V-Expo 2021

Save the date! The blooloop V-Expo 2021 will be online 4-6 October. Tickets are now on sale.

Now in its second year, blooloop V-Expo is a high-level, content-driven virtual event delivered by industry leaders. It brings together professionals in the visitor attractions industry to network and learn from each other.

blooloop V-Expo is the place to find out what’s new in the industry.

This year we’re celebrating innovation in visitor attractions.

Top speakers

Our three-day programme will deliver a stellar line-up of speakers to discuss the latest trends, provide thought leadership and highlight key projects.

Speakers to date include:

• Waleed Abdel-Fattah, SVP Hill International
• Mohamed Al Zaabi, CEO, Miral
• Tzo Zen Ang, TZA Consulting
• Michael Beneville, Chief Creative Officer, AREA15
• Kimberly Beneville, Co-Founder, Beneville Studios
• Ngaire Blankenberg, Director, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
• Mark Fisher, Chief Development Officer, Merlin Entertainments
• Winston Fisher, CEO, AREA15
• Helen Fothergill, Service Manager – archives, gallery & museums, Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums
• Andy Fuller, Head of Marketing, Sales and Admissions, Pleasurewood Hills
• PY Gerbeau, CEO, The London Resort
• Doug Gurr, Director, Natural History Museum London
• Vince Kadlubek, Founder and Director, Meow Wolf
• Nick King, Chief Development Officer, The Red Sea Development Company
• Camiel Kraan, CEO, Convious
• Grant Mackenzie, Interim Director, David Livingstone Trust
• Eugene Naughton, President, the Dollywood Company
• Suhanya Raffel, Director, M+ museum
• Sumathi Ramanathan, Vice President Market Strategy & Sales, Expo 2020 Dubai
• Ali Rubinstein, Chief Creative Officer and Co-CEO, Meow Wolf
• Terry Sanderson, Business and Development, Dreamcraft
• Mark Stepanian, President, CAVU
• Brent Strong, Executive Creative Director, Walt Disney Imagineering
• Nick Sharp, Chief Digital Officer, National Gallery of Art
• Steve Tatham, Executive Creative Director, Universal Creative

Exciting announcements

We will be announcing the results of both the Blooloop 50 Museum Influencers 2021 and the Blooloop 50 Theme Park Influencers live at the event.

Blooloop is honoured to host the announcement of the winner of the Storyland Design Challenge.

AND, we will be announcing the results of our first Blooloop Innovation Awards, presented with AREA15. AREA15 will also be revealing the winner of the AREA15 Rise Award ($20,000) and the runner up ($10,000).

Find out more about the Blooloop Innovation Awards here.

Reasons to attend

Strategy – learn from industry leaders

Innovation – see the latest innovations across the sector

Networking – meet like minded industry peers

Programme

All times are BST (UTC+1)

Day 1 – 04 October

Day 2 – 05 October

Day 3 – 06 October

Note: Sessions may be subject to change.

Networking

There will be plenty of opportunities to network during the event. Speed-networking sessions pair attendees with another person at random. You then have a few minutes to speak with each other before sharing contact information.

Chat with your peers during the speaking sessions to share ideas and thoughts, or set up a one-to-one meeting with another attendee.

Get involved

Get involved with the blooloop V-Expo. We have thought leadership sponsorships, launch packages and of course you can enter the Blooloop Innovation Awards.

Sustainability

The blooloop V-Expo was conceived in 2019 as a sustainable alternative to in-person events. As part of our commitment to becoming greener, we will be donating £5 from every ticket ticket sold to WWF’s Climate Crisis Fund.

Tickets are on sale now.

Tickets for the three-day online event are £24 for visitor attraction operators and institutions, and also for students and those looking for work.

Tickets are £72 for suppliers, consultants, investors, developers, other non-operators.