Investing in the Future of Our Industry
At Outsourced Events we believe in nurturing young talent. Proud of our inclusive culture, we are committed to developing team members and progressing the next generation of event professionals.
Two year-in-industry students, Henry and Rosie, are the latest to join the OE family. Over the next 12 months, they will gain invaluable event planning experience working with our team of event professionals, benefiting from their decades of experience.
With an innovative event management training programme to upskill existing staff and nurture new talent, OE supports individuals in achieving personal and professional qualifications, from apprenticeships to degree level qualifications.
We have supported marketing colleagues to gain CIM Level 4 Qualifications. Conor, our Accounts Assistant, is currently completing a qualification with the ACCA.
This month our Head of Learning and Development, Anne Cooke, launched a new training module for event managers and executives. They covered all aspects of sponsorship and exhibition management, from basic definitions to designing the perfect floorplan.
We're passionate about developing the future of our industry. Right now, we're creating a formalised training programme for early-stage career event management professionals which, once accredited, will be shared with clients and industry partners.
About Us
Founded in 2001, Outsourced Events is an award-winning London-based event management agency with a global outlook. Check out our Work For Us page to see our open positions.
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Outsourced Events wins Best Large Agency of the Year at the UK Agency Awards 2026
Outsourced Events has won Best Large Agency of the Year at the UK Agency Awards 2026. The UK Agency Awards celebrate the best agencies across the country and the work they deliver for their clients. Best Large Agency of the Year looks beyond a single event or campaign to the business behind it. The win continues a big year of recognition for the team, as Outsourced Events marks 25 years since it was founded.
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The company I hoped we'd become: 25 years of OE
To mark 25 years of Outsourced Events, CEO and Co-Founder Denise Sharpe looks back on the journey of the London-based event management agency she founded with Alexandra Sibley in 2001. From a desk in her son's bedroom to delivering more than 240 conferences, tradeshows and corporate events a year for technology brands and associations worldwide, she shares how long-term client partnerships, a people-first company culture and five core values shaped an award-winning agency. She also explains how the team celebrated its 25th anniversary the way it plans every event: with intention.
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Why exhibitors have 3.5 seconds to earn a second look
Most brands treat signage as a finishing touch, something to sort out once the stand design, the demos and the giveaways are locked in. The evidence suggests that's the wrong way round. Signage is doing most of the work in the first 3.5 seconds. It's the first thing read from a distance, before a single conversation happens, which makes it one of the highest-leverage decisions in the entire stand design, not an afterthought. Find out more.
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