THE 2026 SHORTLIST
PRODUCTION MANAGER
OF THE YEAR
Robert Eatock
Nick Fenton
Josefa Gläser
Shannon Gobell
Andy Head
Justin Litten
THE NIGEL BEATON STAGE MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Poppy Ballon
Karena Letham
Dave Meek
Lisa Pearson
Alessandro Rossetti
Sophie Zimmermann
SHOWCALLER
OF THE YEAR
Louisa Allen
Alex Cargopoulos
Raoul Chacar
Charbel Antonio Karam
Gavin Short
Dominique Zawisza
EVENT COORDINATOR
OF THE YEAR
Khizran Arif
Julian A Chetty
Karen Kate Hurtado
Anu Mathew
Zyra Kaye Moster
Bilal Satvilkar
LIGHTING ENGINEER
OF THE YEAR
Ayan Duisembay
Travis Gillespie
Jijo Mathew
Regard Odendaal
Kristian Payumo
Akshay Talele
LIGHTING DESIGNER
OF THE YEAR
Sam Connolly
Paul Coopes
Sean Crawley
Alex Douglas
Mathieu Goinsamy
Aaron Russ
FAVOURITE LIGHTING RENTAL COMPANY
Creative Technology
KVANT EVENTS
mediaPro International
PRG Event Services
SLS Production
Solas
MONITOR ENGINEER
OF THE YEAR
Ryno Brouwer
Jetheth John
Jojin Jose
Jebastin Koilraj
Nadeesh Lakmal
Ginger Wilson
FOH ENGINEER
OF THE YEAR
Navneeth Balachanderan
Jim Elliot S
Jason Govender
Miguel Oliveira
Darryl Jay Violeta
Ivan Yakovlev
SOUND SYSTEM DESIGNER
OF THE YEAR
Dana Beaudin
Terrence Collings
Tim Cook
Dan Dignan
Luca Gianni
Joel Stewart
FAVOURITE SOUND RENTAL COMPANY
3DB
Clair Global
Creative Technology
mediaPro International
PRG Event Services
SLS Production
VIDEO SPECIALIST
OF THE YEAR
Carlos Aguilar
Renald Blance
Simon Depypere
Jay Genetiano
Yevgeniy Karyagin
Jordan McMahon
FAVOURITE VIDEO
RENTAL COMPANY
Colour Sound Experiment
Creative Technology
mediaPro International
PRG Event Services
SLS Production
Solas
TEMPORARY STRUCTURE PROJECT
MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Max Bagehorn
Jozef Hrinko
Heinrich Kriel
Xolani Mhlongo
Kiril Petrovski
Kris Piper
RIGGER
OF THE YEAR
Qasir Ali
Radoslav Bednar
Thomas Jacobsen
Akila Perera
Artem Schneider
Crischa Wahl
FAVOURITE
RIGGING COMPANY
ES:ME Entertainment Services
iRIG
mediaPro International
Pitchblack
TECS Event Services
Unusual Rigging
ENTERTAINMENT MANAGER
OF THE YEAR
Nicole Brogan
Dan Clift
Diana Crosby
Katy Squires
Kathryn Megan Thompson
Jonathan West
EVENT PROJECT MANAGER
OF THE YEAR
Ignacio Martin Baez
Max Burley
Dan Hughes
Tracy Morris
Sheree O'Brien
Karen 'Maya' Zeindl
FAVOURITE
SPECIAL EFFECTS COMPANY
ER Productions
Flash Art
Groupe F
Laser Saga
Matrix Laser
SKYMAGIC
COMMS & NETWORKING
ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Sachit Anand
Mark Gesmundo
Liam Holmes
Harry Langner
Ziad Shahine
Akarsh Suku
SITE INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER
OF THE YEAR
Anthony Burke
Akram Barhouche
Hussain Dohadwala
Ebaad Ali Pasha
Louisa Stormont
Steve Wilson
FAVOURITE
CREWING COMPANY
24/7 Event Crew
Gulf Crewing Company
ScullCrew PROFMEDIA
Showforce
Usually Unusual Entertainment
TEMPORARY POWER SUPPLY ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Dave Angelini
Stuart Beale
Aaron Brown
Harry Kumar
Robert Pile
Sandeep Shetty
FAVOURITE HEALTH & SAFETY
COMPANY
ESM Operations
JAM Safety
OGMA Safety
FAVOURITE
LOGISTICS COMPANY
DHL Global Event Logistics
EFM Global
Rock-it Cargo Middle East
RISING STAR
Jhonnel Rivera Alday
Christo Baju
Rachel Banda
Afreen Fatima
Luke Maslen
Anastacia Sourligas
THE COMPANY CULTURE AWARD
Al Laith
BeWunder
Clair Global
Energie Entertainment
eventlab
Pop Up Global
THE GREEN AWARD
Aggreko - 2026 Hero Dubai Desert Classic
Flash Art - Net Zero Carbon Footprint
MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2025 - Green Beast Programme
University of the Arts Sharjah - Seussical the Musical
THE TPiMEA INDUSTRY
RECOGNITION AWARD
OUTSTANDING EVENT PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR
Burj Khalifa NYE Extravaganza 2026
Eid Al Etihad 54
Grand Egyptian Museum Opening Ceremony
Joy Awards 2026
Linkin Park: From Zero World Tour
Saadiyat Nights Concert Season 3.0
THE 2026 SHORTLIST
