Speaker Frequently Asked Questions

Alternative In-House Europe 2027 takes place on Tuesday & Wednesday 8-9 June 2027

The event will be held at

NH Malaga
Calle San Jacinto
2, 29007 Malaga
Spain

The conference and exhibition will take place in the conference centre on the lower ground floor.

W: NH Malaga
T: +34 95 2071323
E: nhmalaga@nh-hotels.com

Completely renovated in 2019, the NH Málaga hotel is right in the center of Málaga, a short walk from the city’s shops, restaurants and tourist attractions. It’s an elegant, modern building and, after completing it’s renovation, is now the largest hotel in the city. Close to the river and with views of the Esperanza Church, you can be at the beach and the famous Muelle 1 shopping center in around 15 minutes on foot.

• Central location near shops, restaurants and tourist attractions
• Elegant, modern building with river views
• 15-minute walk to the beach

From Malaga Airport:

A taxi will take you around 20 mins and costs in the region of €30

By train, take the C1 line from the airport to Malaga central and the hotel is about 800 m from the train station

From the city:

The venue is walkable from the city centre – location map available here

Parking is available at NH Malaga, priced at 19 euros/day ( Vat included ) for hosted guests.

Registration will open for delegates on Tuesday at 09:00 and the conference will take place from 09:45 – 18:00 when we will host a drinks reception and dinner.

Wednesday will start with coffee at 08:00 and conference sessions from 09:00, through to 12:40 when lunch will be served.

Please check in at the AV desk in the Conference Hall 30 minutes before your session if you are speaking on the main stage, where your microphone will be fitted and you can discuss any requirements with a member of the events team.  When taking a seat in the main plenary conference, we recommend that you sit close to the front of the room for ease of accessing the stage – we will have speaker reserved signs for this purpose.

If you are planning on using slides for your session, please plan to have these ready by Friday, 29 May 2026. Ensure the resolution is 16:9 to ensure a good fit on the venue screens and in PowerPoint format.

Please also confirm if you are using video content in your presentation, and if you are happy for a PDF version of your presentation to be shared with delegates after the event.

Please send your slides to charlotte.bogaert@alternativeevents.co.uk

Peer-to-Peer Roundtables

• There are two back-to-back sessions
• Each session is 30 mins back-to-back with approximately 12 delegates each time allowing delegates to attend two different discussions.
• The roundtables follow the Chatham House Rule, giving you freedom to speak your mind in smaller groups allowing everyone to participate.
• Get insight into your peer’s challenges and find solutions for your own.
• The attendees will be eager to hear about what you have done in your firm or department, you are not expected to provide a solution, just a frank outline of how your firm has dealt with a particular situation.
• Roundtable hosts do not use slides for these discussions. Instead, start with a brief introduction of yourself and your perspective on the topic. Encourage open, honest discussion and genuine debate following the Chatham House Rule.

Suggested roundtable format:

• Intro yourself: And mention that the topic should encourage a frank conversation and mention The Chatham House Rule.
• Set the scene – 5-minute explanation of your experience of the topic. The attendees will be eager to hear and learn from your experience. You are not expected to provide a solution, just a frank outline of how your firm or team has dealt with the challenge.

Suggested outline may include:
– What approach have they taken?
– Why did they decide this and how did they go about it?
– What was the process?
– What have been the benefits?
– What have been the challenges, if any?
– Why was this a priority for the business?

• Ask the questions – prepare 3 or 4 questions to ask the attendees to start off the discussion.
• Please set your phone timer to keep to time

Possible questions may include:

– Are people considering the same?
– What is your current process?
– What is working well?
– What data volumes do you deal with?
– Do you think other teams would use these tools?

• A wrapping up with key takeaways at the end.

These Ask the Expert sessions are focused and interactive sessions where participants have the opportunity to engage directly with a seasoned professional in a specific field. The sessions are designed to provide valuable insights, practical advice, and in-depth knowledge on particular topics of interest.

The sessions

• There are two back-to-back sessions
• Each session is 30 mins back-to-back with approximately 12 delegates each time allowing delegates to attend two different discussions.
• Ask the expert hosts do not use slides for these discussions and they are not demos. Instead, start with a brief introduction of yourself and your perspective on the topic. The topic will be one that the audience will want help on from an expert. Encourage open, honest discussion and genuine debate.
• Expert insight: attendees benefit from the expertise and experience of the session leader, who shares practical tips, strategies, and lessons learned and who has hands-on experience and expertise in the topic.
• Interactive format: these sessions encourage open dialogue between the expert and participants, allowing for real-time questions and personalised responses.
• Engagement and participation: the format is designed to be highly engaging, with opportunities for participants to share their own experiences and perspectives.

