The Ops Nest

No end of year wrap from us - our members have done it for us (and we're also pretty sure you don't need another one in your feed!) So, it's time for mince pies, sparkles, treats and relaxation. Whatever you are up to over the festive period we hope you have an amazing one. We're back on the 6th, see you in 2025! Much love, your Ops Nest Collective. Tamla Humphrey Lou Kiwanuka - The Ops Nest Fiona Robinson  #2024Wrap #TheOpsNest #FestiveGreetings #HappyChristmas #EndOfYearWrap

Exciting news as we announce our partnership with Excel London. The team at Excel has been at the heart of The Ops Nest from the very beginning in one way or another, supporting Lou Kiwanuka - The Ops Nest’s early plans for creating training for ops professionals, hosting and lending their expertise to Ops Foundation and enabling our candidates to explore the venue, partnering on networking events and most recently hosting our ops matrix workshop for our Head of Ops community. Kerrie Kemp, Jamie Harvie, James Campion, Nigel Winer, Claire Sellick, Roger Hooker, Steve Collier and Tom Phillips thank you to you and your teams for supporting us over the years in training, expert conversations or simply listening to our mad plans and helping them become reality. We are looking forward to seeing what this official partnership brings! Here’s to continued sharing of knowledge, experience, network and collaboration! To our 250 members - watch this space! Tamla Humphrey Fiona Robinson #TheOpsNest #EnablingBrilliance #EventOperations

So much fun at our winter bash yesterday. Thank you to every member who came and to beMatrix for bringing the fun and Creative Hire for sponsoring a game , we loved spending time with you - see if you can spot yourself! Check out the highlights below https://lnkd.in/e9-tfdXF Lou Kiwanuka - The Ops Nest | Tamla Humphrey | Fiona Robinson #TheOpsNest #OpsNestWinter #OpsNestLive #OpsProfs

Did you see Let's Talk The State of the Industry live last week? Fear not if you missed it as it's now available for catch up - grab a cuppa and settle in as Caroline Clift, Adam Parry, Paul Harvey and Lou Kiwanuka - The Ops Nest take you through their highs and lows of 2024 and look ahead to what they think 2025 might hold in the world of events, exhibitions, meetings, and festivals. One of our FREE Lets Talk sessions this one is open to all. https://lnkd.in/eefzsX8A #LetsTalk #TheOpsNest #EnablingBrilliance #EventProfs #StateOfTheIndustry

What an amazing day! A few highlights from Ops on Tour ahead of the more professional video to give a little insight into what we got up to. First up a rotation of masterclasses covering the technical disciplines of video, sound, hybrid and lighting followed by an intro to rigging fundamentals, a little handling of the components that rig to truss, cable challenge and a Mario Cart competition. Thank you to the entire team at PSP Exhibitions for putting on such a thoughtful and inspiring day of learning and thank you to everyone that came... where shall we go next?! Trudy Wilde Kat Allso Ed Duncan Lou Kiwanuka - The Ops Nest Fiona Robinson Tamla Humphrey  #PSPExhibitions #OpsOnTour #TheOpsNest #EnablingBrililance #OpsTraining #BTSExhibitions

Only a few days to go to our Winter Bash! Huge thanks to our partners beMatrix for bringing the fun as always and to our game sponsors Creative Hire. Will we see you on Tuesday? #EventProfs #TheOpsNest #OpsNestWinter #EventIndustry #OpsProfs #EnablingBrilliance

Have you ever... ☑️ Built a stand? ☑️ Created graphics? ☑️ Explored AV? ☑️ Pulled mains? ☑️ Rigged truss? ☑️ Driven a forklift? ☑️ Been up in a scissor lift? How much practical experience do you have as an #OpsProf?  How is your contact book looking?  Are you caught up on the latest from the industry? Achieve all this and more at Ops Foundation, now booking for 2025. https://lnkd.in/eH73pn4U Excel London beMatrix  EFI LOGISTICS Kieran Hughes PSP Exhibitions DSV - Global Transport and Logistics The Event & Exhibition Partnership Creative Live Limited  #OpsFoundation #TheOpsNest #EnablingBrilliance #EventIndustry #EventProfs Video description - a montage of photos showing 26 ops professionals learning and training at ExCeL London, wearing hard hats and high vis vests, building stands, pulling electrics, going up in a scissor lift.

Don't forget, Let's Talk - State of the Industry - a review of 2024 is tomorrow at midday and FREE TO ALL to attend. If you haven't already, register now via https://lnkd.in/eD-w2tzu and we'll see you tomorrow!

Let's Talk FREE with the event industry! We have a very special open session tomorrow which we invite you all to attend. Lou will be reviewing 2024 alongside Adam Parry of Event Industry News, Caroline Clift of Standout Magazine and Paul Harvey of M&IT and taking a look at their thoughts on what 2025 will bring. See you tomorrow, Tuesday 10th December at midday!? Sign up now - https://lnkd.in/eD-w2tzu Powered by Yoonity  connected by Sorenson Communications  #EventIndustry #2024Review #LetsTalk #EnablingBrilliance #TheOpsNest #EventProfs #EventIndustry  Video description - Rolling headshots of Adam Parry, Paul Harvey, Caroline Clift and Lou Kiwanuka over a green and navy background with an invite to join on Tuesday 10th December