Ravensbourne2011 Anna Patching Technology Director

Technology Director

•  Working within the Senior Management Team

•  Overseeing the engineering team

•  Overseeing the Interactive team

•  Working directly with exhibitors to cater for their technical needs

Personal Challenges

•  Time management

•  Communication skills

•  How to control emotions

•  Technical knowledge

Examples of work

"   Communicating with outside companies:

•  Secured 10 iPads from Apple’s European loan pool

•  Negotiated hire of the comms system for the event

•  Held meetings with Pufferfish to try and secure a puffersphere

Examples of work

"  Planning:

•  Looking at the long term picture and creating action plans

•  Interfacing with other departments to link technical aspects to their plans

•  Discussing exhibition requirements and working out a solution

Examples of work

"   Decisions

•  OB

•  DTT

•  QC

Management Vs Risk Management

“The first step in the risk management process is to acknowledge the reality of risk. Denial is a common tactic that substitutes deliberate ignorance for thoughtful planning.” Charles Tremper

Management Vs Risk Management - DTT

Management:

•  Fantastic experience

•  Unique

•  Highlight of the event

•  Utilises skills

•  Learning process

Risk:

•  Compromise IPTV

•  Waste of resources

•  Constraints

•  Illegal

Management Vs Risk Management - OB

Management

•  Fantastic experience

•  Learning

•  Relationships with OB companies

•  Utilises skills

Risk:

•  No show

•  No parking space suitable

•  No OB truck available from most likely source

•  Waste of resources

•  Time

Improvements

"   Communication

"   Technical Knowledge

"   Organisation

"   Management

Thank You