UK's Business of Events think tank begins sector consultation

The Business of Events (TBOE), a UK think tank for the events industry, has launched its Policy Unit and opened the first stage of its sector-wide consultation. The aim of the consultation is to gather sentiment among those owning, running, managing, and working in the events industry, which will lay the foundation for a comprehensive Policy Agenda for the sector. Responses to the consultation will be categorised into sub-sectors and discussed as part of a Policy Unit which will lead to the publication of multiple reports, which will be reviewed by MPs sitting on the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Events, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Policy Unit’s Advisory Council. Martin Fullard, associate director, news and content at The Business of Events said: “This is an important milestone in our work to create a Policy Agenda for the UK events industry. “This consultation is the first stage of the collation of evidence and sentiment, and the subsequent reports will inform where we go next. Once the consultation closes in April, we will be arranging a series of roundtable discussions among different sector groups to discuss the findings and relay the views and opinions of the Advisory Council.” A second stage consultation will open later in 2023 and will further explore policy initiatives in more detail. The Advisory Council is a review body and is made up of senior events industry stakeholders from a broad range of fields and Theresa Villiers MP (pictured), chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Events.