Eventex Awards unveils jury panel for 2026 edition

Eventex Awards, the most esteemed accolade in the world of events and experience marketing, has unveiled the jury panel that will be evaluating entries in the awards’ 16th edition. The lineup features as many as 251 jury members from 43 countries, marking a record for Eventex Awards. 

The Eventex Awards 2026 jury is comprised of prominent events industry experts, business founders and executives, as well as mentors, innovators, creative minds, and thought leaders. 

• The top 3 countries with the most jury members include the US with 63 judges, while Poland and the UK share the number 2 spot with 21 each. The UAE comes in next with 19. 
• The jury further features representatives of global brands such as FIFA, the Financial Times, Warner Music Group, Coca-Cola, Forbes Brasil, Salesforce, Samsung, Siemens, and The HEINEKEN Company, among others. 
• The Eventex Awards 2026 jury has 14 jury presidents to assist their colleagues, offer expert guidance, and ensure a more streamlined onboarding of new jury members.  

The 16th edition of Eventex Awards will see the jury panel evaluate entries in categories across the following tracks — Events, Brand Experiences, Marketing, Communications & Strategy, Agencies & Teams, Venues, Event Technology, and Event Production. 

This year, the Eventex Awards’ jury members will also evaluate entries in the awards’ new Grand Prix categories reserved for game-changing creativity that set the ultimate benchmark for excellence.

“The Eventex Awards jury has always played a vital role in upholding the integrity and objectivity of the awards, while evaluating remarkable creativity from across the global events industry,” says Eventex Awards Co-founder Ovanes Ovanessian. “We are grateful to our jury members for committing both their time and expertise to this challenge, and we are confident that their diverse professional backgrounds and rigorous approach to evaluation will make Eventex Awards 2026 a smashing success.”   

A list of all Eventex Awards 2026 jury members and jury presidents is available here. 

About Eventex Awards 

Founded in 2009 to celebrate creativity, innovation, and effectiveness in the industry, today Eventex Awards is the most esteemed international awards in the world of events and experiential marketing. Every year, the awards highlight the best agencies, events, tech, and suppliers from the world of events.