Why hire me
About Kimber Sykes
Kimber Sykes is a London-based freelance Executive Producer, Production Manager and Technical Director, delivering large-scale corporate events worldwide for agencies and brands across B2B tech conferences, consumer brand activations and sports sponsorship programmes.
He has 23 years of experience in live events and has delivered work on site in 18 countries. Agencies engage him to lead production for their clients, from briefing and budget through technical delivery and derig.
How can Kimber help your agency?
Agencies bring Kimber in for three distinct roles. Each links to the case studies that show it.
Executive Production
As Executive Producer, Kimber owns a project for the agency from brief to derig: the client relationship, budget, supplier network and freelance delivery team. He delivered Canva Studio in London from concept to delivery in six weeks.
What's included
- Client and agency stakeholder management
- Budget ownership and cost planning
- Supplier sourcing and procurement
- Building and leading freelance production teams
- Delivery to compressed timelines
- Live event execution
Typical projects: Brand and product launches, pop-ups and experiential activations, innovation and sustainability exhibits, and sports sponsorship activations.
Case studies: Canva Studio Pop-Up, Geely Auto EX5 Brand Launch, Stella McCartney Sustainable Market at COP28, Yoto PlayDate London 2026, Visa Everywhere Initiative, Aperol Spritz at the Australian Open 2024
Production Management
As Senior Production Manager, Kimber runs production on site across large multi-room conferences, covering AV, staging, show flow, crew and contractors. He has led production on Google Cloud Summit London at Tobacco Dock for three consecutive years, with 2,500+ attendees and up to nine rooms running in parallel.
What's included
- Production schedules, show flow and run of show
- AV, staging and room coordination
- Crew and contractor management, including bespoke sign-in software for 1,000+ contractors
- Speaker and moderator support
- Live troubleshooting and room changeovers
- Technical pre-production
Typical projects: Multi-room B2B conferences and summits, exhibitions and immersive fan experiences.
Case studies: Google Cloud Summit London 2026, Google Cloud Summit London 2025, Google Cloud Summit London 2024, Netflix Stranger Things Fan Experience
Technical Direction
As Technical Director, Kimber keeps stages, broadcast feeds, AV and exhibition floors technically aligned and on schedule, working between the agency's creative team and its technical suppliers. Recent work includes Xerocon in Nashville, London and Denver for INVNT.
What's included
- Technical pre-production and design review
- Stage, AV and broadcast coordination
- Exhibition floor installation
- On-site supplier and crew coordination
- Technical support for overseas production teams
Typical projects: Flagship conferences with multiple stages and broadcast, exhibition floors, and technology-led installations and projection.
Case studies: Xerocon Denver 2026, Xerocon London 2026, Xerocon Nashville 2024, Microsoft x London College of Fashion, Expo 2020 UAE National Day Celebration
Which sectors does he work in?
B2B tech conferences: Google Cloud Summit London and Xerocon, plus the Visa Everywhere Initiative in Paris.
Consumer brand activations: Production Director for the Netflix Stranger Things fan experience in Paris, Executive Producer for the Canva Studio Pop-Up in London, and Senior Producer for the Google Pixel 3 Curiosity Rooms on Regent Street.
Sports sponsorship programmes: Emirates activations across tennis (ATP Finals at The O2 in London, Roland Garros, US Open, Barcelona Open, Indian Wells, Rome), PGA golf (Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai), the Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand and the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (see the global sports programme), Mastercard at the UEFA Champions League Final and The Open, and Visa at the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Where does he work?
Kimber is based in London and works worldwide. He has delivered work on site in 18 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. The full list of countries and cities is on Where I have worked.
Career summary
2015 to present
Freelance, Worldwide: Executive Producer, Senior Production Manager, Technical Director and Project Lead
Engaged by agencies including Wonder, INVNT, Jack Morton, Amplify, Curiious, Octagon, Imagination and BMF to lead production on conferences, brand activations and sports sponsorship programmes.
2012 to 2015
Pulse Group, London: Senior Producer and Account Director
Project led the Emirates Aviation Experience at Greenwich Peninsula with a hand-built team of 40 (c. GBP 7 million), and worked across Emirates' global sports sponsorship programme. Clients included Emirates, NTT Data, dnata, Bentley, DP World, Intercontinental Hotels and Jumeirah Hotels.
2011
Exposure, London: Producer
Produced the live programme for Rizlab, Experiments in Music, for Rizla.
2008 to 2011
t7 event solutions, Sydney: Producer
Clients included American Express, B Braun, CBA, Jaguar, Pfizer, Sony and Telstra. Nominated for Meeting and Event Association Australian Young Professional of the Year 2010.
2003 to 2007
Everest Event Enterprises, Sydney: Principal
Founded a small business providing staffing support for the events industry.
Credentials summary
- Roles: Executive Producer, Senior Production Manager, Production Manager, Technical Director, Project Lead, Production Director
- Specialisms: Executive production, Event production management, Technical direction, B2B technology conferences, Consumer brand activations, Experiential marketing, Sports sponsorship activations, Live event production, Audio-visual technical delivery, Show flow and run of show, Exhibition floor management, Touring event programmes
- Clients include: Google, Netflix, Canva, Mastercard, Visa, Emirates, Samsung, Stella McCartney, Johnson & Johnson, MTV, Microsoft, Xero, Aperol, Electronic Arts, NTT Data, Geely Auto, Yoto. See all clients and agencies.
- Agencies include: Wonder, INVNT, Jack Morton, Amplify, Imagination, Octagon, Pulse Group, BMF, Curiious, Akcelo, AGB Events, Yakusan, Emotive, We Are Listen, Exposure, K&K Productions, dotdotdot, Bacchus, Blondefish
- Sports tournaments delivered: ATP Finals, Roland Garros, US Open and ATP tennis events, PGA golf, Cricket World Cup, Commonwealth Games, UEFA Champions League Final, The Open, FIFA Women's World Cup
- Based: London, UK. Available worldwide.
- Experience: 23 years