The Green Events and Innovations Conference is MOVING TO THE O2!
After celebrating its 18th birthday earlier this year, GEI is entering a new era.
For its 19th edition, the Green Events & Innovations Conference is heading to The O2 in London on Tuesday, 23 February 2027, bringing the global live entertainment community together in one of the world's most iconic venues.
With a new home across indigo at The O2 and the O2 Blueroom, GEI19 marks an exciting next chapter for the event and puts sustainability firmly at the heart of the live entertainment industry.
As the leading conference for event sustainability, GEI brings together the people, ideas and innovations shaping a more sustainable future for live events.
Past speakers include eco-warriors and artists Brian Eno, Moby, Aurora, Blaine Harrison, Jarvis Cocker, Madame Gandhi, Jacob Collier, and Declan McKenna, while frontline environmentalists and campaigners include such names as Carly McLachlan (Tyndall Centre), Dale Vince OBE (Ecotricity / Grid Faeries), Danielle Magalhaes (Secretariat to the Climate Framework at UNFCCC), Dr Clair Barnes (World Weather Attribution / Imperial College London), Erik Distler (AEG), Greg Cochrane (journalist and broadcaster), Minister for Climate Kerry McCarthy (MP Bristol East), and Cathy Runciman (EarthPercent).
GEI first took place at Missenden Abbey in Buckinghamshire, followed by the Royal Festival Hall, and for the last ten years has enjoyed a flourishing partnership with ILMC at the Royal Garden and Royal Lancaster hotels. The venue switch comes as both conferences have enjoyed unprecedented growth in prestige and popularity, necessitating the need for bigger premises.
Whilst GEI is moving out of the family home, like the archetypal teenagers who bring home their washing, it will remain an integral part of ILMC’s programming, and will retain its activities in the same week and in the same city, and will still be accessible to ILMC delegates and non-delegates alike.
Claire O’Neill, AGF CEO & Co-Founder
“The Green Events & Innovations Conference is evolving once again. After spending the last decade in the same venue as the ILMC, both conferences have expanded and we are excited to embark on this new era with The O2 and its iconic spaces, including Indigo. Our relationship with ILMC remains strong, with GEI taking place on the day before in the same city, and available as a package to ILMC delegates. The expansion of GEI and this new partnership will allow for even greater action and amplification of the important issues of climate, nature and people through the lens of the live sector – from music to sport.
We’re delighted to have secured a partnership with The O2, which across its 20 years of operations has invested strongly in green technology and led the way for the venue sector with its sustainability initiatives.”
Applications are now open for The Quick-Fire Innovation Round, a firm favourite on the GEI programme that gives a selection of delegates the chance to pitch their innovative solution or product to future clients and peers. Apply here.
The prestigious International AGF Awards, sponsored by Skydiamond, will conclude GEI19, where the most innovative and greenest events, venues, organisations, and individuals from across the globe over the previous 12 months will be celebrated by their peers. The awards span ten categories, including the highly sought-after International Greener Festival Award. Winners at GEI18 included M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, UK; DGTL, from The Netherlands; and Sam Fender’s People Watching tour, which was able to boast the use of 100% electric trucks. View all winners here
Following the awards ceremony will be a networking drinks reception, and the following day GEI delegates have free access to London’s newest showcase festival, Soho Calling, which takes place across central London and is organised by ILMC.
More Details:
GEI19 will take place on Tuesday, 23rd February 2027.
GEI is the planet’s leading conference for event sustainability, with a history in bringing together the brightest minds to tackle the most poignant and pressing topics relating to event sustainability, climate change, and social action.
Why you shouldn’t miss it:
Discussions: Explore the latest solutions & innovations for a greener event sector
Talks: Learn from inspiring industry leaders & pioneers
Networking: Connect & collaborate with sustainability experts & sector movers and shakers
Celebrate: Raise a glass to colleagues & green champions at the International AGF Awards
Food & Drink: Enjoy a delicious planet-friendly 5* lunch & refreshments
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Join us at GEI19 to share ideas and innovations, celebrate progress made, and help ignite the changes we need to see in the events industry.
GEI19 is kindly supported by a range of sponsors and partners, all of whom are continuing their longstanding commitment to a greener events sector.
If you have a company, product, or service that you’d like to showcase, or if you’d simply like to learn more about GEI19 – including the latest updates, panels, speakers, and downloadable decks – please visit our GEI19 webpage for all the details.
