MEET THE ACADEMY

Once the shortlist has been decided, the TPiMEA Academy votes on each category, with their choices combined with the industry vote to select the winners.

Largely made up of the winners of the previous year’s Awards, the Academy serves as part of the voting panel for one year, putting them out of the running for the TPiMEA Awards 2026.

HARRY BOYDE

LASER OPERATOR OF THE YEAR 2025

CONALL BRADLEY

HEALTH & SAFETY OFFICIER OF THE YEAR 2025

ARLENE DE CASTRO

THE EINO BACKSTAGE AWARD 2025

STEVE CRITCHLEY

VIDEO SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR 2025

HELEN DALE

SHOWCALLER OF THE YEAR 2025

ARMAN DAVID

LIGHTING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR 2025

ANASTASIA DYAKONOVA

EVENT COORDINATOR OF THE YEAR 2025

MARK 'FOGGY' FOGWILL

PRODUCTION MANAGER OF THE YEAR 2025

VALERIE GARD

FOH ENGINEER OF THE YEAR 2025

RIAAN 'JOZI' GOMEZ

EVENT PROJECT MANAGER OF THE YEAR 2025

CANNA GREY

TEMPORARY STRUCTURE PROJECT MANAGER OF THE YEAR 2025

CLINTON HATTINGH

MONITOR ENGINEER OF THE YEAR 2025

PETER IANTORNO

EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, TPIMEA MAGAZINE

MICHAEL 'CURLY' JOBSON

THE TPiMEA INDUSTRY RECOGNITION AWARD 2025

CRAIG LAMB

TEMPORARY POWER SUPPLY ENGINEER OF THE YEAR 2025

SVEN LIEDMANN

RIGGER OF THE YEAR 2025

LUCY MAGEE

ENTERTAINMENT MANAGER OF THE YEAR 2025

NADINE MANNING

SITE INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER OF THE YEAR 2025

LEONORA PACINI

THE NIGEL BEATON STAGE MANAGER OF THE YEAR 2025

ERIK PEARSON

CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR 2025

JESSIE PONTILLO

LOGISTICS COORDINATOR OF THE YEAR 2025

BEN ROGERS

LIGHTING DESIGNER OF THE YEAR 2025

TONY SAMUEL

SFX OPERATOR OF THE YEAR 2025

WISSAM SHAHEEN

SOUND SYSTEM DESIGNER OF THE YEAR 2025

ROB TURNER

COMMS & NETWORKING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR 2025

THE GREEN AWARD JUDGING PANEL

GRAHAM BROWN

DIRECTOR - BROWN FOX COMMS

LUKE HOWELL

FOUNDER & DIRECTOR - HOPE SOLUTIONS

JAMES CRAVEN

PRESIDENT - LIVE NATION MIDDLE EAST

JAMAL CHALABI

TOUR AND PRODUCTION MANAGER -
BACKLASH PRODUCTIONS

PHOEBE CURRIE

SUSTAINABILITY & SOCIAL VALUES MANAGER - SLX

TIM BENSON

FOUNDER & PRODUCTION DIRECTOR -
SMART POWER
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR - ZAP CONCEPTS

SELINA DONALD

DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY - THE BULB

MAARTEN SMITS

CEO - WICREATIONS

MEET THE ACADEMY

Once the shortlist has been decided, the TPiMEA Academy votes on each category, with their choices combined with the industry vote to select the winners.

Largely made up of the winners of the previous year’s Awards, the Academy serves as part of the voting panel for one year, putting them out of the running for the TPiMEA Awards 2026.