The shortlist for the highly anticipated 2024 EN Indy Awards has been published.

Supported by headline sponsors Jonas Event Technology, Immersive AV, and Giant iTab, the awards recognise the best of  the independent organisers in the exhibition industry.

The finalists for each category are:

Best 365 Community – Sponsored by Grimes, McGovern and Associates

  • FutureScape – Eljays44
  • GroundsFest
  • Clean & Tidy Home Show – Latch Events
  • BAPCO – MA Exhibitions
  • PA Life 
  • Reset Connect 
  • Education Estates® – Step Connect2
  • The Resourcing Leaders Community – The Recruitment Events Co.

Best Brand Collaboration – Sponsored by Convene

  • Electric Cat Productions and Production Futures
  • HR Magazine and Health & Wellbeing at Work 2024 – MA Exhibitions
  • The IRN-BRU Carnival and IRN-BRU – QD Events
  • Thorough Events and A. Lange & Söhne

Best Independent Consumer Show Launch – Sponsored by Ticket Quarter

  • RecFest USA 2023 – The Recruitment Events Co
  • Concours of Elegance Germany – Thorough Events Ltd

Best Independent Trade Show Launch – Sponsored by Lineup Ninja

  • The Business Show Miami – Business Show Media
  • Sustainable Food Factory 2024 – Curious Heads Media
  • GroundsFest
  • Financial Promoter Live! – Rhotic Media
  • HairCon – The Assembly Events

Best Indy Event Director – Sponsored by Creative Live

  • Tom Proudley, event director for FutureScape at Eljays44
  • Charlotte Wheeler, event director for Media Production & Technology Show 2024 at Media Business Insight
  • Lucy Findlay-Beale, event director for Elevate at Quartz Sequoia
  • Hannah Lomas, event director and business owner for Red Event Wedding Fayres
  • Francesca Ferrero, event director for Go International Expo at Trade Events SRL
  • Tim Else, founder and event director for Safety, Health and Wellbeing Live at What Else Events

Best Indy Operations Team – Sponsored by LiveBuzz

  • Operations Team at BtoB Events Ltd
  • Liz Cowell, operations manager at Forum Events & Media Group Ltd
  • Maelstrom Event Solutions

Best Supporting Supplier – Sponsored by Raccoon Media Group

  • FFAIR
  • Fusion 
  • GES UK & Europe
  • Immersive AV
  • Jonas Event Technology
  • Promo House Staffing
  • Silent Seminars
  • Thorns Group
  • Vista Events

Best Visitor Engagement – Sponsored by standbuilder.co.uk

  • Reset Connect 
  • The IRN-BRU Carnival – QD Events
  • London Concours 2024 – Thorough Events

Consumer Show of the Year – Sponsored by Olympia Events

  • Wish for a Baby Berlin – Five Senses Media
  • The National Wedding Show – Otis Media
  • The Scottish Caravan, Motorhome & Holiday Home Show – QD Events
  • Concours of Elegance – Thorough Events

David & Goliath Award – Sponsored by Thorns Group

  • The International Franchise Show – Business Show Media
  • GroundsFest
  • Red Event Wedding Fayres
  • Safety, Health and Wellbeing Live – What Else Events

Employer of the Year – Sponsored by GES

  • BtoB Events Ltd
  • Business Show Media
  • Electric Cat Productions
  • Eljays44
  • Pure Communications Group
  • Quartz Business Media

Industry Disruptor Award – Sponsored by The Exhibition and Event Partnership

  • Digital Accountancy Show 
  • Media Production & Technology Show – Media Business Insight

Indy Marketing Visionary – Sponsored by ASP

  • Deyasri Nath, marketing manager at Hardware Pioneers
  • Julia Heighton, exhibition marketing manager at Media Business Insight

Indy Sales Visionary – Sponsored by Giant iTab

  • Brad Smith, group exhibition manager at BtoB Events Ltd
  • Henry Reynolds, sales director at Business Show Media
  • Arlene Corrigan, sales executive at QD Events

Most Impressive Growth – Trade Show – Sponsored by Excel London

  • Childcare & Education Expo London 2024 – Broadway Events
  • The Business Show Asia – Business Show Media
  • Digital Accountancy Show
  • FutureScape – Eljays44
  • The Engineering Design Show 2023 – MA Exhibitions
  • Media Production & Technology Show – Media Business Insight
  • Safety, Health and Wellbeing Live – What Else Events

Significant Contribution to Sector – Sponsored by Immersive AV

  • The Business Show – Business Show Media
  • The Brit List Awards – Forum Events & Media Group Ltd
  • BAPCO Annual Event 2024 – MA Exhibitions
  • NOWIE – The Network For Women in Events
  • Education Estates® – Step Connect2

Trade Show of the Year – Sponsored by Jonas Event Technology

  • Childcare & Education Expo London 2024 – Broadway Events
  • The Business Show London – Business Show Media
  • Digital Accountancy Show 
  • FutureScape – Eljays44
  • Utility Week Live – Faversham House
  • GroundsFest 
  • MACH 2024 – Manufacturing Technologies Association
  • Media Production & Technology Show – MBI
  • 100% Optical 2024 – Media 10
  • Clerkenwell Design Week – Media 10
  • Reset Connect 
  • RecFest UK – The Recruitment Events Co

Winners will be announced at the EN Indy Awards ceremony on 25 Ocotber at Convene Sancroft, St. Paul’s in London. For more information, visit the website.

There is also still time to join the awards as a sponsor, please contact pking@mashmedia.net for sponsorship opportunites.