Philippa is currently Portfolio Director at Montgomery Group and manages the suite of events that sit within Food, Drink & Hospitality Week, which encompass IFE, IFE Manufacturing, PUB, HRC and Salon Culinarie.

Having built her career via the commercial route, her previous roles include launching a series of exhibitions in Hungary, Poland, Russia, India and America as event manager, and heading up the commercial divisions on some of the UK’s largest exhibitions.

She is a passionate advocate for the power of live events and has worked across the full spectrum of the industry including awards, conferences, festivals, corporate parties and exhibitions. She loves the team aspects of events and is a powerful force in ensuring no event sits still! She likes to keep inventing, moving forward and creating unmissable experiences with excellent teams!

Former President of Women in Exhibitions and a mum of three, she is keen to support working mums and is passionate about helping talented women progress their careers and navigate the motherhood versus career matrix.