Senior Director of Global Events, Webinars & Strategic Partnerships
Elsevier
Charlotte Mist is Senior Director of Global Events and Strategic Partnerships at Elsevier, where she leads the development and delivery of a global, audience-centric events strategy. With over 20 years’ experience, she has led the evolution of global events programs to focus on audience insight, strategic partnerships and alignment with business and product strategy.
In her current role, Charlotte built the events function from the ground up and expanded the remit to include strategic partnerships and thought leadership, maximizing industry influence and sponsorship value. She has developed global frameworks, reporting systems and dashboards that enable data-driven decision-making and more effective allocation of event budgets across central and regional teams.
Charlotte has built and scaled high-performing teams, launched successful global conference and webinar programs, and delivered measurable outcomes, including increased engagement, improved customer NPS, and millions in new and renewed revenue. She speaks on event transformation, strategic partnerships and the future of data-led, audience-centric event strategy.
Outside work, Charlotte’s passions include travel and wine—ideally enjoyed together.
Date

Explore why the events function can no longer sit on the sidelines of wider corporate strategy. With rising pressures, flat budgets and shifting attendee expectations, event teams must operate as part of the business—not just support it. In this IMEX‑exclusive session, ELX shares new findings from its latest global research.
Grounded in insights from senior event leaders across the ELX community, the discussion reveals the challenges shaping today’s most influential event teams. Expect a candid look at stalled innovation, stakeholder alignment, the realities behind “innovation theater,” the AI capability gap, and the urgent talent priorities influencing how teams recruit, upskill and lead.
Learning outcomes:
Identify key trends from ELX research and what they mean for the future of the industry
Discover new leadership behaviors and cross‑functional capabilities defining future‑ready event professionals
Gain insight into how top organizations are evolving to stay strategically relevant, innovative, and resilient
This session is approved for the following certifications.
* ICCA Skills Domain CICS/CICE: 0.75
* CMP/CEU Approved: Domain F: Talent Management, 0.75 credit
* CSEP Approved