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Green Leader

A monthly bite-size Q&A on the Vision:2025 website & newsletter to over 3000 outdoor event industry professionals, that spotlights people in the events industry who have made a significant contribution to sustainability.

Our aim is to profile inspiring people and practices, keep the conversation about sustainability alive in the outdoor events industry in an engaging way, share human stories and ideas, and continue to build a community around climate action.

Meet our Industry Green Leaders below….

Seçil has worked in the cultural sector for nearly 20 years and is the founder of Atölye Deneme Art & Ecology Association. She works

During his university years, Ridder began organizing underground raves in Amsterdam warehouses, responsible for building and operating the light shows. Over 12 years, these

Ian has worked in the outdoor events industry for over 25 years. Having held numerous roles and managed his own events production company he

With over 20 years of experience in the music and event sector, Maarten works at the intersection of operations and sustainability as Senior Sustainability

Tijl has worked for many years in the sustainable innovations and festival sector, including with Dutch festival, Into The Great Wide Open, from its

Dawn Wood is Co-director of Between The Trees, a festival and events company she co-founded in 2018 with Dr. Andrew Thomas. Together, they recognised

Clare is a Company Founder / Director and Consultant Event Operations Manager with over 15 years delivering event experiences across outdoor mass gathering and

Ted Leggett has been working in the Events industry for 15 years, first freelancing in event Health & Safety, he now manages Culture &

Josephina Bodimeade has helped festivals and their audiences green their operations since 2015. Now as Sustainability Manager at Shambala Festival, she shares her journey

Livvy Drake has worked across the event sector from catering and conferences to outdoor events and festivals. Following her environmental awakening witnessing a full

Charlotte manages sustainability for Team Love, working to maximise positive social impacts and minimise the environmental impact of festivals like FORWARDS and Love Saves

Stefan Edwards is Senior Events Officer at Bristol City Council, he leads on commissioning Bristol Harbour Festival and Bristol Run, attracting 200,000+ people and