March 8th 2022 was International Women's Day, and in our London Business we marked the day with a show of purple and by fundraising for the Wonder Foundation, an incredible charity that focuses on building a better future for women and girls through education. But we also wanted to show a longer lasting commitment to…
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Meet Hope, Delegate Sales Manager at IQPC UK
This month I sat down with Hope, Delegate Sales Manager at IQPC Exchange UK to talk about her journey with us, IQPC Sales Culture and much more. It was inspiring to learn how Hope's career has developed in the last few years and to share for a moment, the passion she has for the job…
One of the very best perks of working in events… getting onsite!
An undeniable perk of working in our industry is the chance to travel and spend time onsite at events. Especially in today's hybrid world of work, it's a fantastic opportunity to dust off those networking skills, meet inspiring business leaders, learn new things and spend much needed facetime with colleagues. Working onsite can absolutely mean…
Celebrating 10 Years at IQPC: Meet Pete, Managing Director for IQPC’s Global Defence Group
This month we celebrate ten years at the IQPC Group for the Managing Director of our Defence business, Pete Andersen. Pete originally joined as a conference producer back in 2010, he subsequently left us to work in a similar field, but obviously realised he had unfinished business within our Defence business and returned on 27th…
IQPC supporting one nation
I am so lucky to work with such charitable and humble people Edward Gumm, HR Director, IQPC UK Last week our Charity & Culture Club met to discuss our initiatives and ideas for 2023. We usually work with and support numerous good causes throughout the year, as individuals and collectively. A fair proportion of that…
Feeling Festive at SSON, New York
December is a quiet (ish) time for the events industry, so this week the Team at Shared Services and Outsourcing Network (SSON) in New York, took some well deserved time out to relax and have fun. With the annual Ugly Sweater competition, a few rather competitive games of Family Feud, Pizza and a Hot Chocolate…
Celebrating 25 Years at SSON, Meet Anita…
The bureau of labor statistics states that the median tenure for a private sector employee is 3.7 years. Now just add another 21.3 years onto that number and you have Anita, Global Finance Director, SSON. This year celebrated Anita's 25th year with the IQPC Group. Smart, forward thinking, ridiculously hard working and with incredible business…
Investing in Women in Business at IQPC UK
This year marked my 24th year with IQPC, an achievement I'm really proud of. In my role, I do my fair share of recruitment and in interviews consistently get asked the same question, what has kept you in IQPC for so long? My answer is always the same. It’s a combination of two factors. Firstly,…
Sharing the relaunch of IQPC UK’s Management Development Programme
To support the professional growth of the business and our team, IQPC UK has successfully run an annual Management Development Programmes (MDP) for the last 10+ years. But during 2022, the business made a decision to significantly change and uplift the training on offer. In the making for some time, the newly launched MDP now…
IQPC joins the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
On Thursday 29th September, IQPC UK hosted a Macmillan Coffee Morning in our London office to raise money in support of people living with cancer. Our team, along with their partners, kids and family members got busy creating, and baked to make the world a better place. A heartfelt thank-you to our team for their fantastic…
Meet Barry Edelman, Global Marketing Director, SSON
This month we had the opportunity to talk with Barry Edelman, who joined SSON, a division of IQPC, earlier this year. As Global Marketing Director, Barry shares insight into his plans for the team, his leadership style and his experience of the SSON culture. How long have you been with SSON, and what do you…