Last month, we revealed that Professor Keith Still, Gary Beestone Associates’ Zoe Snow, and Claire Drakeley, senior lecturer, and programme leader of the BA (Hons) Events Management degree at the University of Northampton, would facilitate roundtable discussions on crowd science, large-scale event production, and events mismanagement. This month, we can reveal that Rob Wilkinson, founder and managing director of My Cause UK, will host a roundtable on volunteer management, and Helen Thackeray, chair of the Local Authority Event Organisers Group (LAEOG) and head of events at Hull City Council, will facilitate a special roundtable on working effectively with local authorities.

Caroline Clift, content manager at Event Buyers Live, said: “We really do have a packed content programme, but we’ve only just scratched the surface about what’s to come. There are lots more announcements in the coming weeks, so stay tuned. Check out www.standoutmagazine.co.uk and www.eventbuyerslive.com for updates and don’t forget to register for the industry event of the year. If you do one thing this week, sign up for the event – it will make a whole world of difference to the work you produce and your professional development.”