Talent Hub - AEO

Welcome to the AEO Talent Hub

If you're interested or curious about a career in the events industry, this is the place to find our everything you need to know. The events industry is a vibrant, dynamic and friendly industry to work in and there are many opportunities for growth and development working in the UK, or overseas, on consumer or trade events. Want to be part of a team? Not afraid of hard work? Enjoy trying new things? Want to work in a fun environment? Read on!

Check out the videos below to get a feel for why events is an amazing industry to work in.

Event Industry Snapshot

Experiences of the Industry

Career Paths

To see what your future could have in store, download the career paths to find out where this first step could take you.

Member Stories

We've asked some of our members what they love about the events industry, the secret to their success and how they would sum up their role. Check out some of their responses

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"Broadway Events joined the AEO on the Enterprise Membership. We’ve already taken advantage of the many benefits including the excellent FaceTime Masterclasses and training guides for exhibitors."

Emma Barrett
Broadway Events
"We are a member of the AEO because it is a proactive association for the events industry. As an organiser it provides us with high value ideas, networking, guidance and information."

David Harrison
PPMA Group
"This year, the association has led working groups to address industry issues and put on some amazing events full of insightful content for both organisers and, through the AEOs FaceTime initiative, exhibitors. In addition, the AEO has represented the industry at a Governmental level to raise awareness of the importance of events to the UK economy."

Paul Byrom
Brand Events
"I genuinely believe that if you’re involved in organising events you should become a member of the AEO."

Simon Kimble
Clarion Events
"Our membership of the AEO represents real and tangible value for UBM - it provides fantastic networking opportunities, practical training for our team as well as valuable insight into the state of our industry."

Simon Parker
UBM
"The AEO take great effort to ensure our industry continues to be recognised for its value, promotes the sector for talent acquisition and encourages the sharing of best practice across its members and their customers. It also provides a rich calendar of events for our staff to learn, network, share experiences and celebrate with their peers in the industry."

Stuart Johnston
Ascential Events
"As an Association business, we appreciate the excellent work the secretariat of the AEO do for our community. From the events side of our business, the AEO provides an excellent return on investment, providing thought leadership, fantastic networking, brilliant awards, excellent research and FaceTime, a valuable tool to tell our markets why exhibitions and events should be an essential part of the marketing mix."

Neil Felton
FESPA
"AEO’s networking and member meetings are valuable for individuals at all levels within our organisation. The promotion of our sector to the outside world, to government, authorities and business at large is another vital aspect of the AEO’s purpose for members, many of whom, like my company, work on events throughout the world."

Stephen Brooks
Mack Brooks Exhibitions
“Knowledge is power and the AEO dinners are certainly powerful, there is always a wealth of knowledge at the table. Insightful presentations make for a constructive and extremely social way to learn from the experts who’ve done it before. I attended the Japanese evening and gained really valuable insight about the culture and how best to communicate with a local audience.”

John Whitaker
Digital & Data Director, dmg events
"We have the opportunity to contribute positively to the industry as well as gaining valuable insight and advice. There’s no need to spend valuable time and money reinventing the wheel when you have so many experienced professionals in AEO membership to learn from”

Emma Cartmell
CHS Group
"JOINING THE AEO HAS BEEN FANTASTIC! Being able to gift our customers with free places at the FaceTime masterclasses, learn alongside industry peers and seek advice to common challenges is invaluable”

Sharon Azam
GovNet Communications

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