Shonali Devereaux has been announced as the host of the EN Awards 2024, with the live entertainment act remaining a secret until the night of the event.
Justin Wilkes will be DJing at the after-party of the event, which takes place at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge on 28 March.
Now in its 17th year, the 2024 EN Awards is headline sponsored by ExCeL London, One Tribe, and Immersive AV.
Only a few tickets remaining. To secure your seat at the exhibition industry event of the year. email Luke Elliott (lelliott@mashmedia.net).
Host Devereaux has 25 years’ experience in the events industry. She has managed her own events company as well as leading a team that raised up to £10m for charity. She lectures at the University of Hertfordshire in events management and tourism. Her expertise extends to working on international large-scale events, including the Olympics and political party conferences.
The full list of finalists for the EN Awards 2024 is as follows:
Best Commercial or Association Partnership (sponsored by Event Guides)
- Plastics Recycling Show Europe – Crain Communications
- Advanced Engineering – Easyfairs
- First Sight Media
- GES UK & Europe
- Counter Fraud Conference – GovNet
- HETT Show – GovNet
- The Fire Safety Event – Nineteen Group
- The Emergency Tech Show – Nineteen Group
Best Newcomer (sponsored by Creative Hire and Creative Live)
- Ethan Williams – Business Show Media
- Emily Quinton – CloserStill Media
- Sonia Diaz – Easyfairs
- Dilruk Wijesinghe – Informa Markets
- Eloise Francis – Nineteen Group
- Sally Thorn – Nineteen Group
Best UK Venue (sponsored by Thorns Group)
- Business Design Centre
- Coventry Building Society Arena
- ExCeL London
- Exhibition Centre Liverpool
- Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre
- Harrogate Convention Centre
- Sandown Park Racecourse
- Manchester Central
- SEC
ESG Award (sponsored by One Tribe)
- Business Design Centre
- Easyfairs
- NEBEXT
- Raccoon Media Group
- RAI Amsterdam
- Reset Connect London 2023
- Olympia London
- Whitespace Group
Event Technology of the Year (sponsored by InGo)
- ASP
- Chati
- ExpoFP
- FFAIR
- Jonas Event Technology
- RefTech
- VenuIQ
- Visit by GES
Show Rising Star (sponsored by Whitespace Group)
- Accountex España – Diversified Communications
- Go International – Trade Events SRL
- GroundsFest – Purple Ash Media
- HETT Show – GovNet
- HR Technologies UK & France – CloserStill Media
- International Cyber Expo – Nineteen Group
- MegaCon Live – Malo events
- National Equine Show – Raccoon Media Group
- Retail Technology Show – Nineteen Group
Best Brand Expansion (sponsored by Farnborough International)
- Best Practice London – CloserStill Media
- Ecomondo – Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A.
- Housing week 2023 – Ocean Media Group
- HR Technologies UK & France – CloserStill Media
- IFE – Montgomery Group
- Plastics Recycling Show Middle East – Crain Communications
- Solar and Storage Live – Terrapinn
- The Emergency Tech Show – Nineteen Group
Best Commercial Team (sponsored by Hollywood Monster)
- FT Live
- Data Centre World Asia Team – CloserStill Media
- International Cyber Expo – Nineteen Group
- London Vet Show – CloserStill Media
- The Safety & Security Team – Nineteen Group
- UK & Global Packaging – Easyfairs
Best Consumer Show Marketing Campaign (sponsored by Immersive AV)
- Ideal Home Show – Media 10
- MCM Comic Con – RX Global
- MEFCC – Informa Connect
- Naidex – ROAR B2B
- Najah – Informa Connect
- Snowbound Expo 2023 – Raccoon Media Group
- Women in Business and Tech Expo – Hub Exhibitions
- The National Running Show – Raccoon Media Group
Best Feature Area (sponsored by Human Built)
- Care Show Birmingham – CloserStill Media
- Decorex – Informa Markets
- Grand Designs Live – Media 10
- IBTM World – RX Global
- Manufacturing & Engineering Week – Nineteen Group
- MCM Comic Con – RX Global
- The Fire Safety Event – Nineteen Group
- The Health & Safety Event – Nineteen Group
Best International Venue (sponsored by Giant iTab)
- Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
- Colorado Convention Center
- Exhibition World Bahrain
- Greater Columbus Convention Center
- Moscone Center
- RAI Amsterdam
Best Supplier to Exhibitors (sponsored by DB Pixelhouse)
