Events built on clear strategy and delivered with precision

We design and deliver events that don't just happen. They move people, drive measurable outcomes and leave a lasting impact on your organisation and the audiences you serve.

From intimate roundtables to large-scale conferences, we provide end-to-end event support across every format and scale.

  • Event strategy and concept development
  • End-to-end event management
  • Conferences, awards and live events
  • Trade shows and exhibitions
  • Virtual and hybrid events
  • Content capture and amplification (podcasts & video)
  • Insight, measurement and AI-enabled evaluation
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Great events don’t begin on the day – they begin with a clear understanding of what you’re trying to achieve and who you’re trying to reach. We work with you from the earliest stages of concept development through to post-event evaluation, managing every detail so you don’t have to.

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We also help you think beyond the event itself. Through content capture, podcast and video production, and insight-led evaluation, we extend the impact of every event long after the room empties – turning a single day into an ongoing asset for your organisation.

Professional event hosting and panel moderation

Dovetail’s founder, Lisa Collins, is an experienced event host and panel moderator with a track record across membership, marketing, media and technology.

If you need a confident, knowledgeable presence to anchor your conference, facilitate a roundtable or chair a panel discussion, Lisa brings the expertise to make your speakers shine and your audience stay engaged.

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Events that work harder for your organisation

The most common mistake in event planning is treating the event as the destination. We treat it as part of a bigger journey, one that starts with your organisation’s objectives and ends well after the last delegate has left.

As a strategic partner across marketing, events and membership, we understand how events fit into the wider picture. That means every decision from format and content to speaker selection and post-event follow-up, is made with your broader goals in mind, not just the logistics of the day.
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Our own events programme

In addition to delivering events for clients, we also produce our own.

From sector-focused workshops and webinars to roundtables and our flagship annual conference, our events are designed to connect communities, share practical knowledge and drive progress across marketing, membership and media.

If you’d like to get involved as a speaker, sponsor or attendee – we’d love to hear from you >
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What our clients say...

Dovetail has been helping us to align our event presence and wider marketing activities for over a year now, and it is hard to fault the professional approach and ease of working with the whole team. All the activities get planned and executed with ease, and post-event follow-up is done promptly.”

Martti Kinkar
CEO
Levira Media Services

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Dovetail has been helping us to align our event presence and wider marketing activities for over a year now, and it is hard to fault the professional approach and ease of working with the whole team. All the activities get planned and executed with ease, and post-event follow-up is done promptly.”

Martti Kinkar
CEO
Levira Media Services

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Dovetail has been helping us to align our event presence and wider marketing activities for over a year now, and it is hard to fault the professional approach and ease of working with the whole team. All the activities get planned and executed with ease, and post-event follow-up is done promptly.”

Martti Kinkar
CEO
Levira Media Services

Go to case study >

Dovetail has been helping us to align our event presence and wider marketing activities for over a year now, and it is hard to fault the professional approach and ease of working with the whole team. All the activities get planned and executed with ease, and post-event follow-up is done promptly.”

Martti Kinkar
CEO
Levira Media Services

Go to case study >

Dovetail has been helping us to align our event presence and wider marketing activities for over a year now, and it is hard to fault the professional approach and ease of working with the whole team. All the activities get planned and executed with ease, and post-event follow-up is done promptly.”

Martti Kinkar
CEO
Levira Media Services

Go to case study >

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