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Peter Burgess

Marianne Bunton 1st Marianne Bunton Events & Project Management Consultant, Digital Marketing Masters Student New York, New YorkMarketing and Advertising Current www.mariannebunton.com Previous Dow Jones & Company, Euromoney Institutional Investor, Centaur Publications Education NYU 500+ connections Send a messageMore options www.linkedin.com/in/mariannebunton/ Contact Info Activity Marianne Bunton is now connected to Sharifah Zuriah Aljeffri, Independent Arts and Crafts Professional 3 days ago Marianne Bunton is now connected to Keira Mackenzie-Smith, Managing Director at Learning Curve Solutions 4 days ago Marianne Bunton is now connected to Tristan Clopet, Half Composer/Half Performing Songwriter/Half Music Blogger....wait a second.... 5 days ago Melissa Coral-Giles endorsed the skills and expertise of Marianne Bunton Marianne Marianne is endorsed for Integrated Marketing. Endorse Connections Like Comment 8 days ago Marianne Bunton is now connected to Salli Sheedy, Tiipii Interiors Principal Designer and Habib Mohamed, Consultant at CapitalMarket 12 days ago Marianne Bunton is now connected to Beldon Lo, Senior Event Manager at Imagination 13 days ago See More Background Summary With 10 years of corporate events management experience I have arranged events in major cities around the world including Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Macau, Bangkok, Hanoi, Delhi, Barcelona, Rome, Nice, London and New York. Currently a student at NYU SCPS, studying Integrated Marketing with a major in Digital Marketing. Expertise covers: Events * Project Management * Consulting Business Development * Market Entry for Global Products Destination Management * Venue Research Sponsorship Activation * Customer Experience Management Marketing * Social Media Strategy * Public Relations Experience Events & Project Management Consultant www.mariannebunton.com January 2011 – Present (2 years 9 months) Founder and Director. Major projects include: • AsiaD: All Things Digital – Winner of 'Best New Geographical Launch' Asia Conference Awards 2012 • London Media Centre - London 2012 Olympics - Deputy Manager, Helpdesk • Social Media Week Hong Kong 2011 & 2012 – managed 40+ events over 5 days at multiple venues, coordinated a team of 30 volunteers, 20 Advisory Board members, 3000 participants • DECODED* Hong Kong Pop-Up Events, 2012 – I brought this exciting new program to Asia so that my counterparts in the region could benefit from their unique training and *digital enlightenment • EcoChic Design Awards Hong Kong 2011 – launch project including award entries website, workshops, seminars, fashion show and competition • ING Investment Management Annual Investor Conference 2011 & 2012 • RMHC Golf Tournament 2012 & 2013 – raised over HK$1 million for the charity each year • Pernod Ricard Responsib’ALL Day Hong Kong 2011 – launch event • Unleashing Innovation: An executive conference from The Wall Street Journal – February 2013 • McDonald's Happy Meal Supplier Summit 2013 - inaugural meeting in Shenzhen, China *** (Open)1 honor or award (Open)4 recommendations, including: Alasdair Whyte Alasdair Whyte Editor of Corporate Jet Investor Marianne is a fantastic person to have at an event. She handles customers brilliantly, is amazingly well organised and never...View ella slack ella slack -- I have worked with marianne for two months at the london media centre at the welcome desk for the olympic games 2012 and the...View 2 more recommendations Senior Manager, Marketing & Events Dow Jones & Company May 2007 – December 2010 (3 years 8 months) Overseeing all aspects of Dow Jones events across Asia. Co-ordinate marketing activities to support advertising sales and business development of The Wall Street Journal Asia and other Dow Jones consumer products. (Open)1 recommendation Olivier LEGRAND Olivier LEGRAND Help Brands build relationships with the world's professionals Marianne is very qualified event planner and organizer. She has the necessary attention to details and constant energy to drive and coordinate a successful event. Her strong communication skills also Make Marianne a great partner to work with.View Euromoney Institutional InvestorConferences Logistics Manager Euromoney Institutional Investor 2006 – 2007 (1 year) Overseeing the planning and execution of Investor Conferences held around Asia and the USA. Centaur PublicationsEvent Co-ordinator Centaur Publications January 2003 – December 2005 (3 years) Creating award shows and destination meetings, executing all aspects of event logistics, marketing and administration,in the lead-up to events and on-site, produced on behalf of the clients’ magazines: The Lawyer, Money Marketing, Design Week, Public Private Finance among others. Volunteer Experience & Causes Events and Promotions Feeding Hong Kong January 2012 – Present (1 year 9 months)Poverty Alleviation I support this local food bank charity on a number of events and initiatives with corporate partners, including: - Chefs in the Community Programme - Young President’s Organisation Family Day - Pret a Manger Community Christmas Dinners - regular Bread Run Nights - multimedia projects including #Project3200 Sponsorship and Operations TEDxHappyValley April 2013Education Launched the inaugural event, on the theme of Radical Resilience. Worked with 11 incredible speakers to promote their 'ideas worth spreading'. Videos