The Clarion Awards 2026 : Impact by Design
The EVCOM Clarion Awards celebrate film, live and audio experiences that use creativity, craft and influence to deliver measurable positive impact for people, communities and the planet. They recognise work that goes beyond commercial success to drive meaningful progress- through environmental responsibility, social good, education, wellbeing, inclusion and innovation, demonstrating how our industry can be a powerful force for positive change.
The Clarions are not simply awards; they are proof that impact can be designed, embedded and measured – not retrofitted.
The Clarion Awards 2026
Celebrate Creativity with Purpose at the EVCOM Clarion Awards 2026
The EVCOM Clarion Awards recognise powerful, purpose-driven work across film and live events – shining a light on creatives, agencies, and organisations from the corporate and brand sectors who are using their platforms to make a genuine difference.
Join us on 8th July at the London Stock Exchange for an evening of inspiration, recognition and industry insight.
This year’s event will feature another insightful panel discussion – to be revealed soon.
We’ll then reveal and showcase the winners of this year’s Clarion Awards, followed by rooftop drinks and bites overlooking the iconic St Paul’s Cathedral.
Evening Schedule
6:00 PM – Arrival drinks and canapés
6:45 PM – Panel discussion:
7:30 PM – Awards ceremony and showcase
8:15 PM – Roof terrace reception with drinks and bites
9:30 PM – Carriages
Celebrate excellence and impact with your team, your clients, and your industry this July.
Ticket Prices
Member Ticket: £275 (+VAT) | Early Bird: £220 (+VAT)
Non-Member Ticket: £295 (+VAT) | Early Bird: £250 (+VAT)
Charity Ticket: £150 (+VAT) | Early Bird: £120 (+VAT)
Freelancer Ticket: £125 (+VAT) | Early Bird: £100 (+VAT)
T&Cs: Tickets are non-refundable but may be transferred to another member of your team.
Organisations interested in sponsoring a category at this year’s EVCOM Clarion Awards can contact us on info@evcom.org.uk
Ticket Prices
Early Bird EXTENDED TO 20 May 2026.
Member Ticket: £275 (+VAT) | Early Bird: £220 (+VAT)
Non-Member Ticket: £295 (+VAT) | Early Bird: £250 (+VAT)
Charity Ticket: £150 (+VAT) | Early Bird: £120 (+VAT)
Freelancer Ticket: £125 (+VAT) | Early Bird: £100 (+VAT)
Categories
Live and Film
Most Sustainable Production/ Event: Recognising productions that embed environmental and social sustainability at every stage, from concept to delivery and demonstrate measurable positive impact on planet, people and community.
Key criteria:
- Clear sustainability strategy embedded in planning and execution
- Measurable reduction in environmental impact (carbon, waste, travel, energy etc.)
- Responsible supply chain and inclusive operational practices
- Positive local or community impact
- Evidence of behavioural change or legacy impact
Most Sustainable Supplier: Awarded to a supplier, venue or production partner that has embedded sustainability into the core of its business model and can demonstratetangible, measurable impact.
Key criteria:
Key Criteria
- Demonstrable sustainability framework or policy
- Data-backed environmental impact reduction
- Innovation in sustainable delivery or materials
- Transparent reporting and accountability
- Evidence of client or industry influence
New Categories!
AI for Good: Responsible Innovation in Impact Communication : Recognising the innovative and responsible use of artificial intelligence to enhance the creation, delivery or measurement of purpose-driven content or live experiences — resulting in measurable positive impact for audiences, organisations or society.
This award celebrates AI used not as a novelty, but as a strategic tool to deepen engagement, improve accessibility, personalise experiences or increase real-world outcomes.
Key Criteria:
- Clear strategic rationale for using AI
- Responsible and ethical implementation (transparency, bias awareness, data governance)
- Enhancement of audience experience or accessibility
- Demonstrable improvement in impact, engagement or efficiency
- Measurable outcomes linked to defined objectives
Podcast: Purpose-Led Impact in a corporate podcast :
Recognising podcasts commissioned or produced by organisations that drive social, cultural, environmental or organisational impact — demonstrating strategic intent, high production quality and measurable audience or stakeholder outcomes.
