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Holly Mann is Head of Events at HelpBnk, part of the Dream group. She builds the events and activations that bring Simon SquibbтАЩs community together in person, from pitch nights to Dreamland, HelpBnkтАЩs festival-within-a-festival at Ideas Fest.
She has spent over ten years in events, most recently as Operations Director of an events agency. There she delivered activations and brand experiences for global corporates including Boston Consulting Group and Titan Wealth, and household names including M&S, JustGiving, Eurostar and Lush.
Her focus now is proving that events and help can be kept affordable for the people who need them, and still pay for themselves through sponsorship and partnerships. Her message to brands: they used to sponsor events, and now theyтАЩre building businesses around them.
Holly speaks on the comeback of IRL, events as a growth channel, and building a brand people can walk into. She hosted a panel at the London Summer Event Show in 2025 and was a panellist at Ideas Fest in September 2026.
