Senior Conference Producer - B2B Conferences - up to £55k - London or Norwich - Hybrid

Senior Conference Producer - B2B Conferences - up to £55k - London or Norwich - Hybrid

A fast-scaling global B2B media and events company seeks a commercially driven senior producer to own end-to-end speaker acquisition and agenda development for flagship, multi-industry events (e.g., sustainability, AI, supply chain). The role shapes audience growth, brand positioning, and revenue through high-calibre speakers and differentiated content.

Purpose

• Lead the speaker and agenda strategy across global events.
• Deliver senior, high-impact speakers and commercially aligned programmes.

Core Objectives

• Secure senior-quality speakers aligned to event positioning.
• Develop clear, relevant, and differentiated agendas.
• Build external relationships (notably PR agencies) to fuel speaker pipeline.
• Tie speaker/content strategy directly to sponsorship and revenue.

Key Responsibilities

• Speaker Strategy: Own pipeline; proactively identify, approach, and secure C-suite and senior leaders; maintain stakeholder relationships.
• PR/External Relations: Build and manage PR agency network as a primary sourcing channel; position events as platforms for their clients; improve calibre, diversity, and seniority of speakers.
• Agenda & Content: Define themes, session topics, formats, and required speaker profiles; align with industry trends, audience needs, and commercial priorities; collaborate with leadership, editorial, and sales.
• Commercial Alignment: Partner with sales to map speakers and sessions to sponsor objectives; create content that strengthens event positioning and drives revenue.
• Speaker Delivery: Manage communications, scheduling, preparation, and on-time delivery to ensure a consistent, high-quality speaker experience.
• Internal Collaboration: Act as central owner for speakers and agendas across events, sales, marketing, and operations.

Success Measures

• Seniority and quality of speakers.
• Advance confirmations (target: 50% secured 8 months out).
• Agenda strength and relevance.
• Alignment with sponsorship opportunities.
• Contribution to revenue and repeat speaker engagement.

What Good Looks Like

• Operates with pace, ownership, and commercial awareness.
• Proactively builds PR and senior stakeholder relationships.
• Thinks strategically about content’s impact on audience and revenue.
• Organised, accountable, and consistently delivers.

Skills & Experience

• Essential: Experience in events/media/content programming; proven senior speaker acquisition; strong relationship-building; multi-project time management.
• Desirable: B2B media/events background; sales/commercial collaboration; understanding of industry trends and agenda development.