Event Conference Producer

Company: Strategy Institute 

Location: Toronto (Remote) 

Employment Type: 3-6 Month Contract 

Department: Production / Strategy 

Reports to: President 

About Strategy Institute 

Strategy Institute is a leading B2B conference company producing premium executive-level summits across North America. Our events bring together senior decision-makers across AI, healthcare, finance, customer experience, data, HR, and emerging technologies. We are expanding our portfolio and are hiring a dedicated Conference Researcher to strengthen our idea of validation and market intelligence capabilities. 

Role Overview 

We are seeking a strategic, commercially minded Conference Researcher responsible for identifying, validating, and pressure-testing new event concepts before they move into production. This role is focused exclusively on research, validation, and commercial feasibility—not event execution. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Conduct structured validation calls with 20–40 potential delegates and 10–20 potential sponsors per concept. 
• Assess willingness to attend, budget ownership, competitive landscape, and timing feasibility. 
• Track competing events globally and analyze pricing, attendance, sponsors, and differentiation. 
• Build market opportunity scorecards and produce Go / No-Go recommendations. 
• Develop target delegates and sponsor databases to support future launches. 
• Produce 1–2 validated event business cases per month. 
• Contribute to quarterly trend intelligence reports and annual opportunity mapping. 
• Assess buying authority, budget ownership, urgency, and competitive positioning. 
• Develop total addressable market (TAM) estimates and revenue projections. 
• Benchmark global competitor events (pricing, audience size, sponsor mix, positioning). 
• Produce Go / No-Go recommendation decks for leadership. 
• Build target delegates and sponsor databases to accelerate launches. 

• Test Ideas that have been created by management to validate them 
• Identify white-space opportunities within North American B2B event markets. 

What You’ll Own 

Qualifications:

• 2–5 years of experience in research, consulting, B2B market intelligence, publishing, or conference production. 
• Strong phone-based research and stakeholder interviewing skills. 
• Analytical mindset with commercial awareness. 
• Ability to build structured reports, competitive analyses, and business cases. 
• Strong communication and presentation skills. 
• Experience in B2B conferences or events is an asset. 

Compensation & Growth 

Competitive base salary (Toronto benchmark: ), plus performance incentives tied to validated concepts launched. Clear growth path into Senior Research Lead, Portfolio Strategy Manager, or Commercial Strategy Director. 

Why Join Us? 

This is a high-impact strategic role within a growing organization. You will directly influence portfolio expansion, reduce launch risk, and help shape the future direction of Strategy Institute’s event offerings. 

How to Apply 

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter to outlining your experience in research, market validation, or commercial strategy. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an initial screening interview.