How Airbus Manages 300+ Global Events a Year with Data, Technology, and Strategy | Epic Events by vFairs | Oliver Pradelles
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Managing 2,000 site visits, 300 events, and 30 trade shows annually across five countries isn't just ambitious, it's a logistical masterclass. Oliver, Head of Events and Protocol at Airbus, shares how his 80-person team consolidated multiple event tools into a single platform to gain end-to-end visibility. From airshows to institutional visits, discover how Airbus built their "Event Factory" to scale global operations, improve data consistency, and support event managers across the UK, France...
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