CONNECT: Future Talent

  • Live Events, Systems Integration
17 August, 2023
Developing The Next Generation of Event Industry Professionals

Over the next five years there will be a series of high-profile live events taking place across the globe. Creative Technology is proud to support a huge number of these including Olympic Games, World Expos, iconic festivals, music tours, new installations, visual spectaculars, corporate presentations, brand activations, and film & TV productions around the world.

As technology continues to rapidly advance, the need for highly skilled operators and technical teams is increasing in order to achieve a successful and smooth event delivery.

Creative Technology delved into some of the practices we are deploying internally as well as explored how some of our clients and partners are working to keep up with the growing need for industry professionals.  In this report, we share some of our collective findings and most successful processes towards employment and developing future talent.

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Key take aways:
  • A career in live events covers a wide array of options
  • More education is needed to showcase these opportunities
  • Offering internships and work experience help draw in talent
  • Providing cross departmental training and experience creates empathy
  • Regular, incremental training helps to nurture talent
  • Career path development is key to retention
  • Creating a sense of team is the goal
  • Build from within