PRODUCTION MANAGER
OF THE YEAR
Robert Eatock
Nick Fenton
Josefa Gläser
Shannon Gobell
Andy Head
Justin Litten
THE NIGEL BEATON STAGE MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Poppy Ballon
Karena Letham
Dave Meek
Lisa Pearson
Alessandro Rossetti
Sophie Zimmermann
SHOWCALLER
OF THE YEAR
Louisa Allen
Alex Cargopoulos
Raoul Chacar
Charbel Antonio Karam
Gavin Short
Dominique Zawisza
EVENT COORDINATOR
OF THE YEAR
Khizran Arif
Julian A Chetty
Karen Kate Hurtado
Anu Mathew
Zyra Kaye Moster
Bilal Satvilkar
LIGHTING ENGINEER
OF THE YEAR
Ayan Duisembay
Travis Gillespie
Jijo Mathew
Regard Odendaal
Kristian Payumo
Akshay Talele
LIGHTING DESIGNER
OF THE YEAR
Sam Connolly
Paul Coopes
Sean Crawley
Alex Douglas
Mathieu Goinsamy
Aaron Russ
FAVOURITE LIGHTING RENTAL COMPANY
Creative Technology
KVANT EVENTS
mediaPro International
PRG Event Services
SLS Production
Solas
MONITOR ENGINEER
OF THE YEAR
Ryno Brouwer
Jetheth John
Jojin Jose
Jebastin Koilraj
Nadeesh Lakmal
Ginger Wilson
FOH ENGINEER
OF THE YEAR
Navneeth Balachanderan
Jim Elliot S
Jason Govender
Miguel Oliveira
Darryl Jay Violeta
Ivan Yakovlev
SOUND SYSTEM DESIGNER
OF THE YEAR
Dana Beaudin
Terrence Collings
Tim Cook
Dan Dignan
Luca Gianni
Joel Stewart
FAVOURITE SOUND RENTAL COMPANY
3DB
Clair Global
Creative Technology
mediaPro International
PRG Event Services
SLS Production
VIDEO SPECIALIST
OF THE YEAR
Carlos Aguilar
Renald Blance
Simon Depypere
Jay Genetiano
Yevgeniy Karyagin
Jordan McMahon
FAVOURITE VIDEO
RENTAL COMPANY
Colour Sound Experiment
Creative Technology
mediaPro International
PRG Event Services
SLS Production
Solas
TEMPORARY STRUCTURE PROJECT
MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Max Bagehorn
Jozef Hrinko
Heinrich Kriel
Xolani Mhlongo
Kiril Petrovski
Kris Piper
RIGGER
OF THE YEAR
Qasir Ali
Radoslav Bednar
Thomas Jacobsen
Akila Perera
Artem Schneider
Crischa Wahl
FAVOURITE
RIGGING COMPANY
ES:ME Entertainment Services
iRIG
mediaPro International
Pitchblack
TECS Event Services
Unusual Rigging
ENTERTAINMENT MANAGER
OF THE YEAR
Nicole Brogan
Dan Clift
Diana Crosby
Katy Squires
Kathryn Megan Thompson
Jonathan West
EVENT PROJECT MANAGER
OF THE YEAR
Ignacio Martin Baez
Max Burley
Dan Hughes
Tracy Morris
Sheree O'Brien
Karen 'Maya' Zeindl
FAVOURITE
SPECIAL EFFECTS COMPANY
ER Productions
Flash Art
Groupe F
Laser Saga
Matrix Laser
SKYMAGIC
COMMS & NETWORKING
ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Sachit Anand
Mark Gesmundo
Liam Holmes
Harry Langner
Ziad Shahine
Akarsh Suku
SITE INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER
OF THE YEAR
Anthony Burke
Akram Barhouche
Hussain Dohadwala
Ebaad Ali Pasha
Louisa Stormont
Steve Wilson
FAVOURITE
CREWING COMPANY
24/7 Event Crew
Gulf Crewing Company
ScullCrew PROFMEDIA
Showforce
Usually Unusual Entertainment
TEMPORARY POWER SUPPLY ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Dave Angelini
Stuart Beale
Aaron Brown
Harry Kumar
Robert Pile
Sandeep Shetty
FAVOURITE HEALTH & SAFETY
COMPANY
ESM Operations
JAM Safety
OGMA Safety
FAVOURITE
LOGISTICS COMPANY
DHL Global Event Logistics
EFM Global
Rock-it Cargo Middle East
RISING STAR
Jhonnel Rivera Alday
Christo Baju
Rachel Banda
Afreen Fatima
Luke Maslen
Anastacia Sourligas
THE COMPANY CULTURE AWARD
Al Laith
BeWunder
Clair Global
Energie Entertainment
eventlab
Pop Up Global
THE GREEN AWARD
Aggreko - 2026 Hero Dubai Desert Classic
Flash Art - Net Zero Carbon Footprint
MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2025 - Green Beast Programme
University of the Arts Sharjah - Seussical the Musical
THE TPiMEA INDUSTRY
RECOGNITION AWARD
OUTSTANDING EVENT PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR
Burj Khalifa NYE Extravaganza 2026
Eid Al Etihad 54
Grand Egyptian Museum Opening Ceremony
Joy Awards 2026
Linkin Park: From Zero World Tour
Saadiyat Nights Concert Season 3.0
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