Client and partner events

A meeting with clients and partners competes for their time and attention. To get guests to come, you need a compelling reason, the right place and a program worth keeping the evening free for. We organize events like these, from the idea and script to welcoming the guests and the close of the program.

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Visa Day 2024, foyer of the Abai Opera and Ballet Theatre
Visa Day 2024 · foyer of the Abai Opera and Ballet Theatre

Our clients include

  • Visa
  • Halyk
  • Ericsson
  • Kaspi
  • Kcell
  • Yandex
  • Forte
  • Altyn Bank
  • Borjomi

A reason to meet once a year

Relationships with a bank, a distributor or a key client are carried on through emails, negotiations and reports. It is rare to get all your partners in one room, so an annual meeting becomes a conversation between the brand and all its partners at once: a thank-you, plus time to talk with each other without an agenda.

That is the idea behind Visa Day: every year Visa brings together representatives of banks and partners to review the year, network and present awards. Recognition given in front of market peers carries more weight than a letter of thanks.

A venue people come for

Visa Day 2024, table decor in the hall of the Abai Opera and Ballet Theatre
Visa Day 2024 · table decor in the hall of the Abai Opera and Ballet Theatre
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For external guests, the venue is part of the invitation. Visa Day 2024 took place at the Abai Opera and Ballet Theatre: guests were welcomed in the theater foyer, clouds hung beneath the ceiling of the hall, and the decor featured a three-dimensional Visa logo.

A theater sets the tone for the evening, but it has to be prepared for a business event: the stage, a hall with tables, lighting and sound. We organized Visa Day 2024 for 140 guests in full: invitations, registration and guest welcome, the script, venue preparation, an artistic program featuring Aisulu Azimbayeva’s one-woman show “The Human Voice”, technical support and the award ceremony. How the evening moved through the four seasons is described in the project case study.

A program people stay for

More conversations than speeches. Guests come not only to see you but also to see each other. The script needs time when no one is on stage and people simply get to know each other and talk business.

The evening has to hold attention. Visa Day ran from 6 p.m. until midnight, with one act following another according to the script. A long evening depends on pace: a partner who gets bored leaves early and takes that impression of the company with them.

Details speak for the company. The table decor, the order of the awards, the moment a partner’s name is announced from the stage: these are how partners read the way a company treats them.

Other formats

  • Partner forum

    If partners need a conversation about the market rather than an evening out, the meeting becomes a forum. The Visa Forum in Ashgabat brought together the brand’s key partners: in addition to the business part, guests enjoyed a national cultural program with live performances.

  • Partner or dealer conference

    If the meeting has presentations and breakout sessions, it is structurally a conference. See the conference management page for how we organize conferences and forums.

  • A meeting at an industry summit

    Sometimes your clients and partners are already gathered at a major industry event. In that case, you can host a meeting with them in your own brand zone.

    For an evening for your own team, see the corporate events page. Other formats are on the business events page.

What makes up the budget

The budget for a partner evening is driven first of all by the venue and the program: how much work it takes to bring the hall to life according to the script, how many acts there are on stage and what equipment is needed. Next comes the number of guests and, if partners travel from other countries, their flights and accommodation. We price each event separately. If its budget has already been approved, we will build the program within it.

Questions about client and partner events

Where to hold a partner event in Almaty?

The venue for a partner event is part of the invitation, so we choose a place guests will keep the evening free for. Visa Day 2024 took place at the Abai Opera and Ballet Theatre: guests were welcomed in the theater foyer, and clouds hung beneath the ceiling of the hall. We prepared the theater for a business event: the stage, a hall with tables, lighting and sound.

What does organizing a partner awards evening include?

Organizing a partner evening includes invitations, registration and guest welcome, the script, venue preparation, an artistic program, technical support and the award ceremony. That is how we ran Visa Day 2024 for 140 guests. The program featured Aisulu Azimbayeva’s one-woman show “The Human Voice”.

How much does a partner event cost?

The budget for a partner event is driven first of all by the venue and the program: the amount of work in the hall, the number of acts on stage, the equipment. Next comes the number of guests and, if partners travel from other countries, their flights and accommodation. If the budget has already been approved, we will build the program within it.

How do you plan a partner evening so guests don’t leave early?

A partner evening program depends on pacing and on time for conversation. Visa Day ran from 6 p.m. until midnight, with one act following another according to the script. The script needs pauses when no one is on stage and guests can get to know each other and talk business.

Forum or evening event: which format works for a partner meeting?

For a partner meeting, an evening suits a thank-you and year-end results, and a forum suits a conversation about the market. The Visa Forum in Ashgabat brought together the brand’s key partners. Besides the business part, guests enjoyed a national cultural program with live performances. If the meeting has presentations and breakout sessions, it is structurally a conference.

Who will be in the room?

Tell us which clients and partners you want to see, how many of them there are and how you want to mark the year. We will come back with an idea for a venue and a program that your guests will keep the evening free for.

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