The Producers Room
This one-day conference is designed specifically for event leaders who have responsibility for content as part or all of their role.
The event is aimed at supporting event leaders who are navigating this evolving landscape, wanting to secure insights and work out an effective roadmap to implementation in their own businesses.
Confirmed Speakers
B2B Event Leaders Shaping What’s Next
Bringing you pioneers of agentic and AI adoption, including dynamic established players and disruptive AI-native newcomers. These are the leaders exploring, risking and changing the business model.
Fergal Kilroy
Group Content Manager, CloserStill Media
Sharon Roessen
COO,
Terrapinn
Robin Booth
Managing Director,
Emap
Vera Nysetvold
Director Live Communication,
Handelsblatt Media Group
Caroline Hicks
Vice President, The AI Summit Series, Informa Connect
Richard Springham
Founder & CEO,
Skittle Media
Eduardo Gomes
Head of Digital Content Operations,
FT Live - Financial Times
Bansri Shah
Production Director,
Fastmarkets
Sarah Payling
Managing Director, Housing, Ocean Media Group
Steve Wade
Head of Content,
IR Impact
Ian Lawless
Director, Events Production & Content Partnerships, Procurement Leaders
Liam Stoker
Market Insights Lead,
Reuters Events
Julie Rey-Gore
Senior Conference Production Director, Questex
Sara Baylis
Chief Operating Officer, LeadDev
Iain Pitt
Managing Director and EMEA Board Member, Clarion Events
Donna Lovitt-Edwards
Head of AI Fluency, Informa
James Lancaster
Editorial Director, Northstar Meetings Group – UK
Mark Breslin
Co-Founder & Chair Amplifi & Impact
Tim Groot
Founder & CEO, Grip
Emma Moorman
VP, AI Strategy & Enablement - Global Marketing, Informa
Nick Westerman
Head of Strategic Partner Events, NHS Alliance
Vamshi Velmajala
Managing Director, Snapsight
Joe Atkinson
Co-founder, Lineup Ninja
Caroline Gorski
Co-Founder, Cerestrial
Frank Dias
Founder, Ai x Comms Lab, & AI Adoption, & Change Consultant, Quilter
Joshua Sinclair
Technical Product Consultant, Hyve & Founder, Lune Technology
Liam Dowd
Senior Manager, Innovation & Market Development, Reuters Professional
The practitioners building the next era of event power
Across the day, you will hear about the fear and opportunity offered by agentic AI. With the very real threat to existing players who do not deploy the technology to meet expectations of the next generation of events, you will hear from AI pioneers forging ahead, sharing their experiences of using the technology.
REGISTRATION
For event organisers
Standard Rate – £599
For vendors – £1,995 (excluding VAT)
* All prices are listed exclusive of 20% VAT.
* A 10% multi-booking discount is available for companies registering 3 or more delegates using promo code TEAM.
GET YOUR TICKET
£599
Standard Rate Delegate Ticket
* All prices are listed exclusive of 20% VAT.
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AI flattens
traditional moats
Content and formats are easily cloned.
Gen Z distrusts legacy knowledge models
They expect agency. Participation > passive consumption.
Content is no longer the product; trusted outcomes are
The New Winners - Those who operationalise AI + community to create trusted outcomes.
Producers are
not at risk — they are the advantage
The gatekeepers are changing. Be one of them
Meet our partners
SILVER SPONSORS
AI-Powered Event Content Intelligence
Every great idea shared on stage deserves a life beyond the room. Snapsight captures live event sessions and transforms them into real-time multilingual transcription, audience insights, and publish-ready content assets. Supporting 75+ languages and powering conferences for leading organizations worldwide, Snapsight turns every session into intelligence that travels further than any attendee can.
Lineup Ninja
Lineup Ninja provides award-winning speaker management software.
It helps event managers save time and avoid mistakes by automating many routine tasks associated with collating, scheduling and publishing their events’ content. It includes powerful and customisable content collection tools, an AI-supported agenda builder, and flexible content distribution options, including a web app, digital signage and a wide range of integrations.
TECHNOLOGY PARTNER
Grip’s AI-powered event, matchmaking and networking platform helps exhibitors, sponsors and visitors be more successful.
Our software, and experienced customer success team, enable organizers to run virtual, hybrid and in-person events. By leveraging our AI-powered matchmaking, organizers are able to increase visitor engagement, lead generation and revenue.
For event participants, we make their time more efficient at events, with flexible content delivery and valuable meetings. For event organisers, it provides solutions, support and integrations needed to maximise return on investment.
PRODUCTION PARTNER
Pebble connects event organisers with high-quality freelance conference producers.
Pebble offers practical solutions tailored to resource challenges – whether that’s filling gaps due to team turnover or scaling up for growth. Their network of high-quality freelance conference producers brings experience across a diverse range of sectors and organisations.
Pebble supports both clients and conference producers every step of the way, providing fast-turnaround, considered and consistent support. Their approach is responsive and tailored, built on getting to know each client and understanding what works best for their business.
Sponsor MOAT 2026
Agenda setting · Execution led · Commercially sharp
An ambitious agenda. Proven case studies. Leaders who move fast.
MOAT is where the B2B events space moves forward with pace, scale, and ambition.
MOAT brings together senior event and conference production leaders building AI powered live B2B experiences for senior professionals, with one clear objective: accelerate execution and drive measurable commercial outcomes.
If you would like to explore sponsorship, please get in touch to request the sponsor pack and current availability.
Who MOAT is designed for
“For business event leaders facing a silent power shift, moat is the trusted catalyst for building the future of live, where trust and community become the new business model, because only human connection, powered by operational AI, preserves power in the knowledge economy.”
— Constantine Bridgeman, Founder & CEO, The Producers Room; Event Producer Pro
Why
MOAT?
With disruption now the norm, organisers have no choice but to defend and grow attendee trust-their only real moat.
MOAT design for
Trust
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Small group interactions where people can disclose real challenges
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Less stage broadcasting, more working in public
Applied learning
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Every delegate does something new on site
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Neuroscience informed pacing to reduce cognitive overload and increase retention
Co creation
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Sessions where delegates shape frameworks, not just hear them
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Opportunities for participants to contribute examples into the toolkit
Accountability
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Space where people publicly commit to next steps
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Follow up touchpoints to check against those commitments
VENUE:
Museum of London Docklands
The event will take place at a unique cultural venue located in the historic West India Quays in Canary Wharf.
Charting new territories requires courage and determination
The event will take place at a unique cultural venue located in the historic West India Quays in Canary Wharf.
The Producers’ Room is a space built by producers, for producers
The Producers’ Room exists to bring conference producers together: to share what works (and what doesn’t), to cut through the noise, and to push the industry forward. It’s a mix of honest conversations, practical insights, and experiments with new ways of working — from AI and agentic workflows to rethinking formats and measuring real impact.
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