The Canadian Event Awards Judging Has Officially Begun!
Thank you to our esteemed Awards Jury for dedicating their time and expertise to evaluate the best events from 2024. Over the next few weeks, they’ll be reviewing outstanding entries, and soon, we’ll reveal the finalists.
Meet our 2025 awards jury (top left to bottom right):
- Dwayne Rutherford – Founder & CEO | Debonair Corporate Events | LinkedIn | Toronto, ON
- Kate Patay – Chief Strategy Officer | Patay Consulting | LinkedIn | Greater Reno Area
- Stacy Wyatt – Founder & Creative Director | CSE | LinkedIn | Toronto, ON
- Mark Cooney – Vice President of Sales & Business Development | Impact AV Solutions | LinkedIn | Mississauga, ON
- Emma Singh – Founder & Creative Director | Emma Singh Creative | LinkedIn | Winnipeg, MB
- Lorne Levitt – CEO & Lead Event Designer | ÉVÉNEMENTS TOTAL | LinkedIn | Montreal, QC
- Nicoletta Vella – Sales & Catering Manager | Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto | LinkedIn | Toronto, ON
- Evan Aranoff – Co-President | Luxe Modern Rentals | LinkedIn | North York, ON
- Dionne Bishop – Founder & CEO | Events by Dionne Inc. | LinkedIn | Toronto, ON
- Lori Heller – President | Heller Productions Inc. | LinkedIn | East York, ON
- Tennille Jago – Social Media Manager & Corporate Sales Representative | Paquin Artists Agency | LinkedIn | Toronto, ON
- Tim Hines – Global Keynote Speaker, Emcee, Author, Podcast Host, Consultant | Marketing Starter Group | LinkedIn | Austin, TX
- Keneisha Williams – Founder | Black in Events Network | LinkedIn | GTA, ON
- Brittany Ockrant – Program Coordinator: Event Management, Creative Design | Seneca College | LinkedIn | Waterdown, ON
- Pavel Diaz – Events Planner | Engineers of Nova Scotia | LinkedIn | Halifax, NS
- Sharon Bonner – Founder & CEO | Bright Ideas Events | LinkedIn | Richmond, BC
- Oli Kiddell – Owner | Black Cab Productions | LinkedIn | Calgary, AB
- Harpreet Atwal – Event Sales Director | JPdL | LinkedIn | Toronto, ON
- Jason Katz – Founder, President & Creative Strategist | Atmosphere Communications & Events Inc. | LinkedIn | Montreal, QC
- Debbie Arato – Partner & Experience Design Strategist | Experiential Experts | LinkedIn | Markham, ON
- Evan Babins – Event Manager | Intuit | LinkedIn | Toronto, ON
- Sarah Downing – Experience Producer | e=mc² events | LinkedIn | GTA, ON
- Julie Brunjes – Owner | Stardust Events | LinkedIn | Markham, ON
- Jason Koop – Vice President of Business Development | CSE | LinkedIn | Oakville, ON
- Andrew Zimbel – Event Whisperer, Problem Solver | Andrew Zimbel Enterprises | LinkedIn | Toronto, ON
- Jamie Crackower – Account Manager | Spotlight Audio-Visual Industries Inc. | LinkedIn | GTA, ON
You’re invited to join us in celebrating the hard work and success of our amazing event community at the 2025 Canadian Event Awards Gala on Wednesday, April 30 at Universal Eventspace. Don’t miss this awesome night hosted by Peter and Paul’s and produced by e=mc2 events in partnership with SAVI, S4 Entertainment, Stardust Events, Cirque Revolution, Pheedloop, Nothers The Award Store, Luxury Coach, The Idea Hunter, Paquin Entertainment Group, DMA Events, and MirMir.