Awards Judging Panel

A brand-led, strategic thinker, I help organisations understand their brand is their competitive advantage. And work with them to deliver meaningful marketing that makes them matter to their target audience. Marketing that tells a brand's story, meets the needs of their customers and builds a stronger business.

What main reason would you give to urge our community to submit an entry for these awards?

Award wins, and nominations, aren't just ego boosting trophies to place in reception and gloat about. They're judged by peers and people within your industry so carry weight. Externally they're a positive endorsement of your capabilities and expertise. They signal to the industry your ability to meet challenges and deliver successful results for your clients. And internally they serve to motivate your team and install a sense of pride in where they work. Entering awards has the potential to help drive your business's growth and attract talent.

What you are most excited to see in a submission?

Without knowing which award you're judging it's detail, and a clear result. The amount of attention to detail that's paid to an entry tells me if the entrant really believes in what they're submitting. If they do, that'll come through as passion and it'll be a compelling entry.

Michael Barnett is a social marketing entrepreneur and CEO of InGo, a company driven by a new vision for event marketing: creating advocates by empowering attendees to engage their friends with events they love, with the goal of making events more fun and more social.

Prior to starting InGo, Michael spoke around the world about using Social Media to start and develop grass roots organisations and often captured hundreds of supporters in a single day. Michael studied at Virginia Tech with a brief break to intern in Parliament for Nigel Waterson, the Member of Parliament from Eastbourne. He resides in the Washington D.C., area, where he actively leads InGo.

What main reason would you give to urge our community to submit an entry for these awards?

Events have an incredible ability to bring people together, solve problems, and drive companies and industries forward. We collaborate with exceptional event leaders who are thoughtfully and strategically focusing on how to bring the right people together in the right context to foster the best ideas and maximise progress. We want to highlight and feature these companies for further reach.

Alice Benham is a business strategist on a mission to simplify growth and help entrepreneurs take intentional and sustainable action. Through her events, consultancy and online courses she's helped over 10,000 people to get clarity and implement strategies around their business model, marketing and processes.

Check out her latest book The Digital Marketing Handbook here. 

Passionate marketeer and previous EN 30 under 30 winner. Over 13 years of event marketing experience, working across multiple verticals around the world at MA Exhibitions, 73 Media, Easyfairs and GovNet. Many of the exhibitions I have worked on have been recognised for their success, innovation and customer experience.

What main reason would you give to urge our community to submit an entry for these awards?

Recognition of hard work, a means of motivation and increases credibility.

What you are most excited to see in a submission? 

Proactive and reactive marketing, what has been learnt before and during the campaign that has guided the execution of the campaign. Creativity going hand in hand with analysis to create an event that provides the audience and stakeholders with an experience they want to come back for.

I founded an event advisory consultancy, where my goal is to help event organisers succeed. I have over 25 years of experience in growing event audiences, revenue and profits across multiple formats and created a proprietary event growth framework as part of my proposition.

What main reason would you give to urge our community to submit an entry for these awards?

Submitting an award can significantly elevate a marketing professional's and the organisation they work for reputation within the events industry. It demonstrates their expertise, creativity, and ability to deliver successful campaigns.

What you are most excited to see in a submission? 

What I am most excited to see in a submission for the marketing awards is a campaign that not only delivers exceptional results but also demonstrates a clear understanding of the target audience and the event's unique value proposition. I'd love to read campaigns that are original, innovative and effective, showcasing a creative approach that resonates with the audience and drives measurable outcomes. Additionally, if they could demonstrate a well-integrated marketing strategy that leverages multiple channels to achieve its goals, has brand consistency and finally considers sustainability factors. That would be exceptional.

Alison is an experienced event marketing professional with 25 years' experience encompassing conferences, exhibitions, awards, publications, marketing and PR. She is passionate about delivering exceptional events to both exhibitors and visitors.

As CMO at Easyfairs UK & Global & Nordic, she ensures best practice and effective marketing strategies across its events & publications portfolio, including shows run in the UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Algeria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden & Finland as well as driving digital growth strategies and monetisation.

Before joining Easyfairs, Alison spent nine years at Venture Marketing Group working on its exhibitions, conferences, awards and publications, with a particular emphasis on building high level and valuable content across all products. Her early career included roles as a conference producer at Centaur and PR account director.

What main reason would you give to urge our community to submit an entry for these awards?

To celebrate the achievements of your team

What you are most excited to see in a submission? 

Real results, innovation, creativity and engaging story

I have worked for over 25 years in the B2B event industry in various different capacities and role, predominantly in a Director of Marketing level, across many different industries and across many regions. My experience is vast across different types of events and campaigns.

What main reason would you give to urge our community to submit an entry for these awards?

This is a chance to showcase the incredible impact you have made and gain well deserved recognition in our community

What you are most excited to see in a submission?

Innovating approaches and growth of products

As Group Marketing Director at Raccoon Media Group, I oversee the marketing and content across Raccoon's global portfolio. With a background in Communications, PR and brand management I have spent my career working across the third sector and corporate world before joining Raccoon 5 years ago.

