Pippa Allsop

I came to work at Expo through my friend Emma Welford with whom I had previously worked at the NEC.

She advised me of an interesting organising position that had become available and thought I might be interested and would enjoy working at Expo.

I was currently working at the NEC as a Sales Manager and wanted to get back into ops so this was the perfect opportunity.

I am an Event Manager for Expo, which involves organising a number of exhibitions that Expo Management own and run on behalf of clients.

The Event Manager project manages the exhibition from start to finish, and gets involved in all aspects including sales, budget management, venue liaison and daily contact with the show contractors and exhibitors.

My dream event would be:

To organise a fashion and accessories show!

If I could take a guest to an event of my choice, I'd take …

My mother. She has absolutely no idea what I do, even though I have been doing it for 15 years!