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RAISE YOUR GAME

Friday 29th January 2027, Business Design Centre

In association with: 

Aztec       bdc

The AEO Forums 2027 will take place at the Business Design Centre on Friday 29th January 2027

Each year the AEO Forums delivers new and innovative content essential to the continued growth and development of event professionals and companies regardless of size. It’s a three-stream event covering ops, marketing & sales and offers a fantastic opportunity to network with industry peers.  

It is attended by junior to middle-management marketing, ops and sales professionals, as well as event managers. Directors may also wish to attend to learn with their teams. 

With a great speaker line-up covering a wide range of hot topics, the much-anticipated forums offers an unrivalled learning experience for our members and the wider industry.

Meet the stream chairs

Experienced marketing leader with over 20 years’ experience across the Marketing mix. Ashley has a demonstrated history of driving growth across the global events, exhibitions and media industries, specialising in brand development, audience growth, content strategy and multi-channel marketing. Proven track record in launching and scaling international events, repositioning brands, delivering data-led marketing strategies and building engaged communities that drive commercial growth, industry impact and long-term brand value.

Sponsored by MCM

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Natasha has a wealth of experience in organising exhibitions and conferences across the Middle East, Africa, America, and Europe. She joined Terrapinn Middle East in Dubai in 2013 as an Operations Executive working her way up to become Operations Director – Middle East and Africa. Having started a family, she relocated back to the UK in 2022 where she is now the Group Operations Director at the Terrapinn Head Office in London totalling 13 years in the industry. Natasha has been responsible for multi-million-dollar budgets, played a key role in the digital transformation to virtual events during the pandemic, leads the sustainability initiatives cross-company and manages her own portfolio of events. Natasha thrives in a fast-paced environment and is dedicated to fostering a collaborative and innovative culture to attract and retain top talent. She builds professional relationships with colleagues and clients alike and has a leadership style that is both inviting and supportive.

Sponsored by DSV

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Jonathan started his career selling advertising in B2B publications for Haymarket. After a brief spell in recruitment, he moved into the conference and events world. Starting out at IQPC Exchange working on c-level, 1-2-1 meeting events and switching to Worldwide Business Research working on the e-commerce portfolio. Jonathan joined Hyve Group (formerly I2I Group and Ascential) in 2015 working on the Retail Portfolio, starting on Pure but leaving the business as Head of Sales of Spring Fair responsible for revenues in excess of £15m.

After a year spent setting up an EMEA office for a US conference business, Jonathan joined Nineteen Group in May 2019. At Nineteen, Jonathan is responsible for the overall revenue across the group’s core exhibition brands. He has overseen the sales team growing from 2 to over 30 people, through a mixture of recruitment and acquisitions. Jonathan is responsible for training, development and has overseen the business’s revenue increasing tenfold since the business was set up in November 2018.  

Sponsored by Flume

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300+

Attendees

16

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Countless

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