The EN Awards  shortlist has been announced for 2025. Sponsored by Livebuzz, the 2025 awards has had a record number of entries with exciting new categories. As a new wave of people are making an impact, it is set to be the best and biggest yet.

Widely regarded as ‘The Oscars’ of the global exhibition industry, the EN Awards celebrate the best in the events industry. Whether that be marketing, sales or operations or those with 50 years of experience to 5, the EN Awards recognises everyone who have made a genuine difference and left their mark on the industry.

The awards for 2025 include 3 changes. Firstly, a new category has been introduced – Content Programme of the Year, which had the joint highest number of entries. Also for 2025, the Significant Contribution award has returned and Best Exhibition Venue has merged international and UK venues together.v

See the full shortlist here:

Best Commercial or Association Partnership sponsored by DB Pixelhouse

  • The BMCC and Visit Flanders, Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre (BMCC)
  • Tech Show Paris, Closerstill Media
  • Opinium and Financial Promoter, Financial Promoter
  • NHS Confed Expo – NHS Confederation, First Sight Media
  • Clean & Tidy Home Show, Latch Events
  • Grand Designs Live in partnership with Fremantle, Media 10
  • The IRN-BRU Carnival, QD Events
  • Highways UK, Terrapinn

Best Commercial Team sponsored by Immersive AV Expo

  • 44 Group
  • Packaging Team, Easyfairs
  • Industrial Team, Easyfairs
  • IM Live – Food & Festivals Sales Team, Immediate Live
  • Jewellery Arabia Commercial team, Informa
  • Questex – Operational Real Estate Sponsor
  • MCM Comic Con Sales and Sponsorship Team, ReedPop (RX Global)
  • Black Hat MEA, Tahaluf

Best Consumer Show Marketing Campaign sponsored by LiveBuzz

  • Northern Homebuilding & Renovating Show, Future PLC
  • The Beauty Show Marketing Campaign, Future PLC
  • Jewellery Arabia Marketing team, Informa
  • The Autumn Fair, Informa Markets Bahrain
  • Ideal Home Show 2024, Media 10
  • Ideal Home Show Scotland, Media 10
  • The IRN-BRU Carnival, QD Events
  • National Running Show, Raccoon Media Group
  • MCM Comic Con, ReedPop (RX Global)

Best Consumer Show sponsored by MCM

  • The Northern Homebuilding & Renovating Show, Future PLC
  • New Scientist Live, Harmsworth Media
  • Good Food Show Summer, Immediate Live
  • Jewellery Arabia 2024, Informa
  • The Autumn Fair, Informa Markets Bahrain
  • Ideal Home Show Scotland, Media 10
  • Grand Designs Live London 2024, Media 10
  • National Running Show 2025, Raccoon Media Group
  • MCM Comic Con, ReedPop (RX Global)

Best Event Director sponsored by Amsterdam RAI

  • Simon Farnfield, Easyfairs
  • Ella Farmer, Financial Promoter
  • Rachael Bosshardt, Immediate Live
  • Sarah Whittaker-Smith, LAMMA – Agriconnect (Part of Arc Network)
  • Mike Costain, Lyrical Communications (part of Nineteen Group)
  • Derek Myles MacHale, ScaffEx (part of NASC)
  • Kahlil Schweitzer, ReedPop (RX Global)
  • David Juniper, ROAR B2B

Best International Trade Show sponsored by Thorns Group

  • Tech Week Singapore, CloserStill Media, CloserStill Media
  • Accountex España, Diversified UK & Europe
  • Paris Packaging Week 2025, Easyfairs
  • Africa Tech Festival, Informa
  • Licensing Expo, Informa Markets Global Licensing Group
  • Cityscape Global, Tahaluf
  • Global Health Exhibition, Tahaluf
  • NoVacancy Australia, Terrapinn
  • EDUtech Asia, Terrapinn

Best Newcomer sponsored by The Event & Exhibition Partnership (EEP)

  • Jodie Rugg, 44 Group
  • Liz Ainger, Business Show Media
  • Casey McHugh, Easyfairs
  • Serena Sullivan, Easyfairs
  • Ellen Ambrose, HETT Show (GovNet)
  • Imogen Pelham, Messe Frankfurt
  • Ollie Kaye, Nineteen Group
  • Hannah Potter, ReedPop (RX Global)

Best Operations Team sponsored by Creative Hire & Creative Live

  • CloserStill Media
  • Easyfairs
  • The GovNet Operations & CX Team, GovNet
  • Jewellery Arabia Operations Team, Informa
  • Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre
  • ROAR B2B
  • Event Executive Team, RX Global
  • Scottish Event Campus (SEC)
  • Tahaluf GHE & CSG Operations Team, Tahaluf

Best Organiser Salesperson

  • Business Show Media – Archie Kenway, Business Show Media
  • Jude Nowell, Easyfairs
  • Chris Reid, Elite Exhibitions
  • David Ventris-Field, Lyrical Communications (part of Nineteen Group)
  • Isabelle McKeever, Montgomery Group
  • Elvan Bodur, Nineteen Group
  • Karim Makki, Nineteen Group
  • Dan Davies, ReedPop (RX Global)
  • Arthur Ramlal, Xclusive Beauty Ventures

Best Supplier to Exhibitors sponsored by Event Guides

  • -45dB
  • Be Exhibitions Ltd
  • Flow Design & Build
  • Full Circle Events
  • Kuehne+Nagel Ltd
  • Maelstrom Graphics
  • Skyline Whitespace
  • Tecna UK
  • Thorns Group

