Code Conference hosted by Kara Swisher
Since 2019 SKB Event Shop has worked with Vox Media and Recode, the tech, business, and media website founded by journalist Kara Swisher, to help program and produce their Code Conferences, including Code Conference, Code Commerce, and Code Media.
Each tentpole conference focuses on the main editorial verticals of Recode - tech (Code Conference), business/commerce (Code Commerce), and media/entertainment (Code Media).
SKB Event Shop works with Vox’s editorial and conference programming teams to book speakers, ideate and produce experiential elements on-site at the event, source and confirm high-value gifting partners, source and confirm wellness partners (workout activities as well as pop-up wellness experiences), source and collaborate with creative partners, including artists and musical acts for event enhancements through design and entertainment, and book off-site event experiences beyond the bounds of the conference - including On Location events at select companies that open their doors exclusively to Code guests for a special glimpse into the workings of their companies. In addition to working on programming and experiential booking, SKB Event Shop was also engaged to handle and manage speakers on-site, and help with overall stage management.
Between 2019-2022, speakers across conferences included Tim Cook (Apple CEO), Laurene Powell Jobs, Elon Musk, Stacey Abrams, Andy Jassy (CEO, Amazon), Evan Spiegel (Snapchat CEO), Marc Cuban, Pete Buttigieg, Jen Rubio (Away), Adam Mosseri (Head of Instagram), A.G. Sulzberger (Publisher, NY Times), Jen Psaki, Sundar Pichai (Google CEO), Bob Iger (Disney CEO, Chairman), Senator Amy Klobuchar, California Governor Gavin Newsom, and more.
At the 2019 Code Conference, SKB Event Shop was tapped to curate and produce a Mobility Lot - showcasing a cross-section of modern companies that represent the future of mobility. SKB Event Shop booked 8 companies to showcase on-site outdoors at Code Conference, for guests to interact with over the course of the event. Those companies included Tesla, Segway, Boosted, Gotcha, Hyundai, Lime, Udelv, and Gravity Industries. SKB Event Shop also booked and arranged for a demonstration by Gravity Industries founder Richard Browning, where the attendees of Code Conference assembled outdoors following a 10-minute Spotlight talk by Richard Browning, to observe and witness the jet-pack product in action. The audience was treated to the sight of a flying man.
At Code Media in November 2019, SKB Event Shop was engaged to book and manage speakers, secure high-level gifting partners, and ideate and book the off-site On Location events throughout LA - where select companies opened their doors to our guests, offering exclusive experiences with senior level members of their teams with rare behind the scenes access to these companies. Those On Locations included: Hello Sunshine, Capitol Studios, CBS Special Effects Studio, and Live Nation.
