Full Service Trade Fair Production COP27 Egypt

For COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, we took a giant leap forward — not just geographically. As the overall planners of the trade fair presence including booth design and furnishing, a streaming website, and a speaker management tool for decentralized program coordination, we live-produced 36 hybrid events with changing technical setups in 10 days — resource-efficiently with a small on-site crew and team backup from our Berlin remote broadcast studio.

The Scope of the Challenge

COP27 was the United Nations Climate Change Conference, bringing together delegations from nearly 200 countries. The German Federal Foreign Office needed a pavilion presence that could host a dense program of panel discussions, bilateral meetings, and public presentations — all while streaming every session to an international online audience. With 36 events scheduled across just 10 days, the production had to be fast, flexible, and absolutely reliable. Jakobs Medien was entrusted with the complete planning and execution of the pavilion’s event infrastructure.

How We Made It Work

A lean on-site crew in Egypt handled camera operation, sound, and stage management, while our Berlin studio served as a remote broadcast hub — directing streams, monitoring quality, and managing the streaming website. This hybrid production model kept the team footprint small without sacrificing broadcast quality. We also developed a custom speaker management tool that allowed decentralized program coordination across multiple organizations and time zones, ensuring that every session started on time with the right participants.

A Model for International Events

The success of the COP27 pavilion established a template for how large-scale international event presences can be produced efficiently. By splitting responsibilities between a mobile on-site team and a fully equipped remote studio, we demonstrated that global reach does not require a global crew. The project reinforced our reputation as a partner capable of delivering complex, high-stakes productions — even thousands of kilometers from home.