Key Criteria:
- Clear purpose and defined audience
- Strong production and messaging quality
- Integration with a wider campaign or strategic goal
- Measurable engagement outcomes (downloads, retention, sentiment)
- Evidence of impact on behaviour, awareness or stakeholder results
Special Categories
Focus Award : Recognising exceptional emerging filmmaking talent from under-represented backgrounds whose creative potential and early work demonstratepromise,voiceand purpose.
Key Criteria:
- Demonstrated creativity, storytelling ability and filmmaking passion
- Evidence of authentic voice or distinctive perspective
- Engagement with issues of purpose, humanity or inclusion
- Commitment to professional growth and development
- Potential for future impact
Realise Award: Recognising emerging event professionals whose ambition, imagination and fresh perspectives indicate potential to shape the future of purpose-driven events and experiences.
Key Criteria:
- Creativity and imagination in event thinking
- Demonstrable understanding of purpose-driven impact
- Organisational flair and strategic potential
- Authentic voice and diverse perspective
- Commitment to sector growth and inclusion
Film Categories
Brand Communication: Recognising purpose-led films that communicate a brand’s values, CSR commitments or social mission in a way that creates measurable impact for audiences and stakeholders.
Key Criteria:
- Clear alignment between brand and cause
- Strong narrative and production quality
- Audience engagement and reach
- Measurable reputational or behavioural impact
- Evidence of outcomes against objectives
Celebratory: Awarded to films that celebrate purpose-driven achievements, partnerships or milestones while reinforcing wider social or environmental impact.
Key Criteria:
- Authentic storytelling
- Clear link to positive impact
- Emotional engagement
- Audience response or participation
- Demonstrable results
Diversity and Inclusion: Recognising films that promote equity, representation and inclusion, and drive meaningful conversation or change within organisations or society.
Key Criteria:
- Clear D&I objective
- Authentic representation
- Evidence of audience impact or awareness shift
- Stakeholder engagement
- Measurable organisational or societal outcomes
Education and Training: Awarded to films designed to inform, educateor train audiences on critical social,environmentalor organisational issues — delivering measurable learning outcomes.
Key Criteria:
- Clear learning objectives
- Audience relevance and accessibility
- Evidence of knowledge retention or behavioural shift
- Measurable performance impact
- Production effectiveness
Environment: Recognising films that raise awareness of environmental issues or promote sustainable behaviours, with demonstrable impact on audience understanding or action.
Key Criteria:
- Clear environmental focus
- Compelling and credible storytelling
- Behavioural or policy influence
- Audience reach and engagement
- Measurable outcomes
Health and Wellbeing: Awarded to films that address physical or mental health issues and demonstrably improve awareness, understanding or wellbeing outcomes.
Key Criteria:
- Clear health objective
- Sensitivity and accuracy
- Audience engagement
- Measurable change in awareness or behaviour
- Evidence of impact
Innovation: Recognising films that use creative,technicalor strategic innovation to drive greater engagement and impact around a social or environmental issue.
Key Criteria:
- Original creative or technical approach
- Clear strategic thinking
- Audience engagement
- Measurable impact
- Scalability or influence
Social Welfare: Awarded to films that highlight social challenges and demonstrably contribute to awareness, advocacyor positive social change.
Key Criteria:
- Clear social objective
- Authentic representation
- Stakeholder engagement
- Measurable social impact
- Evidence of real-world outcomes
Live Categories
Celebratory: Awarded to live events that celebrate purpose-driven achievements while reinforcing social or environmental impact.
Key Criteria:
- Clear celebratory objective
- Audience engagement
- Emotional and experiential quality
- Measurable impact
- Evidence of outcomes
Education and Training: Recognising live experiences that educate audiences on key social, environmentalor organisational issues, delivering measurable learning impact.
Key Criteria:
- Defined learning objectives
- Audience engagement
- Evidence of knowledge or behavioural change
- Measurable results
- Quality of delivery
Health and Wellbeing: Awarded to events that promote physical or mental wellbeing and demonstrate measurable impact on participants.
