BHT Event Planning

Corporate & Association Events

Conferences and executive programs, managed end to end.

BHT Event Planning produces conferences, executive meetings, retreats, annual meetings, sponsor and exhibitor programs, and large-scale experiences — planned against your objectives and run onsite from load-in through strike.

You experience the event. We manage everything else.

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Conferences
Executive Meetings
Retreats
Annual Meetings
Sponsor & Exhibitor Programs

What full service covers.

Engage the whole scope or the pieces you need. Every engagement runs through one point of contact, one budget document and one Run of Show.

01

Event Strategy

Objectives, audience, format and program architecture defined before spend begins.

02

Venue Sourcing & Contracts

Sourcing, site comparison, and negotiation of room blocks, attrition, F&B minimums and cancellation terms.

03

Budget Development & Tracking

A line-item budget maintained from first estimate through final invoice, with variance visible at every stage.

04

Registration Management

Registration build, ticket types, attendee data, confirmations, reporting and onsite check-in.

05

Attendee Experience

Arrival, wayfinding, communications, schedules and the small touches that shape how the program feels.

06

Sponsor & Exhibitor Programs

Prospectus support, package fulfillment, floor plans, booth logistics and exhibitor communications.

07

Speaker & VIP Management

Contracts, travel, itineraries, AV requirements, greenroom needs and dedicated onsite handling.

08

Food & Beverage

Menu design, tastings, dietary accommodation, service timing and banquet-order review.

09

Production & AV

Staging, lighting, sound, screens, hybrid and recording needs coordinated with your production partners.

10

Run of Show

A minute-by-minute document aligning speakers, production, catering and staff on one timeline.

11

Onsite Management

Load-in through strike: vendor direction, staff briefings, rehearsals and live decision-making.

12

Post-Event Reconciliation

Invoice auditing against contracts, final budget close-out, and a documented debrief.

How a corporate program comes together.

The same five phases apply whether the program is a one-day executive meeting or a multi-day conference with an exhibit hall.

  1. 01

    Discover

    We start with your objective, audience, budget range and constraints, then define what success looks like before anything is booked.

  2. 02

    Design

    Concept, program flow, venue options, room layouts and guest experience come together into a plan you can approve with confidence.

  3. 03

    Build

    Contracts, vendors, budgets, registration, production specs and the Run of Show are assembled into one working document set.

  4. 04

    Execute

    Onsite management, load-in, rehearsals, staff and vendor direction, and real-time problem solving for the length of the program.

  5. 05

    Close

    Load-out, final billing review, budget reconciliation and a post-event debrief that carries forward into the next program.

Depth of Experience

Programs of 650+ attendees, 90 exhibitors, 30+ speakers and individual budgets above $1M.

These figures reflect Beth Thompson’s professional experience leading corporate and association events in prior roles — not results from events contracted directly through BHT Event Planning.

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