
Friday 14 October 2022, London
The Association Excellence Awards salute, celebrate and encourage the vital work that associations,
trade bodies, professional organisations and chartered institutes do for and on behalf of their members
to ensure their voices are heard and their causes are championed.
"London & Partners ... always try to prioritise this event into our calendar.
It reflects the very best in how associations support, lead and shape their industries
and guide their members through the minefield of external influences...
It is right to shine a light on the great work our associations do in supporting their members
and the Association Excellence Awards is a true celebration of this!"
Suzanne Singleton, Head of Associations, London and Partners
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 irreplaceable source of tried & tested award-worthy ideas!
Our Judges
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Ben Agnew
CEO, The Payments Association
Ben Agnew
CEO, The Payments AssociationAn experienced leader and business transformation specialist, Ben has held senior positions at Clarion Events, Informa, Datacenter Dynamics and was recently appointed the CEO of the Emerging Payments Association. With 15 years experience in B2B events, communities, digital media and marketing services, he has a strong record in delivering revenue growth, product development and digital transformation.
The Emerging Payments Association (EPA) is a commercial membership association, exclusively serving the payments industry. It helps to connect the ecosystem, encourages innovation & collaboration and runs 45 events each year. Through insights, connections and powerful outcomes, the EPA is at the heart of the Payments sector and supports the interest of its members; developing their profile/reputation, enhancing their network and providing new opportunities to partner and do business.
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Frances Baskerville
Senior Vice-President, CIRM (Comité International Radio-Maritime)
Frances Baskerville
Senior Vice-President, CIRM (Comité International Radio-Maritime)Frances Baskerville is Secretary-General of CIRM (Comité International Radio-Maritime).
CIRM, established in 1928 is the principal international association for marine electronics companies with a truly global membership. Working in ‘Consultative Status to the International Maritime Organisation (the IMO) CIRM is regarded as the ‘go to’ organisation for information on maritime regulatory and technical issues affecting the electronics sector today.Frances brings a uniquely diverse background to CIRM. She has worked in many different business sectors and, after joining the organisation in 2004, she was appointed Secretary General in 2013. Focusing on delivering value to the membership, the organisation has doubled in size over the last five years and under her guidance the Secretariat provides its members comprehensive technical and regulatory support.
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Sarah Beacock
CEO, Nuclear Institute
Sarah Beacock
CEO, Nuclear InstituteSarah has worked in membership associations for over 30 years and most recently has been CEO of the Nuclear Institute for just over five years. She has a degree in Environmental Science, two grown-up children and a chihuahua called Rosie.
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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. -
Prof Adam Boddison
CEO, Association for Project Management
Prof Adam Boddison
CEO, Association for Project ManagementAdam joined APM as chief executive officer (CEO) in September 2021. He has a non-executive director
portfolio that includes being Chair of the Corporation at Coventry College and Trustee at two multiacademy trusts spanning 80 primary, secondary and specialist settings. These schools and colleges
provide education for more than 45,000 children and young people. Adam is also a visiting professor at
the University of Wolverhampton.
Prior to joining APM, Adam held leadership roles in several membership organisations including as chief
executive for nasen (National Association for Special Educational Needs), director for the LLSENDCiC (a
higher education membership group), and as academic principal for IGGY (a global educational social
network for gifted teenagers). Adam was also director of the Centre for Professional Education at the
University of Warwick. He has published a range of books and articles and is a qualified clinical
hypnotherapist.
Our Judges
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Helen Clark
Chief Executive, Association for Nutrition
Helen Clark
Chief Executive, Association for NutritionWith almost 30 years’ experience in the membership and professional body sector, Helen is passionate about the role of associations in supporting and developing professionals.
Currently CEO at the Association for Nutrition, her previous roles include Director of Membership at the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and Director of Membership Services at The British Psychological Society.
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Ben Agnew
CEO, The Payments Association
Ben Agnew
CEO, The Payments AssociationAn experienced leader and business transformation specialist, Ben has held senior positions at Clarion Events, Informa, Datacenter Dynamics and was recently appointed the CEO of the Emerging Payments Association. With 15 years experience in B2B events, communities, digital media and marketing services, he has a strong record in delivering revenue growth, product development and digital transformation.
The Emerging Payments Association (EPA) is a commercial membership association, exclusively serving the payments industry. It helps to connect the ecosystem, encourages innovation & collaboration and runs 45 events each year. Through insights, connections and powerful outcomes, the EPA is at the heart of the Payments sector and supports the interest of its members; developing their profile/reputation, enhancing their network and providing new opportunities to partner and do business.
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