Danny Phillips joined Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips in 2019 and is a Senior Advisor for Events.

Danny is one of the leading experts in events, having been active for 30 years in the U.S. and internationally. For 16 years, he was Executive Vice President of Advanstar (now UBM/Informa), where he was responsible for technology, automotive, licensing, entertainment and healthcare divisions in the U.S., France, Brazil, Germany, the UK and Hong Kong. Previously, he led European technology media business units for both International Thomson and EMAP from London. He has also served as CEO of Argyle Executive Forum, overseeing its expansion and the acquisition of two businesses, and has run his own Media M&A Consultancy, Present Sky LLC.

Danny focuses on five areas within Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips expanded events practice: b2b expos and conferences; consumer expos; music, sports and racing events; event technology and event management services.