Key Criteria:
- Clear wellbeing focus
- Engagement and inclusivity
- Measurable outcomes
- Stakeholder feedback
- Lasting impact
Innovation: Recognising live experiences that use creative, technicalor strategic innovation to enhance purpose-driven engagement and impact.
Key Criteria:
- Original concept or execution
- Strategic alignment
- Audience engagement
- Measurable impact
- Industry influence
Diversity & Inclusion: Awarded to events that champion diversity, equity and inclusion and demonstrate meaningful impact within organisations or communities.
Key Criteria:
- Clear D&I objective
- Inclusive design and delivery
- Audience impact
- Measurable outcomes
- Evidence of change
Most Sustainable Event Venue: Recognising venues that have embedded sustainability into operations, infrastructureand client delivery,demonstratingmeasurable environmental and social impact.
Key Criteria:
- Clear sustainability framework
- Data-backed environmental performance
- Responsible sourcing and waste management
- Community engagement
- Transparency and reporting
The Clarion Awards 2026
This year, the awards expand their scope with two new categories recognising purpose-led corporate podcasting and the responsible use of AI as a strategic tool for meaningful engagement, accessibility and measurable outcomes.
At the heart of the programme are two special awards championing emerging talent. The Focus Award supports outstanding new filmmaking voices from under-represented backgrounds, while the Realise Award celebrates ambitious young event professionals shaping the future of purposeful live experiences.
Projects and events published or delivered between 28 March 2025 and 5 April 2026 are eligible for entry.
Winners will be announced at the Clarion Awards Ceremony on 8 July 2026 at the London Stock Exchange. Tickets will be released closer to the event.
Organisations interested in sponsoring a category at this year’s EVCOM Clarion Awards can contact us on info@evcom.org.uk
Entry Fees
Early Bird
Member: £150 +VAT
Non-Member: £250 +VAT
Freelancer: £100 +VAT
Standard
Member: £170 +VAT
Non-Member: £275 +VAT
Freelancer: £120 +VAT
Early Bird rates are available for a limited period.
Categories
Live and Film
Most Sustainable Production/ Event: Recognising productions that embed environmental and social sustainability at every stage, from concept to delivery and demonstrate measurable positive impact on planet, people and community.
Key criteria:
- Clear sustainability strategy embedded in planning and execution
- Measurable reduction in environmental impact (carbon, waste, travel, energy etc.)
- Responsible supply chain and inclusive operational practices
- Positive local or community impact
- Evidence of behavioural change or legacy impact
Most Sustainable Supplier: Awarded to a supplier, venue or production partner that has embedded sustainability into the core of its business model and can demonstratetangible, measurable impact.
Key criteria:
Key Criteria
- Demonstrable sustainability framework or policy
- Data-backed environmental impact reduction
- Innovation in sustainable delivery or materials
- Transparent reporting and accountability
- Evidence of client or industry influence
New Categories!
AI for Good: Responsible Innovation in Impact Communication : Recognising the innovative and responsible use of artificial intelligence to enhance the creation, delivery or measurement of purpose-driven content or live experiences — resulting in measurable positive impact for audiences, organisations or society.
This award celebrates AI used not as a novelty, but as a strategic tool to deepen engagement, improve accessibility, personalise experiences or increase real-world outcomes.
Key Criteria:
- Clear strategic rationale for using AI
- Responsible and ethical implementation (transparency, bias awareness, data governance)
- Enhancement of audience experience or accessibility
- Demonstrable improvement in impact, engagement or efficiency
- Measurable outcomes linked to defined objectives
Podcast: Purpose-Led Impact in a corporate podcast :
Recognising podcasts commissioned or produced by organisations that drive social, cultural, environmental or organisational impact — demonstrating strategic intent, high production quality and measurable audience or stakeholder outcomes.
Key Criteria:
- Clear purpose and defined audience
- Strong production and messaging quality
- Integration with a wider campaign or strategic goal
- Measurable engagement outcomes (downloads, retention, sentiment)
- Evidence of impact on behaviour, awareness or stakeholder results
Special Categories
Focus Award : Recognising exceptional emerging filmmaking talent from under-represented backgrounds whose creative potential and early work demonstratepromise,voiceand purpose.
