
Thursday 24th June, London
If 2020 has shown us anything, it has revealed the resilience, resourcefulness and tenacity possessed by the UK & European Associations' sector. The Association Excellence Awards returns in June 2021 to recognise your response, reflect on our recalibrated reality and reward your remarkable achievements in the face of the trickiest of circumstances.
Select the areas in which you exceeded expectations and let us know which of our 2021 categories you plan to enter: 2021 Intention to Enter
The Association Excellences Awards recognise, celebrate and encourage the vital work that associations, trade organisations, unions and industry bodies do for and on behalf of their members to ensure their voices are heard and their causes are championed.
Why The Association Excellence Awards?

Celebrate with your team
Being an award-winner is a powerful motivator to inspire you and your colleagues to keep up the great work!

Enhance your reputation
Appending an independently judged third-party badge of excellence is a sure-fire shortcut to emphasising your merit to colleagues, clients, bosses & stakeholders.

Generate positive headlines
Spread the good news - everyone loves a success story and winning an award is a great publicity hook for social and traditional media efforts

Aspire to Better Practice
Winner or not - seeing what others do for their products is an irreplacable source of tried & tested award-worthy ideas!
Our Judges
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Ben Beadle
Chief Executive, National Residential Landlords Association
Ben Beadle
Chief Executive, National Residential Landlords AssociationBen is the Chief Executive of the NRLA, the trade association which represents almost 90,000 landlords across England and Wales.
A landlord for 15 years, Ben has had a lengthy career in housing. He has held senior roles at Touchstone, part of the Places for People Housing group managing over 20,000 PRS homes and also at the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, working on housing disputes, adjudication, membership as well as establishing new schemes in Northern Ireland & Scotland. -
Dr Bernadette Adeyileka-Tracz
Founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO), Diabetes Africa
Dr Bernadette Adeyileka-Tracz
Founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO), Diabetes AfricaDr Bernadette Adeyileka-Tracz (MPharm, PhD, PGCert) is a registered pharmacist with a PhD in molecular biology and bioinformatics, with 10 years of experience across multiple sectors and industries, including medical affairs management roles in AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Roche and Napp Pharmaceuticals. Bernadette is presently the Founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Diabetes Africa, an international, non-governmental membership organisation that helps healthcare professionals, entrepreneurs and decision-makers reach more people and make a greater impact fighting diabetes in Africa and around the world. With a community of more than 800 members and subscribers active in Africa and the rest of the world, Diabetes Africa is committed to supporting and connecting forward thinking innovators, and improving outcomes for people living with diabetes
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Caroline Stockmann
Chief Executive, Association of Corporate Treasurers
Caroline Stockmann
Chief Executive, Association of Corporate TreasurersCaroline Stockmann has been Chief Executive of the Association of Corporate Treasurers since February 2017.
Prior to that Caroline held the position of Chief Financial Officer at The British Council, the UK’s largest charity, and before that at Save the Children International. She has 25 years’ experience in senior finance, commercial and strategic posts at a number of commercial organisations including Novartis Pharmaceuticals (Switzerland), Cadbury Schweppes, Granada plc and Unilever/ Bestfoods (Thailand, Netherlands and UK). Much of her working life has been spent overseas.Caroline trained with KPMG and is a Fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW). She has an ICAEW Diploma in Charity Accounting and has filled numerous roles as trustee over the years, including currently being a member of the Finance and Investment Committee of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, amongst other roles. Caroline is a linguist, musician, trained coach and passionate bell ringer, and is married with two children.
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Caroline Wright
Director General, British Educational Suppliers Association
Caroline Wright
Director General, British Educational Suppliers AssociationCaroline Wright is Director General of the British Educational Suppliers Association, the UK’s national industry association for educational products and services.. Caroline is also Director of EdTech Exchange, Europe’s largest EdTech start-up network organisation.
In her time at BESA the association has grown in impact and size and represents more than 80% of the UK educational resources market and more than 350 education suppliers.
Caroline’s career spanned the public and private sector in a range of leadership and communications roles. Caroline moved into Government working as Director of Communications across a range of Departments including the DfE, Ofsted, Partnerships for Schools, The Cabinet Office, and DIT.
Caroline was the recipient of the Education Investor’s prestigious ‘Outstanding Contribution to Education’ award in 2017, and is currently a member of the WorldDidac Council, the Education Investor Advisory Board, a school governor at Chingford CofE Primary School, and a judge of the Trade Association Excellence Awards.
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Catherine Logan
Regional Vice President for EMEA , GBTA
Catherine Logan
Regional Vice President for EMEA , GBTACatherine Logan is GBTA’s Regional Vice President for EMEA where she is responsible for the development and delivery of GBTA activities in the region. Prior to joining GBTA as Marketing and Membership Director in 2012, Catherine worked in a number of senior marketing roles with Capita Plc and Bank of Ireland followed by 4 years establishing and running a successful events and marketing company in partnership with a colleague and friend.
She is based in Northern Ireland but enjoys the extensive travel that comes with her role.
Our Judges
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Ken Pullar
CEO, Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
Ken Pullar
CEO, Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)Ken is the Chief Executive Officer of the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP). The CIPP is the association for payroll and pension professionals in the UK and was established in 1980. With more than 10,000 individuals benefitting from the CIPP’s membership, education and training services, the Institute is dedicated to raising the profile of UK payroll in businesses across the UK.
The CIPP also has a seat at government consultation forums influencing legislation that affect payroll and pensions in the UK and in ensuring members are up to date and their views are heard. Prior to becoming CEO of the CIPP Ken has had 40 years experience within the Payroll & HR Services industry with roles as such as Global Payroll Outsourcing Director, BPO Operations Director and various Service Director roles.
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Riad Mannan
Event Portfolio Development Manager, Institution of Engineering and Technology
Riad Mannan
Event Portfolio Development Manager, Institution of Engineering and TechnologyRiad has over 20 years’ experience in developing content and producing conferences in the commercial and non-commercial sectors, both in the UK and in the Middle East. He has developed new conferences from scratch as well as managed and grown portfolios and increasing ROI. He is currently event portfolio development manager at the Institution of Engineering and Technology managing a range of events including technical call for papers conferences, invited speaker events, training courses and an awards ceremony. Recently he has been involved with and managed the process to convert all physical events to virtual events for 2020/21.

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‘I am greatly honoured. I don’t think I have won anything like this before and, coming from ones peers, is very special. Thanks to
@BDA_Dietitians staff and members who have helped me achieve this! Always helps to have a fantastic team behind you.’
Andy Burman, CEO, BDA – via Twitter on receiving his Bronze Award for Best Leadership of an Association