Aileen Reuter, marketing director, Grass Roots
Alison Whitehead, head of sales & marketing, Principal Promotions
Andrew Deakin, co-director, Conference Care
Andrew Gilkerson, European procurement meeting and congress category lead, Pfizer
Andrew Latta, head of corporate events, Aviva
Andrew Williams, managing director, Seventeen Events
Anita Lowe, chief executive, Venues Event Management
Anna Golden, commercial director, Earls Court & Olympia
Anthony Hyde, head of corporate sales, Barbican/president MPI UK Chapter
Carina Bauer, marketing and operations director, Imex
Caroline Strachan, global procurement leader - business travel, AstraZeneca
Cath Couzens, director, Perception Sales & Marketing
Chris Elmitt, managing director, Crystal Interactive
Chris Parnham, managing director - operations, Zibrant
Chris Peacock, director, Conference Care
Dale Parmenter, managing director, DRP
David Evans, group chairman and chief executive, Grass Roots
David Hornby, England 2018 accommodation and hospitality consultant
David Pegler, managing director, Excel London
David Stubbs, head of sustainability, London 2012 Organising Committee
David Taylor, sales director, Grass Roots, HBI
David Watt, Corporate Innovations
Des McLaughlin, managing director, Grass Roots, HBI
Dirk Mischendahl, director, Logistik
Donna Abberley, business tourism manager, South Africa Tourism
Duncan Beale, managing director, Line Up
Duncan Reid, group portfolio director, International Confex
Fay Sharpe, managing director - sales and marketing, Zibrant
Fiona Pelham, managing director, Organise This
Graham Keene, group executive chairman,World Events
Guy Bigwood, group sustsainability director, MCI
Hamish Reid, general manager, Jersey Conference Bureau
Hugh Robertson, chairman and founding partner, RPM
Iain Robertson, regional director of sales, Four Seasons
Ian Irving, director of corporate, RPM
Izania Downie, CEO, Eventia
Jackie Brew, senior conference planner, Shire Pharmaceuticals
Jacqui Davies, head of events agency, Zurich
Jacqui Kavanagh, managing director, Trinity Conferences
Jacqui Rogers, general manager, BT Convention Centre (ACC Liverpool)
Jayson Weston, events manager, Indesit
Jennifer Jenkins, managing director, MCI UK
John Greenway, MP for Ryedale
John Hooker, managing partner, Adding Value Consulting
John Saunders, managing director, Altitude
John Walker, managing director, Oxford International
Joss Croft, regional director for Europe, Visit Britain
Julian Pullan, executive VP, managing director, EMEA, Jack Morton Worldwide
Kate Conway, internal communications manager, events, Tesco
Kate Disley, group marketing manager, International Confex
Keith Michaels, marketing operations manager, GM
Keith O’Loughlin, managing director, TRO
Leigh Jagger, CEO, Banks Sadler
Lois Jacobs, Global CEO, Fitch
Louise Szodi, internal communications manager, HR and engagement, Sainsburys
Maarten Vanneste, president and CEO, Abbit Meeting Support
Mandy Torrens,exhibition director, EIBTM
Maria Duddin, general manager, The Brewery
Mark Howell, director of 2012 Games, Visit London
Mark Riches, managing director, First Protocol
Mark Saxby, sales and marketing director, World Events
Mark Taylor, head of events, BI Worldwide/chair, Eventia
Martin Lines, marketing director, Nestle Professional
Martin Parry, managing director, World events
Martin Sirk, chief executive, ICCA
Matt Smith, director, Black Tomato
Mike Kershaw, chairman, Concerto Group
Morag Alabaster, sales director, Zibrant
Nick Becker, senior event manager, O2
Nick Bender, managing director, Grass Roots Eventcom
Nick Porter, managing director, Fresh Group
Nigel Cooper, group executive director, Motivcom
Padraic Gilligan, managing director, Ovation Global DMC
Patricia de Patrizio, regional director of sales, UK, The Rocco Forte Collection
Patrick Delaney, managing director, Ovation Global DMC
Paul Cook, managing director of Planet Planit and Clarity Event Insurance
Paul Tilstone, chief executive, Institute of Travel Management
Peter Ducker, executive director, HBAA
Peter Kerwood, head of marketing for events, Merlin Entertainments Group
Phil Watton, managing director, Lodestar
Randle Stonier, founding partner, Adding Value
Ray Bloom, chairman, Imex Group
Richard Bandell, chief executive, BI
Richard Waddington, chief executive, First Protocol
Rick Stainton, commercial director, Smyle
Rob Allen, chief executive, TRO Group
Rob Davidson, senior lecturer in business travel and tourism, University of Westminster
Robert Wright, managing director, Davies Tanner
Roger Tondeur, founder and president, MCI
Rupert Ellwood, managing director, Vinopolis
Samantha van Leeuwen, head of hotels and venues, Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Sarah Wright, head of events, Barclays
Simon Hughes, director of live events, COI
Ted Walker, marketing manager, Keith Prowse
Tina Morris, managing partner, Adding Value
Tracy Halliwell, director of business tourism, Visit London
Vanessa Cotton, chair, Reed Travel Exhibitions
Vishal Patel, EMEA head of events, Google
Zanine Adams, head of event solutions and UK sales, Visit London