Dan Harris

Managing Director at Fifteen Eleven Events

Speaker

Dan has more than thirty years in the live event and entertainment industries spanning UK, Europe, and GCC. An energetic, creative, and visionary leader Dan has built award winning teams, developed and applied innovative methodology to event management and worked on thousands of events. As Managing Director of Fifteen Eleven Events he is leading the exciting work of this unique event and staffing agency in Saudi Arabia and UAE. His career has included work in event, experiential, entertainment, and venue management. Prior to his current role Dan spent 13 years with the world’s biggest venue and facilities management company, ASM Global, with highlights including the opening of three new venues in the UK and UAE. Dan worked as permanent Event Manager in the UK with the National Trust, a heritage and nature conservation organisation. With them, he introduced and managed ground-breaking concerts and events in some of the UK’s most beautiful open-air spaces featuring iconic UK artists including Ian Brown, Bryan Ferry, Paul Weller, Van Morrison, Ray Davies and more. He worked as Senior Event Manager on one of the world’s biggest touring arts and music festivals, WOMAD. And he includes brands as diverse as MTV, orange, London Stock Exchange, Top Shop, Dazed & Confused, multiple UK universities, and many more within his experience. Dan continues to approach his work with exceptionally high standards, vitality, passion and a hunger for success.