• April 1, 2025

Elevate marks a decade of impact with 2025 launch

Elevate marks a decade of impact with 2025 launch

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Elevate, the free mentoring programme for UK event professionals, hosted its largest event to date last week to celebrate its landmark tenth anniversary and the start of the 2025 programme, also its biggest to date.

Held at Protein Studios in Shoreditch, the event welcomed 250 guests from across the events industry.

The evening provided mentors and mentees the opportunity to share their experiences. Elevate also introduced its 2025 programme partners: Cvent, Jack Morton, Live Union, Powwow, Protein Studios, PSP, The Production Department and We Are Collider.

Supporters include 2LK, CastleBell, Trivandi, TRO, Xquisite Productions, Special Sauce Training (Training Partner), TIMES x10 Coaching and Nic Neal (People and Culture Partners), ABPCO, EMC3, Event Decision, Hels and Seen Presents.

Led by Melissa Noakes, Max Fellows and Peter Kerwood, Elevate has supported and inspired over 2,000 individuals across the sector.

The programme has more than doubled in size over the past two years. In 2025, a record cohort of nearly 600 participants have been matched, representing 265 different businesses. Collectively, Elevate’s mentors bring over 3,545 years of industry experience. With applicants from 15 countries across North America, EMEA and APAC, Elevate’s global reach continues to grow.

Melissa Noakes said: “A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at Protein Studios for our 2025 kick-off and to all those who continue to make Elevate such a powerful and impactful programme. We can’t wait to see the relationships that form and the mentoring journeys that unfold over the coming year, from graduates to senior professionals advancing their careers.”

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