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The New Era of EDGE Venues

On Thursday 4th July, once everyone had voted in the general election, we held our ever-popular annual EDGE Venues Summer Party. It was bigger and better than ever before.

This year, we hosted the event at the beautiful Haycock Manor Hotel. Relocating to Haycock was crucial for us as it enabled a more significant and impressive event experience, setting the standard for our vision of EDGE Venues’ future and introducing the new era of EDGE Venues.

It was a day full of insight. We shared the EDGE Venues journey and our plans for success. We discussed our future technology roadmap and provided insights into the developments of EDGE Venues, which is designed by the industry for the industry.

We welcomed guest panellists Kevin Harrison (Director – Good Travel Management), Stephen Flynn (Head of Events & Production – Allianz), and Chris Lester (Event Director – Bauer Media Group) for a fantastic session focused on business insights and opportunities from key buyers.

We received such positive feedback on this session. The audiences valued the input, as it’s so important that we hear from buyers first-hand what they are experiencing, as this shapes the way we develop future technology.

In fact, we’ve had overwhelmingly positive feedback about the entire afternoon, flooded with LinkedIn posts and messages, and initial post-event survey results already showing 100% satisfaction with the event experience and its organisation (excellent or very good).

Early results also show that attendees found the content extremely relevant and useful, including our round tables and data analysis session, and enjoyed the discussions around sharing best practices.

One area highlighted during the discussion was that venues should share terms and conditions at the RFP stage, not the contract stage. Sending them at the contract stage can often cause delays with legal departments – sharing them earlier reduces the risk of losing potential business.

The event was well-attended by a diverse mix of our EDGE Venues users – it was wonderful to welcome buyers, alongside representatives from agencies and venues. It’s a real testament to the fantastic community we’re building.

The atmosphere was incredible, with so many networking opportunities. We feel we’re building a strong community, and this event demonstrated that EDGE truly is Technology with Personality. We’re excited about the new era of EDGE Venues!

“The event was great, it was so insightful – by far one of the best panel discussions I’ve been to. It was great to see buyers on the panel as opposed to just other venues talking about trends – it was good to get the buyers reasonings behind all the trends we are seeing.

We will definitely look at attending the January event in London too!”

Treehouse Manchester

With that in mind, we want to ensure that you don’t miss our next event:

Look forward to seeing you there!

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Unleashing Success: The EDGE Venues Summer Party Connects, Engages, and Elevates

EDGE Venues Summer Party

EDGE Venues, a leading force in the meeting and events industry, recently hosted its highly anticipated EDGE Venues Summer Party, bringing together an esteemed gathering of EDGE Venues licensees, corporate clients, and their teams. Now in its fourth year, this event not only celebrated the achievements of EDGE Venues but also created a vibrant environment for nurturing meaningful connections, sharing valuable business intelligence, and showcasing the power of collaboration.

The event served as a platform for sharing valuable business intelligence through interactive workshops providing attendees with insights into the latest trends, best practices, and innovative solutions.

Tracy Winsworth, Managing Director for EDGE Venues is delighted by the success and response of the event. “Our Summer Party is always so well attended, and I’m delighted this year to have welcomed some familiar faces, as well as new ones. It’s so important to be able to demonstrate the capabilities of the EDGE Venues platform to share how business opportunities can be maximised, both from the perspective of a licensee and of the corporate client.”

What our guests said about attending the EDGE Venues Summer Party

Jacquey Parker, JUMP Consultancy, said this on attending the event: “When just getting on with the day-to-day job I tend to forget what an isolating experience being a sole trader can sometimes be. It was such a treat therefore to take time out to attend the EDGE Venues Summer Party. Two insightful and informative industry focussed workshops and lively round table discussions, are always fascinating to understand the challenges that many venues face.

“Great to spend time connecting with fellow industry professionals and meet up with so many of the EDGE Venues Licensee members and reconnect with some of the fabulous venues I’ve had the opportunity to work with and site visit so far this year.”

Samantha Martin, Business Development Manager at Wyboston Lakes commented: “What a great day we had at the EDGE Venues summer party! Lizzie Thorpe and I enjoyed an afternoon of industry updates, networking and hearing all about the exciting and innovative plans that EDGE Venues have for the future. As Lizzie said afterwards “This is certainly not an agency that stands still for long!””