What main reason would you give to urge our community to submit an entry for these awards?

Benchmarking your best efforts against the best in the industry.

What you are most excited to see in a submission? 

Originality. Managing huge budgets is great but clever campaigns that touch the heart of what makes a human make a decision to engage with a brand or campaign is what stands out to me.

Annie-Mai Hodge founded Girl Power Marketing (GPM) in 2020 to empower women and girls in marketing (and beyond) to achieve their goals, even if they don’t have a degree or higher education. GPM quickly grew to over 300,000 followers across social media platforms, fostering an engaged community and focusing on creating impactful connections, making education accessible and advocating for women in the industry.

What main reason would you give to urge our community to submit an entry for these awards?

The only difference between you not winning an award someone else winning is because you didn't submit. Be your own biggest cheerleader, you deserve it

I'm a senior marketing specialist with 15+ years experience in events marketing. Throughout my career, I have developed and implemented strategic marketing plans within both start-up and sector dominating business environments, and have the ability to lead and manage a matrix of key stakeholders.

I thoroughly enjoy nurturing and driving small and large marketing teams, working collaboratively to make change happen. I offer expertise in the full range of traditional and digital marketing channels, with extensive experience in brand management and growth, content marketing and fully integrated 365 campaign management.

I'm also a keen advocate for equality, diversity and inclusion, and believe that organisations with greater diversity will have longer-term value and higher profits.

What main reason would you give to urge our community to submit an entry for these awards?

If you want your talent, campaigns and events recognised and rewarded by industry peers, then you simply have to be in it to win it.

What you are most excited to see in a submission?

Creative, drive, passion and agility when navigating turbulent scenarios.

Having developed my career at CloserStill Media over the last 10 years, I currently lead the marketing and conference teams for the European Tech Portfolio. I am passionate about strategic audience development, leveraging data-driven insights, and driving the value of conference and content offerings.

What main reason would you give to urge our community to submit an entry for these awards?

What better way to celebrate all your hard work and successes with your colleagues and industry peers. Get the recognition and kudos for the win yes, but also from getting onto the shortlists!

What you are most excited to see in a submission? 

I'd be looking out for smart marketing tactics and community building tactics that are really tuned into audiences and markets and backed by analytics and insights.

Commercially driven and creative marketing and communications leader with over twenty years of experience in the events and media industry. Well-versed in nurturing and leading successful teams and multi-disciplined projects in fast-paced, entrepreneurial, complex and challenging environments. Recognised for innovation driving results and embracing change to drive forward high-performance standards in the business.

What main reason would you give to urge our community to submit an entry for these awards?

To showcase your innovations and achievements and stand out among the best in event marketing.

What you are most excited to see in a submission?

A standout submission would demonstrate creativity, measurable impact, and innovation that pushes the boundaries of event marketing. I'm particularly excited to see campaigns that not only achieved their objectives but also set new benchmarks for the industry, showcasing a deep understanding of audience engagement and delivering exceptional, memorable experiences.

I’m CEO at MCM - a digital marketing agency specialising in the events industry. My role is to keep the agency in line with our vision, and our clients’ ambitions and to curate the best culture possible, to promote team/client happiness. My core passions are to inspire growth alongside promoting sustainability.

What main reason would you give to urge our community to submit an entry for these awards?

I think it's important for the community to take the time to celebrate each other's work, share learnings and inspire others. It's also a great way to banish gatekeeping and elevate the industry, together, by challenging others and setting a benchmark, to hold your future self to.

What you are most excited to see in a submission?

I'm excited to see entries that not only showcase innovation, diversity and sustainability but also those that disrupt as a result of exploring those areas. I would also love to see entries that are pioneering a new way of working.

A passionate believer in the power of live-events, and addicted to the hard work needed to make them a big success

What main reason would you give to urge our community to submit an entry for these awards?

The whole industry benefits when we showcase and celebrate success

What you are most excited to see in a submission? 

Stories of innovation, bravery and the real 'behind the scenes' magic that makes an entry a truly worthy.

With over a decade at JET, Matt, now Commercial Director, has progressed through multiple roles, driving strategic growth with clear and impactful sales and marketing. From technical positions to leadership, he’s sharpened his expertise in event registration, brand identity and executing successful strategies.

What main reason would you give to urge our community to submit an entry for these awards?

Powerful, clear marketing can transform events and shape experiences. This is an opportunity to set a new standard and inspire the entire industry.

What you are most excited to see in a submission? 

I’m excited to see submissions that are clear, impactful, and focused. Work that stands out through simplicity and precision, setting new standards in events marketing.

With 15+ years in events, I’ve led multi-channel B2B marketing across diverse industries. Now, as Marketing Director at Montgomery Events, I oversee the marketing strategy for our UK shows.

What main reason would you give to urge our community to submit an entry for these awards?

Marketing teams work so hard so submitting an entry is a really powerful way to celebrate your team’s successes and innovation.