Lauren studied Event Management at the University of Derby, graduating with a first class honours & having one of the best experiences of her life. A year after moving to London from Yorkshire, Lauren joined us at Smart Group in 2015, and her career has flourished ever since.

Lauren is responsible for managing the sales of our Summer and Christmas sites, as well as year around events at Evolution London and Oceandiva London. She also heads up our agency incentive scheme, Smart Friends.

Her favourite past times are spending time with family, namely her beautiful daughter who is the light of her life. Loves lunching at new places, freshly baked scones (jam first) and a cold glass of Macon.

Shilpa has hit the ground running at Evolution London after joining the group in March 2022 and being in the events industry for over 6 years. Shilpa knew she was destined for the events industry after planning events throughout sixth form and interning at an events agency after university.

Once you have confirmed your event with our sales team, she will be your main point of contact all the way through to the live event answering any questions and making the planning process as easy as possible along the way.

Luke hails from Cape Town, South Africa where he grew up and subsequently studied management accounting at the University of Stellenbosch.

He previously worked for a shipping services firm in the finance department but decided to take the plunge and join the world of events. Luke is based at Evolution London where he oversees the operations of the venue, from day to day maintenance to venue upgrades.