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Xchange: Global Community Series
2023 - Present
Audience - Sedex members, prospects, partners and industry experts working on responsible sourcing and ethical supply chains, across North America, Europe, the UK and Australia.
Objective - Take community offline and create regional moments where members and prospects meet face to face, share challenges and solve them together. Then keep that connection going long after the day ends.
Impact - 2,000+ members, prospects, partners and experts brought together. 90% registration-to-attendance against an industry benchmark of 60–80%. £1m in revenue generated through upsell and prospects converting after events.
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Every business says it wants to be closer to its customers. Xchange was my answer to what that looks like in a room.
I launched the series in 2023 with a simple idea: an event shouldn't be a one-off. Each Xchange is designed as a relationship moment. It starts with the right audience and a considered invite, builds into a hands-on day where people genuinely collaborate, and ends with a full suite of content and follow-up that keeps the conversation going.
The formats are built for participation, not presentation. Members don't sit and listen; they work through real challenges with peers, experts and our own teams. That's what drives the attendance. When people know the day will be useful, they turn up.
I also get to do the part I love most: set the creative theme and host the day. Being on stage, reading the room and bringing people into the conversation is where creativity and community meet.
Xchange has become the heartbeat of Sedex's community, and one of its clearest proof points that community drives commercial growth.