- Exhibit 3Sixty
- Expo Stars Interactive
- Full Vision
- GES UK & Europe
- Immersive AV
- Kuehne+Nagel
- Taylex Group
- Tecna UK
- Thorns Group
- Whitespace Group
Diversity & Inclusion (sponsored by The Jockey Club Venues)
- Business Design Centre
- Fintech Week London (Symnetic)
- Immersive AV
- New Scientist Live (Harmsworth Media)
- Oliver Kinross
- ROAR B2B
- RX
- The Clean & Tidy Home Show (Latch Events)
- Women in Exhibitions UK Chapter
Best Event Director (sponsored by TEMBO)
- Matt Barber – Plastics Recycling Show Europe (Crain Communications)
- Emma-Victoria Fell – HETT (GovNet)
- Tristan Norman – The Safety & Security Event Series (Nineteen Group)
- Matt Bradley – The Retail Technology Show (Nineteen Group)
- Jake Nixon – The World Vape Show (Quartz Business Media)
- Teresa Heitor Goncalves – ReedPop, UK division (RX)
- Emma Banymandhub – PAY360 (The Payments Association)
- Sarah Whittaker-Smith – LAMMA (Agriconnect)
Best trade show under 2,000sqm (sponsored by Business Design Centre)
- Best Practice London – CloserStill Media
- Accountex Summit Manchester – Diversified Communications UK
- Space-Comm Expo – Hub Exhibitions
- Concrete Expo – UK Construction Week
- Annual Hotel Conference – Questex
- Reset Connect London 2023
- PAY360 – The Payments Association
- Safety, Health and Wellbeing Live – What Else Events
Best Operations Team (sponsored by Kuehne+Nagel)
- Brintex Events – The Hemming Group
- CloserStill Media
- ExCeL London
- Huddles – Product Guru
- Maelstrom Event Solutions
- Nineteen Group
- Pure Communications Group
- RX
- Southampton International Boat Show
Employer of the Year (sponsored by Esmos Recruitment)
- Business Show Media
- Diversified Communications
- Easyfairs
- Italian Exhibition Group
- Messe Frankfurt UK
- Nineteen Group
- Pure Communications Group
- Quartz Business Media
Best Consumer Show (sponsored by LiveBuzz)
- BoatLife 2023 – BoatLife Events
- Comic-Con Liverpool – Monopoly Events
- MegaCon Live – Malo Events
- Snowbound Expo 2023 – Raccoon Media Group
- Women in Business and Tech Expo – Hub Exhibitions
- The National Outdoor Expo – Raccoon Media Group
- The National Wedding Shows – Otis Media
- MCM Comic Con London – RX
- Move It 2023 – Immediate Live
Best Organiser Salesperson (sponsored by RAI Amsterdam)
- Arlene Corrigan – QD Events
- Charlie McCutcheon – CloserStill Media (Best Practice London)
- Reggie Chard – Business Show Media
- Mark Yang – Easyfairs
- Cassius Anderson – Informa Markets
- Dan Davies – RX (MCM Comic Con)
- Katy Flaherty – Nineteen Group (Retail Technology Show)
- Michael Jacobs – UK Metals Expo
Best Supplier to Organisers (sponsored by Flow Design & Build)
- ASP Events
- Creative Live & Creative Hire
- Promo House Staffing
- First Sight Media
- Immersive AV
- Insite Graphics
- Jonas Event Technology
- Kuehne+Nagel
- TEMBO
- Thorns Group
Best Trade Show Marketing Campaign (sponsored by ASP Events)
- Automechanika Birmingham – Messe Frankfurt UK
- Dentistry Show London 2023 – CloserStill Media
- FIT Show 2023- Montgomery Group
- HETT Show – GovNet
- International Cyber Expo – Nineteen Group
- Licensing Expo – Informa Markets
- Paris Packaging Week – Easyfairs
- AOC Europe 2023 – Clarion Events
- Reset Connect London 2023
- Seamless (Saudi Arabia) – Terrapinn
Best Trade Show over 2,000 sqm (sponsored by Olympia London)
- Tech Show London – CloserStill Media
- Gastech 2023 – dmg events
- Decorex – Informa Markets
- The Safety & Security Events Series – Nineteen Group
- The Emergency Services Show – Nineteen Group
- Housing Week 2023 – Ocean Media Group
- Clerkenwell Design Week – Media 10
- FutureScape – Eljays44
- HETT Show – GovNet
- London Vet Show – CloserStill Media
- Solar and Storage Live – Terrapinn
Best International Trade Show (sponsored by FullVision)
- Accountex Espana – Diversified Communications
- Advanced Manufacturing Madrid – Easyfairs
- Arabian Travel Market 2023 – RX Global
- Food Ingredients Europe – Informa Markets
- India Energy Week 2023 – dmg events
- International Hospitality Investment Forum – Questex
- New York Build Expo – Oliver Kinross
- SOF Week 2023 – Clarion Events
- Tech Week Singapore – CloserStill Media
- World Vape Show – Quartz Business Media
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