Evolution Events

Established in 2005, Evolution has designed and produced some of the region's largest events; our in-house departments offer solutions for design, production, technical, drapery, scenic, furniture and site services, enabling us to deliver projects with the unique and exemplary finish that has become the trademark of Evolution.

DELIVERING INTELLIGENT CONCEPTUAL SOLUTIONS AND CREATIVE EVENT EXPERIENCES

CORE SERVICES

Evolution’s six interconnected departments collaborate seamlessly to deliver turnkey event concepts for our clients or work independently to provide bespoke event solutions for fellow industry organisations.

Technical

Our experienced team of designers conceptualise event experiences, create brand identities, artwork and illustrations, develop customised event content and produce detailed construction drawings and site plans for our events.

Scenic

FURNITURE

SITE SERVICES

Our team provide safe and efficient delivery of site management services, ensuring all site-related operations follow international best practices and adhere to Health and Safety guidelines.

Production

Our project managers act as a single point of contact for our clients throughout the production of each event, coordinating requirements across our in-house departments for scenic, technical and furniture rental.

DESIGN

Our experienced team of designers conceptualize event experiences, create brand identities, artwork , develop customized event content and produce detailed construction drawings and site plans for our events.

OUR HISTORY

Evolution was established in 2005 with a vision of creating a bespoke production agency offering a high end rental division.

From our roots as a small team of passionate and dedicated event professionals, working together collaboratively to produce events with a dedication to quality, creativity and value, the company has grown exponentially over the past decade, expanding its facilities to become one of the most comprehensive providers of special events services in the region.

Evolution now employs over 60 staff across six departments, with our production facilities and head office based in Jebel Ali Industrial Area, Dubai.

During the past 12 years Evolution has managed over 400 events across the UAE and GCC region, from the everyday to the exceptional, we’ve been flown to remote islands, shown empty swathes of land in the desert that need to be miraculously transformed, created unimaginable private events and are regularly asked to pull off the near-impossible at the very last minute.

Whatever the challenges, Evolution approaches every event with the same level of passion, determination and professionalism to deliver the most impactful experiences to our clients’ audiences.

Dozens of Services

Hundreds of Skillsets

Countless Possibilities

2018

600,000

SQUARE METRES OF EVENT FIT OUT

123,500

GUESTS ATTENDED OUR EVENTS

44,800

DAYS OF WORK PUT INTO OUR PROJECTS

RECENT PROJECTS

Evolution creates and delivers an extensive range of events, diverse both in size and style, varied in terms of creative and technical aspects - the gallery below offers some recent examples of our projects within the region.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS PRESS LAUNCH / IPIC Arena, Abu Dhabi

NEW YEARS EVE / Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai

UNION PARADE / Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi

JOHNSON & JOHNSON DISTRIBUTOR AWARDS / Dubai

COMMEMORATION DAY / Wahat Al Karama, Abu Dhabi

F1 CULTURAL OASIS / Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi

THEATRE PRODUCTION / NYU Campus, Abu Dhabi

OUR IN-HOUSE TEAM

Evolution employs an in-house team of over 80 event professionals and staff from around the world - dedicated and qualified specialists who bring together many years of experience in creating exceptional events in every global region.

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core team members

Caroline Anderson

Owner & Director

Caroline has played a major role in a number of large-scale events across the region, with 18 years experience and a strong flair for the design & conceptualisation of projects, she excels at project management & operations, financial reporting, protocol liaison, site planning and logistics.

David Clark

General Manager

Dave's 18 years of events experience within the field of technical, site and operations coupled with his insatiable quest to discover every new technical application and event solution makes him an invaluable member of the Evolution team with in-depth knowledge of audio, video, lighting design and event production.

Jason Booth

Head of Scenic

With over 26 years of experience and the successful completion of numerous projects, Jason has the ability to effectively manage his team, listen to and incorporate their ideas and help implement the changes necessary for successful completion of any event.

