Chris P.
The Event Managers Coach
Professional Value
Chris is a event management coach who helps public sector bodies and corporate event teams design, plan and deliver outstanding exhibitions, festivals and conferences from conception to completion. He has overseen 500 events and trained 2,500 managers, applying rigorous health‑and‑safety risk assessments and bespoke event plans, tailored to audiences from hundreds to thousands, to ensure compliance and audience safety.
Selected Clients
Executive Profile
Chris, The Event Managers Coach, has been designing, planning, and delivering events for the past 20 years. He has been a local authority event manager and director of a range of events, including exhibitions, food and beer festivals, press launches, music, arts and sports events, and conferences, as well as a freelance event manager and coach helping a variety of organisations to deliver their events. Chris specialises in providing his clients with a full event management service, from conception to completion and everything in between.
As an event management trainer and lecturer, Chris is engaged by a range of organisations to deliver a variety of event management training courses. He trains and mentors people at all levels, from first-time event organisers and students right through to experienced event professionals.
With some 500 events completed with flying colours and over 2,500 event managers trained, Chris knows a thing or two about how to deliver successful events. His experience covers the full range of corporate events, such as showcase-style events, internal events, and milestone events to name just a few. He has handled smaller-scale local events as well as major events with audiences numbering in their thousands. So Chris knows what works – and what works well.
Chris delivers a range of in-house and public open event management courses to first event planners right through to experienced event professionals. His courses are designed to give delegates the confidence and skills to design, plan, and deliver their own events. They cover business and community events right up to major events and festivals.
Events management experience includes:
- Major public, sports, arts, and music festivals
- Corporate events such as conferences, seminars, exhibitions, dinners
- Voluntary, charitable, civic, and community events
- International and regional events
Membership of professional organisations includes:
- National Outdoor Events Association
- Fellow of the Institute of Sport and Physical Activity
- International Special Events Society
- Hampshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Areas of event experience include:
- Event design and creation and feasibility
- Planning and promoting events
- Producing and managing events
- Event Management Plans, Event Risk and Fire Assessments
- Site design and site plans
- Contractor selection, management, competency agreements
- On-site event management and coordination
- Programme design and implementation: speaker, act, and entertainment
- Emergency services liaison: Emergency Planning and Medical Services
- Crowd management – stewarding, security, and staff briefing packs
Examples of organisations worked for include:
- Dior
- Casio
- Hockey Wales
- PepsiCo
- Houlder Limited
- Winchester University
- Heineken
- IGS Paris
- Hampshire County Council
- GBC Learning
- Reed Learning
- Greenwell Conference Centre (Austria)
- MTV
- Council of Europe
- Event Management Training Limited
- Destination Worcester
- Rugby Football Union
- Enterprise M3
- Skanska
- TWA Marketing
- various individuals, companies, and local authorities
Core Competencies
Event Management
Chris has 20 years of experience in event management, designing, planning, and delivering public and corporate events, with a track record of over 500 successful events.
He provides a full event management service, from conception to completion, and has trained over 2,500 event managers.
Exhibitions
Chris has extensive experience in planning and delivering exhibitions, including concept development, event design, and logistics management, with a focus on creating engaging and effective exhibitions that meet clients' objectives.
Health And Safety
Chris is well-versed in event health and safety policies and procedures, with expertise in writing event risk assessments and Event Management Plans, ensuring compliance with regulations and minimizing risks for events of all sizes, from small-scale local events to major festivals.