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'Telling the Story of the Power of Events': What this means for you...

Our 2017 campaign "Telling the Story of the Power of Events" has been GROUNDBREAKING, CHALLENGING, EXCITING and INSPIRATIONAL! 

Join our webinar on the 8th November 2017 to see how you can get involved in telling the story of the power of events and gain insight into collaborating for good. 

This is a must attend occasion for all sustainability specialists, event professionals who want to show leadership and tell their story and to anyone who wants to make a global difference.

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Fiona Pelham launched not for profit Positive Impact in 2005 to provide education and collaboration opportunities to create a sustainable event industry. Positive Impact shares stories of sustainability best practice with the global event industry f…

Fiona Pelham launched not for profit Positive Impact in 2005 to provide education and collaboration opportunities to create a sustainable event industry. Positive Impact shares stories of sustainability best practice with the global event industry for example the annual #CSRShareDay social media initiative reaches over 1.2 million people and in 2017 Positive Impact is leading a campaignto tell the story of the power of events during the UN Year of Sustainable Tourism.

Fiona is also CEO of Sustainable Events Ltd a global consultancy for sustainability in events whose clients range from Manchester United Old Trafford to San Francisco Giants, from Zurich Bank to VMware from Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games to FormulaE. The Sustainable Events team of over 20 associates are based across the world.

Fiona was the youngest female to chair an ISO standard when, in 2012, ISO 20121 a management system for event sustainability inspired by London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games was created.

In 2014 Fiona received an honorary doctorate from Leeds Beckett University for services to the event industry and sustainability.

In 2017 Fiona is immediate past international chair of the board for Meeting Professionals International, a global association of over 17,000 members belonging to more than 60 chapters and clubs in 22 countries. Fiona is an award winning entrepreneur passionate about sustainability and her background in events and strategy gives her a unique perspective which she has shared at numerous presentations around the world.