Tim Owen becomes new IEM Chair

The Institute of Event Management (IEM) is delighted to announce that Tim Owen LVO FRSA RIBA FIEM is its new Executive Board Chair, in succession to Susan Spibey.

Tim became a Director and Founding Fellow of the IEM in January 2022. He is the founder of Major Impact City Events consultancy and has been part of the UK’s national event planning for more than three decades. He has chaired Licensing, Operational and Safety Planning Groups for many of the most memorable large-scale events in London, including Millennium Eve, the Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

“I’m fortunate to have worked with most parts of the UK events industry during my career,” says Tim.

“Although much of my own work has focused on the London ‘annual schedule’ and one-off occasions, it shouldn’t be just for these large-scale events that our sector is known.

“The skills, experience and process management required are equally applicable to local community events, which are no less rigorous or demanding.

“The IEM has a critical role to play for all parts of the industry. We are champions of event managers everywhere and provide a route to professional recognition both for individuals and for higher education courses. I want to continue our mission to show that ‘making things happen’ is not magic, but the result of talented and dedicated practitioners deploying a wide range of transferrable skills.”

“Susan founded the IEM in 2012 and is one of the most important and influential figures in the events industry. I look forward to continuing her brilliant work and am thrilled she has chosen to remain on our Executive Board.”