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In part two of our 'Building a Career in the Events Industry' series, we put the spotlight on two operational events specialists at the pinnacle of their careers who highlight their passion for the fast-paced industry and the ‘buzz’ of creating incredible experiences.Samantha Pike-Devlin is joined by Caroline Rogers, Major Events Specialist and Sports Director, who was most recently Head of Villages and Venues at Team England working on the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games and Sarah Bickert...

It’s no secret that over the last few years, the event industry has taken a hit when it comes to retaining talent due to the uncertainty that the pandemic brought to live events.So, as one of the UK’s leading event venues, we wanted to shine a light on the topic and do our bit to showcase the many different roles that are available within the industry and share some steps to building your career as an event professional! In this episode, Samantha Pike-Devlin is joined by Lucy Pittaway, S...

After a few months break, we’re back! We’re so excited to continue chatting to guests about getting back to business and how it feels to once again plan, attend and experience live events.This is a particularly special episode, as not only is it relaunching the series, but it features a guest that we were extremely excited to get the chance to talk to… the new leader of Manchester City Council, Bev Craig.Our guest host and CEO, Shaun Hinds, joined Bev to chat all things Manchester; how s...

In this new series, hear us chat to guests about how it feels to once again plan, attend and experience live events. As 2021 comes to a close, Samantha takes a look back at the year and recaps on some of the key highlights both at Manchester Central and in the events industry.The return of live events, the rise of hybrid and virtual, increased awareness of sustainability in the industry... it's been a year to remember. Follow Manchester Central: Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn ...

In this new series, hear us chat to guests about how it feels to once again plan, attend and experience live events. In this episode, Samantha Pike-Devlin is joined by Heather Lishman – Association Director at the Association of British Professional Conference Organisers, more commonly known in the industry as ABPCO.Heather chats to me about the growth of the association, how they’ve adapted to the changes in the industry with the launch of their new event ‘The Festival of Learning...

In this new series, hear us chat to guests about how it feels to once again plan, attend and experience live events.Taking over on hosting duties once again is our CEO, Shaun Hinds, who chats to Tim Else - Founder and Managing Director of What Else Events.Tim has has launched a brand-new event – ‘Safety, Health and Wellbeing Live’ - which will be taking over our Central Hall in February 2022.He chats to Shaun about how he’s found the process of planning and launching a new event during these ...