JUDGING
The Judging Panel
The judging panel is made up of internationally & regionally recognised and respected judges from a variety of industry sectors and disciplines.
The panel is carefully selected to ensure the selection process is fair and objective. The judges are bound by a strict confidentiality agreement and are required to declare any conflict of interest in entries over which they deliberate and to stand aside from deliberations concerning those entries.
JUDGES
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William (Bill) John O'Toole
Manager of EPMS Pty Ltd. Founding Director of Event Management Body of Knowledge (EMBOK) and Associate Director Project Management Graduate Program University of Sydney, and events development specialist for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, European Commission, Aqaba Tourism and the Department of Tourism, Commerce and Marketing, Dubai.
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Zanine Adams
Head of Event Solutions & UK / ME Sales |
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Richard Foulkes
Director of Special Events & Productions at Imagination, London, and President-Elect of ISES UK |
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Hans-Juergen "Lauti" Lautenfeld
Production Specialist and Managing Director of Pool production of POOLgroup GmbH in Germany.
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Charlotte DeWitt
CFEE
President, International Events, Ltd. |
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Steven Schmader
President & CEO, IFEA |
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Nowshir Engineer
Founder and Executive Director of EMDI Institute of Media & Communication, Dubai |
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Ibrahim Al Khaldi
Manager of the Middle East/ Africa Regional Office of UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry |
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Professor Badran A. Badran
Professor of Communication and Media Sciences at Zayed University, Dubai |
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Rob Nicholas
Publishing Director, NPI Nicholas Publishing International, Dubai |
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