On this page you will find all of the recorded plenaries and workshop from the Academic Venue Solution’s annual 2021 conference accompanied by PDF versions of the speakers presentations.
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Introduction to day 1: Welcomed by Clare Forster, Chair of Academic Venue Solutions with the first plenary ‘The Keele Difference’ delivered by Emma Woodcock of Keele University.
Workshop 1: ‘All you need to know about summer schools and what’s next’ chaired by Harry Warner, Head of Conference Sales & Marketing, King’s College London.
Panellists:
Tregarran Percival, Sales and Marketing Director, UKLC.
Helen Earwaker, Sales and Marketing Manager, Royal Holloway University of London.
Jimmy Hordon, Director, Target English International.
Workshop 2: ‘Don’t leave money on the table’ facilitated by Graham Bintcliffe, Head of Sales, Venue Directory.
Plenary 2: ‘Sustainability at Keele’ delivered by Professor Zoe Robinson.
Plenary 3: ‘Why rowing across the Pacific Ocean taught me to believe in myself’ delivered by Purusha Gordon, Ocean Sheroes.
Plenary 4: ‘Mindset is Everything!’ delivered by Luke Warren, Kinetic
Workshop 3: ‘The Green Tidal Wave’ delivered by Andrew Perolls, CEO, Greengage Solutions.
Workshop 4: ‘Utilising your Sports facilities to raise your profile and generate extra income’ delivered by Sally Badham, Head of Commercial and Account Management, University of Birmingham and Gail Tomlinson-Short, Head of Business Development, Warwick Conferences.
Plenary 5: ‘The Art of Being Brilliant’ delivered by Dr Andy Cope, Wellbeing expert, author and ‘recovering academic’.
