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

Chris Robinson

Chris Robinson

Founder & Managing Director, Boost Awards

Hans Etman

Hans Etman

Owner, Masters in Moderation and ConsensIQ

Kate Patay

Kate Patay

CPCE, Director of Engagement of Terramar, a DMC Network Company

Laura Schwartz

Laura Schwartz

Professional Emcee and Keynote Speaker, Laura Schwartz Live

Maarten Schram

Maarten Schram

Founder/Managing Director, LiveCom Alliance & Managing Director, IDEA

Michelle Bruno

Michelle Bruno

Writer, Blogger, Publisher, Technology journalist

Paul Cook

Paul Cook

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

Ulrike Tondorf

Ulrike Tondorf

Head of Brand Activation & Engagement at Bayer

Judges

Alice Crippa

Creative Futurists at Zeus Jones

Ander Bilbao

Lawyer & International MBA

Anders Nyland

CEO & Director of Tourism, VisitBergen

Anna Nowakowska

CEO & FOUNDER MICE Venue Company, blogger

Barun Gupta

President, Site India

Beata Izabela Kozyra

President of the board of the Polish Chamber of Exhibition Industry

Benoit Sauvage

CEO, Connect DMC

Brent Turner

EVP, Strategy and Solutions, Opus Agency

Butch Spyridon

CEO, Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp

Christina Liessem

Founder, Awards Experts

Christoph Tessmar

Director, Barcelona Convention Bureau

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 Preston

CEO, realise.me.uk

Delphine Poux

CMO, C2

Dominika Beliniak

Managing Director, Bespoke

Dr James Morgan

Dean, International Tourism and Hospitality College

Erika Kulovitz

Founder, CEO & Executive Producer, Akire productions

Fabio Paracchini

Chief Strategy Officer, The Embassy (Milan)

Gorazd Cad

CEO, Toleranca Marketing

Ines Antti-Poika

Business Events Manager, Finland Convention Bureau

Inese Lukaševska

Founder, "Luka" agency

James Manley

Managing Director, TBA Plc

Jessica Willis

Community Director, Data Science Festival

Judith Wilson

Director, EVENTIT and EVENTSBASE

Jutta Heinrich

Director, Frankfurt Convention Bureau

Kadri Karu

Managing Director, Estonian Convention Bureau

Kai Hattendorf

Managing Director / CEO, UFI

Karen Nedbal

Executive Director, Association of Collegiate Conference

Keneisha Williams

Founder, Black in Events Network

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

Margarita Vaisla

Country Manager, Arens Riga

Mary Kirillova

Founder, Eventcv.com

Melissa Park

Founder and CEO, Melissa Park Events

Michael Dominguez

President & CEO, ALHI

Michael Mueller

Head of Brand Activation & Digital Services, Samsung

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

Michał Kaleta

Managing director and partner, Endorfina events

Miro Antic

Chief Experience Officer, M2Communications

Mohammad Akrum Hossain

Executive creative director, Asiatic MCL

Mohsen Arjang

Business Development Manager, EBmedia Corp.

Mubarak Al Shamisi

Director, Abu Dhabi Convention Bureau

Muhammad Younas

Founder and CEO, vFairs

Olivier Monod de Froideville

CCO, 360 Experience Group

Paula Fanderowska

Vice-President of the Management Board, Kraków5020

Rachel Russell

Assistant Director, Field Marketing at EY

Robert Sarcevic

Vice President Communication Services, Siemens

Roman Muska

Managing Director, Prague Convention Bureau

Romana Vlasic

Head of Convention Bureau & International Markets Development, Dubrovnik Tourist Board

Rutger Hoorn

VP Global Sales & Strategic Partnerships, Ovation Global DMC

Sam Johnston

Director, Dublin Convention Bureau

Sharon Lewis

Senior Director of Accounts, INVNT.ATOM

Sherrif Karamat

President & CEO, PCMA and CEMA

Silke Schlinnertz

Ambassador, Healthy Venues

Soo Young Kim

Head of Global Brand, Programs and Experiences for YouTube Ads Marketing

Stacy Wyatt

Director, Events & Special Projects, University of Manitoba Publisher, Canadian Special Events

Stefano Ferri

Owner, Stefano Ferri Communication & Marketing

Steffen Ronft

Event Psychology Lecturer

Stuart Duff

Head of Events, Europe SBC

Stuart Sheldon

Executive Vice President of Strategy, JetFuel Studio

Tahira Endean

CMP, DES, CED Head of Events, SITE Global

Thomas Mauch

Business Development Manager, RAI Amsterdam

Vanessa Green

CEO, Cliftons Event Solutions

Victor Cid Branger

Director, Eventos TV, Lumentium and Espacio Bureau

Yetunde Oso

Founder and Creative Director, The UpperRoom Events

Zaneta Berus

CEO & Founder, In2Win Business Consulting

You can see all of the judges who participated in Eventex Awards over the years here: Judges Archive

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