We’re excited to reveal the first judges for the 2024 blooloop Innovation Awards, presented with AREA15:
- Steve Alcorn, COO, Alcorn McBride Inc.
- Xiao Bao, TEA Board of Directors
- Sam Bompas, director, Bompas & Parr
- Jenefer Brown, executive vice president and head of lionsgate global products & experiences
- Dolf de Jong, president & CEO, Toronto Zoo
- Wouter Dekkers, CEO, Momentum Leisure
- Jeffrey Godsick, executive vice president, global partnerships and brand strategy and head of Location Based Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group
- Chris Grap, vice president of experiential entertainment, Mall of America
- Craig Inglis, chief marketing officer, Merlin Entertainments
- Dr Les Johnson, founder and chair, National Windrush Museum
- Vince Kadlubek, founder & director, Meow Wolf
- Eddie Kemsley, CEO, Dreamland
- Margaret Kerrison, founder/owner, MCK Creative LLC
- June Ko, executive director, InfoComm Asia
- Bart Kresa, founder, BARTKRESA design
- Nick Laister, director, Fairytale Farm
- Chris Lange, chief creative officer & owner, Creative Studio Berlin
- Damien Latham, chief attractions officer, SEVEN
- Tom Lionetti-Maguire, founder, Little Lion Entertainment and creator, The Games Arenas
- Mark Locker, founder & CEO, Attractions.io
- Håkon Lund, owner, Lund Gruppen
- Amanda Mayne, head of partnerships: International Touring Exhibitions, British Museum
- Steven Mifsud, founder and director, Direct Access
- Tim Morrow, president and CEO, San Antonio Zoo
- Judith Owens, chief executive, TBL International Ltd
- Linda Spurdle, museum consultant
- Sarah Sutton, CEO, Environment & Culture Partners
- Frederica Swallow, regional manager EMEA for Live Events and Location Based Entertainment, Mattel
- Steve Tatham, executive creative director, Universal Creative
- Christine Wacker, head of experiences, Formula 1
- Megan Wastell, global creative director, Merlin Entertainments
- Ben Wilson, head of architecture & concept design, MSC Cruises
- Judith Zissman, executive creative director, Blue Telescope
Our judges will be looking for the most innovative ideas, products and projects in the industry.
Key dates
- Early bird pricing closes: 2nd September 2024
- Final date for a guaranteed speaking slot with a Deluxe entry: 9th September 2024
- Entries close: 30th September 2024
Make sure you submit and pay for your entry before 2nd September to take advantage of the early bird rates, then keep editing your entry up until 30th September.
Why enter the blooloop Innovation Awards? What are the benefits of entering the blooloop Innovation Awards?
- Join the incredible companies who have won previously and prove that you are an Innovator in the industry.
- Raise your profile and be seen by the people who matter – our expert judges.
- Celebrate your colleagues and show that you are proud of your work. Leverage your award entry for marketing and to boost team morale.
- Gain a competitive advantage to attract new business and new talent.
- Showcase your innovation and imagination to everyone in the industry with your own page in our Innovation Awards Gallery on blooloop.com – this gets 15,000 views a month.
- Your entry will be included in our Innovation Showcase at the Festival of Innovation in January.
- Reinforce your reputation for excellence.
Categories
How to enter
Go to our award entry platform here. Log in or create an account, then submit your entry. Choose your entry category, and fill in all the required fields. You can save it and come back at any time to edit it. Entries must be paid for by the entry deadline to be included.
Please note that our Deluxe entries are limited and to guarantee a speaking slot at the Festival of Innovation you must pay for your entry by midnight BST 9th September 2024.
Learn more about the entry types, categories and what to enter here. We have also created a guide to entering the awards that gives you insight into what the judges will look for in each category.
Winners will be announced at the Festival of Innovation, 15-16 January 2025.
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