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March 22-25, 2027
New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention CenterNew Orleans, LA

Cater+Event Schedule 2027

The Anatomy of a Ghost Event: Scripting, Permitting, and Producing Large Scale Logistics

Gazala Uradnik  (Founder, GFS Events)
Laura Drazdys  (Senior Fundraising & Special Events Producer, GFS Events)
Alex Springberg  (Director of Business Development and Special Events, GFS Events)
Location: TBD
Date: Tuesday, March 23
Time: 12:00 am - 1:00 am
Pass Type: Cater+Event Conference Pass, VIP All Access - Get your pass now!
Track: Event Mgmt & Production, Event Planning
Vault Recording: TBD
Audience Level: All

What happens when your event venue is a closely guarded secret, your event consists of thousands of guests who don't know the location until minutes before, and you have exactly 4 hours to build and tear down a luxury experience in a strict municipal space? Most event production classes teach you how to work inside a ballroom or a traditional venue. This session strips away the safety net. The GFS Events team pulls back the curtain on the grueling, high-stakes mechanics of secret pop-up logistics. We will break down how to legally take over municipal parks, negotiate with city transit and police departments, route hundreds of vendor trucks on a synchronized timeline, and manage a massive crowdsourced guest migration without a single leak.