75th Anniversary and
2024 Global Awards Celebration
7 October 2024
Aria Resort and Casino
Las Vegas
Join the Celebration
Join us as we celebrate EIC’s 75th Anniversary and the recipients of the 2024 Global Awards. Don’t miss this unforgettable celebration at the Aria Resort & Casino with industry leaders from around the world coming together to celebrate our first 75 years.
- During this unforgettable evening, leaders from every sector of the global business events industry will come together to honour this historic milestone. Mingle with representatives from each of our 55+ Member Organisations, Hall of Leaders honorees, past and present Global Awards recipients, and a host of other friends of EIC.
- Together, we will celebrate EIC’s leadership in the global business events industry – an industry that fosters human connections and collaboration, transforms lives, and drives economic impact for the business communities we serve.
- In addition to honouring EIC’s legacy, we will welcome the newest members of the Hall of Leaders and celebrate the recipients of our 2024 Global Awards, which recognise exemplary achievements and leadership within the global business events industry
- This elevated, black-tie optional evening will include a sit-down dinner, entertainment and many surprises.
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About the EIC Global Awards
As the voice of the sector, we serve our constituency through advocacy, research, professional standards and recognition.
We play a collective role in inspiring our workforce by recognising these remarkable efforts and celebrating their lasting legacy and impact on our sector.
As an industry that fosters human connections and collaboration through events, we transform lives, accelerate business, and drive economic impact for the business communities we serve.
We act as business accelerators; as champions for nature, bringing the world together to address the climate crisis; as drivers of social change, creating environments for transformation; and as a capabilities engine, developing a future-proof workforce and employment.
This year’s EIC Global Award categories are:
Hall of Leaders
Since 1985, the Events Industry Council has distinguished the industry through the Hall of Leaders awards programme in order to promote the value of the industry and the contributions of the leaders working within it.
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.
The 2023 Hall of Leaders inductees are:
Carina Bauer
Barbara Connell, CMP Fellow, CAE
Wanda Johnson, CAE, CMP
Steve O’Malley
Amelia binti Roziman, CIS
Christine “Shimo” Shimasaki, CDME, CMP
Dr. Deborah Breiter-Terry, CEM
View all Hall of Leaders inductees
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.
Whereas the Hall of Leaders recognition programme honours lifetime achievement and leadership in the meetings, conventions, exhibitions, hospitality and travel industry, the Pacesetter Award celebrates emerging leaders and their present day accomplishments.
The 2023 Pacesetter Award winner is Dale Hudson, CED.
View prior Pacesetter Award winners
EIC Social Impact Award
Recognises extraordinary effort on the part of an individual and or organisation (an association, company, destination organisation, think tank, foundation) in the areas of people, planet, and prosperity aligned with UN SDGs and EIC Principles for Recovery. Examples include work related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the global events industry.
The 2023 Social Impact Award winners are Geneviève Leclerc and Zoe Moore, CDP.
View prior Social Impact Award winners
EIC Adaptation and Innovation Award
Recognises extraordinary effort on the part of an individual or organisation (an association, company, destination organisation, think tank, foundation) in the areas of adaptation and innovation to ensure our industry’s relevance now and into the future.
The 2023 Adaptation and Innovation Award winner is Megan Henshall, CMP, DES.
View prior Adaptation and Innovation Award winners