Time 14:15-15:00 / Room 2

Chair: Adrian Bossey (AEME/Attitude is Everything)

Speakers: Dr Ian Whiteside (Sheffield Hallam University), Dr Teresa Moore (A Greener Future), Dr Tim Brown (Chester Business School)

AI is developing rapidly and its impact on every facet of the events industry is likely to be considerable. As an industry are we ready for the profound changes that AI will bring? What will those changes look like? How will they affect the industry in the not-too-distant future? In this futurist panel Dr. Teresa Moore, Head of AGFe (A Greener Future Education), will join Associate Professor and Head of Division for Marketing and Professional Development at Chester Business School Dr. Tim Brown, Dr. Ian Whiteside, Senior Lecturer in Events at Sheffield Hallam University, Chair Adrian Bossey and researchers from AEME (Association of Event Management Educators) to discuss issues around the social, economic and environmental impacts of AI on the industry.