20:20 vision – AEV gets ready to experience, educate, engage.

The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has, today, revealed ‘20:20 vision. Experience. Educate. Engage.’ as the theme for its annual conference at ICC Birmingham on 14 November 2024.

Rachel Parker, director, AEV, said, "20:20 implies exact vision and the programme aims to guide our delegates in readying themselves for the present and the future through reviewing our past experiences, learning from them and taking action, ie ‘Experience. Educate. Engage.’ The programme will be relevant to event industry professionals.”

The 2024 conference will be the eighth for AEV in addition to the association’s 20th birthday. The event will include sessions on AI, security, sustainability and technology and the popular political landscape update will also return. The full programme will be revealed in September.

Parker added, “We are particularly excited for our conference this year and are also delighted to announce Shonali Devereaux, workshop facilitator, emcee and speaker with atex the attendee experience company, will return to host the conference. Furthermore, as 2024 marks our 20th birthday, we will be celebrating with a party following the conference.”

Booking opens in September for the AEV annual conference with an early bird offer available until 18 October 2024. Tickets include entry to the birthday celebrations at The Jam House, St Paul’s Square, Birmingham where delegates can enjoy food, drink, entertainment and live music with colleagues old and new.

Members and guest delegates can purchase tickets from September and find out more by visiting https://www.aevconference.org.uk.