Key Criteria:
- Demonstrated creativity, storytelling ability and filmmaking passion
- Evidence of authentic voice or distinctive perspective
- Engagement with issues of purpose, humanity or inclusion
- Commitment to professional growth and development
- Potential for future impact
Realise Award: Recognising emerging event professionals whose ambition, imagination and fresh perspectives indicate potential to shape the future of purpose-driven events and experiences.
Key Criteria:
- Creativity and imagination in event thinking
- Demonstrable understanding of purpose-driven impact
- Organisational flair and strategic potential
- Authentic voice and diverse perspective
- Commitment to sector growth and inclusion
Film Categories
Brand Communication: Recognising purpose-led films that communicate a brand’s values, CSR commitments or social mission in a way that creates measurable impact for audiences and stakeholders.
Key Criteria:
- Clear alignment between brand and cause
- Strong narrative and production quality
- Audience engagement and reach
- Measurable reputational or behavioural impact
- Evidence of outcomes against objectives
Celebratory: Awarded to films that celebrate purpose-driven achievements, partnerships or milestones while reinforcing wider social or environmental impact.
Key Criteria:
- Authentic storytelling
- Clear link to positive impact
- Emotional engagement
- Audience response or participation
- Demonstrable results
Diversity and Inclusion: Recognising films that promote equity, representation and inclusion, and drive meaningful conversation or change within organisations or society.
Key Criteria:
- Clear D&I objective
- Authentic representation
- Evidence of audience impact or awareness shift
- Stakeholder engagement
- Measurable organisational or societal outcomes
Education and Training: Awarded to films designed to inform, educateor train audiences on critical social,environmentalor organisational issues — delivering measurable learning outcomes.
Key Criteria:
- Clear learning objectives
- Audience relevance and accessibility
- Evidence of knowledge retention or behavioural shift
- Measurable performance impact
- Production effectiveness
Environment: Recognising films that raise awareness of environmental issues or promote sustainable behaviours, with demonstrable impact on audience understanding or action.
Key Criteria:
- Clear environmental focus
- Compelling and credible storytelling
- Behavioural or policy influence
- Audience reach and engagement
- Measurable outcomes
Health and Wellbeing: Awarded to films that address physical or mental health issues and demonstrably improve awareness, understanding or wellbeing outcomes.
Key Criteria:
- Clear health objective
- Sensitivity and accuracy
- Audience engagement
- Measurable change in awareness or behaviour
- Evidence of impact
Innovation: Recognising films that use creative,technicalor strategic innovation to drive greater engagement and impact around a social or environmental issue.
Key Criteria:
- Original creative or technical approach
- Clear strategic thinking
- Audience engagement
- Measurable impact
- Scalability or influence
Social Welfare: Awarded to films that highlight social challenges and demonstrably contribute to awareness, advocacyor positive social change.
Key Criteria:
- Clear social objective
- Authentic representation
- Stakeholder engagement
- Measurable social impact
- Evidence of real-world outcomes
Live Categories
Celebratory: Awarded to live events that celebrate purpose-driven achievements while reinforcing social or environmental impact.
Key Criteria:
- Clear celebratory objective
- Audience engagement
- Emotional and experiential quality
- Measurable impact
- Evidence of outcomes
Education and Training: Recognising live experiences that educate audiences on key social, environmentalor organisational issues, delivering measurable learning impact.
Key Criteria:
- Defined learning objectives
- Audience engagement
- Evidence of knowledge or behavioural change
- Measurable results
- Quality of delivery
Health and Wellbeing: Awarded to events that promote physical or mental wellbeing and demonstrate measurable impact on participants.
Key Criteria:
- Clear wellbeing focus
- Engagement and inclusivity
- Measurable outcomes
- Stakeholder feedback
- Lasting impact
Innovation: Recognising live experiences that use creative, technicalor strategic innovation to enhance purpose-driven engagement and impact.
Key Criteria:
- Original concept or execution
- Strategic alignment
- Audience engagement
- Measurable impact
- Industry influence
Diversity & Inclusion: Awarded to events that champion diversity, equity and inclusion and demonstrate meaningful impact within organisations or communities.
