New west pride street festival 2023-2025
The New Westminster Pride Street Festival sets up, welcomes tens of thousands of guests, and clears the street again – all within a little more than 12 hours. The event includes a variety of performers on three stages, roving entertainment, food trucks, vendors, a Family Zone and more. For the first time in 2023, the event offered a site-wide liquor license, which gave guests the ability to enjoy the festival site with a drink in hand as well providing a new source of revenue for the society. Our team not only worked closely with the City of New Westminster, but collaborated with the New Westminster Police Department, Parks and Recreation and Liquor Licensing departments to ensure a wildly successful event.
Shell Legal Services Intellectual Property Team Meeting 2023
Shell’s international legal experts came together in Boston in June 2023 to focus their community on Shell’s strategic direction to assess future trends and challenges that would impact Shell’s business. This event consisted of hosting over 120 diverse attendees through inspirational presentations and recreational bonding activities such as a Red Sox baseball game at Boston’s Fenway Park 521 Overlook (private club), a high-end BBQ and games night at the Lawn on D (ending in karaoke and a thunderstorm!) and a seafood extravaganza on the Boston Shell office rooftop patio.
CSN COLLISION FATHER'S DAY CAR SHOW 2019-2023
Previously known as the Boyd Father’s Day Car show, this free, family event evolved into an icon in BC, anticipated and recognized not only by local car enthusiasts, but with fans throughout Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest. The goal has always been quite simple: Provide a family-friendly event, surrounded by the driving force of automotive passion projects while raising funds and awareness for local, charitable partners. With over 600 cars and attracting tens of thousands guests, this event was one of a kind. Sherpa Group Events served as the Event Producer, responsible for all aspects of the event from theme, marketing, branding, sponsorship sales and benefit fulfillment to permits, vendor management, logistics and infrastructure.
Cheniere Energy LNG Reception 2023
Collaborating with Eventive Marketing, this top-tier evening reception on the outdoor Terrace at the JW Marriott Parq Hotel turned a garden square into the party of the century! With a one-day load in and support from fabulous partners, Cheniere Energy guests were treated to a luxury West-Coast vibe, featuring ocean-wise, “fire and ice” food stations, continuous pop-up vocal and dance entertainment and a live ice carving. As the Production Management team, Sherpa Group events partners with the client, venue and multiple partners to deliver a bespoke, seamless experience.
Shell National Channel Partners Conference 2023
“I CAN, WE CAN” This national event for Shell, provided guests with the understanding that they are part of the Shell team, and that they can leverage the power of the brand to elevate their success. The conference welcomed over 450 diverse guests from across the country for educational sessions and a gala awards ceremony with curated entertainment including flash mobs, live bumpers by an in-house band, confetti and a grand parade. The unique and inspiring Experiential Zone featured the many new directions Shell fuel stations are taking on in this changing energy climate and electric vehicles, games, Lamborghinis and treats often found at their outlets.
Canada's NDP Party - online National Convention 2021
As the administrative event planning professional was responsible for the day-to-day management of Convention 2021 planning, including coordinating all aspects of Convention between all departments and staff. Assisted Electoral District Associations with arranging delegate selection meetings, including online voting as well as agenda planning, technical preparation, scheduling, and registration. Worked with the team to determine and deliver a robust virtual convention experience, including technical platform, production and parliamentary procedure.
DIFest Event Technologist
Diversity and inclusion is a challenging conversation to have in many workplaces today.
It is important for advocates of this work to create safe and supportive spaces for employees to ask questions, be themselves, and contribute to their teams at their fullest potential.
This 4 day global event involved over 800 guests, 65 speakers and 56 sessions across 4 time zones.
Serving as virtual event technologist, creating and supporting the virtual event platform, speakers and Zoom admin, this robust program was a roaring success.
Breakout West - Kelowna 2018, Whitehorse 2020, Winnipeg 2021, CALGARY 2022 & KELOWNA 2023
Once-a-year event that includes a 4-Day Conference, 3-Night Showcase Festival, and the Western Canadian Music Awards. BreakOut West is the primary event hosted by the Western Canadian Music Alliance. Sherpa Group Events produced the 2018 gala awards reception, securing local sponsorship and managed the Business Conference. In 2019 & 2020, we took on the logistics and management of the entire program including a full transition to an online, digital event!
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Anarchapulco Show Manager and Speaker Liaison 2019 & 2020
In its 6th year, the world’s premier liberty event offered an unparalleled line up of speakers who shared ways to LIVE UNCHAINED, EVOLVE and ARISE through entrepreneurship, investments, politics, philosophy, health, sustainability, and personal relationships for four days among the sun and beaches of a world-class resort. As Show Producer, we managed the Main Stage sessions and entertainment – including over 100 speakers. For more information, please click on the image above.
Luxury & Supercar Weekend 2015 to 2017
In its 6th year, the world’s premier liberty event offered an unparalleled line up of speakers who shared ways to LIVE UNCHAINED, EVOLVE and ARISE through entrepreneurship, investments, politics, philosophy, health, sustainability, and personal relationships for four days among the sun and beaches of a world-class resort. As Show Producer, we managed the Main Stage sessions and entertainment – including over 100 speakers. For more information, please click on the image above.
25th Anniversary Events Designer
Southridge School celebrated twenty-five years in the community with a year long series of events, including a kick-off event in September, a faculty and staff celebration in December and an alumni reception in March. Sherpa Group Events supported the design, management, logistics and planning of these events in collaboration with engaged staff and invested parent volunteers.
Honda Celebration of Light 2014 & 2015
Vancouver’s most beloved summer event, the Honda Celebration of Light is the world’s largest offshore fireworks competition, celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2015. The event welcomes over a million attendees annually during three spectacular evenings of fireworks over English Bay. For a video of the event, please click on the image above.
New Year's Eve Vancouver 2015
The first New Year’s Eve Vancouver event launched in 2015 to an overwhelmingly positive reception from the public, local media outlets, sponsors, business and city stakeholders alike. With crowds exceeding 80,000 on site, NYE Vancouver instantly became the largest New Year’s Eve celebration in Canada, with an additional TV audience of 1.2m tuning in via media partner Global TV. For a video of the event, please click on the image above.
SFU 50th Anniversary
Taking place exactly 50 years after the University first opened it’s doors, SFU’s Anniversary Party was held in Freedom Square, an iconic promenade on the University campus and featured multi-cultural performances, a private reception, projection mapping and of course birthday fireworks!
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