JUDGES
Our leading panel of judges are industry professionals who have in-depth experience of running events. Each of our judges are allocated an award category and vote independently and separately to score each entry. They then meet to share scoring and discuss feedback to consolidate the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.
Ryan Simonetti
CEO and co-founder , Convene
Ciarán McManus
Corporate Account Manager, ICC Belfast
Victoria Akinsowon
Content Marketing Lead, Cvent
Jane Baker
Founder, Rise at Five
Stephanie Beattie
Head of Corporate Sales, SEC
Johanna Byrane
Head of Business Development, Twickenham Stadium
Lynn Chambers
Managing Director, Toucan Agency
Vicki Coleman
Director of Business Development, Tobacco Dock
Leigh Cowlishaw
Managing Partner, Black Box Partnerships
Robert Dunsmore
Creative Director | Live Events Speaker & Lecturer, Independent
Judy Elvey
Head of Marketing, DMG Events
Adrian Evans
Director – Conference and Business Events, ACC Liverpool
Max Fellows
Founder, Allpoints Consultancy and Co-founder Elevate Mentoring
Marie-Claire McGreevy
Co-Founder, MCO Performance
Lucy Spensley
Venue Account Director, Farnborough International
Matt Franks
Group Director of Events, DRPG
Adrian Frantom
Commercial Director, Production Bureau
Sasha Frieze
Managing Director, The Business Narrative
Ben Goedegebuure
Vice President, Global General Manager, Maritz
Sophie Gordon
UK Meetings Manager, AstraZeneca
Kate Gunn
Events Consultant, One Ten Events
Jane Hague
Head of Business Development, ExCeL London
Mark Handforth
Director, 3Sixty Event Consulting
Charlie Hepburn
Strategy, Growth and Client Acquisition Consultant,
Cassidy Knowles
Group Managing Director, Chorus Creative Group
Sean Philby
Senior Director of Sales, EMEA, Encore
Adam Pike
Creative & Marketing Director, Swift MRP
Liz Madden
Director, No Nonsense Group
Mark Riches
Industry Investor and Advisor,
Claudia Stephenson
MD, INVNT Group
Lidia Sakarapani
Director of Sales and Marketing, Principal. Global Events
Michaela Schmidt
Deputy Head of Sales, Austria Center Vienna
Matt Storey
Director, White Storey
Anna-Marie Trzebinski
Founder & Creative Event Director, AMTEvents Global
Alistair Turner
Managing Director, Eight PR