Exhibition News Supplements EN 30 Under 30 2019 | Page 16

The Winners
Ben Smit, VIP Delegation
Manager, Clarion Events
A member of the EN 30 Under
30 for the second year, Ben has
continued to deliver outstanding
results and customer service
across the Clarion Defence &
Security portfolio. This has
resulted in closer collaboration
with Clarion offices in Dubai
and Sao Paulo, using the
relationships he has built with
key stakeholders based in the
UK to enhance the ability for his
colleagues to access these same
stakeholders for the benefit of
their own events in Brazil and
the MENA region.
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Shona Thomson, Marketing
Manager, Reed Exhibitions
After joining Reed in 2017
as marketing manager for
in-cosmetics Global, Shona
grabbed the show with both
hands, highly focused on
delivering on her targets despite
the show’s complexities. She
systematically questions the
status quo, conducting thorough
research, applying sophisticated
digital but also traditional
event marketing methods
relentlessly until she reaches her
objectives and targets. She is a
creative marketer who is multi-
dimensional when it comes
to her exhibition marketing
strategy. Shona has been
central to the success of the in-
cosmetics Global team.
Mollie Warden, Assistant
Show Manager, Media 10
Mollie joined Media 10 in the
busiest phase of organising
UK Construction Week
and immediately settled in
well and demonstrated an
amazing ability to work with
other people and take on
entirely new projects. When
the Grenfell fire shocked the
construction industry to its core
in June 2017, she was asked to
compile a comprehensive CPD
programme to deal with issues
of fire protection and cladding
in high rise buildings. Within
a month she had assembled
50 sessions working with 20
event partners and over 3,000
delegates ultimately attended. It
now forms the backbone of the
show’s education content.
Hannah Ware, Co-ordinator
Manager, Reed Exhibitions
Hannah joined Reed to support
a new acquisition, helping
to connect a new team to
the rest of the business. Her
collaborative spirit also resulted
in connecting the portfolio
directors of the company’s
largest travel and B2B portfolios
to discuss synergies, leading
to a new in-house barter
arrangement. She has also
been actively involved the
development of strategy and
wellness projects within the
business and in 2018 was the
most junior staff member
selected for the Emerging Talent
Programme. She now manages
a team of 13 event co-ordinators.