AEO Renews Partnership with Leadership Connect Solutions to strengthen Talent and Leadership

The Association of Event Organisers (AEO) has extended its partnership with Leadership Connect Solutions (LCS), reinforcing its commitment to helping members attract, develop and retain talent through mentoring, leadership development and HR advisory support.

The renewed agreement runs until March 2027, with LCS continuing as AEO’s exclusive HR partner, providing specialist expertise across talent and leadership development.

A key pillar of the collaboration is AEO PeerConnect, the mentoring platform powered by LCS and created in response to member demand, connecting professionals with experienced peers for both short-term advice and longer-term career guidance. The partnership will also continue to deliver year-round mentoring, training and advisory programmes, integrated across AEO events and member channels to maximise accessibility and impact.

Anna Golden, chief executive at AEO, said: “We know that talent is one of the biggest opportunities - and challenges - facing our industry right now. This partnership is about giving our members practical, accessible support to build stronger teams, develop their people and navigate that challenge with confidence. LCS brings real expertise and insight, and through initiatives like AEO PeerConnect, we’re making that support more visible and easier to access across the community.”

Siân Feuillade, co-founder of Leadership Connect Solutions, added: “The events industry is powered by its people, and the pace of change means organisations need to be more intentional about how they develop and support their teams. Through our partnership with AEO, we’re able to work directly with organisers to tackle challenges; from leadership capability to team performance - and create environments where people can do their best work.”

Association of Event Organisers (AEO) is the trade body representing companies, which conceive, create, develop or manage trade and consumer events. It is run by its members for the benefit of its members through an elected council of representatives, specialist working groups and a fulltime secretariat.

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