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Judges

AEO People's Award

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Laura Shapiro -

Laura Shapiro

Senior exhibitions and events leader with 20+ years’ experience delivering, launching and scaling successful exhibitions across healthcare and pharmaceutical markets. Having led multiple award-winning events, Laura brings extensive experience across commercial strategy, event development, customer engagement, content and market growth. Her broad industry perspective, combined with executive and senior leadership experience, enables her to assess entries with a strong understanding of innovation, commercial impact, audience experience and long-term success.

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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