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Judges

AEO People's Award

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Damian Howard - dmg events

Damian Howard

Senior Vice President - Energy, dmg events

A commercially driven senior leader with 20+ years of scaling revenue, building teams, and opening new markets across Asia, Europe, North America, and Africa.

Raised across France, Italy, Portugal, and Morocco, Damian brings a cross-cultural instinct for trust and relationships to everything from team-building to market entry. He led commercial due diligence at dmg events for the acquisition of CWC Group, then ran the integration and now leads a multi-million-dollar Sub-Saharan Africa portfolio with a 20-person team.

He leads with empowerment, curiosity, and trust, thriving in entrepreneurial, growth-stage environments where people enablement drives commercial results.

Testimonials

  • I think for us to actually champion the amazing people that work in this industry is to be hugely applauded and to be able to recognise the incredible talent that lives and breathes in our world is very important
    Lisa Tyson
    Deputy Managing Director, Aztec Event Services
  • It's the people that make the industry, without the hard work and determination from all of them we wouldn't have what we have today.
    Kane Thomas
    Commercial Director, Full Circle Events and Exhibitions
  • Everyone is doing such a good job in the industry that even being nominated was such a proud moment for me
    Daniel Burton
    Winner of Newcomer of the Year 2026
  • I’ve worked so hard to get to where I am and I wouldn’t be here without my team. I love being with my team and the events industry so this is a true recognition of all my hard work
    Karen Abarian
    Winner of Senior Marketing Manager of the Year 2026

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