Senior Conference Producer DMG Events

Key Accountabilities:

Conference Production and Content Strategy

• Support and manage the strategic conference, from research through to onsite delivery.
• Conduct in-depth research with senior global public and private sector stakeholders to create compelling programmes at the highest level of commercial viability for both sponsorship and delegate sales.
• Source, qualify and liaise with the Conference Chair/s, Knowledge Partners and Steering Committee members to determine a strategic plan for conference themes, topics, session chairs, and optimum speakers.
• Recruit highly esteemed leading experts, industry representatives, regulators, government representatives, and other relevant speakers to the programme faculty.
• Manage the technical call for papers process, creating topics and managing the execution and delivery of targets with technical committee members and internal teams.
• Work closely with the Marketing team to develop digital content-marketing campaign ideas.
• Support the VP with content strategy.
• Work with the Event Director to target key industry stakeholders, including Ministers, IOCs, IECs, NOCs, Global Leaders, to positively influence them regarding the value / positioning of our events.
• Assist in the development of effective mailing lists by contacting people both inside and outside the company who have access to the names of potential delegates, and ensure such information is communicated to the marketing team.

Conference Project Management

• Establish key relationships with partners and industry stakeholders, develop content strategies in accordance which our partners objectives.
• Develop current and prospective customer insights and relationships as part of the overall account management strategy for each event.
• Key account management and customer relationship development, to grow and establish each event as a leading brand.
• Use your industry expertise, industry relationships and Steering Committees to shape our marketing content messaging, brand marketing & positioning and generate press releases.
• Maintain close links with management to ensure that they are constantly aware of the status of events through weekly reports.

Product Delivery and Management

• Conduct telephone and in-person research with potential attendees within the target market for each event to develop programme agendas.
• Join sales calls and meetings with existing and potential clients to commercially contribute to the growth of the portfolio and find new market opportunities for speakers, moderators, partners.
• Recruit highly esteemed leading experts, industry representatives, regulators, government representatives, and other relevant speakers to your programme faculty.
• Assist in the maintenance of constant, correct and timely liaison with speakers throughout the duration of the event - onsite conference fulfilment.
• Research and provide strategic information required to market/promote each conference.
• Assist with queries from potential delegates and assist in adopting positive actions to help sell delegate places and sponsorship.
• Work closely with the operations team to ensure delivery of a first-class onsite conference experience for attendees.

dmg Asia Portfolio Support

• Ensure content and associated narrative alignment between Asia s portfolio and dmg s flagship events.
• Create a playbook for managing the technical call for papers process across the portfolio, creating topics and managing the execution and delivery of targets with technical committee members and internal teams.
• Prepare speaker liaison playbook to ensure all speaker preparation and requirements are taken care of.
• Work closely with the operations team to ensure delivery of a first-class onsite conference experience for attendees for all shows.
• Attend conferences to promote Asia s portfolio, gather market intelligence, as well as network with potential speakers and delegates to establish and maintain relationships pre- and post- conference.