Conference Manager

Job Purpose:

The Conference Manager’s responsibility is to support the Conference Director in delivering all aspects of the conference, including agenda, speaker management and relationships within the industry.

• Manage relationships with industry leaders, partner organisations, vendors, and media
• Programme research and development
• Speaker acquisition
• On-site delivery that strengthens speaker, attendee and sponsor relationships
• Market intelligence to identify new content opportunities
• Manage the call for papers process and session selection for the technical conference

Key Accountabilities:

Support Conference Director in:

• Liaising with event partners, Ministry and committee members
• Organising and running committee meetings to determine conference themes, topics, session chairs, and speakers
• Conducting telephone and in-person research with stakeholders to develop programme agendas
• Joining sponsorship and exhibition sales calls and meetings with existing and potential clients
• Building an agenda that is commercially viable for both sponsorship and delegate sales
• Recruiting C-suite, regulator and government speakers to the programme faculty
• Researching and providing strategic information required to market and sell conferences to the marketing and sales functions, including:
  • detailed information on the target market both in terms of sector and geographic markets
  • relevant industry associations and publications
  • competitive events
• Attending conferences to promote the conference, gather market intelligence, and to network with potential speakers and delegates to establish and maintain relationships pre- and post- conference
• Manage the call for papers process and session selection

Job Context:

Relationships

Internal:
• Conference Director & senior management
• All internal functions Commercial, Data & Digital, Marketing & PR, HR, Finance and Operations
• Other Content Directors withing the business to share ideas, contacts and best practise

External:
• Event Partner (DM)
• Government and NGOs
• Entire Energy Value Chain
• Senior individuals/C-suite professionals
• Associations- Industry and Sector specific
• Steering Committees
• International government representatives

Qualifications, Experience, & Skills:

• Minimum 4 years producing senior-level conferences in energy, finance or policy
• Ability to work with sales, marketing and operations teams
• Demonstrable track record securing C-suite, ministerial and regulator-level speakers
• Experience delivering multi-stage or multi-format programmes, including closed-door senior rooms
• Strong stakeholder management with government bodies and industry associations
• Editorial judgment to hold programme integrity under commercial pressure

dmg events is an equal opportunity employer. If you have not had feedback from us within 14 days, please consider your application as unsuccessful for this round.