The Event Tech Talk Show Podcast

Founder and CEO Fardad Zabetian discusses Kudo’s mission to make live events multilingual, blending professional interpreters with AI to deliver real-time translation, captioning, and glossary-driven accuracy across hybrid and in-person events.

They cover Kudo’s origins, the role of AI, partner and reseller strategies, running a distributed team, and the future of event tech focused on accessibility and high-quality attendee experiences.

In this episode Mark Waddington explains why he identifies as a founder more than a CEO and how that product-first mindset drove the evolution of StaffWise from a rough first version into a full workforce management platform.

Mark describes solving the core problem of poor communication between tech vendors and businesses, building client-driven features — onboarding, divisions, scheduling, payroll integrations, reporting and sustainability tracking — and expanding into retail execution with RetailWise.

He also discusses the company’s commitment to responsive human support, cautious use of AI, compliance and integrations by region, and how listening to customers shaped the roadmap and growth strategy.

Tony, Partnerships and Creative Director at Eventagrate, discusses his journey from CGI to experiential events, how the company uses AI, AR and data to make audiences part of the story, and the importance of solving real problems rather than chasing tech trends.

Highlights include hyper-personalization, accessibility, metaverse opportunities and a case study on the Riyadh Marathon featuring AR invitations and AI avatars.

Andrew Murphy, CEO of Conference Rentals, shares his path from audio engineering to leading a global events rental company and explains how they grew from a niche microphone supplier into a specialist in complex, multilingual events.

The episode covers interpretation technology (human vs AI), ensuring accessibility at events, challenges of global expansion and partner networks, and the importance of service, training, and choosing the right technology for high-profile conferences.

Gary Clement, CEO of Evessio, explains his journey from building early event systems to founding a platform focused on owning its technology, avoiding reliance on third-party infrastructure, and scaling as a SaaS business.

The episode covers Evessio’s use of AI to speed processes, create new revenue streams, and turn awards data into actionable benchmarking reports for entrants, judges and sponsors.

Practical innovations discussed include judge-friendly tools (like voice dictation), BenchSmart reporting, ways to incentivise judge feedback, and advice to organisers to stay focused on their strengths while embracing AI-driven opportunities.

Attendees aren’t just passive participants anymore. They’re under pressure from clients, bosses, and deadlines—sometimes right in the middle of your event.

If your show doesn’t provide the space for them to stay connected, they’ll leave.

As Jon Noonan of -45dB puts it: “The client doesn’t care if you’re at a show—they want it now.”

This isn’t just about convenience—it’s about keeping your audience in the room.

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In this episode Chris Wickson, co-founder of ReelFlow, joins Adam to discuss the evolution from Akkroo — an enterprise lead capture solution — to ReelFlow, an interactive short-form video product designed to humanize websites and guide visitors toward conversion.

They cover practical use cases for event organizers, onboarding and sponsorship pages, AI-assisted personalized video, measurement benefits like reduced bounce rate and increased time on site, and the ethical considerations around AI-generated avatars.

Adam Parry is joined by Anton Christodoulou, co-founder of allpointsAI to discuss how AI is transforming events, focusing on AI memory, identity, and personalization. They cover local LLMs, privacy concerns, and architectures like Solid and agentic wallets that let users control their data.

The episode explores practical uses—from personalized event navigation and reduced queuing to predictive services—and how organizers can build interoperable systems attendees connect to. It balances the benefits of hyper-personalization with the need for data ownership, the right to be forgotten, and new approaches to testing ideas quickly through AI sprints.

Brad Langley is an industry legend whose extensive career spans agencies, startups, and major players in the event tech world, including his current role as CrowdComms’ Senior Vice President, Americas.

Join host Adam Parry as they explore how event tech has evolved, examining what’s changed, what’s remained constant, and what the future holds. From discussing the integral role of data and AI to sharing insights on industry trends and challenges, Brad offers a comprehensive view on how event tech is still helping to shape meaningful connections.

Whether it’s enhancing planner experiences or understanding attendee expectations, this episode offers insight for anyone interested in event tech’s transformative journey.

Duncan Strain started Silent Noize 16 years ago. A gamechanger.

In this episode, Duncan talks host Adam Parry through the journey from promoting Birmingham club nights to hearing about headphones for events from his business partner, launching Silent Noize and the circumstances/breakthroughs that led to the Silent Seminars offshoot some 10 years later.

Duncan, and Adam, remember the impact of introducing headphones to an early edition of Event Tech Live, at the Old Truman Brewery, and how the idea has become almost ubiquitous across the model since – at home and, increasingly, abroad.

The conversation takes in Goa beaches, Silent Seminars providing for silent yoga and meditation too, event wellness rooms, immersive experiences, cinemas, the spoils of headphones for students and staying in front of wireless earbuds. It covers new partnerships, the challenges running/expanding Silent Seminars, picking the right people, the enormity of the US market, and beyond.