Leslie Shampaine's Contact Details

Leslie Shampaine's Company Details

Moderate The Panel

Washington, DC, US • 20 - 49 Employees
Events/Conferences

Moderate The Panel is a professional moderators bureau. We provide diverse virtual moderators, online event facilitators, speakers & MCs for every occasion. We can even train you or your team to moderate a virtual event like a pro or produce it for you.Moderators With A MissionA great moderator can transform an event. Creating just the right ambiance, while keeping the audience engaged is more than a skill, it's an art. However, in the hands of an amateur, a potential disaster is a mere intervention away, just ask Moderate The Panel co-founder Femi Oke. She's handled events with royalty, presidents, prime ministers, celebrity actors, superstar athletes, famous artists, global activists and even an enthusiastic Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger bounding onto the stage while she was moderating at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference.In the thirty years Femi has been hosting events she's seen it all. There was the moderator at an international conference who was so awful that the audience started yelling out "wrap him up!" They were shouting advice to the moderator who was unable to stop a particularly loquacious speaker from taking over the session. Of course the more the audience heckled, the more flustered the moderator became.Then there was the well known journalist who generously agreed to offer his services pro-bono to the United Nations. While on stage with his panel he took out his lunch and proceeded to eat it. He obviously decided that as he wasn't getting paid to moderate, the U.N. wouldn't mind him eating a few sandwiches while talking to the panelists. Yes, this really happened!After years of witnessing moderating mishaps, Femi teamed up with a diverse group of international journalists and expert communicators to rectify this. You'll never have to worry again about the success of your event.Our simple mission at Moderate The Panel is to take the pain out of planning panel events. Wherever you are in the world, we're here for you, give us a call.