Last year's number one, Jane Risby-Rose, slipped down to 13th as a tumultuous year for the event industry saw much movement in the list, voted for by over 2,000 industry peers.
The unveiling took place after a .
Event was aided by a plethora of top partners including:
, which provided the venue
Red Carpet Security provided security
The Mobile Feel Good Company gave massages
Europa gave furniture
Young Guns provided entertainment
Guilty provided cocktails
PimpMyCloackroom.com kept everyone's coats and bags safe
The Unusual Coffee Co provdied coffee and AV
White Light gave the event lighting and sound
Ether Live provided wireless access
Create supplied food
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Are you on the list? Here it is in full:
1. Simon Hughes: director of live events, COI
2. Paul Byrom: managing director, Upper Street Events
3. James Bulley: director of venues and infrastructure, LOCOG
4. Hugh Robertson: chairman and founding partner, RPM
5. John Probyn: chief operating officer, Live Nation
6. Penny Humphrey: UK experiential and retail marketing manager, EA Games
7. Dominic Jones: CEO, Business Design Centre
8. Simon Daukes: group managing director, Haymarket Exhibitions
9. Louise Szodi: communications manager, HR and engagement, Sainsburys
10. Lois Jacobs: CEO, Fitch
11. Rob Allen: chairman and chief executive, TRO
12. Anabel Fielding: managing director, Quintessentially Events
13. Jane Risby-Rose: CEO, UBM Live
14. Julian Pullan: EVP managing director EMEA, Jack Morton Worldwide
15. Nigel Nathan: group managing director, EC&O Venues
16. Chris Hughes: managing director, Brand Events
17. Rick Barnett, managing director, Eve Trakway
18. Kevin Murphy: chief executive officer, Excel London
19. Greg Lawson: managing director, Battersea Evolution, Quantum Leap Events and Smart Hospitality
20. Richard Morey: event director, Media 10
21. Mike Kershaw: chairman, The Concerto Group
22. Catherine Atkins: senior manger, events EMEA, Research In Motion
23. Alastair Gornall: chief executive officer, Reed Exhibitions
24. Michael Brown: managing director, Beatwax
25. Simon Kimble : CEO, Clarion Events
26. David Pegler: managing director, Excel London
27. Sandie Dawe: CEO, Visit Britain
28. Petra Bones, events manager, Somerset House
29. Austen Hawkins: managing director, F2F Events
30. Duncan Reid: group director, Confex Group
31. Lin Kennedy: head of events, Historic Royal Palaces
32. Tim Lechthaler: head of event management, BT Convention Centre
33. Nathan Homan: creative director, Rouge Partnership
34. Graham Muir: managing director, Arena Structures
35. Michael Berg: head of events, The Hospital Club
36. Matthew Davies: director of events, Haymarket
37. David Wolanski: managing director, The Recipe
38. Sarah Wright: head of events, Barclays
39. Tim Etchells: managing director, Single Market Events
40. Michael Aldridge: events general manager, Merlin Entertainments Group
41.Jeremy Lee: managing director, JLA Associates
42. Sharyn Hadfield: head of global events, Linklaters
43. Keith Austin: managing director, EMS
44. Chris Bray: events director, MS Society
45. Lisa Hartswell: events manager, London Eye
46. Nick Grecian: managing director, Gallowglass
47. Dale Parmenter: managing director, DRP Group
48. Joe Russell: head of events, Westfield London
49. Peter Kerwood: head of marketing, Merlin Entertainments Group
50. Rory Sloan: head of production, RPM
51. Joe Macgregor: managing director, Sprout
52. Simon Burton: owner, Exposure Communications
53. Julian Stevenson: managing director, GSP
54. Andrew Williams: director, Seventeen Events
55. Julian Saipe: managing director, Zafferano
56. Graham Stephenson: chief operating officer, Business Design Centre
57. Maria Duddin: general manager, The Brewery
58. Andrew Evans: managing director, UK, Brand Events
59. Caroline Hurley: director, Quintessentially Events
60. Will Mould: head of events, Slice
61. Lucy Gemmell: founder, director and creative director, Rhubarb
62. Rick Stainton, managing director, Smyle
63. Zanine Adams, president, ISES UK and Visit London
64. Charlie Smith: managing director, At Your Service Group
65. Sam Welply: director, Well Pleased Events
66. Lucinda Baldwin: director, Melon Events
67. Rich Rowley: director, XL Events
68. Rupert Ellwood: managing director, Vinopolis,
69. Claire Stokes: managing director, Circle Agency
70. Nick James: director, Dish
71. Nick Morgan: experiential director, Big Cat Group
72. Jacqui Rogers: general manager, BT Convention Centre,
73. Robin Carlisle: director, Mobile Promotions
74. Izania Downie, CEO, Eventia
75. Susie Reilly: head of care events, Diabetes UK
76. Johnny Roxburgh: owner, Admirable Crichton
77. Marcus Rendle: managing director, Hype Party Planning
78. Lyndy Redding: managing director, Absolute Taste
79. Richard Dodgson: creative director, Timebased Events
80. Anthony Hyde: head of corporate sales, The Barbican
81. Adam Sternberg: managing director, Sternberg Clarke
82. Harvey Goldsmith: managing director, Artiste Management and Harvey Goldsmith Entertainments
83. Anthony Chilton: technical director, H2 Business Communications
84. Simon Mitchell: managing director, Impulse Events
85. Nico Tuppen: MD Iris Experience
86. Matt Herring: head of event management, Eurofinance
87. Pippa da Cunha: corporate events manager, V&A
88. Andrew McGowan: deputy director of development, The Royal Academy of Arts
89. Dirk Mischendahl: managing director, Logistik
90. Matt Storey: head of business development, Gallowglass
91. Adam Blackwood: director, Private Drama
92. Clare Tomlinson: head of events, The British Museum
93. Jonathan Rutherford-Best: managing director, Urban Caprice
94. Justin Tinne: managing director, By Word of Mouth
95. Richard Beggs: director, Moving Venue Caterers
96. Richard Foulkes: director of special events and productions, Imagination
97. Mark Beaver: managing director, Event Concept
98. Sam Melton: senior events executive, H.M. Tower of London
99. Charles Beer: chief executive, Crown Group
100. Nick Kenton: meetings & events manager, Arsenal Football Club
What do you think of the list? Anyone missing? To leave a comment and let us know your thoughts.
Note: On some invitations The Recipe was the written caterer. This was not the case. As stated above, Create provided food at the Event 100 Club unveiling.