Heather Nicholls

3 days ago | conference-news.co.uk | Heather Nicholls

One of Coventry’s most iconic venues has unveiled major room refurbishments, blending 700 years of history with contemporary design to mark its 30th anniversary as a hotel. Coombe Abbey Hotel has completed an extensive redesign of eight of its historic rooms, reimagining the interiors of its most in, demand spaces for weddings, meetings and private events.

3 days ago | conference-news.co.uk | Heather Nicholls

Oak View Group has appointed Simon Hanna as senior vice president of operations, bringing over 15 years of strategic leadership experience in global hospitality, live events and venue operations, most recently as chief operating officer at Freemans Event Partners. In his new role, Simon will oversee the operational delivery of OVG’s expanding portfolio of world-class live entertainment venues combining commercial acumen with operational excellence.

1 week ago | conference-news.co.uk | Heather Nicholls

In this series, Agency Correspondent Heather Nicholls takes you behind the scenes of the most compelling brand activations and events, uncovering the creative minds and strategic agencies driving them. In the first edition, we meet global brand experience agency, Seen Presents, the agency behind Netflix’s Rooftop activation at Cannes Lions 2024. The brief: “To create conversations not traditional pitches, through memorable and engaging ways by immersing clients in the Netflix universe.

1 week ago | conference-news.co.uk | Heather Nicholls

Conference News has announced that the CN Agency Leaders Summit 2025 will be taking place on 11 to 12 September at East Sussex National. Returning after its successful launch in 2024, the CN Agency Leaders Summit is an exclusive forum to bring together event business owners and their senior leadership team for two days of sharing expertise, learning and networking with agency peers.

1 week ago | conference-news.co.uk | Heather Nicholls

The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO) has announced that association director Heather Lishman will be taking early retirement at the end of 2025, following 14 remarkable years of leadership. Lishman will officially step down in December, following the annual ABPCO Excellence Awards, which will take place at Manchester Central in Manchester. Lishman’s tenure has seen ABPCO grow and evolve into one of the most respected voices in the UK events industry.