can be seen at http://goo.gl/ryIwY Causes Marianne cares about: Arts and Culture Civil Rights and Social Action Environment Poverty Alleviation Organizations Marianne supports: Ronald McDonald House Charities Feeding Hong Kong Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation Courses Independent Coursework DECODED: Code in a Day Certificate in Personal Coaching - The Coaching Academy UK Certifications Managing Safely in the Exhibition & Event Industry Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, UK August 2012 – Present CPR / AED / First Aid Emergency First Response, HK January 2010 – Present Diploma in Graphic Design with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop Welkin Computer Training, HK September 2011 – Present Skills & Expertise Most endorsed for... 52Event Planning 39Strategy 32Management 15Creative Direction 15Leadership 15Integrated Marketing 11Product Launch 11Corporate Communications 10Training 9Research Marianne also knows about... 8Corporate Social... 8Digital Media 7Media Relations 7Digital Strategy 5Marketing Strategy 5Special Events... 5Press Releases 4Award Ceremonies 4Strategic Partnerships 4Online Marketing 4Social Networking 4Brand Development 4Relationship Marketing 3Sponsorship Activation 3B2B Marketing See 25+ Honors & Awards AsiaD: Winner of Best New Geographical Launch Asia Conference Awards 2012 March 2012 Education NYU NYU Master's degree, Integrated Marketing 2013 – 2015 (expected) Macquarie University Macquarie University Bachelor of Social Science, Linguistics & Anthropology 1999 – 2002 Island School 1990 – 1998 Recommendations Received (5)Given (9) Peter, would you like to recommend Marianne? Recommend Marianne Events & Project Management Consultant www.mariannebunton.com Alasdair Whyte Alasdair Whyte Editor of Corporate Jet Investor Marianne is a fantastic person to have at an event. She handles customers brilliantly, is amazingly well organised and never gets stressed. We recommend her wholeheartedly. She is brilliant. We will be using her again. September 14, 2012, Alasdair was Marianne's client ella slack ella slack -- I have worked with marianne for two months at the london media centre at the welcome desk for the olympic games 2012 and the paralympics 2012. She was my direct boss and I found her to be an excellent manager. She was a good leader and used her knowledge of planning events to enable her to set up our help desk. She was hardworking and a caring boss. I hope that I will get...more September 2, 2012, ella reported to Marianne at www.mariannebunton.com Katharina Reimer Katharina Reimer International Sales, Marketing & Investor Relations Specialist I have used Marianne's services for our annual flagship Investor Conference and from inception to finish Marianne and her team have provided superior service and execution. Marianne works well within budget requirements and has excellent negotiation skills to get the best bang for a bug with vendors and service providers. We will use Marianne's expertise again for our next...more July 11, 2011, Katharina was Marianne's client Jocelyn E. Liipfert Jocelyn E. Liipfert AKQA Associate Planning Director - Social Practice Marianne joined the Social Media Week team as a freelance events manager to run logistical management for 38 events in 19 venues across 5 days. She is superbly professional, dedicated and has a fantastic worry-free attitude, and not only created incredible results at each event, but helped to identify areas where we could save costs, resources and time. I would whole-...more February 14, 2011, Jocelyn E. was Marianne's client Senior Manager, Marketing & Events Dow Jones & Company Olivier LEGRAND Olivier LEGRAND Help Brands build relationships with the world's professionals Marianne is very qualified event planner and organizer. She has the necessary attention to details and constant energy to drive and coordinate a successful event. Her strong communication skills also Make Marianne a great partner to work with. July 22, 2011, Olivier managed Marianne indirectly at Dow Jones & Company ConnectionsAll (500+)New (1) Dr Jean BuntonDr Jean Bunton3rd Independent composer and writer Connect1Evania MeyersEvania Meyers3rd Managing Director at Tap That Connect1Amy CarrAmy Carr NET Teacher at Luk Yeung International Kindergarten Connect1Emily PioliEmily Pioli3rd Freelance translator and proofreader Connect1chris wongchris wong3rd Creative Director at cohn&wolfe-impactasia Connect1Prachish ChakravortyPrachish Chakravorty2nd Publisher at Institutional Investor Connect2Latif DilworthLatif Dilworth3rd Freelance Catering & Events Consultant Connect1Sarah CallaghanSarah Callaghan3rd Director, Client Relationship Management at Income Partners Asset Management (HK) Ltd Connect1Hayley JetsonHayley Jetson3rd Juris Doctor Candidate Connect1Faresh JowharshaFaresh Jowharsha3rd Purveyor of Special Events Connect1 PreviousNext Groups BizBash—Event Planners Gather BizBash—Event Planners Gather Join Decoded Alumni Decoded Alumni Join Digital Marketing Digital Marketing Join Event Managers Event Managers Join Event Managers Around the world Event Managers Around the world Join Event Peeps: For Live Event Industry Professionals Event Peeps: For Live Event Industry Professionals Join Event Planners and Coordinators Event Planners and Coordinators Join See 19 more Following Influencers Steve Faktor CEO of IdeaFaktory... 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