Best Conference / Events Team (over 12 Team members)
Adwanted Events
Adwanted Events is proud to be the UK’s market leading content and events business for the media industry.
Part of the Adwanted Group, Adwanted Events runs key industry conferences, seminars and bespoke events across a range of media and advertising themes across the globe. Our portfolio of media and TV events include flagship conferences: Future of TV Advertising Global, The Future of Brands, Connected TV World Summit and The Future of Media.
Adwanted Events are also proud to be the powerhouse behind industry revered events like The Year Ahead, The Future of TV Advertising Sydney, The Future of Audio, The Future of Gaming, The Future of TV Advertising Canada and The Media Leaders Awards.
The latest initiative from Adwanted Events is The Future 100 Club which brings together the rising stars and future leaders from across the media ecosystem.
Adwanted’s highly regarded The Media Leader amplify the events and the event partners by providing authoritative and thought-provoking news and opinion to readers across the 30,000-strong Adwanted Network and beyond. Both provide further promotional opportunities too, from advertising and advertorial to webinars to roundtables.
Aviva, Aviva Corporate Events Team
As a team of 13 people, the Aviva Events Team support 23,000 colleagues across the UK business with both internal, shareholder, analyst and broker events – both in the UK and internationally. In 2024, their 500+ annual events reached over 60,000 attendees. As a team they pride themselves on delivering to the highest possible standard and have boundless passion and enthusiasm for what they do. Despite the huge book of work, the team pooled their volunteering hours to collaborate and come together to deliver Aviva’s first gala fundraiser, raising over £125K for charity. This is a team of hard-working, passionate event planners who consistently go above and beyond to represent the brand in all they do.
emap Publishing, Property Week Events Team
The Property Week events team is a powerhouse of innovation, strategy, and execution, driving a £2.45M revenue target across nine industry-leading events within a 34-event portfolio serving eight brands. Since 2022, we have increased operating profit by 164%, demonstrating our ability to deliver growth and commercial success.
We thrive on collaboration, data-driven decision-making, and audience-first thinking, aligning with Property Week’s editorial team to ensure high-impact content. Events are designed to engage, connect, and deliver ROI, achieving record-breaking satisfaction scores and sustained growth.
Our ability to adapt and lead in a shifting landscape is paramount. The inaugural ESG EDGE Conference & Awards exceeded targets by 13%.
Beyond revenue, we are committed to DE&I, increasing female representation from 36% in 2022 to 45% in 2024 alongside the IWiP awards where 750 professionals celebrate women’s contributions to the industry.
We drive sustainability, integrating eco-conscious initiatives, leverage AI and technology to enhance engagement, with our networking app facilitating 283 new connections in a single conference.
With a 50-year age range, our diverse team blends experience with fresh ideas to deliver market-leading, impactful events. Our passion for excellence, innovation, and community engagement ensures Property Week remains the UK’s premier platform for the property.
Financial Times, FT Live
FT Live is a dynamic global events team within the Financial Times, responsible for delivering 240 high-impact events annually across 175 countries, attracting 86,000 delegates. In 2024, we achieved record-breaking revenues and operating profit. Our success is driven by a culture of agility, innovation, and operational excellence. We adapted swiftly to global challenges, expanded our portfolio with six new events, and implemented cutting-edge digital tools to enhance the attendee experience. Our team’s collaborative approach and relentless pursuit of excellence have resulted in exceptional audience engagement (NPS 47), strong sponsor relationships (653 sponsors), and industry-leading content featuring 3,500 expert speakers. Testimonials from attendees and sponsors underscore our unique ability to convene diverse stakeholders and deliver events that exceed expectations. FT Live is not just an events team; we are a community catalyst, driving conversations and connections that shape industries worldwide. FT Live – Right People. Right Place. Right Time.
FT Live, Fixed Income Events
In 12 short months, 35 event professionals came together to form Invisso, an extremely-motivated, action-oriented, high performing and united team that created a new business, delivered double-digit revenue growth from heritage industry events, added huge ROI to our customers and boldly launched new events into new markets at scale.
Together we turned challenges into opportunities, we took uncertainty and turned it into direction and we made our differences into advantages.
Together we built the largest and fastest growing fixed income events business in the world.
Informa, Tawdheef x Zaheb Event Team
Transforming an 18-year-old recruitment fair into a dynamic career expo enabled Tawdheef x Zaheb to overcome stagnant engagement. The team reimagined customer experience by shifting it from a transactional recruitment model to a career empowerment festival.
Key challenges included shifting ingrained expectations of what the event is about and engaging younger Emirati talents. The solution blended features like mock interviews, QR check-ins, and expert-led workshops with a strategic rebrand that balanced legacy credibility with fresh appeal. The festival’s success also lies in its thoughtful understanding and integration of Emirati culture, creating a sense of pride and ownership among nationals and boosting attendance and support.
The results were outstanding: 139% of revenue targets achieved, 181% gross profit, and thousands of UAE nationals in attendance. Interactive zones saw 73.57% higher participation, while digital innovations like the WhatsApp campaign (32% conversion rate) and 1.8M+ social reach set new standards. Remarkably, marketing spend was reduced from 7.8% to 6.5% through smarter execution.
By redefining career events through cultural relevance, tech integration, and measurable impact, the team established Tawdheef x Zaheb as the UAE’s premier talent platform—a model for transforming legacy formats into future-ready experiences.
Informa, The AI Summit Series team
The AI Summit Series team has demonstrated exceptional performance and innovation in delivering outstanding events that explore, network, and showcase cutting-edge AI solutions for business.
Despite facing significant challenges, including team member losses and ambitious growth targets, the team’s resilience and creativity have led to remarkable achievements.
Key accomplishments include:
• Exceeding revenue targets across multiple events
• Successfully launching several new AI Summit events, including unbudgeted ones
• Expanding into new markets and sectors, such as Cybersecurity
• Introducing innovative features like The AI Playground and The Builders Lab
• Significantly improving Net Promoter Scores and overall show ratings
• Securing an impressive lineup of Tier 1 sponsors
• Rapidly adapting to market demands with new stages and content
The team’s ability to overcome obstacles through strategic thinking and cross-team collaboration has set new standards for event excellence. Their commitment to enhancing attendee experiences, coupled with their agile response to emerging trends, has solidified The AI Summit’s position as a leading platform in the AI industry.
This exceptional performance not only met but exceeded organizational objectives, showcasing the team’s dedication to shaping the future of enterprise AI.
Kisaco Research, AI Infra Summit Team
The AI Infra Summit Team delivers Kisaco Research’s largest event in both revenue and scale.
The AI Infra Summit Team Summit has transformed from a conference (AI Hardware & Edge AI Summit) solely focused on furthering hardware performance to a confex, and the ultimate destination for the entire AI and ML ecosystem. We provide our market with content and networking opportunities both at our event and year-round, with a host of digital solutions.
Our team is made up of a leadership team consisting of a Portfolio Director, Head of Marketing, Commercial Director, Operations Director, Head of Customer Success and Head of Audience Acquisition
The wider team all sit underneath various members of the leadership team, helping to deliver 365 activities. The team’s experience varies from 2 years within the events industry, all the way up to 20+ years.
We work on the event campaign year-round, ensuring constant touchpoints with the industry including personal outreach through research calls and stakeholder check-ins, as well as broader efforts through webinars, reports and roundtables.
Kisaco Research has notably applauded not only our commercial success, but our success in working collaboratively together.
