Event and live communication agencies can still register their best events until 15 July 2023. The competition will take place during the Conventa Crossover festival between 28 and 29 August 2023.
Register your projects into the project at: https://www.crossover.si/entry-fees/.
Below we present the stellar lineup of jury members:
Miro Antić
Partner / CXO M2Communications, Serbia
Miro Antić is the co-founder and Chief Experience Officer at M2Communications, one of the leading experiential marketing and event production agencies in the region. His company supports talents in sports, art, and design.
Aleš Petejan
Director Of Marketing at Mastercard
In 2018, Aleš took on marketing and communications management at Mastercard, where he spearheaded the creation of the cashless creative festival Golden Drum. He is a researcher and co-author of scientific articles.
Anja Rebek
Founder, CEO, Client Service Director
Anja Rebek is a key figure in Slovenian event management with 15 years of experience in communications and marketing. Anja’s expertise spans media, marketing, and strategic event management for corporate and entertainment events. Read an interview with Anja here.
Boris Kovaček
Executive Director of Weekend Media Festival and Pepermint, Croatia
Boris Kovaček is the Co-owner of Pepermint, responsible for managing agency projects as well as conducting business operations. He is the executive director and co-owner of the Weekend Media Festival and Terraneo Music Festival.
Boštjan Prijanovič
Managing director and partner New Moment Ljubljana, Slovenia
Boštjan is the managing director and partner at New Moment Ljubljana, part of a regional network in the Adriatic region. He is a columnist in Media Marketing and the founder of BP Komunikacije. Read an interview with Boštjan here.
Christian Mutschlechner
Former Director of Vienna Convention Bureau, Austria
Christian Mutschlechner is one of the leading figures of the international meetings and events industry. He has over 40 years of experience in this field and has been the CEO of the Vienna Convention Bureau (VCB) for 27 years.
Claudia Koehler
Corporate Vice President of VOK DAMS worldwide, Germany
As Corporate Vice President, Claudia Koehler successfully coordinates the daily business of VOK DAMS Events + Live-Marketing company, together with CEO Colja Dams. Before joining VOK DAMS, Claudia Koehler was in the telecommunications industry.
Davor Bruketa
Chief Creative Officer at Bruketa&Žinić&Grey, Croatia
Davor Bruketa is a co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at Bruketa&Žinić&Grey, a renowned advertising and branding agency, recognized as a trailblazer in creative innovation in CEE for over two decades. The agency is famous for its distinctive and impactful campaigns.
Ivo J. Franschitz
Founder & Owner of ENITED Business Events, Austria and jury president
Ivo is the owner & Managing Director of ENITED Business Events GmbH. Since 1999, he has been involved with a number of national and international educational institutions and sharing his experience and knowledge through a variety of speaking engagements.
Jan-Jaap In der Maur
Owner-moderator at Masters in Moderation, The Netherlands
Jan-Jaap is the owner-moderator at Masters in Moderation. He is a firm believer that a carefully selected moderator-facilitator will make meetings more effective, more fun and definitely more worthwhile. His dream is to raise the standard of meetings worldwide.
Jens Mayer
Managing Director of the Jack Morton Worldwide’s German Offices, Germany
Jens Mayer has built his career helping brands build strong relationships with the people that matter most to them, through live and digital marketing. He leads Jack Morton Worldwide’s (JMW) offices for the German-speaking market and has more than 20 years of experience.
Jordan Waid
Executive Leadership in Creative / Strategy / Innovation
Jordan Waid is a seasoned creative agency veteran, a thought leader in SMEs, an Academy Award-winning filmmaker, and an innovative design thinker. As an executive consultant, his passion lies in delivering business innovation and digital transformation.
José Garcia Aguarod
Founder of the Eventoplus Group, Spain
Jose is the founder of the Eventoplus Group of event and MICE-related publications and events. He is an entrepreneur, trainer and speaker. Jose has been fully dedicated to the events and MICE industry for the last 18 years, as an organiser, as a final client and as a professional media publisher. Read an interview with Jose here.
Kim Myhre
Founder and Managing Partner of Experience Designed
Kim is a partner of Experience Designed, a strategic advisory and creative ideas agency that applies purpose-led design principles to create transformative brand experience strategies. He is an experience designer, consultant, speaker, writer, creator and brand storyteller. Read an interview with Kim here.
Luca Favetta
Board Member of the World Tourism Forum Institute International Council
Luca Favetta recently served as Regional Business Director EMEA at PCMA, one of the world’s largest network of Business Events Strategists. He also served as the Senior Director Global Events EMEA at SAP SA.
Łukasz Klimczak
Co-founder of *Bespoke
Co-founder and Board Member at *Bespoke, a leading brand marketing agency in the Polish events & incentives industry. Over 15 years of experience in the MICE industry. Played a vital role in supporting Polish companies in the meetings industry during the pandemic.
Maarten Schram
Founder/Managing Director, LiveCom Alliance
Maarten Schram established LiveCom Alliance in 2016 as a non-profit foundation on the belief that the live communication industry deserves a pan-European approach and audience, and would benefit from an overarching dedicated yet independent institution. Read an interview with Maarten here.
Manuela Šola
General Manager, Komunikacijski laboratorij
Manuela is the founder of one of today’s leading communication agencies in the region, Komunikacijski Laboratorij. The agency is the organizer of the internationally awarded project Future Tense Conference, a future-oriented, internationally awarded B2B conference focusing on the future of business.
Patrick Delaney
Managing Partner at SoolNua, Ireland
With his business partner Pádraic Gilligan, Patrick Delaney is Managing Partner at SoolNua, a boutique consultancy firm working in the Meetings and Events industry. Patrick worked in hotels in Ireland, Canada as well as Bord Failte’s Hotel Advisory Service. Read an interview with Patrick here.
Stefan Kozak
Founder of CREATIVE PRO, Slovakia
Stefan Kozak is the founder of CREATIVE PRO, a live & event marketing company, which developed into a diversified group of companies, called CREATIVE PRO group focused on the Slovak and Czech market. He is in charge of business development, strategical acquisition and specific ‘live marketing’ projects.
Conventa Crossover will unite the best professionals from the marketing and event industry in Ljubljana, Slovenia, while the Conventa Best Event Awards will take place on 28 August and will recognise the best events in the region of ‘New Europe’.
You can still enter your projects into the competition at the following link: https://www.crossover.si/best-event-award/.
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