In this episode of Five Minutes With, Holly Patrick asks Ega Worldwide executive director for international business development, Alain Pittet, where his event career began, what he wishes he had known when he started, and how he managed to safely evacuate 6,000 delegates from a welcome reception event.
"We had to evacuate the congress centre during a welcome reception of an international conference with over 6,000 participants because near to the conference centre there were police fighting with teargas against protesters..."
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.
