Máté Horvath, Co Founder, cahm.uk, UK
Carl A H Martin, Co Founder, DDW Music, Hungary
EVENT PRODUCTION FORUM EAST
Greetings,
Four years ago we, Máté Horvath and Carl A H Martin, talked about setting up a conference for the Event Production world in Central and Eastern Europe. There was one overriding reason, people wanted to but, literally, could not afford to go to the other conferences which were typically in cities in the West. So we set up the Event Production Forum East, ‘Where you can talk, be listened to and learn from others’.
From the first year onwards we grew in numbers annually, delegates and panellists coming from from Macedonia to Benelux, UK to Serbia, Czechi to Croatia and everywhere in between, even from Brazil one year…
This year’s nonsense has caused us to go virtual, not everyone’s favourite method of communication but we were determined to continue. Forgive us if you cannot talk as much, you will still be able to listen and learn but, as importantly, also make your thoughts known.
Thank you for being here!
Máté and Carl A H
Where
Online
When
November 13, 2020
Conference Schedule
Brief introduction and welcome to the delegates from Máté Horvath and Carl A H Martin
Session 1 “Technical Production changes”
Technical production changes over the past few years…
The result of Artistes ‘bigger and better’ demands, also Streaming, caused by the covid19 close down of live events, producing ‘proper’ product, not cobbled together basics, stage layouts, etc.
Chair: Mate Horvath, Hungary
Panelists:
Wob Roberts, Production manager, UK
Debbie J Taylor, Production Co-ordinator - AC/DC, Guns ‘n Roses, Black Sabbath… USA
Johanes Wahl, Director Music & Theatre - PRG Deutschland, DE
Session 2 “Let’s get on with it!”
The live events market has to get on with life. How do we do it efficiently? We try to introduce some sensible ways forward...
Chair: Sanjin Corovic, Serbia
Panelists:
Chris Woodford, Owner/Safety Consultant, Logical Safety Solutions, UK
Vidor Kis-Marton, Director, Continest, Hungary
John Davy, Founder, The Test Box, UK
Ted Paszynski, Director BSc (Hons) MCIBSE CEng
Session 3 “What’s happening here?”
There is movement in CEE, Hungarian Opera in Romania, Heavy Metal and Classical in Sofia, Raves, bands in Hungary and Serbia... And looking further east.
Chair: Slawek Raczek, Poland
Panelists:
Boyan Robert Pinter, Booking/Event Production, Bulgaria
Mate Horvath, Promoter, DDW Music, Hungary
Titus Carole, Production Manager, Electric Castle Festival, Romania
Paul Sergeant, SVP, Operations – Asia, ASM Global, Australia
Chair: Slawek Raczek, Poland
Panelists:
Boyan Robert Pinter, Booking/Event Production, Bulgaria
Mate Horvath, Promoter, DDW Music, Hungary
Titus Carole, Production Manager, Electric Castle Festival, Romania
Paul Sergeant, SVP, Operations – Asia, ASM Global, Australia
Session 4 “If you wanna learn some more, just listen to this”
Despite how old he is, even Carl learns from these sessions.
It is suggested you have a wee dram, or a beer alongside you to enhance your enjoyment of listening to these men talk, Carl will have ... In the EPFE tradition ...
Next year when we go live again, EPFE will provide the drinks as usual!
Chair: Carl A H Martin, UK
Panelists:
Phay Mac Mahon, Production Manager, Ireland
“Farewell and thanks for coming”
Máté Horvath, Co Founder, cahm.uk, UK
Carl A H Martin, Co Founder, DDW Music, Hungary
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