– Shonali Devereaux named as new podcast host –
New in Events, a podcast from IBTM World, has returned for a much anticipated second season with Shonali Devereaux as its new host.
Designed to inspire and support IBTM’s community of event professionals year-round with fresh insights, practical advice and innovative ways of working, series two of the podcast will feature ten fortnightly episodes, which run until the summer.
With a line-up of leading spokespeople from both inside and outside of the industry, New in Events will explore topics such as preventing professional burnout, crafting compelling stories through events, and how to promote inclusivity and accessibility.
In each 30-minute episode, Shonali chats with a headline interviewee before bringing listeners conversational highlights recorded in the podcast booth during IBTM World in Barcelona last year. The thought-provoking content is intended to inspire people to think more about the industry they’re working in and the people they’re working alongside.
In the first episode of this new season, Shonali talks with Mike Ford, Owner of Grateful Lemon, who shares powerful insights on burnout and how events professionals should approach stress, recovery and sleep.
From the show floor at IBTM World 2024, we hear from Bo Krüger, speaker and meetings designer at Moving Minds. Bo reveals how stress can be a creative force when harnessed with a ‘yes and’ mindset, inspiring innovation like never before.
Host Shonali Devereaux commented: “I can’t wait for everyone to hear the amazing conversations we’ve recorded for this new series. Each one is so full of insights and fascinating takeaways that I urge anyone working in the meetings and events industry to stream the first episode of Season Two today and to give New In Events a follow so that you never miss an episode.”
Claudia Hall, Exhibition Director at IBTM World, said: “Podcasts are the media of choice for so many people, and we’re incredibly proud to be bringing exceptional conversations and insights to our audience of global events professionals beyond the IBTM World stages.”
Episode One and Two of New In Events Season Two is available now via all good podcast channels, including Spotify and Amazon Music. The Executive Producer is Mike Fletcher.
IBTM World will return to Fira, Barcelona on 18-20 November 2025. More details will follow soon.
