Eventex Awards, the leading accolade in events and experience marketing, has announced its jury panel for its 16th edition. We are delighted to share that Natalia Futekova – founder of ERP Academy and Vice-Chair of the Bulgarian Association of Information Technologies (BAIT) is part of this year’s impressive jury line-up.

The Eventex Awards 2026 jury features a record 251 experts from 43 countries, including business founders and executives, mentors, innovators, creative minds, and thought leaders.

The 16th edition of Eventex Awards will see the jury panel evaluate entries in categories across the following tracks – Events, Brand Experiences, Marketing, Communications & Strategy, Agencies & Teams, Venues, Event Technology and Event Production.

This year, the Eventex Awards’ jury members will also evaluate entries in the awards’ new Grand Prix categories reserved for game-changing creativity that set the ultimate benchmark for excellence.

“The Eventex Awards jury has always played a vital role in upholding the integrity and objectivity of the awards, while evaluating remarkable creativity from across the global events industry”, says Eventex Awards Co-founder Ovanes Ovanessian. “We are grateful to our jury members for committing both their time and expertise to this challenge, and we are confident that their diverse professional backgrounds and rigorous approach to evaluation will make Eventex Awards 2026 a smashing success”.

A list of the Eventex Awards 2026 jury members is available here.

Founded in 2009 to celebrate creativity, innovation and effectiveness in the industry, today Eventex Awards is the most esteemed international awards in the world of events and experience marketing. Every year, the awards highlight the best agencies, events, tech, suppliers and venues from the world of events.