Drew McElvain

Creative Producer

Drew is the creative driving force behind the concepts, content, activations and experiences produced by Evolution. He guides our project teams in parsing the vision, mission and voice of each brand we work with and determines how best to communicate each client’s values and key messages to their target audience.

Annalize Van Rooyen

Head of Furniture

Annalize has many years of experience working within the events industry in the UAE and has been involved in the designing aspect of furniture and its operations. She has a keen eye for detail and she ensures that all furniture design processes are managed in a timely manner, ensuring efficient delivery and collection of furniture for each event.

Vishnu Prasad

Head of Carpentry

Vishnu is one of the leading scenic specialists in his field in the UAE, with over 40 awards during his 25 years in the set and stage business. His creative flair and problem solving skills enable his team to produce stunning stage sets and scenery elements with the unique and exemplary finish that has become the trademark of Evolution.

Cecil Negreiro

Operations Manager

Having worked in the Events and AV Rental industry for over twelve years in Dubai Cecil's organisational and operational skills are invaluable assets to our organisation. He's a happy-go-lucky guy who enjoys meeting and greeting people! He's mad keen on geting involved and interactive with all the latest technologies.

Hana Mamo

Head of Drapery

Hana is renowned for her acute attention to detail and knowledge of fabrics, which makes her the go-to person for all drapery requirements. Whether stage fabrics, screens or furniture coverings, her detail oreintated attitude and hands-on apporach on site ensure the highest quality of finish is achieved on every event.

Bugsy Garcia

Graphic Designer

Bugsy is passionate about brands, throughout his 6 years of experience, the client’s brand personality, messaging and values have always been at the heart of his designs. By carefully evaluating his approach and prioritising the key elements and requirements of each project, he ensures results that are both creative and professional.

Bjørn Thirup

Project Manager

Bjørn is a key member of the production team, having become a fixture in many of Evolution’s flagship events due to his highly practical and focused approach. Bjorn regularly spearheads projects ranging from conferences to large outdoor productions and is experienced at managing high profile events.

Malini Haridasan

Project Manager

Malini is an event professional with more than 15 years of broad experience, having produced events for high profile clients in India and the UAE. In her role as a lead project manager at Evolution, Malini can be counted on for her clear communication with clients, strict adherence to deadlines and a highly proactive personality.

Pracheta Choudhary

Project Manager

I have an excellent understanding of the many different facets of site and event development production from inception through to delivery. I have great organisational and operational skills, from initial concept and development, financial management, planning and schedules. Throughout my working career, I have developed excellent relationships and built a network ensuring best practice and economic return on investment.

Valentina Manfredi

Project Manager

Graduated in Languages and Communication with a major in Chinese, Valentina has 6 years of experience in Events Management in Europe and Asia. Strong communication skills and meticulousattention to details are just some of the skills that drove her to deliver successful projects, from large – scale meetings to VIP exclusive events.

Vladimir Dapic

Project Manager

With over 20 years in the industry, Vladimir is a multi-disciplinary creative who has produced a great number of widely recognized large – scale events for top government entities and major global brands. Excels in developing disruptive and engaging creative concepts as well as big ideas applicable across both live events and digital platform.

Carlos Olidan

Concept Designer

Carlos is a talented illustrator and graphic designer with over 6 years of experience producing conceptual designs for our events. With a broad knowledge of design software and exceptional skills as a hand sketch and digital artist, Carlos has a highly collaborative approach to shape ideas and illustrate concepts that fit the voice and vision at the heart of our events.

Mishal Mohideen

Concept Designer

Mishal is a talented designer, passionate for technology, innovation and the latest in cutting-edge event solutions, positioning him in a key role in conceptualisation and design of projects. With his detailed approach and extensive on-site knowledge of structural installation, printwork and scenic finishing, Mishal creates intelligent and imaginative designs.

Mansoor Valiya Kuni

Graphic Designer

Mansoor's expertise focuses on digital illustration, logo and brand development, collateral design and artworking. With an eye for creating impactful campaigns whilst ensuring brand compliance and accuracy of messaging, his experience positions him as a key member of the design team when brainstorming conceptual ideas for projects.

