EventNewsDXB
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Podcast Overview
<p>EventNewsDXB is your weekly podcast focussing on the business of events in Dubai, the UAE and across MENA. Powered by -45dB, it features candid conversations, practical insights and and on-the-ground perspectives from the people behind the region’s most exciting live experiences.</p><p><br></p><p>I host it - I'm Ian Carless and I've worked in both the event and television production industry for over 25 years.<br><br><b>SUPPORT US!</b></p><p>It takes time and effort to put the podcast together, but I hope it's worth something to you. If it is, please consider supporting us. Contact us for details</p>
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Publishing Since
1/28/2025
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Recent Episodes
April 22, 2026
The Iran Conflict: What’s Really Happening In the Events Industry
The scariest part of a crisis isn’t the headlines, it’s when the phone stops ringing. In this special episode, we look at how the Iran–US conflict is affecting the UAE and wider MENA events industry, cutting through the noise to focus on what professionals are actually experiencing day to day. Host Ian Carless is joined by Mark Benaicha, Managing Director at Esmos Recruitment, to unpack new data on market sentiment. From shifting timelines and cautious decision-making to the knock-on effects...
April 3, 2026
Vicki Burn: Balencing Creative Versus Commercial & Running Events Under Pressure
There’s a moment in every event where everything hangs in the balance. Because for all the talk about creativity and production, what we really do in this industry is manage complexity. At scale. Under pressure. And with people. This week's guest on EventNewsDXB is Vicki Burn, who's has spent over two decades delivering large-scale events and festivals and balancing everything that comes with it. Vicki is Event Director with MENA Live Events and the person leading the team that brought...
March 20, 2026
Jo Webber & Sally Kay: The Experiential Shift & Why Strategy Is Overtaking Creativity
When two industry veterans with 25 years in the game sit down and start swapping war stories about “making it gold at 2am”, you know you’re onto a winner! In this episode of EventNewsDXB, host Ian Carless, is joined by Jo Webber and Sally Kay from This is Spiro and this is a conversation that cuts right to the heart of delivering events in Dubai and the MENA region. From impossible timelines and last-minute client curveballs to the growing role of data and what they call “experiential ...
29 total episodes available
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Adam Griffiths
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Jasper Donat
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James Mistry
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Vicki Galloway-Place
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Jon Noonan
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David Balfour
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Iain Morrison
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Benoit Honnart
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Rudi Buchner
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- What is EventNewsDXB?
<p>EventNewsDXB is your weekly podcast focussing on the business of events in Dubai, the UAE and across MENA. Powered by -45dB, it features candid conversations, practical insights and and on-the-ground perspectives from the people behind the region’s most exciting live experiences.</p><p><br></p><p>I host it - I'm Ian Carless and I've worked in both the event and television production industry for over 25 years.<br><br><b>SUPPORT US!</b></p><p>It takes time and effort to put the podcast together, but I hope it's worth something to you. If it is, please consider supporting us. Contact us for details</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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