IOEX

International Outdoor Event Expo

An event for a world leading industry

International Outdoor Event Expo (IOEX) is a brand new event created to offer a major international showcase for the innovative and world leading UK Outdoor event production industry.

IOEX ran alongside International Confex at ExCeL London March 6-8 2012. UBM, one of the world’s largest event organisers, is making a major investment in a vision to provide a combination of flagship events for the entire events industry. Perfectly timed for pre-season deal making, IOEX and International Confex created the UK’s most powerful sales platform for suppliers and a unique and comprehensive buying opportunity for all event organisers.

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An event for all live event organisers

Our extensive and creative marketing campaign engaged thousands of event organisers from across the whole events community including:

• Festivals
• Music
• Sports
• Cultural
• Corporate
• Experiential
• Promotional
• Hospitality

An exciting, engaging event

Crammed full of cutting-edge and exciting content IOEX hosted a first class programme of topical and foward thinking seminars and, featured some of the industry’s highest flyers! Seminars included:

Building projection - make the world move: Learn from the gurus about how this technology works with LCI sales and marketing director Brad Alexander and Projection Studio creative director Ross Ashton.
Cashless payments and ticketing on the festival scene: Discover the pros and cons of going ticketless through RFID, with speakers from Coors Beer, Mobile Roadie director of international sales Stephen O'Reilly, and Inteletix head pilot Serge Grimaux.
Most bang for your buck - brand and event sponsorship:Explore the world of brand and event sponsorship from all angles, with AEG head of business development and live events Chris Smith, Boxfresh head of marketing Jade Garrow, and Our Kid Brother promoter Julia Bruns.

Ensuring experiential success with the rules of engagement: RPM invites you to discover how brands can achieve true consumer engagement in the live event space. Hosted by RPM head of production Rory Sloan and business development director Chris Walsh.

…just some of the hot topics on an exciting agenda of free seminars which delivered educational and inspirational content to corporate event organisers, brand owners, agencies, festival, music, sports and ‘Live’ event organisers in all their guises.

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Entertainment reflected the industry itself and incorporated “The Next Big Thing Final”, which brought with it a dedicated following of event organisers as well as generating mainstream media impact.

who should exhibit

Every company involved in servicing the outdoor event and live event production market should be part of IOEX... Not just for the reasons stated above and an estimated combined audience of 16,000+ attendees anticipated, but also because of the uniqueness of the occasion; a brand new event of scale and ambition, in the Olympics year, in the heart of the Olympic campus. Any company involved in the supply chain is relevant:

• Air Conditioning & Heaters
• Attractions & Entertainment
• AV & Lighting
• Catering
• Communications
• Decoration/Interiors
• Fencing, Roadways & Barriers
• Floral & Landscaping
• Furniture & Flooring
• Generators, Power & Aircon
• Graphics, Signage & Promotion
• Insurance & Medical Services
• Marquees, Tents & Temporary
Structures
• Mobile Units
• Production Companies
• Sanitation
• Seating
• Security & Crowd Control
• Staging
• Stewarding & Temp Staff
• Ticketing & IT

To register your interest in exhibiting at this exciting new event, submit an exhibitor form.