Open for entry: 3rd Dec 2024 – EXTENDED DEADLINE of 31st Jan 2025

Reveal Event – End of March 2025

What: The UK Top 50 survey is open to corporate filmmakers and is a way to celebrate corporate film agencies and better understand the trends and issues facing the industry. Find out more here.

When: 29th January, 10:30am-11:30am

Where: Online

What: As the events industry evolves, apprenticeships and upskilling are becoming essential for organisational growth and supporting the next generation of talent.

Emerging trends in events highlight the pivotal role of apprenticeships in addressing skills gaps and enhancing professional development. In 2025, apprenticeships offer structured, impactful opportunities for businesses to invest in their workforce, benefiting both employers and employees.

Building a successful apprenticeship program requires careful planning, including skills gap analysis, engaging mentorship strategies, and collaboration with educational providers. Additionally, leveraging trainee budgets and 2025 funding opportunities through Skills England and the new Growth and Skills Levy will allow organisations to invest in fostering long-term success and ensuring the disadvantaged have access to skills, particularly through Further Education.

This webinar offers actionable insights and practical guidance to future-proof your workforce while contributing to the growth and innovation of the events industry. Let’s shape a skilled, sustainable future together!

Register here.

When: Tuesday 28 January, 19:00 – 22:00

Where: FOMO House, 1 Shacklewell Street, London, E2 7EG

What: ​Join us on Tuesday, January 28th, 2025, for an evening designed to help you future-proof your video agency for 2025 and beyond. You can expect:

• ​Networking: Meet fellow video agency owners and creatives over drinks, starting at 6:30 PM.
• ​Panel Discussion: Engage with a panel of industry experts (speakers to be confirmed) as they share actionable insights on “Future-Proofing Your Video Agency.” The discussion will be followed by a Q&A session.
• ​Exclusive Offers: Your ticket includes access to exclusive discounts on FOMO House memberships and FOMO rental services.
• ​Cash Bar: Enjoy drinks from the bar (purchases not included in the ticket price).

Find out more and register here. Email amelia.brown@evcom.org.uk to be given EVCOM’s exclusive discount code to attend for half price!

When: 30th January, 9:30am-11:30am

Where: 12 Henrietta Street, London, WC2E 8LH

What: Join us this January 30th to discover the trends you need to know to get ahead of the game when it comes to colleague wellbeing and development. 

 The Event… 

The future of work is here. Get ready to embrace it. We’ll be exploring what trends are going to shape workplace culture and employee wellbeing by launching our 2025 Trend Report. 

Join us in-person to be amongst the first to discover these exclusive insights. We’ll delve into the latest trends and strategies shaping the future of employee wellbeing and workforce development and you’ll get to hear from some of the top voices in the industry. 

 Who Should Attend: 

If you’re a manager or leader in Human Resources, People and Culture, Wellbeing or Learning and Development, this event is a must attend for you. If you are a business leader or in C-Suite with an interest in the topic, you’ll also find this event very useful. 

 Why You Should Attend: 

• 🎯 Get ahead of the game: Stay informed about the latest trends and gain a competitive edge for your organisation. 

• 💚 Champion your people: Discover practical strategies to support your team’s wellbeing and development. 

• 👾 Future-proof your work: Navigate upcoming challenges with confidence and build a resilient workforce. 

• 👯 Connect: Network with fellow Human Resources, People and Culture, Wellbeing or Learning and Development professionals and gain insights from industry experts. 

• 🧑‍🏫 Learn: Hear from leading voices in the industry and discover what top organisations are doing. 

• 💡 Leave feeling inspired: We’ll share actionable takeaways that you can implement right away. 

We are so thrilled to be sharing with you the insights that we have collected from some of our amazing clients such as; Puma, Poundland, The Eastside Rooms, IMEX and The Sytner Group 

.Your Impact, Our Mission: 

Your attendance makes a difference. Reserve your place at this impactful event with a small fee. Upon arrival, choose to have it fully refunded or donate it to one of our partner charities* – the choice is yours! 

 By attending this event, you’re not only investing in your professional development but also contributing to the greater good. Book here.

*If you reserve a space and are not able to attend, your reservation fee will be donated to one of the charities. A refund will not be available.  

When: 30th January, 12pm-2pm

Where: Bentleys Restaurant, London

What: The ever-changing economic landscape has meant that running a business has become more and more difficult. On top of that the business of producing and delivering events takes on an even larger percentage of risk, and complexity than most.

We’re delighted that Anna Green (MD, Broadsword and EVCOM Board Member) and Matt Green (Head of Strategy,  Broadsword) will provide a little context around their growth journey as peer representation to encourage discussion. They will follow a presentation from a speaker with many years of experience of helping business grow. Simon Quarendon (CEO, Keene Consultants) will share his thoughts, suggestions, ideas and methodologies on how best to plan the future of your business in both the short term (1-2 years) and the longer term.

Simon says, “Long term business plans are all very well but sometimes, an agency’s priority is just to get to the end of the final year! ‘Sprints’ are heavily used in the software development industry and are part of agile project management practice. It’s a useful way of focusing all the organisation’s efforts on achieving a single short term goal and can be a great way of involving everyone in a truly collaborative effort.”

In this talk, Simon will outline the benefits of this approach and will give some useful tips on how it can easily be adopted by agencies.

Please note, this event is by invitation only. To express interest in attending, please email robert@recruitmentprof.com.

When: 10th February

Where: Bentleys Restaurant, London

What: Tooting Film Studios are offering EVCOM Members a discount to take their accredited first aid course on 10th February for just £85pp. EVCOM Members can email natasha.martin@evcom.org.uk for the discount code and details of how to bag your place on the course.

Find out more information about the workshop here: https://tootingfilmstudios.co.uk/courses/firstaid-february

When: Wednesday 12th February, 8.30am – 10.30am

Where: Tysers, 71 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 4BS

What: EVCOM are holding our first Senior Leaders’ Breakfast of 2025 this February. We are welcoming Opinium and JFDI to lead our discussions by providing valuable insights into new business trends and benchmarks for agencies. They will also share the data they have collated from surveys completed by 255 agency professionals.  

Topics covered will include:

• How many pitches are being converted in agencies similar to mine?
• Which levers are others using to fill their pipeline?
• What challenges are ahead In 2025?

Our Senior Leaders’ Breakfasts are for EVCOM members and are invite only. Please email  natasha.martin@evcom.org.uk to express interest in attending.

Our Senior Leaders’ breakfasts are kindly supported by our sponsor The Richmond Communication Directors’ Forum and our venue partner Tysers Live.