Recognized as one of the event industry’s rising talents, Andy Ventris has accepted an invitation to join the senior team at Clarion Gaming as Event Director responsible for the flagship ICE London brand.
Andy, who reports directly to Clarion Gaming MD Stuart Hunter, was previously director of the 20,000-visitor London Book Fair, where he had full ownership of the brand’s global strategy and delivered the event in April 2022. With a marketing background, he also has several years’ experience running international events for the travel industry.
Commenting on the appointment, Stuart Hunter said, “Andy has enjoyed a career working with stakeholders to grow and develop brands across a number of contrasting sectors on five continents. The London Book Fair plays an important role within the publishing industry, as ICE does for gaming, and the most recent event which Andy led faced similar industry challenges and opportunities as ICE. Having worked in a start-up sports events business early in his career, Andy also is driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, a culture that also underpins and drives the gambling sector. ”
Speaking shortly after participating in the first ICE ECA Summer Symposium held July 13 at Les Ambassadeurs Club in central London, Andy Ventris commented, “ICE London is a formidable brand on which every ambitious event professional aspires to work on. I’m excited to be joining the team, working with clients to deliver first class solutions and bringing my insight and events knowledge to the exciting and dynamic space in which ICE operates.”
The 2023 edition of ICE London (February 7-9 at ExCeL London) will match the physical size of the pre-pandemic 2020 edition, with more than 90% of stand space booked seven months in advance of the show opening.
