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Please join us in celebrating the 2024 Hall of Leaders Inductees Global Awards Recipients

Hall of Leaders Inductees

EIC and the EIC 2024 Global Awards Task Force are thrilled to announce the 2024 Hall of Leaders Inductees. Since 1985 EIC has distinguished the global business events industry through the Hall of Leaders awards programme. The Hall of Leaders award is the premier recognition programme in events — our industry's "lifetime achievement award." The award recognises outstanding leaders who have undoubtedly shaped the industry.

Cathy Breden

CMP Fellow, CAE, CEM, Former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of IAEE

Robin Lokerman

CMM, FASAE, Group President, MCI Group

Greg O’Dell

President of Venue Management, Oak View Group

William Reed

FASAE, CMP, Chief Event Strategy Officer, American Society of Hematology

Julius Solaris

Founder, Boldpush

2024 Pacesetter Award Winners

The EIC Pacesetter Award Recognizes emerging leaders with a proven track record of successful leadership and whose forward thinking and innovative approach led to groundbreaking changes (or actions) that are making an impact on advancing the industry today.

Paola Bowman

CMP, CMM, Director of Client Services & Events, Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau

Sina Bunte

CMP, DES, Founder of DigitalMind.events

Shameka Jennings

CMP, DES, Principal and Chief Events Officer, EventsNoire

2024 Social Impact Award Winners

EIC and the EIC 2024 Global Awards Task Force are thrilled to announce the 2024 EIC Social Impact Award Recipients. The EIC Social Impact Award recognises extraordinary effort on the part of an individual and or organisation in the areas of people, planet, and prosperity aligned with UN SDGs and EIC Principles for Recovery.

Diane Hawkins

SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Executive Vice President-Volunteer Engagement, MPI

Gary Murakami

GTP, GLP, CMP, CMM, DES, Vice President, Global Sales & Industry Relations, TENEO Hospitality Group

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