
Is Events Truly an Industry – and Does It Even Matter?
Production Value Matters: The Business Event Podcast · 2025-02-25 · 52 min
Episode notes
For additional resources for #eventprofs visit In this panel episode of Production Value Matters, host Matthew Byrne is joined by Nick Barelli from Zenis and Evan Babbins from Scotiabank's event planning team to explore a provocative question: Is events truly an industry? Join them as they discuss: Challenges around governance and certification The impact of lack of standardization on event safety The relationship between events and other established industries Practical steps toward professionalizing the events space The balance between market forces and industry regulation If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify . Host LinkedIn: Guests LinkedIn: Nick Borelli - Evan Babbins - linkedin.com/in/evanbabins Production Value Matters: The Business Event Podcast is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so Previous guests include: Nick Borelli of Zenus Inc, Jonathan Kazarian of Accelevents, Mahoganey Jones of Event Specialists Inc, Sarah James of Live Nation, Kim Washington of NBA, Jacob Zucker of Morgan Stanley, Carrie Davenport of Altria and Catherine Chaulet of Global DMC Partners