Judges

Your Eventex Awards entries are assessed by some of the industry’s most prominent names – renowned journalists from leading event magazines, heads of associations, representatives of convention bureaus, the most creative minds, the top influencers and thought leaders of today. Because your work deserves it!

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Jury Presidents

A jury president heads each track of award categories. These officials are proven experts in the event industry who stand as an example of professionalism and expertise in helping the other members of the jury panel fulfil their duties.

Annamaria Ruffini

Annamaria Ruffini

President & Ceo Events In & Out | President 2018 SITE global

Brandt Krueger

Brandt Krueger

Senior Production Manager, EideCom

Dr James Morgan

Dr James Morgan

Founder, James Morgan Associates

Hans Etman

Hans Etman

Owner, Masters in Moderation and ConsensIQ

Kate Patay

Kate Patay

Vice President, Global Engagement at Terramar, a DMC Network Company

Keneisha Williams

Keneisha Williams

Founder, Black in Events Network

Laura Schwartz

Laura Schwartz

Professional Emcee and Keynote Speaker, Laura Schwartz Live

Paul Cook

Paul Cook

Events Writer, Hybrid and Virtual Events Producer, Author & Lecturer

Tahira Endean

Tahira Endean

CMP, DES, CED Head of Events, SITE Global

Judges

Adam Quigley

Director of Ministry Venues | Director of EventHuddle | Board of Directors for Sisters Grimm Charitable Foundation | Guest University Lecturer

Aida Nika

Managing director at AIDA

Alexandre Fittipaldi

Partner & Executive Creative Director, MediaMonks

Alice Crippa

Creative Futurists at Zeus Jones

Ander Bilbao

Lawyer & International MBA

Anders Nyland

CEO & Director of Tourism, VisitBergen

Andrea Faflíková

Director, PR, Communications and Events, LEGO Group

Andrea Santos

Events officer at the International Water Resources Association

Anna Nowakowska

CEO & FOUNDER MICE Venue Company, blogger

Anna-Marie Trzebinski

Founder & Creative Event Director, AMT Events

Annie Kristi Korsmo

Director of Sales for Nordic Hotels & Resorts

Antony Hampel

Founder and CEO of Alive Events Agency and Alive X

Beata Izabela Kozyra

CEO, member of the board of the Polish Chamber of Exhibition Industry

Belén Fierro

Head of Protocol and Events at Airbus Spain & Vice President of EMA (Event Managers' Association Spain)

Benoit Sauvage

CEO, Connect DMC

Bożena Pawlik

Event manager, PKO Bank Polski

Brad Mayne

President and CEO of International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) and the IAVM Foundation

Butch Spyridon

CEO, Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp

Chris Trimmer

VP of Membership, Marketing and Communications with the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography

Christie Dare-Garness

Council & Event Services Administrator, City of Las Vegas

Christina Liessem

Founder, Awards Experts

Christina Strohschneider

Association sales manager, Austria Center Vienna

Christoph Tessmar

Director, Barcelona Convention Bureau

Claudia Lopes

Founding partner at Mud.e

Cláudia Coutinho de Sousa

Editor-in-Chief, Event Point

Corbin Ball

Owner, Corbin Ball & Co.

Dagmara Chmielewska

CEO, Events Industry Association - Poland

David Benitez

Founder, Content Cocktails CoCoa

David de Bruijn

Creative Director at WINK

Derrin Brown

Creative Alchemist | General Manager, The Mandala Social

Dominik Gorka

CEO, Live Age agency

Dominika Beliniak

Managing Director, Bespoke

Ed Wood

CEO of Elevate Global

Elisabetta Caminiti

Managing Director and CEO of MINE

Erica Maurer

Partner at EMRG Media

Erika Kulovitz

Founder, CEO & Executive Producer, Akire productions

Evan Babins

Event Manager, Intuit

François Lafont

CEO of Business Event Luxembourg

Gaurav Chauhan

Head of Events & Experiences, Google India

Geeske Doeve

Head of Events Europe & UK, Tata Consultancy Services

Héctor A. Venegas

Managing Director and owner of engaging meetings Ltd.

Ines Antti-Poika

Business Events Manager, Finland Convention Bureau

Inese Lukaševska

Founder, "Luka" agency

JT Long

Vice president and content director at Smart Meetings

Jacqueline Beaulieu

Director, Strategic Marketing & Client Engagement, PORETTA & ORR | EXHIBITS & EVENTS

James Manley

Managing Director, TBA Plc

Jenn Artura

Founder of Jenn Artura Consulting

Jessica Willis

Community Director, Data Science Festival

Jessie States

Vice President, MPI Academy

Joanna Tomiak-Kołtonik

Event Management Supervisor, McDonald's Poland

Judith Wilson

Director, EVENTIT and EVENTSBASE

Julianne Jammers

Executive Director, SQNE - SwissTech Village, Hotel and Convention Center

Juta Šteinerte

Director of Marketing, Communication and Customer department at BALTA

Kadri Karu

Managing Director, Estonian Convention Bureau

Karen Nedbal

Executive Director, Association of Collegiate Conference

Karina Grützner

Director of Stuttgart Convention Bureau

Katarzyna Jarzębowska

Marketing Manager at 3M EMEA Region

Kristi Casale

Vice President of Meetings & Continuing Education at the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

Laura Palker

Founder and President, Exhibitions and Events Workforce Development Federation Inc

Laura Viilep

Head of Global Events & Seminars, Mindvalley

Lavina Thakur

Director of Eventpreneur

Lenny Talarico, CSEP,CHE

CEO, Lenny Talarico Events

Leticia Hsu

Matron of Honor of Elysium Weddings Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

Lisa DeGolyer

Deputy Executive Vice President ADMEI – Association of Destination Management Executives International

Loh Tjun Hong

Chief Formulation Officer of Magnet Group

Luca Favetta

Board Member of the World Tourism Forum Institute International Council

Maddalena Milone

CEO, Meeting Planner

Mahoganey Jones

Founder & CEO, Event Specialist

Margarita Vaisla

Country Manager, Arens Riga

Martha J. Sheridan

President and CEO, Meet Boston

Mateusz Czerwiński

Vice-President of the Board, Warsaw Convention Bureau - Warsaw Tourism Organization

Meegan Jones

Director of Institute for Sustainable Events

Mia Choi

Founder and President of MAS

Michael Dominguez

President & CEO, ALHI

Michael Mueller

Head of Brand Activation & Digital Services, Samsung

Michael Otremba

Managing Director of Hamburg Marketing and Hamburg Tourist Board

Michael Shapiro

Executive Editor, Northstar Meetings Group

Michaela Jeffery-Morrison

CEO and Co-founder, Ascend Global Media

Michail Panagiotakis

Events Director, Viola Communications

Michal Kalarus

Editor-in-Chief, THINK MICE

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