The Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Events (APPG) will be speaking at the Major Events Summit, which will be taking place on 2 December.

During her session Villiers will be interviewed by Sir Gerald Howarth, former MP for Aldershot and President of the British Air Display Association, on her objectives and vision for the recently re-established APPG.

The APPG are due to hold their first formal meeting on 8 December, following which they will produce their proposed plan of work for the coming year.

The Business of Events Senior Leadership Forum celebrated a wealth of shared knowledge with attendees having a combined 3,788 years, nine months and five days experience in the events industry.

The event, held 24-25 October at the QEII Centre in London, welcomed more than 100 senior leaders from the events industry, government officials and Members of Parliament.