For specifiers & suppliers of global lighting projects
For specifiers & suppliers of global lighting projects
WELCOME
[d]arc sessions is an intimate, relaxed event to share ideas, specify projects and network.
Brought to you by [d]arc media, the market-leading publisher and events organiser for the international lighting design industry, the two-day programme comprises a series of meetings and seminars interspersed with ample relaxed networking opportunities within beautiful surroundings.
Guests attend [d]arc sessions to specify and source projects; to escape, regenerate and rebuild, in beautiful, spacious surroundings.
Upcoming Sessions
MEA
10 – 12 October, 2023
Art Hotel & Resort,
Amwaj Islands, Bahrain
EUROPE
14 – 16 May, 2024
Troia Design Hotel
Troia, Portugal
ASIA
October 2024
Le Meridien Resort
Phuket, Thailand
THE EVENT
[d]arc sessions takes place twice a year – once in Europe and once in the MEA (moving to Asia in 2024) – and comprises four key elements: Speed + Sync meetings; Symposia speaker sessions; Sustenance breakouts; and Social celebrations.
Our numbers are strictly limited, with a guarantee of more specifying companies than supplying companies in attendance. This is not a trade show or sprawling industry forum. It’s an intimate, selective, and focused group with time for one another.
Every specifier attending [d]arc sessions is carefully selected, vetted, and authenticated to ensure our suppliers are meeting genuine decision-makers with purchasing power, actively working on live lighting projects.
In an era when every business trip must be accounted for, the [d]arc sessions pledge is simple: Suppliers will only meet specifiers actively working on international lighting projects.
Suppliers with two delegates will have a minimum of 15 x 20-minute meetings – pre-arranged – with an exclusive list of top international specifiers: lighting designers, interior designers and architects.
[d]arc sessions is a new way to specify products, source projects and share ideas and it aims to transform your chances of being specified for lighting projects all over the world.
* suppliers with one delegate will have a minimum of 10 x 20 minute meetings.
Alongside the Speed + Sync networking sessions, [d]arc sessions features thought-provoking content from leading lighting experts, through a series of presentations and panel discussions, curated by the editorial team behind arc and darc magazines.
These include exclusive, insightful talks on [d]arc award winning projects, delivered by the winning designers themselves as well as covering all the hot topics in the industry – from sustainability to circular economy to lighting equity and more.
Previous keynote speakers include: Eleftheria Deko of Eleftheria Deko and Associates; Michael Grubb of Michael Grubb Design Studio; and Zoi Katsarou of Metis Lighting.
Hardwired for today’s fast-changing world and its challenges, the event creates space for our guests to meet on an intimate scale in beautiful neutral surroundings.
[d]arc sessions represents a cost effective alternative to big, international trade shows, in order to meet and build relationships with top specifiers of the biggest lighting projects around the world.
Conversations kickstarted by our formal [d]arc sessions meetings continue into casual networking opportunities, which are interspersed throughout – be it a breakfast catch-up, coffee, light lunch, or a breakout walk along the beach.
Click Here – for a full list of specifiers that have attended [d]arc sessions events so far.
We come together as friends to unwind as the sun sets. Social sessions may include organised dinners, on-property or outside the resort, free-time, or hosted excursions to explore our surroundings at your leisure.
Our social sessions give another opportunity to share ideas, strike up new friendships and swap contacts with your fellow guests.
“It's incredibly well structured in terms of content, topics and panel members. All have been interesting and educational. The structure provides great opportunities for new relationships to be established, both in a business setting and more relaxed social gatherings, which is a rare treat in a working environment.”
Peter Collins
International Sales Manager at Rako Controls
“It's incredibly well structured in terms of content, topics and panel members. All have been interesting and educational. The structure provides great opportunities for new relationships to be established, both in a business setting and more relaxed social gatherings, which is a rare treat in a working environment.”
Peter Collins
International Sales Manager at Rako Controls
“Having had the pleasure of taking part in a number of [d]arc session events, I must commend the [d]arc media team on curating such a fantastic, pleasurable and mutually beneficial event.”
Ryan Rolph
Technical Sales Director at Tryka
“Having had the pleasure of taking part in a number of [d]arc session events, I must commend the [d]arc media team on curating such a fantastic, pleasurable and mutually beneficial event.”
Ryan Rolph
Technical Sales Director at Tryka
WHO'S IN THE ROOM
[d]arc sessions is an intimate networking event where leading specifiers of light have the opportunity to meet with high end lighting brands offering architectural, decorative and bespoke services.
Previous attendees include:
Specifier Delegates
Supplier Delegates
“Thank you so much for such a great event, it really stood out from the usual ‘conference’ events, and I feel honoured to have joined you all - and I have learned more about LED drivers than I knew existed!"
Rose Murray
Director and Founder of TheseWhiteWalls
“Thank you so much for such a great event, it really stood out from the usual ‘conference’ events, and I feel honoured to have joined you all - and I have learned more about LED drivers than I knew existed!"
Rose Murray
Director and Founder of TheseWhiteWalls
WHAT THE DELEGATES SAY
“The event brought together an interesting variety of lighting designers, speakers and manufacturers, with a great networking opportunity, and remarkable one-to one interactions with manufacturers. It was a great chance to participate in a unique gathering of lighting designers from the UAE and the UK.”
Mohannad Al Salkhadi
Principal Lighting Designer at ATI Consultants
“The event brought together an interesting variety of lighting designers, speakers and manufacturers, with a great networking opportunity, and remarkable one-to one interactions with manufacturers. It was a great chance to participate in a unique gathering of lighting designers from the UAE and the UK.”
Mohannad Al Salkhadi
Principal Lighting Designer at ATI Consultants
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