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6. janúar 2025 í Hörpu

Fyrirlesarar 2025

Sam Hunter

Production Stage Manager

Backstage at the Olympics

Drawing on Sam’s wealth of experience as Production Stage Manager on the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of every Olympics and Paralympics from Athens 2004 to Sochi 2014, this presentation takes you behind the scenes on some of the biggest shows on the planet.  Using exclusive videos to illustrate the talk, Sam will explain how to meet the challenges of working at this scale, and discuss the importance of communication and collaboration to ensure a safe and smooth delivery of an event that is watched by an audience of over 900 million!  A Q&A will follow at the end of the session.