Meet Cambridge celebrates 25th anniversary with major symposium on future of events

panel session, with high-profile industry players debating issues facing the sector. With sustainability, impact and legacy top of the events agenda, the panel discussed and responded to audience questions on how each saw these goals affecting the meetings industry and those working in it.

The official convention bureau for Cambridge and the surrounding area recently held an event to mark its 25th anniversary, focusing on the key challenges and opportunities facing the business meetings industry today.

‘Events: Matters Arising’, organised by Meet Cambridge at King’s College and attended by 99 event professionals –both organisers and venues – included a

On the panel were: Nick Milne, Domestic Bursar, Robinson College; Chris Skeith, OBE, CEO Association of Event Organisers; Madalina Marincas, Director, Opening Doors & Venues; Martin Fullard, Associate Director, The Business of Events; Sandra Eyre, Director of Business Development, The Meetings Industry Association; and Emma Cutting, Community Manager, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.