• April 10, 2025

Convene boosts UK in-house AV expertise

Convene boosts UK in-house AV expertise

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Convene, the premium meeting and event venue provider, has expanded its UK in-house AV team to support locations across London.

The company has added a global director of AV Sales, UK head of AV Operations, two UK AV sales managers, and a technology manager and AV operations specialist per venue to support bringing the management of event AV services in-house at Convene 133 Houndsditch; Convene 155 Bishopsgate, Liverpool Street; Convene 200 Aldersgate, St. Paul’s; and etc.venues County Hall.

Sean Comber has been promoted to the global director of AV Sales role having previously served as senior sales executive of AV Solutions and regional AV manager. He is responsible for overseeing a team of four that advise clients on technology needs for their events and manage the corresponding sales process across the entire Convene network.

Mark Barry has been promoted to UK head of AV Operations, responsible for overseeing an in-house team of 20 across six of the portfolio’s venues that provide clients with a seamless, end-to-end AV production experience, and an external AV partner serving etc.venues by Convene locations.

Adrian Walker and Dennis Poku have joined the company as UK AV sales managers to advise clients on technology needs for events held at the above London venues within the Convene portfolio.

The in-house AV team at Convene supports all audio, visual, and technology needs for meetings and events of all types and sizes including the provision of equipment serviced by a dedicated technician; livestreaming, recording, or hybrid event production; lighting design; visual branding opportunities and scenic enhancements; and more.

Convene said expanding the UK in-house AV team at Convene enables it to provide a consistent client experience across its global portfolio of large event venues. London’s Convene 22 Bishopsgate and Convene Sancroft, St. Paul’s have been providing clients with in-house AV services since opening in Spring 2022 and Spring 2024 respectively; all U.S. locations also provide AV solutions in-house.

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