In this episode of ‘Five Minutes With…’, Holly Patrick chatted with Iga Prokopowicz, freelance virtual event manager.
They discussed the necessity of having a virtual element to every event, event sustainability in a post-COVID world and the likelihood of individual carbon budgets for event professionals.
"I think in terms of enforcing the carbon budget, I'm not sure if that will come into play as quickly as reducing travel through all the COVID regulations so once people get used to not travelling because it's not advised in many countries or in many companies, they will probably reduce it through that, then the carbon footprint will be automatically lowered so perhaps they won't have to go into enforcing the carbon budget. But from my perspective, I think that perhaps there should be a quota from companies on how much you get to travel."
A desire to travel led Holly Patrick to the business meetings and events world and she’s never looked back. Holly takes a particular interest in event sustainability and creating a diverse and inclusive industry. When she’s not working, she can be found rolling skating along Brighton seafront listening to an eclectic playlist, featuring the likes of Patti Smith, Sean Paul, and Arooj Aftab.