Best Supplier to Organisers

  • -45dB
  • ASP
  • Creative Live Limited
  • Exhibit 3Sixty
  • Full Circle Events
  • Visit by GES
  • Jonas Event Technology
  • Kuehne+Nagel Ltd
  • Maelstrom Event Solutions Ltd
  • Map Your Show
  • Tecna UK
  • Whitespace XPO

Best Trade Show 5,000sqm-10,000sqm

  • London Vet Show 2024, CloserStill Media
  • Accountex, Diversified UK & Europe
  • Southern Manufacturing & Electronics, Easyfairs
  • Packaging Innovations & Empack 2025, Easyfairs
  • Brand Licensing Europe, Informa Markets Global Licensing Group
  • Clerkenwell Design Week, Media 10
  • UK Construction Week Birmingham 2024, Media 10
  • Retail Technology Show, Nineteen Group
  • Highways UK, Terrapinn
  • Connected Britain 2024, Terrapinn

Best Trade Show Marketing Campaign sponsored by ASP

  • Tech Show London, CloserStill Media
  • Accountex España, Diversified UK & Europe
  • Paris Packaging Week 2025, Easyfairs
  • Vitafoods Europe 2024, Informa Markets
  • Retail Technology Show, Nineteen Group
  • Safety & Security Event Series, Nineteen Group
  • Cityscape Global, Tahaluf
  • Global Health Exhibition, Tahaluf
  • Solar & Storage Live London, Terrapinn
  • The Schools & Academies Show, The Schools & Academies Show (GovNet)

Best Trade Show Over 10,000sqm

  • Lamma, Agriconnect (Part of the Arc Network)
  • Farnborough International Airshow 2024, Farnborough International
  • GroundsFest/Purple Ash Media
  • InstallerSHOW, Lyrical Communications (part of Nineteen Group)
  • Advanced Factories, NEBEXT
  • The Safety & Security Event Series, Nineteen Group
  • British Pig & Poultry Fair 2024, Royal Agricultural Society of England
  • IBTM World, RX
  • Solar & Storage Live UK, Terrapinn
  • WTM London, WTM London (RX Global)

Best Trade Show Under 5,000sqm sponsored by Grip

  • Childcare & Education Expo, Broadway Events
  • The Business Show, Business Show Media
  • The Pharmacy Show 2024, CloserStill Media
  • Accountex España , Diversified UK & Europe
  • Aesthetics Conference & Exhibition (ACE), Easyfairs
  • Lab Innovations 2024, Easyfairs
  • Utility Week Live 2024, Faversham House
  • The Schools & Academies Show, GovNet
  • UK Garage & Bodyshop Event, Messe Frankfurt
  • International Security Expo 2024, Nineteen Group
  • Reset Connect London 2024, Reset Connect
  • Big Data LDN, RX

Content Programme of the Year

  • Tech Show London, CloserStill Media
  • Groundsfest/Purple Ash Media
  • The Battery Show Europe & Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo Europe, Informa Markets
  • UK Construction Week, Media 10
  • HIP – Horeca Professional Expo , NEBEXT
  • Elevate, Quartz Sequoia Events
  • National Running Show, Raccoon Media Group
  • MCM Comic Con May 2024, ReedPop (RX Global)
  • Naidex, ROAR B2B
  • Education Estates®, STEP CONNECT2
  • Global Health, Tahaluf
  • WTM London, WTM London (RX Global)

Diversity & Inclusion Award

  • Diversified UK & Europe
  • GAconf (Game Accessibility Conference), IHDC
  • Latch Events
  • NOWIE (The Network of Women in Events)
  • RX
  • Women in Exhibitions UK Chapter

Employer of the Year sponsored by Message Matrix

  • 44 Group
  • Business Design Centre
  • Business Show Media
  • CloserStill Media
  • Diversified UK & Europe
  • FESPA
  • Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A.
  • Media 10
  • Quartz Business Media
  • Tahaluf

ESG Award sponsored by MJ’s Event Services

  • Business Design Centre
  • DBpixelhouse
  • Excel London
  • GES UK & Europe
  • KNP
  • Olympia
  • Reset Connect
  • ROAR B2B
  • Skyline Whitespace
  • Tecna

Exhibition Venue of the Year sponsored by Standbuilder.co.uk

  • ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi
  • Business Design Centre
  • Cape Town International Convention Centre
  • Excel London
  • Manchester Central
  • Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre
  • RAI Amsterdam
  • Scottish Event Campus (SEC)
  • The ACC Liverpool Group – Exhibition Centre Liverpool
  • Sandown Park

Show Rising Star sponsored by Whitespace Group

  • Public Spaces Expo, 44 Group
  • GroundsFest/Purple Ash Media
  • Manufacturing and Engineering North East, MA Exhibitions
  • UK Garage & Bodyshop Event, Messe Frankfurt
  • ScaffEx 2024, (part of NASC)
  • Auténtica Premium Food, NEBEXT
  • National Equine Show, Raccoon Media Group
  • 24 Fintech, Tahaluf
  • Cityscape Global, Tahaluf
  • Solar & Storage Live London, Terrapinn
  • Safety, Health and Wellbeing Live, What Else Events Ltd

Significant Contribution to Sector

  • FutureScape, 44 Group
  • Accountex España, Diversified UK & Europe
  • Casual Dining 2024, Diversified UK & Europe
  • GroundsFest, Groundsfest
  • ECOMONDO, Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A.
  • UK Garage & Bodyshop Event, Messe Frankfurt
  • Education Estates®, STEP CONNECT2
  • Cityscape Global, Tahaluf
  • World Orphan Drug Congress Europe 2024, Terrapinn
  • UKISUG Connect, UK & Ireland SAP User Group

The EN Awards 2025 promise to be an exciting event. Congratulations to all the nominees!