Anthony has a breadth of operations experience working in stadia and racecourses. Anthony prepares venues for major events and manages all operational stakeholders to optimise venue performance.

Tim is a marketing specialist with a particular focus on technology that allows organisations to ‘do more with less.’ Tim drives new leads, repositions brands, builds competent and successful teams, implements new technology and ultimately delivers better customer value.

Tim is a venue management professional who has worked for some of the UK’s major venues including the NEC, SECC, ACC Liverpool, and latterly as executive director of Doncaster Racecourse.

IMB is a high‐performing, strategic‐thinking and driven individual with years of event services and experiences in various business & government industries and within a multitude of settings, experiences & environments.

Gill focuses on what is arguably every organisation's most important aspect, its people. CIPD qualified, Gill has worked at a senior level in sectors from sport, leisure and retail to destination attractions. 

Dominic is one of the most accomplished and well-regarded sales executives in the sporting, confex and leisure industries. His track record reflects an unparalleled success in establishing and growing venue sales, through a simple approach of people relationships and processes, combined with an instinctive recognition of market position.

Jamie supports and executes all legal elements of the client business dynamic relating to supply chains, commercial partnerships and people. Jamie has the skills to tackle any legal negotiation regardless of complexity, relationship type or size of supplier.

John Benson Smith is a high profile, award winning food and catering consultant with over 40 years’ experience. His clients have included many top European football clubs, the Scottish FA, the Arts Council, the London 2012 Olympics and major theme parks.

John has over 30 years’ experience in the hospitality, events and leisure industry. He has worked at the most senior level of venue operations and service provision and has managed building and contract implementation projects at some of Europe’s premier venues.

Steven is an industry recognised event safety, crowd management and security specialist with over 15 years’ experience in planning and delivering some of the UK’s largest sporting, concert, festival and conference-based events.

Talented senior operational leader with an outstanding track record of driving financial performance and operational excellence within leisure sector in UAE and UK.  Delivers multi-million-dollar growth for leading leisure and service-focused organizations; expands top-line and bottom-line value across complex organizations through unique combination of expertise spanning financial planning and control, marketing and e-commerce, client experience, and  complex hospitality operations.

Having worked on many high profile, Heritage, cultural & destination lead ventures, Paul has created an enviable portfolio of experience, from development work streams for the National Trust, to commercial design and build of theatres and stadia. Internationally Paul has worked in the US, EU and Far East. With 25 years of operational and analytic experience to call on, he will create options for any scenario with any stakeholders.

As design director at Restaurant Design Associates (RDA), Nick is an expert in catering, retail and hospitality design, helping clients across the UK to create bespoke operations and customer experiences to suit the correct F&B strategy. Nick provides a true “turn-key” offer, including conceptualisation, detailed design development, procurement, and on-site installations. Nick has delivered high profile sports and leisure projects in some of the UK’s leading entertainment venues, including The O2 Arena and SSE Arena, Wembley.

Andrew brings tender management expertise, procurement and operational efficiency with him to IVM. Andrew has worked in the Hospitality and Facilities Management industries for over 30 years, during which time he has held senior positions in both Operations and Sales Management. Andrew has multi sector experience from Theme Parks to Contracting and brings a good depth of knowledge within these roles.

Phil is a strategist focusing on agency selection and campaign management across all marketing channels. Phil creates engagement plans then implements them with the “right fit” agencies globally and ensures delivery and execution are maximised and streamlined delivering single message communication across multiple agencies.

Anna is a specialist Event Coordinator and Project Manager, making sure all trains run on time and every event happens exactly as planned. She has plenty of experience managing cultural and music events from start to finish, be it budgeting, planning, managing logistics or coordinating the rest of the production team.

Artemi is a Digital Marketing Specialist with Event Production Experience, which allows him to move swiftly and efficiently when communicating and managing the marketing campaigns for all kinds of events. He makes the brands visible, present and solidifies them in the online world, while analysing every bit of data to make sure the results are the best possible.

Sam is an accomplished professional with extensive international experience in sponsorship strategy, sales and execution. He has worked with leading rights holders and brands across a range of industries including sports, tourism, FMCG, thoroughbred, hospitality and gaming. Sam has successfully sold and negotiated multi-million dollar sponsorships and has experience in many different markets including the U.S., Europe and the Middle East.

Bekah has over a decade of management experience in the events industry, is a practical problem solver with experience in multi-stakeholder management, client communication & project management. She has previously led the ticketing account team at ACC Liverpool, managed tour planning, ticketing and marketing operations for international event promoters, and managed Ticketing Operations for the Saudi Cup 2020 & 2023. She is a PRINCE2® Certified Practitioner in Project Management, and co-ordinated the PMO of DCMS-funded 5G Testbed & Trial project Liverpool 5G: Connecting Health & Social Care. She has an MA from the University of Liverpool, and a Copywriting certification from the Chartered Institute of Marketing. 

Craig has a background in outstanding VIP event liaison and operational delivery.

His background is in globally recognised 5* hotels, overlaid subsequently with an executive management role at Chester racecourse group of companies,  which have covered looking after Heads of State to events of 40,000 people.

Craig headed up the Club House and Villa Guest Services operation for SCUP 2020. He also served in the management team for Saudi Cup 2020 and 2022.