strategy of ‘inspiring excellence and shaping the future’.
Parenteral Drug Association – Singapore Chapter PDA 2022 – Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Quality
MCI’s PDA expansion in the APAC region, including flagship conferences in Korea, Australia, and Japan, has reached 1775 members, with a 52% increase since 2019. MCI remains committed to professional growth and collaboration. PDA Market excels in APAC, offering niche events, quality speakers, and a 39% increase in sponsorship despite Covid challenges. Diverse activities boost networking and professional development.
PDA HQ held conferences in 2019 in Taiwan, Korea, and Japan PDA Singapore Chapter hosted its conference and achieved successful results that created based Quality Conferences in Singapore and partnerships for sponsored webinars and workshops.
We believe that the PDA Singapore can host Quality Conference in Southeast Asia can see significant growth over the years in terms of members and support in the industry and we are forecasting to achieve the growth of 800 new delegates by the end of 2023.
To achieve financial success, we implemented several strategies by actively engaging in networking opportunities and attending tradeshows to increase brand visibility. Making meaningful connections and showcasing our offerings has successfully created brand awareness among our targeted audience.
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners – STEP Global Congress 2022
The biennial STEP Global Congress brought together inheritance and succession planning practitioners in London in 2022. This distinctive event goes beyond typical conferences, tackling present and future challenges while offering a broader perspective. The Congress, planned over 18 months, features 57 speakers from across the globe, enabling attendees to learn from industry leaders and influence STEP’s response to emerging trends.
The 2022 Congress embraced sustainability, utilised more video content for promotion, and introduced a live blog for virtual access. These enhancements contributed to the event’s success.
The Congress exceeded expectations, attracting 358 delegates from 46 countries, surpassing targets and displaying significant growth. The event generated a profit of £115,778, surpassing projections and allowing for reinvestment. Attendees rated the event highly, praising its value and energizing atmosphere.
Overall, the STEP Global Congress 2022 exemplified STEP’s commitment to excellence, knowledge sharing, and shaping the future of the inheritance and succession planning industry.
The CIPD – CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition 2022
Now in its second year as a hybrid event, the CIPD’s Annual Conference and Exhibition continues to offer the very best content and show features to encourage discussion, shared learning and thought leadership to engage our audience, whether you attend as an onsite or virtual delegate. As well as offering flexibility to our audience, the hybrid event also overcomes accessibility and geographical barriers that have previously been in place. We have been able to create a richer content proposition by having more virtual international speakers offering views on the agenda from across the globe. By working with our virtual platform provider, we’ve also been able to develop better networking and workshop technology in order to create an inclusive virtual experience. We were able to increase the show’s NPS score year on year for delegates, stating that the show was ‘informative’, ‘inspiring’, and ‘insightful’. The increase in exhibitor NPS score year on year was also reflected through our onsite rebook for stands of 55% (highest in ACE history). With savings on some costs, we created one of the most profitable events in ACE’s history, exceeding GC by 39% over budget.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales – in partnership with A4S and Deloitte – Finance for the Future Awards Ceremony 2022
Finance for the Future is an awards partnership between three organisations: ICAEW, Deloitte and Accounting for Sustainability (A4S). All three organizations share the same ambitions for the finance and accounting community to play a central role in the transition to a sustainable future, which is why we have joined forces to celebrate success and inspire leadership.
The Finance for the Future Awards celebrate organisations and individuals who are supporting the integration of sustainability into financial decision-making. They drive awareness, inspire action and foster a community of leaders committed to creating sustainable outcomes for their organisations.
The Payments Association – PAY360 2023
PAY360 was launched 20 years ago attracting 126 attendees. It was a member only, one-day single track conference. The conference very slowly grew to 300 strong with £150k revenue by 2019.
In March 2023, we delivered our highest revenue to date, largest audience of 2467 attendees, 130 speakers across two days, a three tracked conference and a 45 strong exhibition at Old Billingsgate.
Due to our accelerated growth, we are now moving to ExCeL for 2024. The vision is to continue to grow as the largest and most influential conference and exhibition in the UK’s payments calendar. The place to meet existing partners, develop new business and shape new policy – the very essence of The Payments Association, serving both our members and wider community.
PAY360 was not only successful as an event but it furthered our vision to grow as an association. The event serves as our largest platform to facilitate industry collaboration and innovation. Furthermore, the event joins the dots between the value in attending the event and the value of being a member. So much so that the member sales team had over 50+ proposals for membership at PAY360 itself.
