JOHN JACKSON

International Biennale of Travel Photography - Cordes-sur-Ciel 2027
JOHN JACKSON - EVENTS MANAGER

 

John has over 30 years’ experience in the Conference, Exhibition, Live Music and Sports event sector. He has managed diverse front of house and customer facing operations at many of London’s principal venues including

  • The O2 Arena.

  • ExCeL Exhibition and Convention Centre

  • Earl Court and Olympia Conference and Exhibition Centres

  • Wembley Arena, Conference and Exhibition Centre

Over his career he has been responsible many service teams of up to 7,000 personnel and project managed Catering , Cleaning, Concierge and technical services for innumerable  complex events for clients and events such as the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games over multiple sites, UEFA Champions League Finals, H.M. Ministry of Defence, London International Motor Show, World Travel Market working to strict timeline and budget dependencies, diverse cultural needs and complex logistics and responsible supplier sourcing protocols in addition to delivering world class service at world class events. 

John has a broad experience in project management having worked within and lead the senior mobilisation teams managing the design, build and delivery projects at some of the Europes’ premier new build venues.  Including The O2 arena and ExCeL Conference and Exhibition centre in London, The Aviva Stadium in Dublin and The AccorHotels Arena in Paris. In addition he has successfully completed contractor and brand change management assignments at venues for Global clients in South East Asia, the Middle East, Continental Europe as well as in all regions of the United Kingdom.

John has demonstrated his ability to work with and lead functionally and culturally diverse projects at many levels. He has a clear understanding of the need to adapt project methodology according to stakeholder imperatives and dependencies and to manage all members of the delivery team with empathy, honesty and respect regardless of their role or seniority.   

Contact Jon at john.jackson42@outlook.com