Convene Expands UK In-House AV Team Across its London Locations

We're happy to announce the expansion of our UK in-house AV team to support Convene meeting and event venues across London. The new AV teams will be implemented at etc.venues County Hall, Convene 133 Houndsditch, Convene 155 Bishopsgate, Liverpool Street, and Convene 200 Aldersgate, St. Paul’s.  

The in-house AV team at Convene supports all audio, visual, and technology needs for meetings and events of all types and sizes. Services include the provision of equipment serviced by a dedicated technician; livestreaming, recording, or hybrid event production; lighting design; visual branding opportunities and scenic enhancements; and more. 

 To support bringing the management of event AV services in-house, we added a Global Director of AV Sales, UK Head of AV Operations, two UK AV Sales Managers, and a Technology Manager and AV Operations Specialist at each venue. The London-based AV team comprises of the following:

• Global Director of AV Sales: Sean Comber has been promoted to this role, having previously served as Senior Sales Executive of AV Solutions and Regional AV Manager.  The Global Director of AV Sales is responsible for overseeing a team of four who advise clients on technology needs for their events and manage the corresponding sales process across the entire Convene network.
• UK Head of AV Operations: Mark Barry has been promoted to this role, having previously served as Senior AV Sales Manager and AV Production Manager.  The UK Head of AV Operations oversees an in-house team of 20 across six of our portfolio’s venues that provide clients with a seamless, end-to-end AV production experience. Barry will also manage an external AV partner serving etc.venues by Convene locations.
• UK AV Sales Managers: Adrian Walker and Dennis Poku have joined the company as UK AV Sales Managers. They are responsible for advising clients on technology needs for events held at the aforementioned London venues within the Convene portfolio, presenting tailored AV solutions that meet the program goals and objectives.
• Technology Managers - Each Convene venue has a dedicated Technology Manager responsible for client relations surrounding the execution of each event’s AV production needs.
• AV Operations Specialists - Each Convene venue has a dedicated Senior or AV Operations Specialist responsible for the service delivery of each event’s technology needs, ranging from desktop support, audio, video, internet access and networking, video conferencing, webcasting, lighting design, and more.

Expanding the UK in-house AV team at Convene enables us to provide a consistent client experience across our global portfolio of large event venues. London’s Convene 22 Bishopsgate and Convene Sancroft, St. Paul’s have been providing clients with in-house AV services since opening in Spring 2022 and Spring 2024, respectively. This move is cohesive with all U.S. locations, which also each provide AV solutions in-house.

As the largest single provider of dedicated meeting and event venues in the U.S. and UK, and with a growing footprint of flexible office space, the Convene portfolio of brands has a network of nearly 40 locations across nine global cities.