Events & Corporate Services: find professionals

Events and corporate services covers corporate event planners, event production companies and audiovisual (AV) companies, for conferences, meetings, company parties, product launches and trade shows.

An event planner coordinates the whole event: venue, suppliers, schedule and budget. Production companies handle staging, sets and technical crews for live events, and AV companies supply sound, lighting and screens, and the people to run them.

Book early for busy seasons, and agree on the scope, the schedule, cancellation terms and what happens if the event changes size. Ask for examples of events of a similar size and style, and whether suppliers carry liability insurance. Check what a venue already includes, and what it charges for bringing in an outside supplier, before you hire AV separately.