Suggested ask the expert format:

• Intro yourself and mention that the topic should encourage a frank conversation
• Set the scene – 5-minute explanation of your experience of the topic. The attendees will be eager to hear and learn from your experience. You are not expected to provide a solution: the purpose of the session is to position your company and speaker as a “ subject matter expert” providing useful content to the audience.
• Please set your phone timer to keep to time

Actionable insights: wrapping up with practical takeaways takeaways and strategies that can be applied to delegates’ own work or organisation.

Please contact Phoebe Bugden if this is the case and we will arrange this for you.

The event app WHOVA will be made available to you 2 weeks out from the event. You will receive an introductory email directly from WHOVA as well as instructions from Alternative Events at that stage.

If you are a qualified attendee and you have ticked to stay overnight, then yes, a room is confirmed for you at NH Malaga for the night of Tuesday 9 June. You will be asked to reconfirm this room with Alternative Events ahead of the event.

By confirming your overnight stay, you are committing to the room, which is being paid for IN ADVANCE by Alternative Events. Therefore, if your plans change, we ask that you give us at least 48 hours’ notice if you are no longer able to stay overnight, so that we can offer your room to another attendee.

Please click here for full T&C’s

P.S. Please don’t be a “no-show” … We have a great delegate culture at Alternative Events, where delegates let us know if they cannot attend. We understand that plans change, and while we’ll miss you, we’d much rather know in advance than have unused (and paid for!) rooms. Your understanding with this is greatly appreciated.

Additional nights can be booked with the venue by emailing nhmalaga@nh-hotels.com
Please be sure to copy mr.alarcon@nh-hotels.com in your message, and to notify Phoebe Bugden  – this will enable us to try to link your bookings so you need not change rooms.

Please ensure that you indicate that you are attending Alternative In-House Europe on the 8-9 June.

There will be a check in desk open for you to collect your key in the hotel lobby from 17:15 on Tuesday 8 June. Check out is by 12:00 on Wednesday 9 June. You will be able to leave your luggage with concierge.

Please ensure you have your passport details and a credit card to check in with.

For those staying overnight, breakfast will be available in the hotel restaurant on the ground floor, served from 07:00 – 10:30am

Free wifi is available throughout the venue  – please choose nh and use password wifi

Your badge will be printed and ready for you to collect at 08:00 on Tuesday 8 June at the entrance to the conference centre, lower ground floor.

All attendees are represented by a lanyard colour as per the following categories:

DELEGATE (BLUE)

SPEAKER (RED)

SPONSOR (YELLOW)

ORGANISER (GREEN)

Details will be provided closer to the event

Yes you will be able to interact with attendees via the app – delegates will be given access 2 weeks out from the event at which stage you will be able to reach out to them directly.

The full conference programme is available on the event website and will be available to view on the app before, during and after the event.

All speakers’ names, photos and bios are available to view either on the event website or on the event app.

You will be able to do this on the event app – details to follow

The Samoan Circle is a regular feature of an Alternative Event and is an opportunity for a wider group of people to volunteer their thoughts on a contentious issue. It is an informal and interactive session. Set up in the round, attendees gather around a central circle to “eavesdrop” on frank, facilitated discussion among the participants. Any attendee can join the “inner circle” to give their perspective or share their views.

At the end of the event on Tuesday afternoon there will be a drinks reception and dinner – details to follow……

Please inform us of your dietary requirements when you register. If you want to check that we have accommodated your requirements, please contact Phoebe Bugden

Photographs and videos will be taken during the event. If you do not wish to appear in either, please do let phoebe.bugden@alternativeevents.co.uk know.

Yes please!

Please tag @Alternative Events in your LinkedIn posts and use #InHouseEurope2027

The dress code is business casual throughout.

Please inform us of your accessibility needs when you register. If you want to check that we have accommodated your needs, please check with phoebe.bugden@alternativeevents.co.uk.

Yes, you can, but please inform Phoebe Bugden of your cancellation and ensure that your colleague completes a registration form.

We hope that you will stay for the entire event but you are welcome to attend for one day only.

Please give us ample notice if you are cancelling an overnight booking as Alternative Events has paid for your bedroom IN ADVANCE.

Please do not worry! Our events are welcoming and friendly. If you would like Alternative Events to support you when you arrive, the please do let us know. Alternative Events staff are plentiful and will be wearing a green lanyard so don’t hesitate to ask us anything if you need help.

You will be able to see full attendee lists on the event app  – details to follow

All our exhibitors and sponsors will have virtual booths available for you to access on the event app – details to follow