The ball gives the Arbitration community the chance to come together, network, and support Save the Children. Following its work on other charity fundraisers, White Light was called upon to provide the production support for the evening.
The biennial International Arbitration Charity Ball took place on Thursday 8 September at Guildhall, London. Having previously worked on the event, WL was asked to offer its services once again. Gemma Howell, special events senior manager for Save the Children, comments, "We approached WL as we required a reliable company who would be able to take control of the production aspects of the evening."
WL supplied the lighting, audio and video support. Phil Gladman, WL's project manager, comments: "The brief of the evening was to create something visually stunning which would highlight the amazing architecture at Guildhall. The client wanted to accentuate a purple and gold theme so we used the very latest lighting equipment to showcase this in the various rooms along with the building's exterior."
As the purpose of the evening was to raise funds for Save the Children, this meant that there were live and silent auctions for which WL supplied both the screens and AV support. Similarly, the company provided a PA system for the various speeches that were given throughout the evening. Alongside this, there was also a performance by the West End Kids and WL also supplied the AV and lighting support for the after-show party at the Crypt.
Phil adds: "There were a lot of different activities taking place - especially over just one evening! Similarly, with Guildhall being such a busy venue, we had only four hours to set-up, meaning we had to capitalise on every moment spent on site."
Gemma comments: "WL were extremely helpful in the lead up to the event along with being highly attentive and proactive on the actual evening itself. We are very grateful for their support."
(Jim Evans)
