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EXHIBITOR Magazine Announces Jury Panel for EuroShop Awards

11/10/2025

EXHIBITOR magazine has selected the following panel of internationally acclaimed designers and marketing experts to jury the EuroShop Awards, an international stand design competition honoring the most impressive stands at EuroShop 2026 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

  • Kevin Carty, executive vice president, Classic Exhibits Inc., Portland, OR, USA
  • Michael Chrystal, CEO and founder, Forum Your Brand Builder GmbH, Solingen, Germany
  • Giulia Curti, retail creative designer, The North Face, Stabio, Switzerland
  • Josh Frisbie, vice president of creative, Hamilton, Indianapolis, IN, USA
  • Pauline Hilbrink, CEO, Expovorm International, Almelo, The Netherlands
  • Andreas Horbelt, chief creative officer, Facts and Fiction GmbH, Cologne, Germany
  • Stan Kruss, founder and CEO, Expo Centric, Sydney, Australia
  • Jody Milton, CEO and co-founder, Formation Global, Temple Grafton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
  • Michela Moretti, creative engineer, B.studio, Bergeijk, Netherlands
  • Heike Schaffernicht, managing director, KirRoyal Kommunikation in Raum GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
  • Nina Thomas, freelance art director, Dusseldorf, Germany
  • Satoru Utashiro, creative director, Hakuten Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
  • Katina Zipay, creative director, Classic Exhibits Inc., Portland, OR, USA
“We’re delighted to once again have a global panel of design experts at the ready to evaluate the stands on display at EuroShop,” said Emily Olson, editor of EXHIBITOR magazine. “The EuroShop show floor never fails to surprise us, and the level of innovation we anticipate will surely make our jurors’ job both inspiring and incredibly challenging.”

All EuroShop exhibits are automatically entered into the competition free of charge. EXHIBITOR representatives will select up to 10 finalists in each of five size-based categories, and finalists will be announced Monday, Feb. 23. The aforementioned international panel of design experts will evaluate all finalists based on their aesthetics, functionality, and innovation and will select Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners in each category.

EuroShop attendees and exhibitors are encouraged to vote online for their favorite stands at ExhibitorOnline.com/VoteEuroShop. The three stands with the highest scores will receive Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards in the People's Choice Awards portion of the competition.

All winners will be announced during the awards ceremony on Wednesday, February 25, on the Yellow Stage in Hall 1.

To learn more, visit ExhibitorOnline.com/Awards/EuroShop.


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