INFORM
WHAT’S NEW FOR 2018?
Pro Landscaper sits down with our very own managing director Jim Wilkinson, to discuss this year’s FutureScape event, taking place on Tuesday 20 November. Jim tells us what to expect and how FutureScape will grow in the future
What are you most looking forward to at this year’s FutureScape? There is a lot I am looking forward to. This year we are re-branding part of FutureScape and moving the main entrance downstairs to allow the visitors to flow in better. We’ll be making the announcement of our ‘small project, BIG IMPACT’ award winners and 30 Under 30: The Next Generation is always really exciting. I love it all; meeting people, being in the environment and the atmosphere that it creates. What’s new for this year’s FutureScape that you’ve not done before? Ever since its launch in 2012, FutureScape has grown every year and 2018 is no exception. We will have 250 exhibitors and the evening ‘View from the Top’ event will now be rebranded as
‘The Pro Landscaper Summit’. View from The Top has grown substantially over the last 6 years; initially it was an invite only audience of 60 people, canapes and a debate, and last year we had 300 people for the debate and a full sit-down meal. We have decided to rebrand the evening event as the number of people has grown, and we feel like the new name is a much better definition of what the event is. We are also going to rebrand the seminar programme to make it easier for visitors to be able to choose which ones they want to attend.
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What seminars can people expect this year? This year’s FutureScape will again see a complete array of seminars. We have split the programme into three different areas to make it easier for visitors to pick the right seminars for them – a business stream, an inspirational stream and a product stream. Educational seminars will also feature more heavily than in previous years. Inspirational seminars will have a dedicated theatre featuring talks on subjects such as plants and lighting. Business seminars will drill into people running their businesses, and particularly the use of social media. We will also see product specific seminars this year – there will be something for everyone. Will there be any new speakers this year that we haven’t seen before? With speakers, we like to feature those that everyone loves, along with new, up and coming people. There will be a mixture of familiar faces and new ones that we hope the audience will enjoy, as well as plenty of new ideas and concepts coming through. www.prolandscapermagazine.com
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