OUR 2026 JUDGING PANEL Alex Beckett Event Director, Wolf & White Ellen Quigley Senior Manager, Charter Sales (MICE) - UK & EMEA, Scenic & Emerald Cruises Gianni Salvadori Global Director of Sales MICE and Corporate UK&I, Melia Hotels International Hannah MacManus Executive Producer, George P. Johnson Jennifer Smith Head of Sales - Events & Hires, THE GLASSHOUSE ICM John Pawson Creative Director, Global, Reed & Mackay Joseph Charlton Founder, Planit Live Julia Green Head of Corporate Events, Center Parcs UK&I Kai Schomann Managing Director, Hotel Republic Ltd Laura Lucas Managing Director, UKSV Creates Lou Hassett Head of Client Success - The Experience Studio, Amex GBT Meetings & Events Lucy Francis Director, Lemon Lane Marissa Irons Executive Assistant and Events Manager, Pacific Life Re Matt Culverhouse CEO, Made Human Max Fellows Founder/ CEO, Allpoints Nicola Engler Global Congress Director, GSK Philippa Murphy Senior Events & Experiences Manager, Google Cloud via Chesamel Ranee Turner Global Head of Event Marketing, BLACKROCK Robyn Lush Group Director of Sales, Harbour Hotels Sally Hunter Head of Events, UCL Simon Burleigh Director, DMC Advantage Stevie Simpson Director of Events & Travel, Input Output Group
