Our Speakers 2024

NOEA 2024 Convention MC

Emma Britton is a well-known former BBC local radio presenter across Somerset, Bath and Bristol. As a broadcaster, Emma interviewed thousands of people over the 10+ years she was on air, from members of the public to authority figures, to famous people.

Emma is now enjoying working as a freelance presenter, professional event host and a civil celebrant.

Very much a “people person”, Emma is outgoing, approachable, engaging and empathetic. As a guest speaker, her talks have been described as inspirational and uplifting!

When it comes to events, she has recently completed eight years as a volunteer on the organising committee of Bridgwater Carnival, considered to be the biggest illuminated carnival in Europe.

Bev Osborne specialises in developing and delivering training solutions addressing the crisis management and emergency response needs of events and venues, companies and organisations in the UK and overseas. She became involved in the Resilience Sector by leading a 5-year programme to design and deliver multi-agency, simulation based, training exercises for Strategic Commanders in the Public Sector in 2007; and in 2011 launched Training 4 Resilience with her Business Partner Adrian Seward. She has designed and delivered over 150 crisis management and emergency exercises since 2007 for a wide portfolio of clients including Premiership Football and Rugby Clubs; Music Festivals and Concerts; the NATO Summit; the Tour de France and all London 2012 Olympic Venues.

Matt has been with See Tickets for over four years, and within the ticketing ticketing industry a further seven. Matt heads up See Tickets’ relationships with our festival, exhibition and attraction client portfolio, including English Heritage, ZSL, Raymond Gubbay and IMG. Over this time Matt has built a good understanding of what challenges our clients face, pre event, on site and post event. Helping clients, new and long term, navigate the world of ticketing. Matt also manages our Groups, Coach and Travel Trade team who are an integral part of the outdoor events industry.

Nick joined the NCASS joining the team in 2021 heading up the operations of the business. Nick’s mandate was to drive membership value by developing products and services as well as developing an infrastructure fit for the next 20 years. Nick is also a professional business coach having worked across multiple business sectors and with many business types.

Jules is a dynamic communications specialist with a proven track record of over 25 years in the art, entertainment, and media sectors. She has partnered leading brands and agencies including The Guardian, Channel 4, Tate, Wolff Olins, Amplify and Somerset House to deliver audience engagement strategies. Leveraging her expertise in audience behavior and the power of narrative, Jules helps brands to understand and connect with their target audiences on a deeper level. By identifying the key emotional drivers, decision-making processes, and triggers that influence audience interaction, she enables her clients to develop targeted campaigns that resonate and engage.

Gill began her career at Capital Radio, becoming the Head of Entertainment at the station. Having produced the first ever 100,000 capacity Party in the Park at Hyde Park in 1998, she fell in love with live events and started her own events business, entertee. During the 26 years of entertee, Gill has produced many high-profile events, including working with the Royal Parks, producing events for many prestigious brands and producing a series of regional Party in the Parks. In 2004 Gill co-founded entertee Hire offering a quality fencing solution that was affordable for smaller events. In 2018 Gill co-founded Black Deer festival of Americana, using all the experience gained from her many years in the producing events and festivals for other promoters.