This is the Agenda for the Flashes & Flames Monetising B2B Information & Events, in London on 13 May. Engage with 30 CEOs and industry leaders from 28 companies participating in 13 insightful fireside chats and panel discussions, in our uniquely collegiate venue in central London.
The EarlyBird discount booking rate for individuals and group bookings closes tomorrow, Saturday 14 March, and total capacity is restricted to 200.
The programme
Keynote Kevin Costello, CEO, Haymarket: The reinvention. The 15-year CEO of the UK’s largest privately-owned B2B publisher (which he joined more than 30 years ago) will explain Haymarket’s transformation to a digital and events-led international company – now with almost 50% of its profits from the US. What comes next?
Panel discussion The strategic outlook for B2B information and events: What’s ahead? Panel: Leon Saunders Calvert, president, Economist Group B2B; Carola Yorke, European managing director, FT Specialist; Alex Roth, Group Strategy Director, Informa Plc; and Julie Harris, CEO, Expana Markets.
Fireside chat Simon Foster, CEO, Arc Network: The journey so far. It’s five years since the B2B industry veteran founded the Arc Network with US private equity backing. He explains why he wanted to build a new business of re-inventing established brands, after decades as a CEO and senior executive in UBM and Comexposium, and how his omnichannel transatlantic group now has revenues of more than $120mn.
Panel discussion How will data and AI change exhibitions and events? Are events the key to B2B success in the AI era? How can (and should) events companies use data to increase their competitiveness and the RoI of their customers? Panel: Alison Jackson, CEO, Nineteen Group; Andrew Mullins, CEO, Informa Connect; Louise White, CEO, Sift; and Helen Woodbridge, Group M&A Director, Easyfairs.
Fireside chat Mark Shashoua, CEO, Hyve Group: How we changed the trade show playbook. He has transformed what was a traditional, listed exhibitions group focused on the developing markets of Eastern and Central Europe into a fast-growing transatlantic private equity-owned organiser of large and growing new-wave events, principally in the US and Western Europe. How did he do it and what comes next?
Panel discussion What will AI mean to information ownership, profit and growth? How can B2B companies build, protect and monetise proprietary information and relationships in the age of AI? Panel: Dean Curtis, CEO, LexisNexis Risk Solutions; Charlie Kerr, founder, With Intelligence; Clare Bolton, Chief Content Officer, Law Business Research; and Alex Roth, Strategy Director, Informa Plc.
Fireside chat Sarah Cottle, EVP/ General Manager, Dow Jones Energy. What’s the magic of Price Reporting Agencies and why are they so successful? Will PRAs be threatened – or strengthened – by AI? How might they need to change? A discussion about the past, present and future of the benchmark data providers that have long been among the most successful global information businesses.
Fireside chat Ray Bloom, chair, and Carina Bauer, CEO, IMEX Exhibitions: What’s the IMEX difference? It’s 25 years since Ray Bloom founded IMEX, the privately-owned operator of highly successful meetings industry shows, in Franfurt and Las Vegas. These are exhibitions with a real difference.
Panel discussion Events + information strategies: A challenging or irresistible combination? How best to manage events, data and publishing together in one company. What are the challenges? Panel: Paul Miller, CEO, Questex; Ben Allen, CEO, Mark Allen Group; Amanda Barnes, CEO, Faversham House; Tracey De Groose, CEO, William Reed Group.
Fireside chat Orson Francescone, managing director, FT Live: How the FT became a major events organiser. Almost every media and publishing company has ambitions to grow events revenue. How (and why) has the Financial Times become the largest events organiser of any news group.
Panel discussion Startup Stories: The lessons from 4 B2B entrepreneurs. Information and events entrepreneurs discuss the lessons and learnings of their startups. What do they wish they had known? Panel: Dan Pearce, CEO, TTG Media; Tom Seaman, CEO, Undercurrent News; Andy Salter, CEO, DVV Media International; and Bradley Collins, CEO, LegalTechTalk.
Fireside chat Trevor Fenwick, co-founder, Euromonitor: a ‘secret’ 50-year data success. It’s more than 50 years since he co-founded Euromonitor International, a little-known B2B information company with worldwide revenue of some £170m. What’s the secret?
Fireside chat Douglas Emslie, B2B investor: What’s hot, what’s not and what’s next? The co-founder and former CEO of Tarsus Group (sold to Informa for $1bn in 2023), has since become one of the most active independent investors in media and events companies, including: Easyfairs, Jacobs Media, Semafor, Life Science Connect, Events Venture Group, and Raccoon Media. Which B2B events and information sectors (and which geographies) are likely to be the hottest prospects in the next few years?
Post-conference Drinks Reception for all delegates, and speakers, sponsored by OC&C Strategy
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Monetising B2B is organised by Flashes & Flames Media Ltd., the publisher, event organiser and podcast producer of Flashes & Flames® and MediaVoices®. Founder: Colin Morrison. Event producer: Cobus Heyl, The Coalition.
