About Lee Forde

Senior leadership. Global standards.
Local execution.

35+ years of international live event and technical production experience. 15 years operating within the Middle East and GCC region, available for mandates across all scales, from a single exhibition structure to high-end event delivery.

Who I am

An experienced pair of hands, on the ground here.

Lee Forde is a senior event specialist providing hands-on operational control, technical direction and strict health & safety compliance for international agencies, brands and corporate clients operating across the GCC, Levant and Cyprus. Having served as General Manager of a highly successful regional production firm, his experience covers both physical project execution and the corporate, legal and operational frameworks needed to scale businesses in the region.

The portfolio includes world-scale expositions, international summits and high-level protocol events, but the consultancy runs on a completely scalable model. The same rigorous standards of budget control, vendor vetting and event health & safety are applied to local brand activations, corporate conferences and individual exhibition stands. Every project, whatever its size, is handled with the same care and commercial precision.

I’ve done a lot of big, headline events over the years, and thousands of smaller ones. I’d genuinely rather help with a single stand done properly than turn work away for being “too small”. So please, just ask.

On the ground, Diriyah, KSA
On the ground, Diriyah, KSA
Why clients bring me in

Strategic advantages, plainly put.

  • Scalable deploymentAvailable for a single day of site supervision, contractor safety auditing, a one-off exhibition stand, or comprehensive end-to-end project management. You use exactly as much of me as you need.
  • Commercial protectionDeep familiarity with regional market pricing prevents international clients from absorbing inflated contractor margins. You pay true local rates, not premium foreign pricing.
  • Cross-border capabilityActive operational infrastructure and networks across key GCC hubs and Cyprus mean seamless cross-border logistics, one trusted point of contact on both shores.
0+ years in live events, touring & venues
0 years operating in the Middle East & GCC
0 home bases, UAE & Cyprus
1000s of events delivered, from single stands to world expos

Whatever the scale, let’s talk.

Tell me what you’re planning, big or small. You’ll get an honest answer on how I can help and what it will realistically take.

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