Key Criteria:
- Clear D&I objective
- Inclusive design and delivery
- Audience impact
- Measurable outcomes
- Evidence of change
Most Sustainable Event Venue: Recognising venues that have embedded sustainability into operations, infrastructureand client delivery,demonstratingmeasurable environmental and social impact.
Key Criteria:
- Clear sustainability framework
- Data-backed environmental performance
- Responsible sourcing and waste management
- Community engagement
- Transparency and reporting
MEET THE JUDGES
Our judging panels are made up of experts from across the live and film sectors. Handpicked by the EVCOM Board and team, we invite clients, industry leaders and creatives to offer their expertise to the process. Judges are split into panels, across which a range of perspectives are represented. Each panel judges around 30 entries independently. We then hold a review session where judges come together to review the winners and confirm their reviews of the submitted. Judges receive work anonymously to ensure our commitment to unbiased integrity.
Stuart Anderson , Friend Studios, Brand & Communications Consultant
Stu is a brand and communications specialist with over 30 years’ experience across both corporate and consumer sectors, helping organisations define their positioning, sharpen their messaging and build meaningful connections with their audiences. His career spans brand strategy, creative communications and digital commerce, working with both fast-growth entrepreneurial businesses and established brands.
Alongside his consultancy work, Stu has played a key role in growing Young Soles, a premium children’s footwear brand, into an internationally recognised direct-to-consumer business. During this time, the company has expanded into global markets, successfully completed two rounds of funding and secured a government innovation grant, reflecting both its commercial success and commitment to innovation.
Angie Avlianos, BFBS Live Events
BFBS is a forces charity and media company that exists to support the welfare of British Service Personnel through the provision of bespoke radio, TV, cinema, technology, social media and live events. Angie has worked with BFBS for 25 years delivering live events. This includes leading tours to Iraq, Afghanistan, The Falkland Islands, Middle East, Estonia, Poland and Italy. BFBS Live events focus on providing morale boosting comedy, music, dance, celebrity visits and DJs. Outside of work she is mum to Joe – an apprentice carpenter and wife to Sen a musician and music retail specialist.
Urooj Azmi, Muse Studios
Urooj Kamran Azmi is the Founder of Owl & Tweed, a venture that works with communities to imagine more enchanted futures for their cities and ecosystems, then brings together the businesses and capital needed to make those visions real. She is also the Founder of Muse Studios, a production house for Global South stories for impact. Her work spans impact industries, AI, civic technology, human rights and ecological restoration across the Middle East, North America, South Asia, and Europe.
An award-winning impact communications professional, Urooj is a Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award winner and Pulitzer Center Fellow with previous roles at Al Jazeera English, the Together Coalition, and IMAGINE. She holds a BSc in Media Industries and Technology from Northwestern University with a Certificate in Civic Engagement, and an MSc in Marketing from Brunel University. Her campaigns have reached tens of millions of people and she brings a decade of experience translating complex ideas into stories that move audiences to action.
Viktoria Bebbington, Pukka Films
Viktoria Bebbington is Managing Director at Pukka Films, with over 25 years of global experience in media production, branded content and learning solutions. An accomplished Executive Producer and creative leader, she helps brands, businesses and public sector organisations tell powerful stories that engage audiences and inspire change.
Outside of work, Viktoria is a school governor and mentor, passionate about supporting emerging talent and championing creativity across the industry.
Georgina Bromwich, A&O Shearman
Georgina’s an award-winning writer who has spent her career helping businesses and brands get more from their words. She currently works with A&O Shearman’s leadership team – helping them connect with people and partners around the globe. Previously, she held in-house roles at Microsoft and KPMG, and worked closely with leaders in business, the civil service and politics, while on secondment to the Confederation of British Industry.
Before venturing into corporate comms, she was a senior consultant at brand language agency, The Writer. While there, she worked with a long list of businesses, including Amadeus, Barclays, Cisco, UBS and Unilever, on tone of voice projects. And Georgina would regularly share the tricks of the comms trade at conferences.
Then early on in her career, she lived in Spain, working as a freelance writer, editor and translator.
