MEET THE JUDGES
Meet the industry leaders, innovators and experts responsible for evaluating this year's entries and recognising the very best of Saudi Arabia's events industry.
Abdullah Al-Eesa
Head. Events Unit
SIDF
Abdullah Alzahrani
Event Senior Manager
Riyadh Airports Company (RAC)
Ajay Bhojwani
Regional Managing Director
MCI Group
Antony Parham
Executive Creative Director
LINKVIVA
Azza Hegazi
Head of Global Brand Experience
Snap - MENA
Benoit Honnart
CEO
THA by ARMONIA
Brian Lee Morgan
Head of Events
Energia
Bruno Marx
CEO
EventKnowHow
Cecilia Pitre
Hospitality & Cross-Cultural Marketing Strategist
KINGDOM HUB
Darren Kerr
Director
Dawn Dennis
Executive Director
Pico International
Derrin Brown
Founder
The Global Alchemy
Dharam Kapoor
CEO & Founder
Advisors 360
Diana Gerrard
Founder & CEO
DLK Groups
Donna Hyland
General Manager
GES Middle East
Dr. Eihab H. Abou-Rokbah
CEO
Saudi Entertainment & Event Management Academy
Dr. Emad Monshi
Vice Chairman
Saudi Exhibitions & Conference Association
James Morgan
Principal Consultant - Tourism & Leisure
Jadarah Business Consulting
Joanna Bates
Business Development Manager
Ethara
John Jossifakis
Head of Events & Ceremonies
AFC Asian Cup 2027 Local Organizing Committee
Kevin Brown
Events Planning & Reporting Director
Kinga Hutchinson
Founder
22 Productions LLC
Lili Khanbashi
Strategic Advisor & Founder
Unicorn Jack
Mashary A. Alkhayyat
Chairman of the Advisory Committee
Saudi Exhibitions and Conferences Association (SECA)
Mayada Maged
Managing Partner
Staff Arabia HRO Group
Mohammed Al- Mandiel
General Manager of Events & Heritage Programs
Heritage Commission - Ministry of Culture
Naji El Haddad
Regional Director
UFI
Nisreen Baidas
Cluster Director of Events Sales & Planning
Hyatt The Red Sea
Raluca Istrate
Sustainability Manager
Informa - EMEA
Ryouf Al-Rumaih
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Nithar
Silvia Guenzi
General Manager
Balich Wonder Studio MENA
Sujoy Cherian
CEO - Creative Technologist
Option One Design Studio
Thomas Staunton
Global Event Specialist
SoldOut Events
Waleed Katoor
Business Development Director
Memories Events Management
Yahya Hazazi
Faculty Member
TVTC, SEA
Yvonne Hoffzimmer
Chief Operating Officer
Designlab Experience
Ziad Ghaloul
CEO- Founder
Buildup