Unmute Needs Voices and Values-Aligned Partners

The world is loud right now.But too many of the conversations that matter most are still happening quietly, or not at all.

Unmute exists to change that.

Created by New Intent, Unmute is a podcast for the global business events industry that refuses to stay comfortable. It centres human rights, power, accountability, and lived experience, especially where those conversations are inconvenient, commercially risky, or routinely avoided.

As we prepare for the next phase of Unmute, we’re opening the door to two groups of people who can help shape what comes next:

• Volunteer guests who want to be part of the conversation

• Sponsors and partners who believe silence is no longer an option

Why Unmute and why now?

Across the world, we’re seeing:

• Rollbacks on DEI commitments

• Increased pressure on freedom of expression

• Human rights framed as “political” or “too complex”

• An events industry that talks about impact, but rarely interrogates power

  
  

Unmute doesn’t exist to comment from the sidelines.It exists to ask better questions, elevate voices that are often excluded from decision-making, and create space for honest, industry-insider conversations about responsibility.

It’s a platform for truth, nuance, and courage.

Calling for Guest Volunteers: Be Part of the Process

Unmute is built collaboratively. If you care about where the business events industry is heading and who it leaves behind, there is a place for you.

We’re especially keen to hear from people who:

• Work in business events, destinations, associations, venues, or supply chains

• Have lived experience that is often marginalised or unheard

• Have navigated difficult decisions around safety, identity, ethics, or silence

• Want to contribute on the mic

  
  

You don’t need a polished platform voice. You do need honesty, curiosity, and a willingness to sit with complexity.

Calling for Sponsors:

We’re also inviting values-aligned sponsors and partners to support Unmute’s next chapter.

Sponsorship of Unmute means:

• Supporting independent, editorially free conversations

• Investing in industry-wide learning and accountability

• Being associated with courage, not comfort

  
  

If you’re a destination, association, organisation, or supplier that genuinely believes:

• Human rights are not optional

• Inclusion requires discomfort

• The industry must evolve, not just perform

  
  

…then Unmute is a space you should want to stand behind. Find out more at hello@new-intent.com.

Why This Matters

Silence in our industry is rarely neutral. It often protects power and transfers risk to individuals.

Unmute exists to ask:

• Who is missing from the room?

• Who pays the price for our decisions?

• What would accountability actually look like?

  
  

If you’ve ever thought, “someone should say this out loud,” this is that space.

Join Us

Whether you want to lend your voice or support the platform, we’d love to hear from you.

The future of the business events industry will be shaped either by comfortable silence or by people willing to speak up.

And we know which side we’re on.