A corporate event consultancy built around people, not processes.
Your event is where relationships are strengthened, trust is built and opportunities begin to take shape.
When the environment is thoughtfully designed, people feel more connected, conversations become more meaningful and your objectives are naturally supported. Explore our corporate event services or see the results we've delivered.
A specialist consultancy for moments that matter.
Human behaviour before logistics
Guest psychology before floorplans
Relationship building before running orders
Commercial outcomes before applause
What it looks like when an event is designed around outcomes.
The difference between a standard event planner and a strategic event consultancy is not in what gets delivered. It's in the thinking that happens before anything is delivered. Before we recommend a venue or a format, we want to understand what you're trying to achieve, and we'll challenge assumptions, suggest approaches you hadn't considered, and ensure every decision serves a purpose rather than filling a slot.
That means we might suggest an intimate dinner for twelve instead of a reception for two hundred. We might recommend a format that doesn't have a name yet. We might advise against the event you came to us planning, if we believe a different approach would serve your outcome better. This isn't contrarianism, it's consultancy. Our job is to ensure the event you end up with is the one that will actually deliver, not the one that was easiest to brief.
We're also honest about what events can and can't do. A well-designed event with the right guests and a clear purpose will almost always produce return on investment, even if that return is hard to put in a spreadsheet. A badly designed event with the wrong guests will not, regardless of budget. We'd rather tell you that before you spend the money than after. This commitment to honest strategic advice is woven through our planning process and our manifesto, because the best client relationships are built on candour, not agreement.
We work with professional services firms, financial organisations, technology companies and private offices, organisations that understand events are an investment in relationships, not a marketing exercise. Whether it's a strategic event in London or a corporate event in Ibiza, the approach is the same: understand the outcome, design the experience, manage every detail, and measure what matters.
Your event isn't the goal. What happens after it is.
We exist to help organisations build stronger relationships, create meaningful opportunities and grow through the power of shared experiences. The experience is the vehicle. Your outcome is the destination.
Your events look great. But are they working?
Most corporate events are built around logistics: venues, catering, timings. Ours are built around what you need to happen after it ends.
The right people in the room. The wrong conversations.
Getting senior people together is only half the job. The environment, format and flow determine whether those relationships actually deepen.
Events that cost a lot and leave little behind.
When an event is designed with intention, every detail, every interaction and every follow-up works to create an asset that drives real commercial momentum.
Why Most Events Fail
Most events are remembered for a day. The best events create opportunities for years.
Many organisations invest heavily in venues, catering and speakers. Few stop to ask the questions that actually determine whether an event delivers value.
That's where the real return comes from.
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Why are we holding this event?
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Who needs to be in the room?
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What relationships are we trying to strengthen?
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What should happen after the event?
"The event is the vehicle. The relationship is the destination."
Most event agencies focus on logistics. We focus on outcomes.
Businesses don't need another event. They need a reason for people to care, connect and act. This is why we start with outcomes.
Every experience begins with three questions: What are you trying to achieve? Who needs to be in the room? What should happen afterwards? Only then do we begin designing the experience.
Traditional Event Agency
Hi Events
Starts with venue selection
Starts with your objective
Focuses on logistics and operations
Focuses on outcomes and relationships
Measures success by delivery
Measures success by impact
Ends when the event ends
Tracks what happens afterwards
Fills a room
Fills it with the right people
Trusted by organisations that value relationships.
Venues, strategic partners and industry associations we work alongside.
Small team.
Big impact.
Experienced event professionals focused on creating meaningful experiences, lasting relationships and measurable business value.
Lee Johnson
Lee has always believed that the most memorable moments aren't usually the biggest ones. They're the ones nobody expected.
After designing and delivering events across the UK and the US, from intimate executive dinners to multi-day conferences attended by thousands, he began noticing the same thing happening time and time again. Too many events felt functional rather than thoughtful. Guests queued unnecessarily, awkward silences filled transition moments, signage was confusing, speakers waited for microphones, and opportunities to create genuine moments of surprise were quietly missed.
Everything worked. But nothing felt effortless. That became one of the reasons Hi Events was founded.
Lee believes the best events are the ones where guests never notice the planning because everything simply flows. Every movement feels natural, every transition feels seamless, and every detail has been considered long before the first guest arrives.
He's constantly asking questions that most people don't. "What happens in the five minutes before the keynote?" "How does someone feel the moment they walk through the door?" "What story will people tell on the journey home?"
It's those conversations that often spark the ideas clients remember most. Sometimes it's an unexpected room reveal, a perfectly timed piece of entertainment or a subtle piece of technology. Sometimes it's something much simpler. The magic is rarely found in spending more. It's found in imagining what could happen before anyone else does.
Lee is fascinated by emerging technology, immersive experiences and new ways of bringing people together, but only when they genuinely improve the guest experience. Creativity, in his eyes, should never exist simply to impress. Every idea should have a purpose and every experience should help people connect more naturally.
From the first concept sketch to the final guest leaving the venue, Lee works closely with the team to ensure every event unfolds exactly as imagined, so clients can focus on the conversations that matter rather than the logistics happening behind the scenes.
Because when every small detail has been carefully considered, guests stop noticing the event itself and simply enjoy being part of it.
Known for: Seeing the moment everyone else missed before it happens.
Is Hi Events right for you?
Hi Events is designed for organisations that see events as strategic investments rather than one-off occasions.
If relationships, reputation and long-term value matter to your organisation, we're likely a good fit.
Start a conversation- Professional & Advisory Firms
- Financial & Investment Organisations
- Technology & Growth Businesses
- Private Office, Media & Entertainment
We work with a small number of clients at any one time. This keeps our work focused, personal and effective.