In this episode Andrew Vine is in conversation with former CNBC TV anchor Mark Laudi.  Mark founded Hong Bao Media, a marketing and media firm based in Singapore and Malaysia, and advises companies on their media and communications strategies and is a personal coach to many senior business executives. 

In this conversation Andrew and Mark discuss 

• The role of moderators:  the power and magic that can be achieved from having meetings and events professionally moderated 
• What it takes to moderate events well: the skills you need to look out for when choosing a moderator 
• How COVID-19 and the present switch to virtual events is changing the game; for ever?  
• The future of real vs virtual events: and are hybrid events really the answer?