ALISON GILES


Alison Giles, Director, Trivandi Academy

Alison is an established project manager and major event professional with experience of managing complex projects throughout all stages of the event lifecycle. Alison worked on major events including Olympic and Paralympic Games, Commonwealth Games, the Baku 2015 European Games, Doha 2006 Asian Games and World Expos. She has also worked in production and on experiential events for brands such as Ford, Shell, VISA, Marriott, TikTok and Major League Baseball. ​

Alison’s career has provided her with the opportunity to work as a rights holder, major event venue, supplier, organizing committee, host city, agency and as a freelancer.

With over 20 years’ experience of planning and delivering major events, Alison is passionate about developing and developing our industry, and the brilliant people in it, through the Trivandi Academy’s initiatives. 

Trivandi are industry-leaders, with extensive global experience across major destinations, venues and events. Their core services include strategy, commercial advisory, architectural design, project management, sustainability, and operational planning and delivery. Trivandi Academy is dedicated to building a stronger, more sustainable global major events sector through world-class professional development, education, and knowledge sharing.


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