David Clark, Richmond Events
David Clark is a Project Manager for Richmond Events, the company that developed the buyer / seller model of business forums in the UK. He is responsible for delivering y-o-y growth for the company’s marcoms portfolio, which includes The Communication Directors’ Forum, The Marketing Forum & The Digital Marketing & AI Forum.
He sits on the management board responsible for the future strategic direction of the company worldwide.
He has worked in the marcoms industry for 20+ years and is familiar with many of the organisations who are showcasing their works for the awards.
Elizabeth Derham, Get Birding/ Elizabeth Derham Consulting
Elizabeth Derham is a senior communications and marketing leader with more than 20 years’ experience spanning entertainment, sport, brand partnerships and purpose-led storytelling. Most recently, she served as SVP Integrated Marketing and CMO for David Beckham, leading global brand communications, creative strategy and reputation management across commercial, philanthropic and cultural initiatives. Elizabeth also built the commercial production arm of Studio99, a global content studio, delivering branded film & photography for international clients including UNICEF, Diageo, EA and Maserati. She now leads strategic communications and growth initiatives for emerging media ventures including Get Birding, the multiplatform content brand fronted by Sean Bean, alongside advisory work for founders, brands and talent.
Elizabeth Fisher-Robins, The Edge
Elizabeth, Executive Producer at The Edge, leads the creation of high-impact films, campaigns, and digital learning content for global organisations. She’s known for turning complex ideas into clear, human stories that genuinely connect with audiences and inspire change.
She has a particular interest in sustainability and purpose-led storytelling and is passionate about using content to make environmental and social impact feel real, relevant, and actionable for people.
Amanda Gooding, Tysers Live
I have spent the last 10 years at Tysers Insurance Brokers, progressing from Claims Executive to Senior Broker for New Business. More recently, I’ve enjoyed taking a more active role in developing Tysers’ relationship with Evcom.
Olivia Graham, Producer & NEXT GEN Board
Olivia Graham is a freelance producer and production manager with over five years of experience in the industry. A previous Clarion Award winner for her work with Kinura, Olivia also serves on the EVCOM Next Gen board, helping shape the future of the events and visual communications sector.
Alex Green, Network Rail
Alex Green is a Senior Digital Editor at Network Rail, leading film, design, animation and digital content for major national campaigns and stakeholder communications. He has overseen the delivery of high‑profile, purpose‑driven creative projects spanning sustainability, innovation and social impact, working closely with multidisciplinary design, film and technical teams, as well as external partners. Alex brings extensive experience in judging, mentoring and evaluation within the creative industries, and has a particular interest in responsible design, sustainable production and meaningful storytelling.
Linaka Greensword, Buro Happold
Linaka Greensword is a creative leader at Buro Happold, driving innovation in visual communication across global projects. She leads Buro Happold’s in-house creative agency for project delivery, bringing clarity and impact to complex engineering and sustainability challenges on Buro Happold projects across the world. Her work in data visualisation has been recognised at the World Government Summit in partnership with Information is Beautiful, underscoring her commitment to pushing the boundaries of how design informs and inspires.
Liam Hall, Freelance Director
Liam Hall is an award-winning filmmaker whose passion for cinematic storytelling has shaped a career spanning commercials, music videos, broadcast, and high-end corporate.
He has filmed in over 100 countries, often in difficult or remote locations and his work has won leading industry awards at home and abroad.
BRAD HARRIS, DRPG EVENTS
Responsible for leading the creative direction and delivery of live, hybrid, and experiential projects. Brad specialises in translating brand and business objectives into memorable, high impact live experiences that engage audiences and drive results.
Connie Jones, FIRST
Connie is a seasoned event professional with over 20 years’ experience and has made significant contributions on both the agency and corporate fronts. Her leadership journey includes the creation and management of event specialist teams supporting dedicated accounts on complex initiatives. With an eye on innovation, Connie has actively contributed to the evolution of best practices in the event industry.
Connie currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Operations for FIRST, a global brand experience agency that connects people to the world’s top brands. Connie oversees embedded team operations and her dedication to FIRST has spanned 16 years, during which she has held multiple key leadership roles.
