Virtual Events Awards
Monthly awards to reward & promote excellence in virtual & hybrid events
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These monthly awards promote and pay tribute to the unique production skills, technological solutions, marketing expertise and high-value content required to deliver outstanding virtual events. Entering gives you and your team the perfect platform to amplify your talents and highlight your achievements in this dynamic new events sector.
Entrants are welcomed each month from anywhere in the world and we look forward to sharing fantastic examples of innovative approaches; ground-breaking formats and inspired business models from which all of us can all learn.
Your virtual or hybrid event run during the months of September, October, November or December 2021 are now eligible to enter the next Virtual Events Award. Winners will be announced on Friday 7 January 2022.
Our Judges 2020
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Nicole Cooper
Managing Director, Touchpoint Live Media
Nicole Cooper
Managing Director, Touchpoint Live MediaNicole runs Touchpoint Live Media, specialists in consumer and trade events, conferences and awards. The portfolio includes the award winning conference, the VET Festival, a CPD conference for the veterinary industry; the DogFest events which attracts over 75,000 visitors across the UK; the Big Dog Walk Series and launching in 2021, the SuperDog Award. As well as events, Touchpoint now includes the online platform, DogLife 360. The company, formerly Fitz All Media, has grown from three events in 2017 to 14 events in 2021.
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Jason Cenamor
Chief Product Officer, SINC USA
Jason Cenamor
Chief Product Officer, SINC USAWith over 12 years experience launching, hosting and building events across various industries and regions, Jason currently serves as the Chief Product Officer at SINC USA, a 3rd party event organiser and media company focused on serving Information Technology and Information Security leaders in North America and the United Kingdom. In 2016 Jason Co-Founded CAMSS World and served as President of the company until it’s acquisition by SINC USA in 2018.
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Yemi Adeshiyan
Director of Strategy & Operations, Times Higher Education
Yemi Adeshiyan
Director of Strategy & Operations, Times Higher EducationYemi, is Director of Strategy, Partnerships and Operations at Times Higher Education (THE). He is responsible for the strategic development and expansion of THE global events division. Before THE he was Head of Commercial Events for News UK and Group Director of Operation at London Business Conference Group (LBCG)
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Chris Carroll
CEO, The Eventful Group
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CEO, The Eventful Group -
Rupert Collins-White
Co-CEO, Burlington Media Group
Rupert Collins-White
Co-CEO, Burlington Media GroupRupert is co-CEO of Burlington Media Group. Over 10 years at Burlington he’s launched various event, publishing and data products, as well as led the creative side of the business. Before Burlington he was a B2B journalist for many years working in legal and technology publishing.
Our Judges 2020
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Jamie Leonard
CEO, The Recruitment Events Co
Jamie Leonard
CEO, The Recruitment Events Co -
Jennie Moss
Founder & Managing Director, Rethink Events
Jennie Moss
Founder & Managing Director, Rethink EventsJennie founded Rethink Events in 2011 and led the launch of the World Agri-Tech, Future Food-Tech, and World Water-Tech summits, which today take place around the globe and attract more than 8,500 delegates annually.
She has over twenty years’ experience in conference production and management gained in London and New York. She began her career at the CWC group, where she was head of the Middle East division, launching energy and investment conferences in Saudi Arabia, Iran and Egypt. She subsequently set up and ran the Finance IQ team for IQPC in New York, returning to the UK to develop renewable energy events for a series of clients including the Financial Times and Green Power Conferences.
In 2020, Rethink Events was one of the first companies to transition successfully to virtual events, hosting nine summits online, as well as an extensive portfolio of webinars and podcasts.
