Laura has 15 years’ experience working in sponsorship roles for leading arts and cultural organisations including BAFTA, the Science Museum and the V&A where she has been Head of Corporate ... read more

Steve Madincea is the Founder and Group Managing Director of PRISM (Public Relations & International Sports Marketing), a worldwide leader in the fields of sponsorship activation and content ... read more

Claire Ritchie is an international, commercially focused business leader with extensive senior level experience in telecommunications, high-tech and sports giving her a unique skill set for creating ... read more

Andy has worked in the sponsorship industry for 25 years, first on the media owner side for Capital Radio and EMAP developing and marketing commercial radio and cross media sponsorship ... read more

  Chris Cooke is MD and Business Editor of CMU, which supports the music community through a news and information service, a training and consultancy business, and an education programme for ... read more

Rob started his career at The Works London, initially supporting Canon, Sun Microsystems and SAP, who were all sponsors of the McLaren F1 team. He later lead all the marcoms and production for Canon’s ... read more

Karen is a highly respected veteran of the Sponsorship industry and has amassed a wealth of knowledge and contacts over the past 30 years. Karen started Karen Earl Sponsorship in 1984, and continued ... read more

ESA Chairman, Karen Earl, was recently interviewed by the BBC for an article that looked at how the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had relaxed the sponsorship rules around athletes who have ... read more

Sophie Morris Strategic Marketing & Sponsorship Consultant Millharbour Marketing What’s your favourite ever sponsorship activation? Can I have two? Firstly it would be MasterCard’s 23rd ... read more

The ESA Excellence Awards aren't just about recognising the best examples of sponsorship and activation across Europe. They're also the perfect excuse for our industry to let their collective hair ... read more