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AEO People's Award

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Dan Dixon - William Reed Business Media Ltd

Dan Dixon

Managing Director, Exhibitions , William Reed Business Media Ltd

Dan has been working in leadership roles in B2B and B2C media covering Digital, Events, Print and Exhibitions for the last 25 years, working in a multitude of market sectors and geographies for large organisations, RELX and Amazon. Currently, he is Managing Director, for William Reed the trusted digital, high value data and events business serving the food and drinks sector for over 160 years. He has overall responsibility for the Exhibitions portfolio across their large scale exhibitions. 

Dan is the Chair of the Sales Development Group (SDG) for the AEO and thoroughly is passionate about helping the AEO’s sales community discover new tools, new approaches and techniques to help increase sales effectiveness. He loves family time, along with socialising, entertaining, eating & drinking good food, he has three daughters who all independently and collectively challenge his sanity!  and lives with his wife in Surrey.

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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