Trevor Foley has over 30 years’ experience in exhibitions and conferences. He was Group Chief Executive of the Association of Event Organisers (AEO), the Association of Exhibition Venues (AEV) and the Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) between 1998-08.

He has a track record of running great events and is a regular chair / speaker at industry conferences. In 2008, he launched tfconnect as a global industry headhunter, M & A consultancy, and event insurance intermediary.

Trevor is also Managing Director and co-founder of Events for Namuwongo, a philanthropic network of events-industry companies who raise large sums of money to help improve the quality of life in the slum of Namuwongo, Uganda.