Andrei Abella

Spacial Designer

Andrei is a detail orientated designer, who enjoys conceptualizing ideas and creating practical solutions for each project at hand. His background and experience with high end fit-outs ensures that all concepts are designed with a realistic approach and awareness to the suitability of the final design and end product.

Ruwan Perera

Scenic Project Manager

Ruwan is a skilled illustrator with more than 10 years of experience in brand development, print media and managing graphics for production. Ruwan's detailed and methodical approach to print finalisation combined with his flair for creating stunning illustrations, collateral and packaging designs ensure an exceptional finished product.

Bikram Lama

Scenic Project Manager

Bikram is a calm and focused designer who has a keen eye for texture, colour and form. With a clear understanding of how to fit out space, Bikram is adept at designing striking interiors and producing technical drawings required for installation, making him an asset during both the creative and production phases of a project.

Alex Jugo

Scenic Project Manager

Alex has a creative eye and practical nature, enabling him to translate theoretical design concepts into hard reality in his position as senior draughtsman. His skills across a range of design software and his meticulous attention to detail ensure accurate and functional build drawings, site plans and structural designs for our events.

Mia Reyes

Furniture Rental Manager

Mia is a skilled Furniture Rental Manager who oversees the proposal, budgeting and delivery of all event furniture needs. She ensures that the distribution and dispatch of rental furniture are done in a timely and efficient manner, helping maximise revenue and utilisation while minimising operating expenses.

Chandra Lama

Furniture Foreman

Chandra is an excellent team player who not only communicates his new ideas and concepts to clients but, if you present him with a layout, you'll be blown away with his execution! You always want him on your brainstorming team! He's great at playing to the team's strengths and can delegate tasks well among the crew.

Nuwan Rathnayake

Furniture Foreman

Nuwan is diligent when it comes to time management and meeting deadlines. He's the 'warehouse king' and knows where every piece of furniture is and what code it's know by! He is head of our furniture inventory and makes sure that every stick of furniture is in pristine condition ready for the next hire.

Chinthaka Sudes

Rigger

Chinthaka started as a ground support and now he becomes as a rigger,and good hard worker and good team player, since he joined the eveolution he has lot of experience about the rigging.and he's doing his part very well, now he has a extra knowledge about the easy job for quotation.

Gayan Hewage

Lighting Technician

Gayan starting work in events 2015 has joined in lighting crew at evolution events company two years as a lighting crew last 6 month I'm learning more knowledge basic lighting operator, basic main power and easy job knowledge now I'm stay in evolution live events as a lighting technician.

Jorge Buico

Lighting Technician

Jorge is hardworking lighting technician who always want learn and experience new industrial updates. He is a creative lighting designer and very good musician

Randy Lakmal

Head of Audio

Randy is the Head of Audio Department in Evolution. He's a creative, innovative sound engineer who has provided vibrant technical support for a variety of perfomance types, skilled at using all of the latest technology, comprehensive technical schemes for different type of events.

Ricky Jumo-AS

Lighting Technician

Ricky as a Senior Lighting technician in Evolution Events,He ensure that all the equiptment are properly working before it will go to the client.Still hunger to learn and get more experience.A great Team Player.

Suresh Dinuka

Rigger

Dinuka's 10 years of event experience within the field of rigging and events, and recent few years mainly managed rigging department and technical crew, as a technical crew chief.

Tata Galang

Lighting Technician

As of now tata is interested in new technology in lighting console like grand ma2 , wysiwyg, autocad,led screen, new led moving heads,

Lambo Sellavel

Head of Finance

Lambo's position as Head of Finance for Evolution places him in a key role in our projects, facilitating transparent accounting systems on large events whilst ensuring accuracy and efficiency with all client accounts. He ensures that all projects are finalised professionally and consistently.

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Warehouse 22, Street 68
Jebel Ali Ind. Area 1, Dubai, UAE
T: 04 - 8825338
E: hello@evolutionevents.com

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