Amy Claire McFie
Senior Conference Developer at Chatham House- Claim this Profile
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Afrikaans Limited working proficiency
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Samantha Yates
Amy is one of the hardest working colleagues with whom I have had the pleasure of working so far in my career. She takes the time to genuinely understand the subject matter of whatever project on which she is working and empowers herself and those around her to make meaningful progress for project outcomes. Amy has demonstrated a great balance of big picture thinking and the ability to follow projects through to completion, even under very challenging circumstances. She is excellent with people regardless of age, seniority or culture. On top of this, her sense of fun and humour make her a well-rounded individual and professional.
Haley Paige
Amy and I worked on separate but similar projects from across the pond. Amy had been leading GWI’s Global Water Summit while I lead the American Water Summit. As she had been in her role before me, she was always ready to give advice, guidance, and reassurance as conference production can be quite stressful. Regardless, Amy always kept a cool head and brought a sense of calm even in urgent and trying times. She is skilled in communication, project management, and brings a solid understanding of the global water market. She makes for a great mentor, team player, and project lead.
Samantha Yates
Amy is one of the hardest working colleagues with whom I have had the pleasure of working so far in my career. She takes the time to genuinely understand the subject matter of whatever project on which she is working and empowers herself and those around her to make meaningful progress for project outcomes. Amy has demonstrated a great balance of big picture thinking and the ability to follow projects through to completion, even under very challenging circumstances. She is excellent with people regardless of age, seniority or culture. On top of this, her sense of fun and humour make her a well-rounded individual and professional.
Haley Paige
Amy and I worked on separate but similar projects from across the pond. Amy had been leading GWI’s Global Water Summit while I lead the American Water Summit. As she had been in her role before me, she was always ready to give advice, guidance, and reassurance as conference production can be quite stressful. Regardless, Amy always kept a cool head and brought a sense of calm even in urgent and trying times. She is skilled in communication, project management, and brings a solid understanding of the global water market. She makes for a great mentor, team player, and project lead.
Samantha Yates
Amy is one of the hardest working colleagues with whom I have had the pleasure of working so far in my career. She takes the time to genuinely understand the subject matter of whatever project on which she is working and empowers herself and those around her to make meaningful progress for project outcomes. Amy has demonstrated a great balance of big picture thinking and the ability to follow projects through to completion, even under very challenging circumstances. She is excellent with people regardless of age, seniority or culture. On top of this, her sense of fun and humour make her a well-rounded individual and professional.
Haley Paige
Amy and I worked on separate but similar projects from across the pond. Amy had been leading GWI’s Global Water Summit while I lead the American Water Summit. As she had been in her role before me, she was always ready to give advice, guidance, and reassurance as conference production can be quite stressful. Regardless, Amy always kept a cool head and brought a sense of calm even in urgent and trying times. She is skilled in communication, project management, and brings a solid understanding of the global water market. She makes for a great mentor, team player, and project lead.
Samantha Yates
Amy is one of the hardest working colleagues with whom I have had the pleasure of working so far in my career. She takes the time to genuinely understand the subject matter of whatever project on which she is working and empowers herself and those around her to make meaningful progress for project outcomes. Amy has demonstrated a great balance of big picture thinking and the ability to follow projects through to completion, even under very challenging circumstances. She is excellent with people regardless of age, seniority or culture. On top of this, her sense of fun and humour make her a well-rounded individual and professional.
Haley Paige
Amy and I worked on separate but similar projects from across the pond. Amy had been leading GWI’s Global Water Summit while I lead the American Water Summit. As she had been in her role before me, she was always ready to give advice, guidance, and reassurance as conference production can be quite stressful. Regardless, Amy always kept a cool head and brought a sense of calm even in urgent and trying times. She is skilled in communication, project management, and brings a solid understanding of the global water market. She makes for a great mentor, team player, and project lead.
Experience
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Chatham House
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United Kingdom
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Think Tanks
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300 - 400 Employee
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Senior Conference Developer
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May 2023 - Present
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Conference Developer
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Aug 2021 - May 2023
Leading the content development and fundraising for Chatham House's high-level sustainability conference portfolio including events such as Energy Transitions, Climate Change, Responsible Business, Competition Policy, and additional bespoke event offerings.
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Global Water Intelligence (GWI)
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United Kingdom
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Business Intelligence Platforms
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Research Programme Manager
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Aug 2019 - Aug 2021
Led development and delivery of a portfolio of international water industry conferences and virtual events programmes including the Global Water Summit and the American Water Summit. Between July 2020 and August 2021 I oversaw and managed the production of 15 virtual events for the launch of the GWI Networks virtual events online platform. Collaborating closely with an interdepartmental team, this was a significant process of strategic change management for the business with the essential transition from face-to-face events to virtual engagement which was accelerated by the pandemic. I handled a diverse array of subject materials to create live online events and series with pre & post-event snackable video content for social media and provided support and contributions to white paper research outputs. These events have brought together 127 expert speakers to engage an audience of +4000 international attendees, demonstrating the success of this new and adaptive approach. Events produced include: - Digital Futures Symposium Series- Transforming Water in the Middle East Series- Desalination Technology Idol Competition- North Americas Policy & Projects Desalination& Reuse Round Tables Networking session- Blue-Green Infrastructure: What works and why it’s the Future- Upcoming Project Opportunities in Latin America - Abu Dhabi's Desalination FutureDuring and prior to the pandemic, my other achievements in this role included:- Initiating and coordinating the establishment of the Corporate Water Sustainability Group (January 2021). - Planning and management of the Global Water Summit (2017-2019) and American Water Summit 2019 event programme. Show less
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Research Programme Manager
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Apr 2017 - Aug 2019
Strategic direction, development and delivery of the theme and programme of GWI’s flagship event the Global Water Summit editions Intelligent Synergies Madid 2017, Transcending Boundaries Paris, 2018, and Disruptive Designs London 2019. Achievements and responsibilities in this role include:- Growing the agenda of the summit to include +200 expert speakers, and attract over 800 business leaders from 70+ countries.- Inter organisational coordination, stakeholder engagement and relationship management with speakers, sponsors and partners of the event. - Internal coordination and support to event marketing, sales and sponsorship, as well as editorial and research teams.Research Contributions: My duties and contributions to the organisation were not limited to events production & coordination in this role. I also contributed to compilations of various thought-leading white papers and insight pieces, including: - Accelerating the Digital Utility: White Paper 2019 (Research, Interviews, Copy-writing & editing)- GWI Global Regulations Package 2018 (Data Collection & Copy-editing)- Market Insight: Global Water Market 2018 (Data Collection & Copy-editing) Show less
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Research Analyst
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Jan 2016 - Apr 2017
Market Research:- Qualitative analysis, synthesizing information from a range of sources - primary research through interviews, published sources and attendance at industry events.- Identifying and explaining current market conditions and emerging trends.- Communicating through written reports and magazine articles or verbal presentations and webinars with sensitivity to specific audiences (e.g. consultancy clients, investors, water sector specialists).- Copy-editing market and consultancy reports and specialist publications in house style.Report Contributions: - Water’s Digital Future 2017- IDA Desalination Yearbook 2016-2017- Global Water Market 2017 Show less
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Durham University
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Work Experience
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Jul 2013 - Nov 2013
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Education
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2014 - 2015
Durham University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Taught MA in English Literary Studies -
2011 - 2014
Durham University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Hons., English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
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