#EventsChat: Talking Event Trends with the Editors of Conference News & Exhibition News
Every Thursday from 12.30 to 1.00pm UK time, we’ll be hosting an informal chat on Blab (a new platform for live Q&As), with leading #eventprofs invited as guests.
In our second #EventsChat we speak with not one, but two, highly respected (even award winning) journalists and editors in the events industry – Paul Colston and Annie Byrne.
This was a great conversion taking in the highlights (and lowlights) of the industry in 2015, the big trends to watch out for in 2016, the rapid evolution and adoption of eventtech, whether live streaming is an opportunity or a challenge, whether we could see ‘peak events’ in 2016…and a whole lot more!
Watch the full discussion below.
About our guests
Paul Colston is Managing Editor of the Conference Portfolio at international meetings industry publishers Mash Media. Paul oversees the monthly titles Conference & Meetings World, Conference News, and their related websites www.c-mw.net and www.conference-news.co.uk and digital products.
Paul was the UK 2011 Meetings & Events Journalist of the Year, named by the Business Travel Journalist Awards.
Conference News magazine has also been awarded ‘Business Magazine of the Year’ at the PPA Independent Publishers’ Awards. The judges said: “Conference News has done a great job in distinguishing itself in a strong market by investing in new editorial, a radical redesign, and by increasing its profile across different digital platforms”.
Paul has spoken at numerous industry forums including International Confex, EIBTM and Conventa. He has also chaired many industry roundtable discussions and Conference Question Time. He has contributed to events industry supplements in The Independent and Guardian newspapers and appeared on the BBC as an industry expert.
Paul has been in the industry since 2005 and is a fluent Russian speaker. He previously edited magazines covering the emerging markets of Eastern Europe and was English Publications Director at the Novosti Press Agency.
Paul is based in London and is a commited fan of Everton Football Club.
Annie Byrne is an award winning blogger and committed journalist who enjoys absorbing new ideas. She is currently an Editor of Exhibition News and writes for Exhibition World, Exhibition Bulletin and Conference & Meetings World. Annie is also the Editor of We Blog Events (www.weblogevents.com), winner of Highly Commended in the UK National Blog Awards 2015.