In this episode, we’re joined by Antonia Voss, Senior Vice President, Head of EMEA & APAC Events at Blackstone, and Alison Warwick, Group Head of Client Development at Strata.
Antonia leads events across EMEA and APAC for the world’s largest alternative asset manager, managing a global team and a remit that stretches from private wealth to institutional clients across 17 offices.
She speaks with real conviction about why the events industry is only becoming more important as the world gets more digital, and what it feels like to design experiences that genuinely shift how people feel about a brand. After 25 years, that sense of purpose hasn’t dimmed.
There’s great practical wisdom here too: on building your network at every level, asking why before you plan anything, and staying calm under pressure even when you’re anything but. Your network is your superpower, she says, and the way she talks about people makes you believe it.
Well worth your time.