Jenny Manby, Plastic Pictures
Jenny Manby, Managing Director at Plastic Pictures. With a background in Sustainable Marketing from the University of Cambridge, I’m passionate about ensuring our work doesn’t just look good, but does good. I champion measurable sustainability across productions, embedding environmental responsibility into the way we create meaningful campaigns.
Jessica Page, whg
Jess is Assistant Director of Housing at whg, a non-executive Honeycomb Group and a non-executive at Bridge Housing Solutions. She has 15 years experience in social housing including for providers specifically set up to house minority groups.
Andrew Reid, Jack Morton (UK)
Andrew is on the senior leadership team at Jack Morton (UK), heading up the creative strategy team, and supporting Jack Morton’s EMEA commercial strategy. HIs career spans brand and market consulting, film-franchise, advisory roles for the major Hollywood Studios, and experiential marketing, having been a director at Imagination and Shelton Fleming. He’s lived and worked internationally for successful B2B brands and always leaned into the prevailing cultural and technological zeitgeist.
Paul Richardson, Vividink Ltd
Paul is a career B2B PR & marketing professional with experience leading communications departments for large PLCs, and, for the past 20 years, has been an external supplier of these services through his own agency. He has developed and executed internal and external communications strategies and campaigns for companies operating across the events sector. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Jane Sayers, Shell
Jane Sayers is a senior creative and agency leader with over 18 years’ experience shaping premium, integrated storytelling for global audiences. Currently Global Discipline Lead for Film & Photography at Shell, she has evolved the company’s in‑house film capability, founding Content Engine and future‑proofing it across social, live broadcast and AI‑enabled storytelling.
Jane is recognised for her trusted, effective leadership, strategic left/right‑brain thinking and forming and leading teams to deliver engaging, high‑impact, award‑winning work – including Emmy‑winning content.
Jodi Summer-Williams, Mediazoo
Jodi is a creative director, writer, exec producer and film director with a career built on the belief that storytelling can change the world. Specialising in using creativity to invoke change, her work has won Gold at the New York Film and Television Awards, aired prime time on the BBC, and been viewed by millions.
With a background spanning theatre through to film and broadcast, Jodi brings a rare breadth of craft to every project. She has spent two decades applying that craft to some of society’s most pressing challenges, leading behaviour change campaigns across counter-terrorism, criminal justice, public health, international development and national security for organisations including the Foreign Office, Home Office, NHS, MoD, MoJ and NATO.
She also works with global brands, FTSE 100s, NGOs and international broadcasters, bringing the same passion for purposeful, memorable storytelling wherever the brief takes her.
Eyitomi Tetsola, Creative Writing Student & EVCOM Next Gen Board
Creative Writing student at the University of Greenwich and member of the EVCOM Next Gen Board. Aspiring Creative Director and Screenwriter interested in storytelling and communication.
Alice Thomson , Kaptcha & EVCOM NEXT GEN Board
Alice is a strategic communications professional specialising in translating complex organisational priorities into clear, credible narratives. For over five years, she has worked closely with senior marketing and communications leaders in enterprise and regulated environments, shaping communication that supports brand strategy, transformation and stakeholder engagement. As a member of the EVCOM Next Gen Board, Alice is committed to championing emerging talent across the events and communications industry.
Samantha Wilson (PIEMA), Syntiro Associates
Sam’s work is informed by nearly 20 years in the creative sector, developing specialist technical knowledge with systems development and international best practice such as ISO Standards. Sam is a certified B Leader, a Practitioner Member of IEMA, trained in GRI Standards and the UN SDGs, and has been awarded a distinction in the NEBOSH National Certificate.
Sam founded Syntiro Associates, a specialist sustainability consultancy, that integrates a blend of international best practice to develop meaningful sustainability strategies and targeted operational toolkits. Syntiro specialises in taking clients through to a range of certifications and, more recently, utilising a value-led approach to add depth and weight to sustainability reporting requirements.
She is committed to supporting the creative industries to connect strategy with targeted operational controls, achieve certifications, and to ensure that sustainability becomes embedded into the core of the business model and value proposition.