Convene, a global hospitality company that manages a growing portfolio of lifestyle brands has announced that the former etc.venues 200 Aldersgate, St. Paul’s in London has undergone renovations and recently re-opened as Convene 200 Aldersgate, St. Paul’s.
The conversion was the result of Convene announcing the segmentation of its portfolio of brands in early 2024.
The newly renovated Convene 200 Aldersgate, St. Paul’s comprises six meeting spaces across 26,000 square-feet.
Updates to the venue include the addition of the standard Convene Nourish stations and built-in technology serviced by an in-house AV team. With its largest room able to accommodate up to 400 guests, it is an ideal venue for investor conferences, corporate events, capital market days, expos, and more.
The design of Convene 200 Aldersgate, St. Paul’s was inspired by the surrounding architecture of the Barbican, the energy of Smithfield Market, and the colors and textures of London’s gem and jewellery trade; key design elements include:
- A welcome desk crafted from a show-stopping Sicilian Jasper stone
- Timber wainscot throughout the gallery
- Bold moments of colour and texture through the wall coverings, artwork, and furniture
- Clean, modern tile flooring mixed with moments of timber flooring to evoke warmth in the space
Convene-branded locations provide clients with everything needed for a fully integrated meeting and event experience, including:
- A dedicated hospitality team that provides full-service event production resources.
- Meeting and event spaces designed to maximise collaboration and productivity, each of which can also be custom-configured to accommodate various event types and sizes.
- In-house catering managed by seasoned executive chefs with a focus on providing delicious and nutritious meals and snacks meant to energise and invigorate.
- In-room A/V tools and technology inclusive of high-resolution projection screens, built-in cameras and microphones for a seamless hybrid experience, and top-of-the-line theatre-lighting systems.
- Digital signage screens and totems throughout each location, providing event branding opportunities.
- Established relationships with preferred external vendors for everything from entertainment, impressive high-end decor, gifting and favors, step-and-repeats and branded signage, and more.
The Convene portfolio comprises Convene and etc.venues by Convene, offering clients multiple products including event venues, meeting rooms, flexible office spaces, and building amenity centres.
With hospitality at its core, each brand and product offers on-site culinary, in-room AV, production services, and dedicated hospitality staffing resources. As the largest single provider of dedicated meeting and event venues in the U.S. and UK, and with a growing footprint of flexible office space, the Convene portfolio of brands has a network of nearly 40 locations across nine global cities.
