Head of Convention Bureau Services & Sustainability Champion
London Convention Bureau
Fiona is Head of Convention Bureau Services and Sustainability Champion at London & Partners. Her role is to attract meetings and events to London, and to help event organizers navigate the city and all its venues, hotels and services. She provides advice and recommendations to make the sourcing process easy. Her team can also facilitate site visits, offer travel options and compile bids for larger events.
Sustainability is a big focus for London and Fiona encourages event planners to plan and execute their events in a more sustainable way by offering tips on planning, recycling, food waste management and menu planning. She also works with hotels and venues in London to encourage them to secure third party certification.
Fiona has more than 20 years’ experience in her current role. Before that she worked in events for Starwood Hotels.
In her spare time, she loves to walk her dog with her family in Greenwich Park, cook good food, and keep in shape with yoga and Pilates.
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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) is paramount. Explore the essential role of sustainable destination thinking in shaping the future. Discover the framework for achieving triple impact—environmental, social and economic. Be inspired by real-world case studies that showcase tangible results, setting the stage for a thought-provoking panel discussion. Hear from destination representatives as they share their ESG-focused sustainability initiatives and explore key questions around balancing business objectives with environmental and social responsibility.
Learning outcomes:
Balance sustainability with business objectives
Empower your clients, team and partners to drive positive change
Gain practical strategies to deliver more measurable, sustainable events
This session is approved for the following certifications.
* ICCA Skills Domain CICS/CICE: Module 5: Business and Market Planning,0.75 credits
* CMP/CEU Approved: 0.75
* CSEP Approved