Exhibition News February 2020 | Page 52

Feature EN Awards Organiser announce expert judges line-up 1. James McGough – MD, Clarion 2. Laura Shapiro – group event director, CloserStill Media 3. Mike Sealy – customer experience director, Informa Markets 4. Lourda Derry – COO, Easyfairs The EN Awards, the biggest awards for the event industry, has announced the all-star judges list for the 2020 event. T he EN Awards receive an astonishing amount of entries each year, showing just how significant these awards are in the industry. EN also assembles an armada of industry experts to judge each category, ensuring that they are fair and continue to be credible. The awards are open to all and, because they are organised by the leading industry magazine, they remain independent. With each judge representing a leading company in their sector, the awards promise to be fair and accurate. The EN Awards aim to celebrate the last 12 months of hard work and achievement from all those in the industry, and to highlight those that go above and beyond. This year sees several new and revised categories in order to reflect the way in which the event industry is growing and changing. A huge thank you to our sponsors including LiveBuzz andOlympia London. EN 5. Nikki Miller – director of operations, QD Events 6. Nathan Garnett – director construction and optical, Media 10 7. Iain Pitt – MD, Clarion events 8. Zoe Lacey-Cooper – event and portfolio director, Diversified 9. Julie Driscoll - UK regional director, Hyve Group 10. Ian Solomon - director of operations, Hyve Group Supplier and services 4. Martin Cairns – MD, Reeds Carpets 5. John Robson – MD, Aztec Event Services 6. Andrew Harrison – director, ESSA 7. Martin Clarke – MD, Martin Clarke Consulting 8. Luke Brown – MD live events, Bray Leino 9. Justin Craig – MD, LiveBuzz 10. Matt Evans – commercial manager, See Tickets 11. Christine Ely – marketing committee board member Venue 1. Simon Mills – executive director, ExCel London 2. Janine Smith – conference and exhibition sales director, NEC 3. Dan Thurlow – director of exhibition sales, Scottish Event Campus 4. Adrian Evans – sales director, Exhibition Centre Liverpool 5. Max Bull – executive director of venue sales, Business Design Centre 6. Rachel Parker – director, Association of Event Venues Olympia London 8. Chris Hartley – managing director, NAEC Stoneleigh 9. Shaun Hinds – CEO, Manchester Central 52 — February 2. Chris Preston – MD, Freeman 3. Jason Stead – MD, GES 7. Nick Graham – sales director, The event takes place at Evolution London on 20 March and tickets are available at www. exhibitionnewsawards.co.uk 1. Adam Aston – CBO, Creative Hire