South West RDA

Background

The creative industries make up a key part of the economy of the South West region whilst also contributing to the wealth and vitality of the country. The South West Regional Development Agency, along with the Creative Economy Partnership recognise the opportunities and challenges that creative industry businesses and organisations face and so organised the Creative Economy Summit to provide an opportunity to discuss these issues. The conference aimed to build on what has been achieved in the region already, to implement development and promotion and to inspire commitment and collaborative action amongst stakeholders.


Solution

Revelation have worked with the South West RDA for a number of years as their event management and production company and it was in this capacity that they were appointed for the Creative Economy Summit. The summit was held at the Holland House Hotel, Bristol.

Revelation managed the delegate registration process, the database management and delegate badging not only for the summit but for the pre event reception which was organised for the evening before the summit at the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol. The guests at the reception were able to enjoy an evening celebrating the 50th anniversary of Wildlife filming in Bristol and also a chance to network with others.

At the summit, Revelation were responsible for designing the stage and set making sure that all the branding for the event was interpreted and displayed effectively. The onsite technical team provided lighting and sound solutions for the main conference room and supplied multimedia throughout the venue including the breakout rooms.

Creative stings and gobos were produced by Revelation as well as PowerPoint templates for all the speakers to visually reinforce the branding of the event .

Pre event Revelation provided all presenters with online speaker packs, then at the event the team managed all speakers and their presentations, as well as facilitating any other requirements that they had.

Delegates were entertained during the day with interactive multimedia displays, greeted by fire breathers and stilt walkers as well as being provided with the latest in conference networking devices, Spot Me. These allowed delegates to view the summit agenda as well as enabling them to search for people that they wished to network with, exchange business card electronically, vote in session polls and direct questions to the chair. It also allows the South West RDA to identify participation in the summit, track attendance and gain valuable feedback from delegates.

A post event drinks reception was also managed by Revelation which allowed delegates to continue networking after the summit.


Results

The South West RDA were extremely happy with the results of the event and on an internal evaluation form they rated Revelation as 100% on every service that they provided. They felt that "the total event management and experience brought to this project was exceptional".

The client said "I just wanted to thank the team who worked on our events, they definitely would not have happened or have been half as successful if it wasn't for all of their hard work."