Power 50 2008

C&IT's annual influence index

Power 50 2008 rankings - click on the names to find out why they were nominated

1. Nigel Cooper, executive director, Motivcom

2. Roger Tondeur, president, MCI

3. David Evans, chairman & CEO, Grass Roots Group

4. David Hornby, commercial director, Visit London

5. Duncan Reid, event director, International Confex

6. Samantha van Leeuwan, business services manager, Pricewaterhousecoopers

7. Paul Kennedy, group exhibition director, Reed Travel Exhibitions

8. Vanessa Cotton, managing director (conference and events), Excel London

9. Nick Bender, managing director, Maritz

10. Rob Allen, chief executive, TRO and chairman, Eventia

11. Tina Morris, managing partner, Adding Value

12. Aileen Reuter, head of the CSR steering committee, Eventia

13. Kerrin Macphie, head of sales, BT Convention Centre (ACC Liverpool)

14. Hugo Kimber, chief executive, The Carbon Consultancy

15. Paul Cook, UK Chapter president, MPI

16. Chris Madge, managing director, Zibrant

17. Izania Downie, executive director, Eventia

18. Keith Michaels, marketing operations manager, General Motors

19. Leigh Jagger, chief executive, Banks Sadler

20. Martin Lines, Marketing director, Nestle

21. Joss Croft, head of business visits and events, Visit Britain

22. Sue Goddard, events manager, Honda

23. Jackie Boughton, head of sales (special events), Wembley Stadium

24. Caroline Strachan, international travel manager, Yahoo, chair, Institute of Travel Management

25. Fiona Pelham, managing director, Organise This

26. Peter Ducker, executive director, HBAA

27. Martin Lewis, managing director, Cat Publications

28. Rob Davidson, senior lecture in business and travel tourism, University of Westminster

29. Julian Pullan, managing director, Jack Morton Worldwide

30. Jennifer Marx, venue manager, AEG/The O2 London

31. Noor Kassam, chairman and chief executive, McLean Events

32. Alison White, operations manager, Roche Pharmaceuticals

33. Glen Bowdin, principal lecture, Leeds Metropolitan University

34. Phil Watton, managing director, Lodestar Events

35. David Taylor, sales director, HBI

36. Graham Keene, group executive chairman, World Events

37. Andrew Davis, chairman, Von Essen Hotels

38. Jacqui Davies, head of events, Zurich Financial Services

39. Tim Waygood, managing director, Motivaction

40. Anthony Hyde, head of corporate sales, The Barbican Centre

41. Andrew Latta, head of events management, Aviva

42. Dirk Mischendahl, chairman, Logistik

43. Jacqui Kavanagh, managing director, Trinity Conferences

44. Zanine Adams, UK sales and event solutions manager, Visit London

45. Andrew Gilkerson, CSE sourcing specialist, Pfizer

46. Tony Troy, chief executive, Principal Hayley

47. John Hooker, director, THA Group

48. Matt Storey, head of business development, Gallowglass

49. Becky Graveney, head of association sales, Visit London

50. Linda Nott, consultant - events and experiential, Blue Skies

* 2008 rankings. Job titles correct at time of publication, April 2008.

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