Practical Action Learning Event

Practical Action Learning Event

Client:

Location:

New York City, USA

Practical Action

Impact:

This event successfully united participants from across the globe, providing a platform for learning, cultural exchange, and leadership growth.

Growing Future Leaders

The annual Practical Action Learning Event is hosted in different Practical Action regional offices each year, dedicated to nurturing the next generation of leaders within the organisation, and was hosted in 2023 at Warwickshire University in the UK.

Key Features

  • Two-day event with travel and overnight accommodation. 

  • Expert-led Sessions providing valuable insights from experienced leaders and managers.

  • Hybrid participation facilitated both in-person and online participation, ensuring wider accessibility.

  • Simultaneous interpretation ensured that Latin American participants could engage in discussions. 

  • Lunchtime games, energizers, and a photo exhibit foster connection and engagement among participants.

My Work:

  • Coordinated the invitations, registrations, and confirmations of 80+ international participants. 

  • Coordinated transport logistics and ensured all participants had appropriate overnight accommodations.

  • Oversaw the tech setup for hybrid participation, ensuring that virtual and in-person attendees could engage effectively.

  • Sourced and managed the simultaneous interpretation services, ensuring that all participants could access the content. 

  • Worked closely with the team to ensure that the event programme aligned with the needs of the participants and was structured for maximum impact.

“Amy helped us to organise and run our first cross-Alliance 'Learning Event' for over 80 people from more than 20 countries - including simultaneous Spanish-English interpretation and an option for remote participation. Always calm and collected, Amy has amazing attention for detail and is a born organiser!

She was a source of wisdom and pragmatic advice before the event and was indispensable during the event itself - she ensured it ran like clockwork! The result? Lots of happy participants (and session leads) and one very relieved Knowledge Manager :) I would highly recommend Amy for any event - big or small, in-person or online - and am very much looking forward to her laughter yoga sessions being added to the mix in future...”

- Lucille Robinson, Knowledge Manager, Practical Action