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: 266
Date: Thursday, March 25
Time: 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Pass Type:
Cater+Event Conference Pass, VIP All Access -
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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.