Sammy Connell is an award winning events professional who heads up the
Conference and Events Team at NASUWT - The Teachers’ Union.
Sammy has been an in-house professional conference organiser within the events
and exhibition industry for 18+ years and spent much of her early career hosting
events for Birmingham City Council – the largest local authority in Europe. She has
since worked within the charity sector, hosting scientific conferences for stroke care
professionals and now currently heads up the Conference and Events department
for NASUWT – The Teachers’ Union, one of the largest trade unions in the UK, with
270,000 members hosting 60+ annual conferences and exhibitions year.
Sammy is the Co-Chair of ABPCO (Association of British Professional Conference
Organisers), a Fast Forward 15 Mentor, Greengage Sustainability Champion and a
Power50 Green Champion.
Sammy has a Master’s degree in Events and Exhibitions Management from BCU
and is an Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) practitioner, a keynote
lecturer for events and exhibition undergraduate and postgraduate courses and has
won multiple prestigious awards for her outstanding work in the events sector.