Awards Judging Panel

I have over 20 years experience as a strategic events marketer within large organisers, small independent organisers and an events agency, across numerous sectors. I am passionate about events and am proud to work in a sector with some of the most tenacious and adaptable marketers out there!

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

The EN Marketing Awards are a showcase and celebration of our industry - sharing highs, problem solving, new ideas, simple efficiencies and patting each other on the back! From helping to get your organiser's name out there, to motivating the team and receiving external recognition, the EN Marketing Awards are a great way to amplify the excellent work in our industry.

What you are most excited to see in a submission?

I’m looking forward to seeing examples of excellence, stories of solution finding and a light shone on the unsung heroes.

The awards uncover not only the big number headlines, but also the efficiencies, innovations, testing and market led strategies that have the audience at its heart.

Beth has a passion for data and ensuring that data-driven results form the heart of any marketing strategy. With over 8 years of experience in the events industry, Beth is currently Head of Data at Easyfairs UK & Global, working on a variety of niche events across Europe and Algeria.

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

Celebrate your work! Marketing results can get hidden behind sales revenue - this is your chance to showcase the marketing you are proud of and gain the recognition you deserve.

What you are most excited to see in a submission?

Innovation & self-adjustment - I'm excited to see what you have done that is innovative or out of the box and/or how you have fine-tuned your marketing plans in reaction to results (positive or negative).

A results driven Marketeer with over 20 years experience in B2B event marketing covering strategic planning and analysis and tactical implementation of digital and direct marketing campaigns across a broad spectrum of marketing channels, industries and countries.

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

The best way to get your team, events and campaigns recognised industry wide.

What you are most excited to see in a submission? 

New techniques and ideas/features to maximise the visitor experience, retention and conversion.

Rikki has worked for over 12 years in exhibition marketing, working for MA Exhibitions, 73 Media, Easyfairs, and now GovNet. Previous winner of EN 30 under 30 and B2B Magazine 30 under 30. I have written many an award entry across EN and the AEOs and know the hard work that goes into them.

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? 

New ideas and work being done to push events in the industry, how people are understanding their audiences and what initiatives are being added to keep the events at the cutting edge. What sets them apart from the competition and how are they growing their events in the right ways.

In her role with Arc, Caitlin looks after ESG and corporate affairs, as well as supporting strategic initiatives and integrations. Caitlin has been a part of the events industry for 15 years. Prior to joining Arc, she worked in Paris as Group Communication Director for Comexposium, and before that, spent eight years with UBM (now Informa) in events, marketing, and group communications roles in the New York and London.

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

Recognition of their work, recognition of the innovation in our industry, appreciation of creativity and dedication

What you are most excited to see in a submission? 

Something different

Rebecca works with clients to develop creative marketing solutions and advises on how to build, strengthen and future-proof marketing strategies and functions. Her expertise lies in driving sales, transforming teams, and embedding tracking and analysis to inform data-driven decision-making.

Rebecca was previously Group Marketing Director at Terrapinn, where she spent 11 years and was responsible for marketing to multiple sectors in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas and APAC.

Rebecca is Collingwood Advisory’s Chief Marketing & Operating Officer and also works with their clients as a ‘virtual CMO’.

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

Increase your visibility and credibility in the industry, attract potential customers and employees, boost employee morale, help you stand out from the competition

What you are most excited to see in a submission? 

Innovation, creativity and proven, measurable results

Ben started in event marketing but has risen to the role of Event Portfolio and Sales Director. He is responsible for the Wish for a Baby events across Europe. Nominated for Marketing Visionary at EN Indy's in 2022.

Previously, Ben was a teacher for 7 years, leading Film and Media Studies at a secondary school. He left that career behind to study for his Master’s Degree and undertook research on Chinese Cinema for the University of Kent. This included some time in Shanghai. He has also worked as a freelance writer and videographer.

Film and music are Ben’s biggest passions. He’s a singer songwriter in his regularly gigging band and has been known to talk on experimental and the avant garde at UK film festivals. For his pains, he’s also a lifelong Norwich City fan.

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

Boost your companies profile and show you are masters of this key discipline. Marketing changes constantly, so to be recognised shows dynamism.

What you are most excited to see in a submission? 

New and creative ideas that further a companies strategic goals and can be linked back to measurable data.

A companies culture and an understanding of the community their event serves is reflected in how they go out to the world.

I have wealth of experience within events marketing with a real focus on delivering world class creative, insight led campaigns. I heavily promote a culture of innovation and testing to drive impactful results. For me, no campaign should ever look the same, it’s all about what we can learn from our customers and how we can translate that in to campaigns that win!

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

Every EN Awards mean something within our industry. A true accolade.

What you are most excited to see in a submission?

I’m excited to see something unique that demonstrates out of the box thinking. An initiative that has real meaning and purpose that is driven by a problem or challenge for the customer.

Jonathan is the Portfolio Marketing Director at Northstar Travel Media, overseeing marketing for the corporate travel and tech sectors. With two decades in the industry, he's worked with notable companies, including Centaur and The Economist, on major events. Additionally, he co-founded KLIKI (www.kliki.co.uk), the positive clique for event marketers.

