Conference Manager - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - dmg events

dmg events

Verified Company

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

1 week ago

Posted by:

Ahmed Al-Mansouri

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Description

About Us - dmg events
dmg events is an international exhibitions and publishing company. We attract more than 425,000 visitors to our global portfolio of 80 exhibitions each year. Through our global events, our aim is simple.

We want to accelerate business through face-to-face events, which is why we work so hard to bring people together, creating opportunities for them to network, learn and do business.

dmg events is part of the Daily Mail Group Trust (DMGT).

DMGT Manages a diverse, multinational portfolio of companies with total revenues of £2bn, that provide businesses and consumers with compelling information, analysis, insight, events, news and entertainment.

Job Purpose:

The timely production of high-quality and industry-relevant summit and industry talks programs is in line with the needs of the hospitality and design market.

Develop and grow the summit and industry talks programs for the various events in the hospitality portfolio by generating new ideas and topics and confirming industry-leading speakers.

Produce industryrelevant summit and industry talks programs
Manages the CPD accreditation for the programs delivered
Onsite management of summit and industry talks programs is present at the respective events and oversees that the programs are delivered according to plan; also briefs and oversees (temporary) staff involved in the summit and industry talks programs organization
Determine the viability of proposed programs from research
Identify key opinion leaders/institutions and companies within topic areas
Liaise with key professionals/institutions and companies in the production of the summit and industry talks programs
Effectively research topics with relevant industry professionals and the target market
Independently turn research into an attractive draft summit and industry talks programs
Contact suggested and identified speakers and confirm their attendance; also prepare a backup plan in case of lastminute speaker dropouts
Maintain existing and build new relationships to pull together a conference or workshop with suitable topics and speakers
Consistently produce errorfree programs and work closely with marketing to promote programs and speakers
Develop new ideas/plans for programs
Work with the related Directors and other team members to produce ideas for content programs
Assist in the provision of leads to the sponsorship team
Organize hands on workshops alongside our conferences if needed
Assist the marketing department in the relevant distribution of marketing material (e.g. brochures) to companies and departments marketing collateral, web marketing, media partners
Ensure and provide the latest content for an uptodate summit and industry talks programs promotion
Introduce advisory boards and associations and manage existing relationships if needed
Perform any other duties as reasonably correspond to the general character of the post and are commensurate with the grade and level of responsibility