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Gemma Bassett

Meeting and Events industry Consultant Leader

£1,000/day
4 projects
London, GB
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Gemma

Motivated, quick thinking, senior meetings and events leader with 25+ years’ experience in the Global Meetings & Events industry with a strategic mindset and an expert in creating operational resilience. Vast experience in working with a broad range of stakeholders to deliver innovative, strategic meeting management programs and creating world class events. Driving change and efficiency with empathy and diligence in parallel. Leading with determination, passion, humility and respect, calm under pressure, with a wicked sense of humour!

Consistently seen as a trusted business advisor, using a versatile skillset to create influence and drive change, efficiency, and key decisions. An accomplished communicator with a high level of emotional intelligence which enables me to build and foster meaningful relationships with team, peers, leadership, clients and suppliers.

I have a robust leadership style due to my open and collaborative nature and willingness to share experience and a passion for developing the team around me to reach their full potential.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
London (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Headbox
    Non Executive Director - Client Services
    January 2023 - February 2024 (1 year and 1 month)
    London, UK
  • Headbox
    Client Services Director
    November 2021 - December 2023 (2 years and 1 month)
  • Gem Event Consulting & Curation Ltd
    Founder
    April 2023 - Today (3 years and 2 months)
    M&E Industry Expert with 27 years experience With many years focusing on the experiential side of events in multiple industries, I ran successful portfolios of global events and teams that did the same. This providing a true understanding of what can be at the heart of M&E programs and experiences and giving me a unique experience of being on both the strategy/service and delivery side, allowing a unique point of view of balancing strategy with stakeholder experience, truly understanding the cause and effect of decisions, leading to more harmonious strategic meeting management programs. I have worked in both corporate and agency organizations, with 14 of these years at EY as part of the award-winning Global Travel, Meetings and Events Team where amongst many projects I ran the SMMP for EMEIA, designed and implemented a Global M&E Policy and streamlined the supply chain and enhancing compliance, meanwhile ensuring the stakeholder experience was optimal, leading to a specialty in bringing order to chaos! I am looking forward to growing my relationships with current and future clients, helping with designing strategic meetings management programs, providing solutions to many problems within the M&E space and creating unforgettable experiences

Reviews

5.0

Out of 2 ratings

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Debi

Accor ENA UK

Reviewed on 30/10/2025

It is always such a pleasure working alongside Gem. Nothing is ever too much trouble for her — she approaches every task with positivity, professionalism, knowledge and a genuine willingness to help. She consistently follows up on open actions, ensuring that everything is completed to a high standard and within the required timelines. Gem is incredibly supportive, proactive in finding solutions, and always goes the extra mile to make collaboration smooth and enjoyable. Working with her truly makes a difference to the overall success of our Advisory Board. I look forward to working with her on future projects and highly recommend her work ethics and knowledge.
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Debi

Accor ENA UK (£)

Reviewed on 26/11/2024

It was an absolute pleasure working alongside Gemma as the Facilitator for our Advisory Board meeting. She was able to steer the discussions smoothly offering excellent opportunity to discuss the more challenging subjects, with good results and interaction. Gemma also prepared the decks using our templates and worked alongside the venue to prepare the event day. I look forward to working with Gemma in 2025 on future Meeting & Events Advisory Board meetings. Thank you for the great work Gemma!

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