The European Business Awards
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The European Business Awards Facts The European Business Awards is organised by London agency Quest Media, whose portfolio includes several UK based awards programmes such as the National Business Awards –described by Chancellor Gordon Brown as “the Oscar of Business”-, the BCS Awards, the National Sales Awards, The National Customer Service Awards and The National Customer Service Awards for Ireland. The first edition is held in the Conrad in Brussels on 31st January 2007
The European Business Awards History The European Business Awards is based upon the UK National Business Awards programme which was started in 2001. The UK programme was developed to project the profile of UK plc in a positive and successful light. The UK National Business Awards and The European Business Awards encompass businesses from all sectors irrespective of size, age or turnover. The resultant positive PR is helping to drive these organisations to greater success, last year in the UK programme entrants represented a staggering 31.6 percent of UK GDP.
The European Business Awards Key Differentiators It has no barriers to entry. Entrant businesses do not have to fit into any prescribed group – a small company growing exponentially will not be penalised for its size. The geographic spread of the competition engulfs the whole 25 member countries of the EU, a vast spread of companies and cultures all with the same chance of being crowned champions.
There is a Strategic Advisory Panel which sits two or three times a year to discuss socio-political situations that might affect the effectiveness of our programme across various territories. The 2006/2007 panel is made of business leaders, political figures academics and thought leaders.
Panellists include [Wim Kok], former Prime Minister of The Netherlands, Jon Housman – Managing Director The Wall Street Journal Europe, Viscount Etienne Davignon, Chairman of Societe Generale, Robert Parker, Credit Suisse Asset Management, Vice Chairman, Professor Ulrich Steger, Deputy Dean of IMD (the respected Swiss Business School), Jose Luis Rodriguez from Foro de la Nueva Economia, Lykke Friis, Former head of the Danish DTI, Dr David Migley, from INSEAD,
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