Meet The Team

Nicky Lockwood,Manager

Tel: 0113 220 6356

Hailing from Lincolshire, Nicky was one of a team of two to establish one of the first public/private sector tourism partnerships in the country when Lincolnshire Tourism launched in 1989. Leaving behind a strong organisation employing 14 people she moved to Leeds in 1999.

Originally responsible for leisure and business tourism marketing, she was soon was drawn to business tourism and now manages Conference Leeds on a full-time basis.

Nicky was delighted to be awarded the Yorkshire Insider Business Tourism Personality of the Year accolade in 2009.

A true 'yellow belly' she still spends much of her spare time back at home in Lincolnshire.

Claire Heap, Business Tourism Officer

Tel: 0113 220 6355

Helen Clayton, Conference Officer

Tel: 0113 220 6351

Karen Spencer, Conference Officer

Tel: 0113 220 6351
Works: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

Karen's original career path was rooted in insurance and telesales before she saw the light and returned to higher education and obtained a Diploma in Tourism and was awarded Greater Glasgow Tourist Board Student of the Year - although she won't tell us which year!

Originally from Stirling in Scotland, she moved to Leeds and worked at the Tourist Information Centre for 4 years before joining Conference Leeds 9 year's ago.

Karen retains strong links with Scotland, including supporting Partick Thistle FC and spends as much time as possible visiting foreign parts.

Sarah Jackson, Conference Officer

Tel: 0113 220 6351

Kelly Smith, Trainee Conference Officer

Tel: 0113 220 6351

Kelly grew up in Dubai and came to Leeds to further her education within the events industry. Kelly is studying Events Management at Leeds Metropolitan University and is spending her year's placement working for Conference Leeds and hopes to gain as much as experience as possible - we can promise her that!