Al Turner rounds up the key takeaways and lessons learnt at CHS Leeds 23

In the eighth episode of our new mini series of Love Life, Live Well, our host Emma Cartmell is joined by Al Turner, Managing Director at Eight PR and Marketing.

This series was recorded at CHS Leeds, a tradeshow for the Meeting and Events industry.

Episode highlights:

• The content that Al developed for CHS Leeds and where the idea came from
• Adapting to the changes in working life since the pandemic
• How Al decided on the speakers for the event
• Developing content that evokes emotions and questions rather than answers
• Al’s perspective on the event
• Creating a sense of belonging and acceptance for the audience
• The different speakers and the event and the topics they covered
• Sessions from the event that provided the biggest surprises
• CHS Education Program and its impact

Key Takeaways:

• I think the good and the bad react really neatly together in my world. - Al
• We wanted it to be able to speak on a micro and a wider level. - Al
• If someone sits down and starts listening to a speaker, it's very rare now that they want that person to give them the answers. - Al
• I wanted there to be a degree of chaos and interaction. - Al
• It is not just on women to rise up, it's also on men and the whole of society - Emma
• There's a lot of love in the room and that's from us to our exhibitors, from us to each other, from us to the visitors who come. There's a lot of genuine gratitude from our perspective. - Emma

Resources:

• Amy Cowan
• Sian Sayward
• Ise Murphy-Morris
• Nyomi Rose
• Aaron McGurk