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FEP PAY Shortlisted for Disruptor Award at #TBA25

FEP PAY has been shortlisted for the Disruptor Award in TheTicketingBusiness Awards 2025.

Since 2016, TheTicketingBusiness Awards have recognised leadership, innovation and achievement in the application of ticketing across sports, performing arts, music, cinema, live entertainment and visitor attractions.

Take a look at everyone who’s in the running this year here.

JUDGING PANEL 

The Awards judging panel for 2025 comprises:

  • Jimmy Adams, Marketing & Partnerships Manager, Professional Darts Corporation
  • Shah-Zeib Ahmed, Director, Glosancon – Sports
  • Manuel Barberà, Ticketing, Hospitality & Customer Exp Senior Manager, Euroleague Basketball
  • Matthias Becher, Managing Director, SV Stuttgarter Kickers e.V.
  • Willem-Jan Brabers, Owner, Yuno Travel
  • Fran Campaña, Head of Ticketing, Proactiv Entertainment
  • Tim Chambers, Managing Director, TJChambers Consultancy
  • Lucy Chillingworth, Global Director Live Entertainment Proposition, Ten Group
  • Tobias Fernau, Head of Ticketing & Customer Service, RB Leipzig
  • Gabriela Gandolfini, Director of Customer Strategy and Retail, House of Commons
  • Su Jella, Director of Data/Insights, Tennis Australia
  • Jack Kenn, Managing Director, Blue Man Group
  • Eleonora Mihova, CEO, Ticket Staion
  • Cat Nunes, Ticketing and Insight Manager, The Postal Museum
  • Ian Nuttall, Founder, Xperiology
  • Nigel Shipley, Head of Commercial Performance, ODEON Cinemas Group
  • Edwin Suk, Group Director IT / CIO, Stage Entertainment
  • Pauline Williams, Ticketing Manager, The Eden Park Trust
  • Kevin Wright, Head of Commercial Projects / Commercial and Visitor Exp, Natural History Museum

WHO ATTENDS

The Awards Party brings together industry executives (VIPs, nominees, judges, guests as well as all the delegates of TheTicketingBusiness Forum) from around the world: a veritable Who’s Who across the global sports, performing arts, music, cinema, live entertainment and visitor attractions sector.

PREVIOUS EDITIONS

  • 2016 Dublin – Guinness Store House
  • 2017 Dublin – Croke Park
  • 2018 Manchester – Emirates Old Trafford
  • 2019 Manchester – Emirates Old Trafford
  • 2020 No awards/industry lockdown
  • 2021 Manchester – Emirates Old Trafford
  • 2022 Manchester – Emirates Old Trafford
  • 2023 Manchester – Emirates Old Trafford
  • 2024 Manchester – Emirates Old Trafford

THE ORGANISER

TheTicketingBusiness Awards are organised by Xperiology, the specialist events, training and advisory agency for the sports and entertainment facilities sector.

Xperiology also owns and organises many other leading industry events including: TheTicketingBusiness Forum, TheTicketingBusiness Awards, TheTicketingBusiness Asia, TheStadiumBusiness Summit, TheStadiumBusiness Summit Design & Development Summit, TheStadiumBusiness Summit Design & Development Awards, TheStadiumBusiness Asia, and the industry’s leading news services: TheTicketingBusiness.com and TheStadiumBusiness.com.

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