Conference Director Full Time NEW

Conference Director (B2B)

Dubai (Remote based)

My client provides elite business events across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and Europe that connects the world of tech buyers with market intelligence, insightful use-cases, and innovative solutions from global experts, investors, and business partners, through an incredibly successful year they are now looking at Conference Directors to be based in Dubai & India, preferred backgrounds are B2B Conference Production but they would look at Sponsorship & Marketing backgrounds too

Currently the events occupy leading positions in their respective markets across the world’s most exciting and dynamic regions. The person taking this role will become a key leader in the business

Financial

• To take overall responsibility for meeting and/or exceeding budget profit contribution of the series of event
• To provide a monthly report and forecast on event revenues, contribution, manpower and actions that are being taken for the event to achieve budget (and other reports or analysis as required

Brand

• Through research, analysis, relationships, and market intelligence develop strategies and initiatives to ensure the ongoing growth and sustainability of the eve
• To provide a strategically thought through event layout and floor plan, working in conjunction with the Sales Director and Operations Director

Marketing

• To work provide strategic direction and objectives for the event to the Marketing Director, and any members of the Marketing team they assign to work on the event
• Develop a campaign strategy with the Marketing Director and their team that meets and/or exceeds budget including overall visitor numbers, ticket revenues and ticket yields

Sales

• To develop a campaign strategy with the Sales Director that meets and/or exceeds budget including overall numbers of exhibitors, exhibitor mix, stand sales and sponsorship revenues
• To work with the Sales Director and Marketing Director to develop a compelling sales proposition for the event which meets the needs of current and future clients

Program Content

• To provide strategic direction and market intelligence to the program team to create a speaker program and digital content plan which is aligned with the strategic and commercial aims of the business