The PIE Network (People in Events)

Calling EventProfs looking for real peer-learning exchange! (Read full for a 🎁 ) Join a curated group of senior event professionals at the Event Tech World Insider Exchange, an intimate, peer-led experience built around honest conversation and shared learning. The event brings together leaders from across corporate and commercial events to discuss the challenges shaping the industry today, from AI and data strategy to team adoption and monetisation. With no presentations or sales pitches, the focus is on practical insight, fresh perspectives and building valuable connections. When? Thursday, April 23rd. Where? London Central. Backstory: Did you know our founder, Francisco Opazo, organiser of London Community Week, attended this event last year and, as a result, created Speaker Dream? Vanessa Lovatt is a unique and experienced host and community-first founder. If you are a brand or professional acquiring technology (not a vendor), you can use SpeakerDream50 to get 50% off the pass to join this experience. Check the details and RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/eqifyjp9

April’s looking like a good month to step out, tune in and connect. We’ve got three ESN sessions coming up. Each designed to give you something practical, plus the chance to meet others in the industry. Here’s what’s coming up 👇 📍 𝟭𝟯 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 | 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝘂𝗯  Tears, Tantrums & Tech: Events and the Humans Behind It All A candid, behind-the-scenes session from Steve Tinsley and Stuart Willson from Mantis  on what really makes events work. PLUS time to connect with other event professionals. 📍 𝟭𝟲 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 | 𝗘𝗦𝗡 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 (𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲) Present with Confidence and Impact A one-hour session with George Anderson focused on helping you communicate more clearly, manage nerves and present with confidence in everyday situations. 📍 𝟮𝟳 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 | 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝘂𝗯 Hosted by Arcstream, a relaxed morning of networking, real industry insight and hands-on access to interactive event tech. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills, meet new people, or just step back and get a fresh perspective, there’s something here for you. If any of these have been on your radar, now’s a good time to get them in the diary. 👉 You can find all the details and register here: https://lnkd.in/eUXkzGA9

Big news! LinkedIn reached out to us! 😱 After seeing our work championing salary transparency in the events industry, they've been quietly testing a brand new reaction, and they asked us to be part of the PIE-lot programme. Meet the PIE reaction 🥧 It's for those chef's kiss moments of openness, fairness, and doing right by people. When someone shares their salary, advocates for pay equity, or leads by example in our industry, that's a pie moment. Starting this week, followers of our page will begin to see the pie reaction appear on their profiles. When you spot someone delivering on salary transparency, give them a pie in the face (for a good reason) 😂 Because the events industry deserves better, and the people doing it right deserve to be recognised 🧡 💛

Q2 is officially here (ish) and we're here for it with a whole new calendar of events! We have 3 signature events we host monthly for PIE members and we've secured them all for the next 3 months 👀 Not a member? Join us today via the link in the comments! 🚨TOMORROW Apr 1 - Virtual Meet & Eat Networking  🔗 https://luma.com/4bt7n6ej Apr 14 - #ChallengeAccepted: How to Pitch Yourself So People Want to Work With You with Samantha West 🔗 https://luma.com/zftehsju Apr 30 - Virtual Coworking for PIEple  🔗 https://luma.com/re8mnaka May 6 - Virtual Meet & Eat Networking  🔗 https://luma.com/ewo86i2l May 12 - #ChallengeAccepted: How To Build Your Brand To Get Noticed Online with Maria Untila 🔗 https://luma.com/4h9le1g4 May 28 - Virtual Coworking for PIEple  🔗 https://luma.com/d8r89mwr June 3 - Virtual Meet & Eat Networking  🔗 https://luma.com/m8bw0g3h June 9 - #ChallengeAccepted: How To Become An Event Speaker & Find Your Voice with Cepee Tabibian 🔗 https://luma.com/28vjjdd2 June 25 -Virtual Coworking for PIEple  🔗 https://luma.com/kor6h06s

We’re thrilled to announce we have welcomed Event Tech Live as an event partner! 🎉 Giving PIE Network members £20 off their new Event Tech Perks, if used by the end of April. To check out the perks, take a look here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eesFKZdW Shoutout to PIEple Adam Parry at the team at ETL for this generous perk! 🙏 Event Tech Perks gives you exclusive access to deals and discounts on 850+ of the world’s leading software tools – from Stripe and HubSpot to Notion, AWS, Airtable and beyond. Browse for free. Unlock everything for £49 per year. 🥧 Not a member? Join us today, link below!

I had the BEST time facilitating a workshop with The PIE Network (People in Events) 🥧 We took time to share and create 2026 vision boards! Do you have a vision board for your big goals? Thank you Valentina Ruffoni for having me!

🔥 𝟰 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼! 🔥 We’re now just 4 weeks away from TubeFest 2026 and it’s all systems go behind the scenes. Right now it’s a lot of planning and organising, getting things ready for print, finalising details, and making sure everything is coming together as it should. We’ve also got more new sponsors coming on board, which is very exciting more details to come on that soon! Alongside that, there’s been some really great conversations happening over the last couple of weeks that are helping shape the event even further. It’s all coming together nicely and we can't wait for the big day! If you’ve already got your ticket, we can’t wait to see you there. If not, there’s still time to be part of it 👇 𝗟𝗘𝗧’𝗦 𝗚𝗢 𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧 🚀 🗓️ Workshop Day - 23rd April 2026 🥳 Welcome Party - 23rd April 2026 Evening 🗓️ TubeFest - 24th April 2026 📍 Birmingham https://tubefest.co.uk

Our founder Valentina Ruffoni has been nominated for one of the Symbol Awards and she's convinced it's because of the pie and pi references taking her to the "Creative Communication" category. Vote for her below! ⬇️

If you don't ask, you don't get. That is one of the mottos our founder Valentina Ruffoni lives by and this is the reason why simply asking can help move the needle. A big shout out to Rob Godfrey at Oatly for adding the salary to the role they are hiring for 👏 Event pros they are looking for an Event Project Manager in London - £50,000-60,000. Link to JD in the comments ⬇️