The Conference Producer will play a pivotal role in shaping the quality of SBC's conference agendas and sourcing industry-leading speakers for our events, with a particular focus on SBC Summit Rio. This position is essential for developing high-quality conference programs that resonate with our audience and meet the evolving needs of the industry. The role involves researching industries, planning agendas, managing speaker logistics, and collaborating with internal teams to ensure successful event delivery.

Responsibilities

Research betting, gaming and other relevant industries for agenda topics, speakers and competitor activity
Proactively plan out the agenda topics and identify speakers for all our events
Engage, network and build relationships with key industry people
Manage the full speaker journey and logistics after sourcing
Work closely with the content and editorial teams around agenda topics and speakers
Liaising with sales team to maximise sponsorship opportunity and event revenue related to speaking opportunities
Responsibility for keeping the agenda and speakers up to date, and communicate all updates internally to sales, content, marketing and events teams
Manage agenda, speaker logistics and event delivery on site for all our events
Attend and represent the company at international events and exhibitions
Identify new opportunities for future potential conferences and content
Sourcing high quality speakers from operators for all SBC events
Develop and maintain profiles on all operators, with knowledge of the key contacts in all functions (payments, marketing, tech/product, etc) as well as all C-level contacts, and utilise these contacts to source compelling speakers for SBC events
Support marketing efforts by working with marketing team to highlight key speakers to feature in promotional campaigns and content marketing, and to ensure that all speakers have the digital marketing assets to promote their participation in the event
Research, plan and secure keynote speakers in line with event objectives, audience needs and commercial priorities
Manage overlapping content timelines, ensuring clear delivery planning of pipelines
Maintain accurate speaker and stakeholder records within internal systems, ensuring contact data and communication history remain up to date
Support budget conscious speaker planning
End of event reporting - use audience insights, speaker feedback, market research and onsite findings to debrief, to ensure improvement of programmes
Work creatively to develop and identify new content formats and products that improve audience engagement and support growth

Requirements

Fluency in Portuguese (preferably Brazilian Portuguese)
Proven experience in conference production or a similar role, with a strong understanding of event logistics, speaker management, and audience engagement within the B2B events and/or media landscape
Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport with industry executives and open doors for collaboration, ensuring strong relationships with key stakeholders.
Proven experience operating autonomously with effective decision-making and judgement.
A keen interest in technology, with strong digital savviness that enhances the ability to leverage tools and platforms for successful event execution and promotion.
Outstanding communication skills in English, both written and spoken, facilitating clear and impactful interactions with speakers, sponsors, and attendees.
Exceptional organisational skills, with a proven ability to adapt and change priorities according to immediate business needs, ensuring successful event delivery and coordination.

Nice to have

A network of senior level contacts across sports betting and iGaming operators
Fluency in Spanish

Benefits

Private Healthcare Plan, including Optical, Dental & Hearing cover (Vitality)
Group Pension Plan with 5% Individual and 4% Company Contribution (Royal London)
Income Protection (Canada Life)
Life Assurance (AIG)
Employee Assistance Programme and Employee Support Programme
Company Sick Pay
21 days annual leave in addition to 12 Company Days Off (these generally include include all bank holidays and an annual Christmas shutdown period)