EventNewsDXB
EventNewsDXB
Podcast Description
EventNewsDXB is your go-to weekly podcast for the latest news, trends, and insights from the event industry in Dubai, the UAE, and the broader MENA region. Each episode delivers a mixture of expert interviews, industry updates and deep dives into innovative technologies, standout events, and success stories shaping the region’s vibrant events landscape. Whether you're an event professional, brand manager, or tech innovator, EventNewsDXB keeps you informed and inspired, offering practical insights to elevate your next event and stay ahead in the dynamic MENA market.
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The podcast covers a broad range of topics within the event industry including expert interviews, success stories, technological advancements, and industry challenges, with specific episodes highlighting personal experiences like Dan Bolton's journey from performing arts to event management and Tyler Davis-Smith's strategic response to the pandemic's impact on the events sector.
EventNewsDXB is your go-to weekly podcast for the latest news, trends and insights from the event industry in Dubai, the UAE and the broader MENA region. Each episode delivers a mixture of expert interviews, industry updates and success stories from the people shaping the region’s vibrant events landscape.
I host it – I’m Ian Carless and I’ve worked in both the event and television production industry for over 25 years.
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It takes time and effort to put the podcast together, but I hope it’s worth something to you. If it is, please consider supporting us for as little as US$250 per month to keep the podcasts coming. Contact us for details.
When Tammy Urwin swapped dreams of the auctioneer’s gavel for a Lapland winter as Santa’s assistant, little did she realise it would be great training for her future career in the event industry!
In this weeks episode of EventNewsDXB, Urban Events director Tammy Urwin, joins me to unpack how she wound up doing “experiential” before it had a name and how she designs her events for emotion and memory over format. We also talk zero-waste festivals, like Corona Sunsets, which saw 30,000 people attend over three days, with nothing going to landfill and why sustainability has to be in the brief throughout, not a line at the end.
She also talks candidly about saying no to procurement driven briefs and keeping her event agency intentionally small. And we dig into AI’s real utility – speed, not strategy; plus why hiring for attitude wins and how she's building a pipeline of female talent in a male-dominated industry.
If you care about creating moments that outlast the event, this conversation is a good place to start.
EventNewsDXB is supported by Warehouse Fourand -45dB
ProductionCredits:
Presented by: Ian Carless
Studio Engineer & Editor: Roy D'Monte
Executive Producers: Ian Carless & Joe Morrison
Produced by: EventNewsDXB & W4 Podcast Studio
Support us!
It takes time and effort to put the EventNewsDXB podcast together and we hope it's worth something to you. If it is, please consider sponsoring the podcast to enable us to keep them coming. Contact us for details.
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