making it happen.

Host City & Major Events Experts

Olivia and Berna at SportAccord

WHO ARE MIH?

MIH Major Events is a consultancy created by the collaboration of professional women bringing together more than two decades of significant expertise in the major and mega events industry.

We offer a holistic 360-degree perspective, ensuring that every aspect of an event is thoroughly considered. With extensive experience in collaborating with Organisers, Host Cities, Venue Owners and Local Authorities in the planning and execution of Major and Mega events we identify efficiencies and opportunities, making improvements to the overall experience for all involved.

We strongly believe that achieving success is a collaborative endeavour and actively promote a unified approach, where all stakeholders work together as one team.

With offices in Scotland & England and the ability to integrate digitally and physically into project teams, MIH is well placed to support projects anywhere in the UK as well as across the world.

WHAT WE DO

MIH specialises in optimising the engagement of relevant departments and functional areas at precisely the right moments, connecting the right people to maximise opportunities, and minimise costs by implementing key planning milestones.

At MIH we advise and support our clients from the early operational planning phases through to delivery, ensuring they are well equipped with the capability and clarity to make informed decisions, enabling them to operate on time and within budget.

By putting spectators and participants at the heart of what we do, MIH can support clients to achieve operational excellence while setting the foundations for lasting legacies.

20+

360°

trusted network of industry experts

years collective experience

global perspective

EXPERTISE

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    VENUE MANAGEMENT

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    SPECTATOR JOURNEY EXPERIENCE

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    HOST CITY OPERATIONS

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    CITY & VENUE DRESSING

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    INTEGRATED MEGA EVENT PLANNING

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    OPERATIONAL READINESS

LETS WORK TOGETHER

OUR PARTNERS

TESTIMONIALS

  • Ian Metcalfe OBE - Chair, Executive Steering Group – SportAccord World Sport and Business Summit, Birmingham 2024

    “MIH led on all of the venue operations, delegate transport, VIP transport planning and delivery as well as the operational readiness and integrated project planning. They also took on the role of Co-Chair of the Local Organising Committee, supporting the host city on its` key deliverables and shaping the agendas which helped the local teams to forward plan, to stay on track and, critically, to remain within budget.

    “The onboarding of MIH brought operational expertise, leadership and the experience of delivering complex and major projects to the very heart of the LOC. Berna and Olivia may be a newly formed small business, but their ability to shape, shift and move core building blocks of a project into place, all whilst keeping their eyes firmly on the minutiae needed to deliver operational excellence was quite remarkable to observe. MiH might be small and new, but it is certainly perfectly formed.

    “The experienced wider team they quickly pulled together clearly demonstrated their ability to flex operational delivery based on client needs and deliver successful outcomes for everyone involved. MIH is a collaborative, focused and committed group of talented event professionals who certainly 'Made it Happen' for Birmingham, the West Midlands and our guests from the SportAccord family.”

  • Martin Gibbs - Managing Director - SportAccord

    MIH were a pleasure to work with, their professionalism, experience and careful planning combined with adaptability and resourcefulness were a tremendously powerful combination.

  • Deborah Cadman OBE, CEO Birmingham City Council

    “There is acknowledgement that Birmingham hosted the ‘best Commonwealth Games ever’.

    “This was in no small part to the amazing contribution of Berna and Olivia. Their professionalism, experience, leadership style and talent was invaluable.”

  • Nigel Huddleston MP - Minister for Sport, Tourism, Heritage and Civil Society

    "We are grateful for the collaboration and spirit of partnership established over the last five years with the Commonwealth Games Delivery Unit within DCMS.

    “A number of your teams worked very closely with us over a number of years, in particular please pass on our thanks to Berna Ucel and Olivia McLean for all of their hard work.”

  • Lorna Graham - Strategic Lead Glasgow – 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships

    “Glasgow Life contracted m.i.h events to deliver a bespoke programme of activity to support the delivery of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships.

    “Based on the team’s experience both in the city previously and across major events in the UK in recent years they were the perfect fit. Initiating, managing and delivering a look programme across city enhancements and wayfinding and signage in venue as well as managing the partnerships with suppliers and commercial partners across all the 5 venues.

    “The team were professional, helpful, solution focussed and a great asset to the Glasgow delivery of this world class event. We would be delighted to work with the team again.”

  • Martin Green – CBE , Producer (Managing Director of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023)

    “Berna joined us to work with our partner Marketing Liverpool and our team in the BBC to review and enhance any existing city and venue dressing plans.

    “Through careful consideration of activities across the city and internal venue operations, Berna delivered a fantastic dressing programme that made sure we had the Eurovision brand and partners represented and displayed in strategic locations.

    “Berna and the suppliers went above and beyond to make sure that there was a backdrop across the city and the venue that captured the event spirit for everyone attending the Eurovision.”

BASED IN THE UK

Collaborating across the World.

With offices in Scotland & England and the ability to integrate digitally and physically into project teams, MIH is well placed to support projects anywhere in the UK as well as across the world.