The European Sponsorship Association is pleased to announce that international rugby player and businesswoman, Sene Naoupu, will host the 2020 ESA Awards ceremony.
Held at The Brewery in central London, the 2020 ESA Awards ceremony is the most prestigious date on the European sponsorship calendar. More than 350 sponsorship and sports marketing industry leaders will attend the gala, with 30 awards up for grabs.
Sene has represented Ireland in Rugby 7’s, 15’s and Touch Rugby across nine World Series, four European Championships, and two World Cups. She is currently preparing for her sixth Guinness Women’s Six Nations campaign, starting next month. The Leinster Women’s Rugby captain was twice selected to play for the Barbarians in 2019 and was an Irish Touch Association MVP at last year’s World Cup. She has won the BNY Mellon Player’s Player of the Year award, Guinness Rugby Writers Player of the Year and Energia Leinster Rugby Player of the Year.
Off the sporting field, she was named as one of Ireland’s 30 Most Influential women by the Irish Times in 2017, TG4’s Bliain Na Gaeilge Irish Language Ambassador in 2018, and in 2019 the Junior Chamber International acknowledged Sene as one of the top ten outstanding young persons in Ireland for her contribution to community and culture.
An accomplished businesswoman, founding companies promoting sport involvement, from leadership to participation to high performance, Sene has collaborated with iconic brands, including Bank of Ireland, Adidas, Energia, Dove, Nissan, Guinness, Vodafone, Lucozade Sport, Aviva and many others.
ESA Awards Committee Chairman, Jackie Fast, said:
“We’re thrilled to have Sene on board as presenter for the 2020 ESA Awards. The ceremony gets bigger and better every year, and 2020 is no exception. With a record number of shortlisted entries, we’re all set for a massive night with the biggest names in the sponsorship industry in attendance – you can’t afford to not be there!”
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About the ESA Awards:
The ESA Awards showcases the very best work in the sponsorship industry across Europe. Every year, ESA receives submissions from some of the most innovative, thought provoking and memorable sponsorship campaigns. The ESA Awards includes 30 categories, including the ESA Sponsorship of the Year, Agency of the Year and the invite-only ESA Best of Europe, as well as sector and discipline-focused categories.
For media queries, please contact:
Max Weber
Marketing Communications and Events Manager – ESA
Email: maxweber@sponsorship.org / Phone: +44 (0)20 8390 3311