Hugo Wignall

A bilingual, empathic, team-builder. Excellent research and analysis skills with an eye for the detail. Currently running high-quality events for a networking company, pursuing a career in event management in mainland Europe. 

01/2025 – Present

Operations Executive, Openroom Events

Responsible for ensure the slick delivery of high-quality networking events for the refuel, Pharmacy and Veterinary industries. 

• Developed strong collaborative relationships with external and internal stakeholders to strengthen the operations behind networking events.
• Negotiated successfully with offsite venues and hotels, resulting in improved deals and prices for offsite dinner venues, accommodation, and hotel conference space.
• Researched efficiently 5-star hotels and high-quality venues to ensure no time was wasted in enquiring and sourcing venues. By streamlining the research process using Excel, doubled the quantity of offsite venue enquiries and provided sales and accounts teams with higher quality information for decision-making.
• Developing a more detailed understanding of event operations and seeking continued development within the European event community.

04/2024 – 08/2024 

Sport Equipment Coordinator, Paris Olympics 2024

Responsible for the coordination of people, products and equipment to ensure the smooth and successful delivery of the 2024 Olympic hockey competition. 

• Developed clear and efficient spreadsheets to monitor the location of all sports equipment at any given time.
• Planned and organized effective schedules and programs for volunteers and colleagues, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of equipment.
• Maintained a constant focus on health and safety, prioritizing both the well-being of my volunteer team and the security of sporting equipment and venue sites.
• Oversaw the scheduling of all competition sports equipment, successfully ensuring timely and precise delivery.
• Led and managed a team of 12 volunteers.
• Created comprehensive training and support documents for volunteers in both French and English.
• Resolved conflicts and confrontations between volunteers and the Paris 2024 organization.

10/2023 – 04/2024

Research Assistant, Westminster Forum Projects – Social Policy Forum

At Westminster Forum Projects I planned and ran small, medium and large-sized discussion-based events.

• Organized expert-led conferences on social, employment, and business policy.
• Executed successful events on workplace diversity, procurement, and building safety. Pitched conferences on grassroots sports and housing supply for Paris 2024.
• Secured 8-12 chair and keynote speakers per conference through research and discussions.
• Ensured engagement of all relevant stakeholders.
• Created marketing materials to attract attendees.
• Managed communications with potential speakers efficiently.

09/2022 – 09/2023 

MA in Urban History and Culture, University of London Institute in Paris (ULIP)

Grade Achieved: MERIT

Dissertation: Paris and its banlieues (suburbs): an analysis of masculine and feminine identity in contemporary Parisian films.

Focus: Analysis of recent films and where they sit in the economic, political, and sociological outlook of France and its suburbs.

BA (Hons) in History, Oxford Brookes University 

Grade Achieved: 2:1

Dissertation: Urban Regeneration of Manchester and Liverpool in the post-Thatcherite era.

Focus: investigation of how politicians and artists helped the revival of Liverpool’s Toxteth and Manchester’s Hulme District.09/2022 – 09/2023 

MA in Urban History and Culture, University of London Institute in Paris (ULIP)

Grade Achieved: MERIT

Dissertation: Paris and its banlieues (suburbs): an analysis of masculine and feminine identity in contemporary Parisian films.

Focus: Analysis of recent films and where they sit in the economic, political, and sociological outlook of France and its suburbs.

BA (Hons) in History, Oxford Brookes University 

Grade Achieved: 2:1

Dissertation: Urban Regeneration of Manchester and Liverpool in the post-Thatcherite era.

Focus: investigation of how politicians and artists helped the revival of Liverpool’s Toxteth and Manchester’s Hulme District.

English (native speaker)

French (mother tongue)

Currently learning German