An intimate dinner built around your ideal customer
A private dinner puts you at the table with senior decision-makers in a relaxed setting, where real conversations build trust and, in time, new customers. ELN is a full-service executive dinner agency: you choose who is in the room and we handle everything else.
Who comes
Hand-picked senior guests
Chosen to match your ideal customer profile, then prepared in advance so the conversation starts at the right level.
Your control
You approve every guest
You have the right to veto any guest, and nobody is added to the table without your sign-off.
Size
10 to 30 delegates
Fully managed from venue to follow-up, with an optional 1-2-1 meetings upgrade.
The right people, a calm room and a clear follow-up
Power of veto
A guest list you can trust
Enjoy a tailored experience with handpicked leaders based on your preferred customer profile. Expect seamless, high-level discussions, as all attendees are prepped in advance.
Fully managed
A dedicated event manager
From venue management to marketing, including delegate acquisition, speaker management and delegate management, so the right attendees are at your event and every detail runs smoothly.
After the event
Contacts you can act on
Afterwards we prepare and deliver contact data for your follow-up, so conversations at the table can carry on.
Define, execute, deliver
Define
You set the audience and theme
- Our data sourcing team compiles and expands our database in line with your criteria
- The dinner is about you and the challenges you can solve for your guests
Execute
We build and run it
- We create the landing pages and registration processes
- We leverage our extensive network
- We stay connected to registered attendees, the speaker, the venue and all third parties
- We devise a strategic table plan and create name badges
Deliver
On the day and after
- Delegate management and an on-site team
- Printed table plans and agendas
- A professional photographer
- Contact data delivered for your follow-up
A full-service executive dinner, start to finish
Every private dinner is planned and run by ELN around your brief. Here is what is covered.
Audience
Guests matched to your brief
- Your ideal customer profile and job titles, plus a target-account list if you have one
- Guest sourcing from the ELN network and database
- Guests prepared before the dinner
- Every registration signed off by you before it is confirmed
Hosting
Everything the room needs
- Venue and catering
- Landing page, invitations and registration
- Speaker and third-party management
- A strategic table plan and name badges
On the day and after
Run, then handed over
- Delegate management and an on-site team
- Printed table plans and agendas, and a professional photographer
- Contact data delivered for your follow-up
Private dinner or Meet the Buyer summit?
ELN runs two dinner-style formats for different goals. A private dinner is built around one sponsor. Meet the Buyer is a shared summit with pre-booked meetings.
| Private executive dinner | Meet the Buyer summit | |
|---|---|---|
| Format | One sponsor, one private table | Co-located CFO and CPO Engage Summits, with a maximum of 10 sponsors per event |
| Guests | Matched to your ideal customer profile, with every registration signed off by you | Director level and above from enterprises with 500+ employees |
| Size | 10 to 30 delegates | Four rounds of 20-minute pre-booked 1-2-1 meetings |
| When and where | Planned with you around your target buyers | Twice a year in London: 13 May and 23 September 2027 |
| Best for | Deeper relationships with a defined set of buyers | Meeting many senior buyers in one morning |
Our Customers
Dinner packages
Every dinner is fully managed, from the venue and catering to delegate acquisition, with every registration signed off by you before it is confirmed. Dinners run from 10 to 30 delegates, with an optional 1-2-1 meetings upgrade.
See dinner packagesBook a callPrivate dinners: common questions
How many delegates attend a dinner?
Dinners run from 10 to 30 delegates, with an optional 1-2-1 meetings upgrade.
Who decides who is invited?
You do. Guests are hand-picked to match your ideal customer profile, you have the right to veto any guest, and every registration is signed off by you before it is confirmed.
What do we receive after the dinner?
We prepare and deliver contact data after the event so your team can follow up.
Where can I see packages and pricing?
Every package is listed on our packages page. Pricing is shared on request, so book a call or send an enquiry and we will talk it through.
How do we plan a dinner that senior buyers attend?
Start with the guest list, keep the table small and invite personally. Our guides to hosting an executive dinner, executive dinners for CFOs and executive dinners in the US set out each step.
Can you source guests from our target-account list?
Yes. Share your ideal customer profile and job titles and, if you have one, your target-account list. Our data sourcing team builds the guest list around your criteria, and nobody is confirmed until you approve them.
What is included in a private dinner?
Everything from guest sourcing to follow-up: venue and catering, landing page and registration, speaker and third-party management, a table plan and name badges, an on-site team and photographer, and contact data delivered after the event. Every registration is signed off by you before it is confirmed.
What seniority will the guests be?
Guests are matched to your ideal customer profile, so seniority and job titles follow your brief. Tell us who you want in the room and we recruit to that.
Where do you run dinners?
ELN works across UK&I, Europe, the USA, Canada, the UAE and Australia. Tell us where your buyers are and we will talk through the right city and venue.
What is the difference between a private dinner and a Meet the Buyer summit?
A private dinner is built around one sponsor, with 10 to 30 hand-picked guests. Meet the Buyer is a twice-yearly London summit where up to 10 sponsors per event hold pre-booked 1-2-1 meetings with director-level and above buyers.
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