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AEO Awards

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Christine Martin

Christine Martin

Founding Partner, The Pragmatiko Partnership

Christine is an experienced business leader and entrepreneur who has worked at board level in multinationals, VC backed start-ups and privately owned companies. Most recently she served as Executive Director, GES Events and prior to that she was Executive Director for Marketing and Customer Experience at GES EMEA. She has held managing director positions at Dennis Publishing and Nielsen (VNU). Her twenty-year (and counting) career also includes launching and selling two successful B2B event/publishing businesses and she has the scars to prove it! Christine now leads CM & Co, a strategic consultancy working with event brands, tech companies and industry suppliers to accelerate profitable, scalable business growth. No stranger to judging duties or awards ceremonies, she has run and launched a raft of awards programmes in the tech, hospitality and book industries. She is a former winner of the PPA Publisher of the Year Award. 

Testimonials

  • A huge thank you for the awards on Friday! It's one of the best awards I've been to in a while! The choice of entertainment was excellent, Dara O Briain was hilarious and it was just generally a brilliantly organised, fun day. Thank you to the whole team for your hard work. You're all fabulous.
    Julia Danmeri
    CEO & Founder, TranslateAble
  • The recognition from AEO means a great deal to us. It reinforces our commitment to providing a premier venue experience that not only meets but exceeds the expectations of our clients and guests. Being acknowledged among our peers in the industry motivates us to continue pushing boundaries.
    Miles Eady
    Head of Events, Roundhouse
  • The day was truly remarkable, and we are sincerely delighted to have received such esteemed recognition for our efforts with the New Futures Network. Winning the Best DEI Initiative Award at such a renowned event, amidst inspiring competition, is an honour beyond words.
    Charlotte Stone
    CEVA Showfreight
  • The AEO Awards is great at bringing the community and the industry all together
    Carolyn Mason
    Director, Experience Staff
  • It is so much fun to have a day out with the industry and to just talk to everyone that loves it and is so passionate about it
    Nico Stanford
    Senior Sales Manager, Olympia London
  • I wanted to congratulate you both, and the wider AEO team, on such a fantastic awards ceremony last week. I have not attended the AEO Awards for several years, and perhaps I forgot just how much of a special day it is… it was incredibly well organised, and it was such a wonderful occasion.
    Ashley Roberts
    Managing Director, CONNECT
  • What a fantastic AEO Awards last Friday; such a buzz and a brilliant afternoon all round. Thank you all for putting on such a fabulous event. What Else Events will be back next year with an even stronger case. For now, being a Finalist is a major achievement in such a competitive category.
    Tim Else
    Founder & Managing Director, What Else Events
  • It was lovely to see you and the team and we had a fantastic night thank you! Everything looked incredible and it was a great event to be part of. Thank you
    Becky Oldham
    Marketing Manager, NEC Group

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