About the event

Can you succinctly describe what your company does – without simply explaining the business strategy? What do you do for people, businesses, or society, beyond selling a product or service? What is your Purpose?

Transparency, authenticity and social responsibility are watch words for the new age of Purpose. We have never seen a bigger push by brands to clearly demonstrate their value to the world beyond adding to their bottom line. Yet, even with all of the positive noise being made about CSR, social investments and staff wellness initiatives, we still see these undertakings isolated from, and largely irrelevant to the core business strategy. It matters more than ever now, with Covid-19 having further exposed the frailties within our society.

This begs the question, is there a contradiction between the commercial interests of brands and what customers expect in terms of social responsibility? Or is it simply that existing initiatives are often a shallow attempt to retrofit a conscience onto a commercial enterprise?

Brands like Patagonia seem to be on everyone’s lips when discussing sustainable responsible business practices. But why is Patagonia still our go-to example in the search for the authentically Purpose-led brands? Are we that starved of other clear examples?

At Siegel+Gale, we want to unwrap and clarify the idea of being Purpose-led through our unique lens of Simplicity. Join us for our interactive breakout forum to share ideas with industry leaders and inspire positive change within business that can also ultimately drive growth.

Date: 19th October 2021

Time: 18:00 BST

Contact Details

Event information: Carys.Stanton@progressivemediainternational.com

ABOUT THE WHAT VAN? AWARDS

The What Van? Awards are recognised as the most prestigious independent accolades in the UK’s light commercial vehicle industry.

The intention is for the event to return to December following the success of last year’s virtual ceremony. The awards provides attendees with the opportunity to network and celebrate the success of their peers across carefully selected categories.

The What Van? Awards provide recognition for brands, businesses and organisations that have reached the pinnacle of their fields. What Van? assembles an experienced panel of independent judges from across the LCV sector to evaluate the entrants.

The categories evolve from year to year to ensure we recognise changing trends and developments spanning the breadth of the light commercial vehicle industry.

Hybrid

2020 and 2021 have been unprecedented years for the events industry, which has affected every aspect of how we engage with our target audiences. Handshakes and business card exchanges have been replaced with virtual networking lounges and instant messaging.

At Progressive Media International, we have led the market in successfully transforming our event calendar into online activities, with impressive engagement numbers which out have outshone our competitors in not only retaining but actually growing our audiences.

Now, as we plan to emerge from a fully virtual world and re-enter physical event activations, we face a challenge on providing a safe environment for us to meet again and our intention to host this event in a hybrid (both physical and virtual synchronised) format.

So, what does this mean for this event? Our team of marketers and specialist event producers have consulted the market, are working closely with venues and conducting all the risk-assessments required to be able to bring us all together in one room again.

What to expect

• A London-based event
• Constant risk-assessment on the status of the pandemic and its effects on events
• Final decision to be made on the scope of the physical elements 8 weeks prior to the event date
• Maximum capacity allowed in physical format to be complied with, in the venue space
• Physical attendee number capability will be shared with partners 8 weeks prior to the event
• Local delegates invited to the physical event to engage with our partners onsite
• Live streaming of the physical elements to an additional global virtual audience
• All delegates in-person will be required to comply with government event guidelines
• Professional event moderators will connect our physical and virtual audiences effectively

ABB LEAF Awards, this year joined by the Blueprint Awards

14th October 2021

The Nobu Portman Square, London

Join us for the live award ceremony, which will also be live-streamed to our virtual international audience. See ticket options below;

In-person Guest : £250 per person/£2,000 for a table of 10

Virtual Guest : £25 per person

All costs are shown ex VAT/taxes/fees.

For all event enquiries, please contact emily.mincer@progressivemediainternational.com 

Guests of our awards will receive a 10% discount off the best available bedroom rate at The Nobu Portman Square. To make reservations, call +44(0)203 988 5888 or email reservations-portmansquare@nobuhotels.com and quote code NEW141021. This offer is subject to availability at time of booking.

TTJ Awards

17th September 2021

The annual TTJ Awards has been held by the Timber Trades Journal (TTJ) since 1997 and it has grown into the timber industry’s leading annual awards event, attracting attendees from the UK and worldwide. This year’s 25th anniversary edition will be a hybrid event: featuring a live in-person lunchtime awards function in London on Sept 17, with livestreaming to an additional digital audience.

The Awards focuses on voted for and judged categories. The voted categories recognise service excellence and product quality across the timber industry in the key areas of wood-based panels, softwood, hardwood, joinery, structural timber systems and garden products. The rigorous and impartial voting process is handled in a digital voting system whereby timber buyers vote for their best performing suppliers.

This year as the awards will be held physically in Central London and virtually online please use the registration form to indicate which of the awards formats you would like to attend.
Please select the ‘Register Now’ button, top right, to start your registration.

Virtual attendance is complimentary. Physical attendance is £200+VAT per person and includes F&B (full details to follow).

*Please note, for physical attendance a member of the TTJ team will be in touch to confirm your ticket and receive payments.

**For more information regarding our Covid Policy, please click through to the registration form.

Contact Us

Sponsorship opportunities: Chidi.Adilih@progressivemediainternational.com

Event information: Carys.Stanton@progressivemediainternational.com

Anticipating the global drive towards a ‘net zero carbon’ future, cities are setting ambitious decarbonisation targets to reduce their impact on the environment.

Blueprints for a net zero city hybrid conference will focus on forward thinking strategies that urban environments are implementing to deliver on net zero targets. These range from construction techniques through to operational use, designing for embodied carbon from material specification through to repair and maintenance, and what client demands are regarding costs to impacts. Case studies will cover hot topics such as sustainable land development and city making, urban green infrastructure, ‘Whole Life Carbon Vision’, green technologies, green retrofit projects, smart buildings, digital twins, alternative building materials, timber construction, and sustainable design.

Join us this autumn to engage with your peers and gain new insight from key industry leaders examining opportunities and exploring how technology, digitalisation, net-zero carbon targets and the pandemic are transforming the built environment across the entire supply chain. The opportunity presented is to engage with influential decision makers through networking and private 1-2-1 meetings introductions. You will also be able to engage with the speakers on the main stage and participate in live Q&A sessions at the conference venue as well as remotely from our virtual platform.

Some of the topics to be covered include:

• Cities quest for net zero emissions.
• Digital transformation. How does the role of technology help cut the carbon footprint of a city?
• Redesigning urban infrastructure with minimised carbon footprint
• The future of green/circular construction and sustainable building design
• Designing low energy architecture and high-performance buildings
• Creating a sustainable and regenerative urban environment
• Environmentally responsive façades
• Circular materials and Biophilic design

This is a CPD certified event, allowing you to earn up to 12 CPD points. CPD is the holistic commitment of professionals towards enhancement of personal skills and proficiency throughout their careers.

Contact

For sponsorship: Pratheeva Kotalawela and Kelly Teh

For speaking opportunities: Nadia Rozario

For event logistics: Alex Kaczmarek

Please check the Event Website for full agenda.