Key responsibilities

• Produce high-level relevant industry conference programmes.
• Liaise with key professionals/institutions and companies in the production of conference programmes.
• Engage with recommended speakers and confirm their attendance.
• Ensure the speaker database is updated to provide current and accurate speaker lists and files for event management.
• Prepare and communicate creative brief documents to the Marketing team.
• Prepare and lead telesales briefs and set follow-up meetings to track progress.
• Ensure all CME/CPD application forms and supporting documentation are completed online within deadlines.
• Assist providing leads to the sponsorship team and attend sales meetings as appropriate.
• Mentor other conference producers within the team.
• Conduct a post-show analysis of the event including job title analysis.
• Effectively research topics with relevant industry professionals and the target market.
• Develop new conference ideas and programme content through meetings and tele-research with key experts.
• Collaborate with the Director and other sales team members to generate ideas for enhancing the conference portfolio, ideally recommending at least 2 new conference tracks per existing event.
• Identify key opinion leaders/institutions and companies related to the event.
• Maintain existing and build new relationships to develop a conference with topics and speakers.
• Be able to provide a list of hospitals that are leaders in specialist areas relating to the event.
• Look at additional add-ons and other ways of attracting more delegates i.e. workshops, poster sessions, partnering with associations etc.
• Liaise and network with speakers, exhibitors and delegates on-site to maintain customer service standards, resolve queries and gain feedback, targeting at least 10 meetings per event day.
• Assist with onsite duties as required for the duration of the event, which may require longer working hours.