The focus of the conference will provide insight into how complex one-off mega events - for a live audience and for broadcast to a global audience, are orchestrated by the backstage production teams.
The keynote on the second day of Dynamic Events will be given by David Atkins, DAE Global.
"Given the calibre and status of the attendees and my fellow speakers, The Dynamic Events Conference will clearly have a significant influence on the industry and I am very excited to be taking part in this most prestigious event," says Atkins.
Alongside David Atkins are other industry experts including Piers Shepperd, Hamish Hamilton, Dave Crump, Peter Milne and Safwan El Roufai who will be sharing the experiences of their pivotal roles in the production of recent large-scale events, and looking to the challenges of future event productions. The conference will provide a unique networking and learning platform for all attendees to debate and discuss issues and learn from their industry peers. A highlight will be the gala dinner on the middle night, with guest speaker H.E. Laila Suhail, CEO of Dubai Events and Promotions Establishment.
Dynamic Events has themes for each day - Day 1 will be focussing on technical and production topics and will include a presentation on London 2012 from Piers Shepperd, technical director for the London 2012 Ceremonies, and Hamish Hamilton, MD of Done & Dusted. This highly anticipated session will give attendees first-hand accounts of how to best deal with the creative and technical challenges that automatically come with putting together the largest and most celebrated production event in the world. Other Day 1 sessions will include an audio session, a presentation on the challenges of communication infrastructure and video and lighting panel debates.
The focus of Day 2 will be 'Creative & Broadcast'. Following David Atkins' keynote at the start of the day, there will be sessions including a debate on Stage Vs Screen. At a time when major events now form part of a country's legacy, the debate will ask whether what is seen on screen should take precedent over what is seen by those in the stadium. Those taking part in the debate will include Hamish Hamilton and Bill Morris. The final session of the day will be Questions for Organising Committees and will provide advice for organising committees on how to create a world-class event that will also leave a legacy in their country for the future.
Dynamic Events boasts an impressive line up of sponsors, all of whom will have representatives attending the conference, including Sennheiser. Comments Sven Boetcher, marketing manager Pro Audio for Sennheiser, "Dynamic Events provides audio, video and projection professionals with the opportunity of networking and gaining an enhanced understanding of each and every element involved in a production."
(Jim Evans)
