Conference Production
Conference production built around the message, the audience and the people delivering it
Comtec provides professional conference production and technical event support for organisations across Manchester, the UK and internationally.
From focused leadership meetings and internal communications events to major corporate conferences and multi-location productions, we bring together the technical, creative and production elements required to keep speakers, presentations, content and audiences connected.
Our conference experience spans corporate, medical, political, industrial and international events, with productions ranging from small senior-management meetings to conferences for more than a thousand delegates.
We can manage the complete conference production or work alongside your internal event team, agency, venue or existing suppliers to provide exactly the level of specialist support you need.
Complete Conference Production
A successful conference is much more than a room, a stage and some AV equipment.
Speakers need to be heard clearly. Presentations need to appear correctly and at the right moment. Screens need to be visible throughout the room. Lighting needs to work for the audience and, where required, for cameras. Video, graphics and remote contributors need to integrate seamlessly into the programme.
Behind all of that needs to be a production team that understands the running order and knows what happens next.
Comtec can bring those elements together as one managed conference production.
Sound & Microphones
Professional conference audio, radio microphones and sound engineering designed around the venue, audience, speakers and programme.
LED Screens, Projection & Displays
Screen and display systems designed around audience size, viewing distances, venue layout and the presentation content being shown.
Stage, Set & Scenic Production
Stages, presentation environments, branding and scenic elements designed to create the right setting for speakers, presentations and the audience.
Conference Lighting
Professional stage, speaker, scenic and audience lighting designed around both the live room and camera requirements where the event is being filmed or streamed.
Camera Production & IMAG
Multi-camera production and image magnification can give larger audiences a clear view of speakers, panel discussions, presentations and demonstrations throughout the venue.
Presentation & Content Management
Management of PowerPoint, Keynote, video, graphics and other screen content to help presentations run smoothly and appear correctly throughout the event.
Speaker Support
Technical rehearsals, presentation checks, confidence monitors, autocue and support for speakers before and during the conference.
Live Streaming & Remote Contributors
Integration of online audiences, remote presenters, panellists and specialists into the live conference production.
Recording & Content Capture
Conference recording, interviews and presentation capture for internal communications, training, on-demand viewing and future content.
Technical Direction & Show Calling
Coordination of speakers, presentations, video, cameras, sound, lighting and other technical elements around the conference programme.
Conference AV Designed Around the Event
Conference AV should not begin with a list of equipment.
It should begin with the event.
How many people are attending? What does the audience need to see and hear? How many speakers are involved? Is the content presentation-led, video-led or discussion-led? Are there panels or demonstrations? Are remote contributors involved? Does the event need to be streamed or recorded?
Then there is the venue itself: audience layout, access, acoustics, rigging, power and the time available to build, rehearse and remove the production.
Understanding those things first allows us to design the appropriate technical solution rather than simply filling a room with equipment.
Complete Production or Specialist Support
Not every client needs a complete conference production company.
You may already have a venue, internal events team or agency managing the project.
You may simply need professional conference sound.
Or cameras and IMAG.
An LED screen.
Presentation management.
Lighting.
A live stream.
Or an experienced technical team to bring several existing production elements together.
We work both ways.
Comtec can take responsibility for the complete conference production or become the specialist production partner for the part of the event where you need us.
That makes us equally comfortable working directly with a client or alongside agencies, venues, communications teams and other production specialists.
Hybrid and Multi-Location Conferences
Conference audiences and speakers no longer need to be in one room.
Comtec can connect remote speakers, additional venues and online audiences into a live conference using cameras, professional audio, presentation systems, streaming and remote contribution technology.
Our experience of connecting audiences and events in different locations goes back well before today’s web conferencing and streaming platforms.
The technology has changed enormously.
The principle hasn’t:
Make the connection reliable and make the technology disappear into the background.
For events requiring a significant online element, explore our Hybrid Events & Live Streaming service.
Creative Content for Conferences
Excellent technical production cannot rescue content that isn’t communicating clearly.
Comtec can support presentation design, screen graphics, video, animation, opening sequences and other conference content.
Because our creative and technical teams understand the same production environment, content can be developed for the screens, stage and audience that will actually experience it rather than being created in isolation and adapted at the last minute.
Explore Creative Media & Event Content.
More Than Four Decades of Conference Experience
Comtec has been producing live events since 1982.
During that time conference technology has moved from conventional slide and projection systems through widescreen presentations, satellite links and digital video to LED displays, remote contribution, live streaming and today’s hybrid production platforms.
The technology has changed enormously.
The fundamentals of a successful conference haven’t.
- Understand the objective.
- Understand the audience.
- Support the speakers.
- Communicate the content clearly.
- Prepare properly.
- Have experienced people in the room when something doesn’t go according to plan.
Our experience includes corporate, medical, political and industrial conferences, international events, multi-location productions and projects delivered within aerospace, defence and other demanding working environments.
That breadth of experience influences how we plan, prepare and deliver every production.
Conference Production in Manchester, Across the UK and Internationally
Comtec is based in Manchester and provides conference production throughout the North West, across the UK and internationally.
Whether the requirement is a focused leadership meeting in Manchester, a national corporate conference, an international event or a more complex multi-location production, our approach remains the same:
Understand what the event needs to achieve and build the right production around it.
Planning a Conference?
If you’re planning a conference and need complete event production or specialist support with sound, lighting, screens, cameras, presentations, streaming or technical direction talk to Comtec.
Tell us what you’re planning and what you already have in place.
We’ll help you work out what the production actually needs.