Belong by Peakon
The brief
Peakon was 4 and their CEO Phil turned 40, and they were keen to celebrate, unite their community and establish their reputation as a global enterprise HR SaaS vendor on the journey to acquisition.
The solution
We co-created Belong, a full day event centred around the employee experience, attended by 500 customers and prospects. Peakon would bring the audience, but needed our steady hand to steer them through an intense sprint to the event.
Our role
With time of the essence, Forgather secured the venue, and set project plans in motion including advising on production and creative. We developed the event flow, sourcing keynote speakers to share big ideas like global happiness, storytelling with data, and the power of sound, all anchored down with actionable insights from customers including CapGemini, Monzo, easyJet and Pret.
We wrangled two production companies to build four stages and run multiple tracks across the afternoon. We kept session owners to task, managed the venue and motivated twelve Peakon teams to be in the right place at the right time and not let sessions start a minute late.
We enjoyed bringing the brand to life, creating eye catching stands with personal touches including a pop-up speaker bookshop, customer connection points and a hospitality area boasting more plants than your grandad’s greenhouse.
Proud moments
Forging a supportive partnership with the Peakon team and riding the waves of rapid scaling and international expansion.
Setting the scene with TED veterans and industry experts. 100% of guests said they felt inspired to try something new in their organisation the next day, and 89% of attendees said they wanted to get more involved in the community.
Coordinating a surprise sing-along as the whole team jumped on stage to celebrate Phil’s birthday.
Supporting sustainable growth by getting green fingered – 350 plants onsite, all of which have been lovingly re-homed by the Peakon community.
Praise
“Very impressive planning and execution of the event - everything from the speakers to the food to the timeline was on point! Awesome job!” - Attendee
“Loved the keynote speakers... some amazing content that inspired. Liked the opportunity to chat to others. Loved the Elevate plants you gave out. Overall the event was a real success and those who organised it should be extremely proud!” - Attendee
“It's been a pleasure to work together on our events and hopefully that can continue in the new world.”
- Phil Chambers, CEO, Peakon
