Vision: 2025’s Sustainable Events Summit SES24 will take place on Wednesday 23rd October 2024 at The Showman’s Show, a key sponsor and long-term supporter of the event.
The panel "In the Headlights: Collecting Travel Emissions Data" will discuss challenges and new developments in collecting event travel data for foot printing with guests sharing insights from practical experience and research this season.
Hosted by Chris Johnson, CEO of ecolibrium and Chair of Vision: 2025, with guests:
- Chris Thompson, (CEO, ‘You.Smart.Thing.’), sharing case studies on personal low-carbon travel plans with visitors to On The Beach and Paradise City Festivals and major events including Wimbledon, The Commonwealth Games and London Marathon Events.
- Phil Hayes (Chief Product Officer, Citizen Ticket), reviewing the travel sustainability project on non-audience travel data run in collaboration with ecolibrium during the summer of 2024.
- Anna Johnson (Sustainability and Environment Officer, AnjunaBeats), sharing learnings from engagement activities and partnership activations across the Anjuabeats community from this season.
- Zofia Plonczak (Senior Event Manager, Aamad/Junction 2), on embedding sustainability data collection as part of standard operating procedures at Junction 2 Festival. With a review of the challenges and successes of gathering good quality travel data.
With Festival Republic confirmed as title sponsor, the free-to-attend action-focused summit will present the latest research tools and knowledge to bring outdoor event organisers, suppliers, local authorities and experts together, driving collaborative resource development, industry standards, best practice and innovation, inspiring action and shaping the industry response to the climate emergency for UK events.
2024 is a pivotal year for the Sustainable Events Summit, as work begins on establishing benchmarks, shaping the sector strategy 2030.
Read the full list of confirmed speakers and sessions, and register for your free place HERE.