The conference programme and judges for the EN Indy Awards & Conference 2022 have been announced.
The event will take place at the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) Moorgate on 21 October.
This year’s event will not only see the return of the awards celebrating the best independent exhibition organisers but will also include a conference dedicated to giving organiser teams and individuals knowledge on building shows.
The judges for the awards are as follows:
- Julie Driscoll, divisional managing director for retail, engineering and manufacturing, Hyve Group
- Emma Fell, event director, GovNet – HETT
- Lori Hoinkes, chief growth officer, Montgomery Events
- Phil Soar, chairman, Closerstill Media and Nineteen Events
- Laura Tythcott, head of sales, Whitespace Group
- Tamar Beck, CEO, Gleanin
- Simon Naudi, CEO, Answers Training
- James Lee, MD and founder, Step Connect2
- Andrew Williams, EVP, Informa
- Rachael Shattock, group event director, Nineteen Events
Before the awards take place, the conference will include sessions on ‘How to network effectively’, ‘How to bring your A-Game no matter who is in the room’, ‘Building a 365-day event’ and ‘How to launch a show in 18 minutes’. The full conference content can be found here.
The conference will take place from 8am and the awards will be held from 1.30pm.
The awards categories are as follows:
- Best 365 Community (Sponsored by Guild)
- Best Brand Collaboration (Sponsored by Evolution Dome)
- Best Independent Consumer Show Launch (Sponsored by Circdata Limited)
- Best Independent Trade Show Launch (Sponsored by Exhibition Centre Liverpool)
- Best Indy Event Director (Sponsored by Creative Hire)
- Best Indy Operations Team (Sponsored by Onward Display)
- Best Supporting Supplier (Sponsored by International Confex)
- Best Supporting Venue
- Best Visitor Engagement (Sponsored by ExCeL London)
- Bravest Launch (Sponsored by NEC Group)
- Consumer Show of the Year (Sponsored by Olympia Lon-don)
- David and Goliath Award (Sponsored by Immersive AV)
- Employer of the Year (Sponsored by Daclus Woodworks)
- Indy Disruptor Award (Sponsored by Human Built)
- Indy Marketing Visionary (Sponsored by ASP Solutions Ltd)
- Most Impressive Growth – Consumer Show (Sponsored by Farnborough International)
- Most Impressive Growth – Trade Show (Sponsored by Global Experience Specialists (GES)
- The Legacy Award (Sponsored by Exhibition World)
- Trade Show of the Year (Sponsored by NAEC Stoneleigh Events)
- Unsung Hero (Sponsored by NAEC Stoneleigh Events)
- Greatest Indy Inspiration
This year’s headline sponsor is Circdata.
Conference sponsors include Evolution Dome, Creative Hire, ASP Solutions Ltd, Barista and Howden Insurance Brokers Limited.
For more information on the categories and to submit your entry click here. Submissions are open until 2 September.