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

You're doing brilliant work, the awards are your opportunity to shout about it and get the recognition you deserve. Plus, who doesn't love a chance to dress up!?

What you are most excited to see in a submission?

For me, I'm looking for two things. The first is demonstrating original thinking how have you taken the mundane or usual and flipped it or approached it from another angle to achieve a goal or smash a target? The second is passion, I want to hear the passion and enthusiasm in your entry. You've worked so hard to get to this point bring it home by bringing that energy into your entry.

During my almost 20 years in events I have enjoyed working on pretty much all event formats (large, small, launch, established, online, virtual, national, international) and I love all the challenges they offer.

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

Unmissable opportunity to get recognition for your outstanding work.

With over 15 years of experience, I have overseen and been part of some of the largest events around the world.

Since 2020, I have lead the Event Marketing team at Solar Media, from purely virtual events to our largest ever in-person event in 2022, which nearly doubled in revenue in 2023. Looking to continually improve the strategy and implementation of our marketing, communications, data, analysis and design.

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

It is the chance to showcase and celebrate with the very best in the industry, from the people behind the scenes to the unsung heroes. Share information and ideas on how to keep reaching that next level. Plus, who wouldn’t want to win a well-recognised award amongst your peers and to show to those who know you? It has never been more important to recognise the incredible contributions of you, your colleagues and your company for all you do for the industry.

What you are most excited to see in a submission? 

I am excited to see pride and passion in a submission. A story of who they are, those at the heart of the industry and the passion they must provide for great service, either face to face or those that go unseen.

Demonstrate this through amazing projects, technical innovations and forward-thinking ideas. How do they disrupt the normal.

I'm addicted to communications, be it in London, New York or Paris. For over three decades, the diversity of my work colleagues and the diversity of the work I’ve done never ceases to enchant and inspire me.

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

Celebrate the amazing work we do !

What you are most excited to see in a submission? 

The creative ideas and the way we use marketing and communications to build our brands and entice our customers

Paul has had over 35 years as a career marketer, he has worked in events and exhibitions for over 20 of those on all sides of the industry, the past 15 of those, he has been running a PR Agency for many industry organisations.

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

Peer reviewed awards are a strong form of recommendation when speaking to new prospects, they demonstrate that what has been submitted has passed the scrutiny of other professionals within the industry,

What you are most excited to see in a submission? 

Innovation, integrity, and pragmatism.

Over 20 years of experience launching and developing B2B and B2C events around the world. From food festivals and fashion shows to marketing leading trade events, I love launching brands, driving innovative campaigns, and troubleshooting whatever challenge the weird and wonderful world of events decides to throw at us.

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

Hard work deserves recognition and reward. The events industry is full of innovation and incredible people, so stand up and be counted.

What you are most excited to see in a submission? 

To be surprised!

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.

Jill Hawkins is a public relations and marketing consultant specialising in the events industry. Before joining the events industry 26 years ago, Jill was European marketing manager for two tech brands. Jill launched her first PR agency in the late ‘90s and during this time she has been PR director on a number of B2B and consumer exhibitions and was part of the team that launched The Meetings Show.

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

Recognition and credibility: winning will enhance a company's reputation within the industry. not only does this help when creating new partnerships and clients, it also enables a company to be seen as an employer of choice (and it really helps with staff motivation - have you seen how happy teams are when they win awards!!)

What you are most excited to see in a submission?

Innovation and the drive to do something different. To push boundaries and explore new ways to connect with existing and new audiences

Lauren has over 10 years of event industry strategic experience leading marketing teams across conferences, exhibitions, and digital products.

Lauren is currently Head of Marketing on Clarion’s life science portfolio, responsible for the strategic direction of the marketing team where she leads brand marketing, campaign planning and demand generation across the events.

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

Participating is a fantastic way to showcase your successes to the industry, but more so, the opportunity to attend the ceremonies and network with those in the industry is deeply rewarding.

What you are most excited to see in a submission? 

I am excited to see submissions that demonstrate innovation and creativity in order to create memorable events that meet their customer’s needs.

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.

Lucy is the Head of Marketing at CIBSE, the professional body for building services engineers. Lucy has over 10 years of experience working for membership bodies but started her career within the commercial events sector. She joined CIBSE in 2015 overseeing the commercial marketing activities of the Institution, focusing on their event portfolio and launching a new sales pipeline process, building a stronger relationship between marketing and sales. After a few years she moved into the Head of Marketing role where she now oversees the marketing strategy for the three CIBSE business groups. Lucy holds two degrees in mathematics and product design and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Lucy also has a passion for mentoring and training, and in her spare time teaches swimming and lifesaving skills to children of all ages.

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

To celebrate and recognise the work that your team have done.

What you are most excited to see in a submission? 

Looking forward to seeing what new innovative campaigns teams are using to promote their events. In addition, I’m really looking forward to seeing the entries for the extra mile award as I believe it’s important to celebrate and champion individuals that are going above and beyond.

I have a marketing career spanning over 20 years. I started my marketing career in the travel sector and after many years found a new found love of events and here I am! 

 

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

Its so important for marketers to share their knowledge, campaign ideas and also their success among peers. Marketing is a faced paced industry so sometimes we need to band together and learn from each other and build a stronger community.