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 weekly podcast focussing on the business of events in Dubai, the UAE and across MENA. Powered by -45dB, it features candid conversations, practical insights and and on-the-ground perspectives from the people behind the region’s most exciting live experiences.
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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There’s a moment in every event where everything hangs in the balance. Because for all the talk about creativity and production, what we really do in this industry is manage complexity. At scale. Under pressure. And with people.
This week's guest on EventNewsDXB is Vicki Burn, who's has spent over two decades delivering large-scale events and festivals and balancing everything that comes with it.
Vicki is Event Director with MENA Live Events and the person leading the team that brought us Taste of Dubai and Taste of Abu Dhabi. Together, we talk about creative vision versus commercial realities, rising costs and sponsorship pressures and audiences that expect more than ever.
We also discuss how the industry has evolved, particularly post-Expo, plus what leadership really looks like on the ground, and why burnout and wellbeing are finally becoming part of the conversation. Because lets face it, behind every successful event… there’s a team holding it together.
ProductionCredits:
Presented by: Ian Carless
Studio Engineer & Editor: Manny Penamora
Executive Producers: Ian Carless & Joe Morrison
Produced by: EventNewsDXB & Poddworx
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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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