FFAIR is heading to evolveGrow! 2026

We're proud to be sponsoring one of the UK's newest events for in-house association event professionals, and our CEO Adam Jones will be taking to the stage.

The event built for association event professionals

If you work in events at a UK association, you'll know that the evolve community events have quietly become the must-attend day in the calendar. Organised by Brightelm's Evolve Community, the events brings together in-house association event specialists for a day of practical education, honest conversation, and genuine networking. They promise no fluff, no sales pitches, just the people who really understand what it means to deliver world-class association events.

This year sees the launch of EvolveGrow which takes place on 10 July 2026 at the De Vere Connaught Rooms, London, and we couldn't be more excited to be part of it as a Growth Partner sponsor.

Why we're there

Association events make up a significant number of the 300+ events now using FFAIR to manage exhibitors, sponsors and partners. The challenges our users face every day — managing exhibitor and sponsor logistics across fragmented spreadsheets, chasing contractors for information, trying to generate additional revenue without adding headcount — are exactly the problems we built FFAIR to solve.

evolveGrow! brings together the senior event managers and specialists who are grappling with those same challenges. Being in that room matters to us, not just as a sponsor but as a genuine part of this community.

Hear from NHS Confederation and CANSO on how FFAIR has saved time, generated new event revenue and improved their exhibitor and sponsors experience.

Hear from Adam Jones: Attracting and Retaining Sponsors at Your Event

FFAIR's CEO Adam Jones will be joining the evolveGrow! programme with a session that gets to the heart of one of the biggest commercial challenges facing association event teams right now.

His session, Attracting and Retaining Sponsors at Your Event, will explore:

• How to design sponsorship packages that genuinely appeal to the right partners

• How to demonstrate measurable ROI and make the case for renewal

• How to align sponsor goals with your event audience

• How to build long-term sponsor relationships, not just one-off transactions

Sponsorship revenue can be transformative for an association event but it takes strategy, not just a rate card. If this is something your team is working on, Adam's session is one to make sure you're in the room for.

Come and find us on the day

If you're attending evolveGrow!, we'd love to connect. Whether you're already exploring exhibitor and sponsorship management technology, or you're simply curious about how FFAIR could save your team time and create new revenue, come and say hello.

We'll be on hand throughout the day during the networking sessions about what you're working on and whether FFAIR could help.

Not attending but want to find out more before then? Book a demo and see first-hand how associations are using FFAIR to deliver better events with less effort and more reward.

About evolveGrow!

evolveGrow! is run by the Evolve Community, a network dedicated to education and connection for event professionals in membership organisations. Find out more and register at theevolvecommunity.org.

10 July 2026 | De Vere Connaught Rooms, London