Leading B2B Asian gaming industry media brand Inside Asian Gaming has announced its “Call for Judges” to join the Judging Panel for the upcoming 2024 IAG Academy IR Awards.
The Awards will be held at The Ballroom at Hilton Manila, Newport World Resorts, on the evening of Tuesday 10 September, and consist of 22 Awards categories plus a special induction ceremony as part of the IAG Academy Hall of Fame, which will include Rising Stars, Outstanding CEO, Industry Icons and the Industry Legend award.
For more information on the Awards, please visit iagacad.com and navigate to the “IR AWARDS” menu.
All judges will have their name, title, organization and an approximately 100-word profile featured on the Awards website at iagacad.com/ir-awards-judges.
Things to note:
- Judges do not need to attend the Awards (or even be in Manila) on 10 September.
- Judging is very easy: all information is sent and all voting is conducted entirely online.
- Judges can commit as little or as much time as they wish to the judging process.
- Judges only need vote in categories they feel comfortable with expressing an opinion on.
- Judges will be automatically recused from categories involving themselves or their employer.
- Judges can recuse themselves from as many categories as they wish (up to and including all categories).
- Special discounted hotel room rates at a wide range of Newport World Resorts hotels will be available.
- All judges can attend the Gala Dinner on 10 September completely free of charge! (value US$250)
Anyone interested in being a Judge should carefully review the following eligibility criteria:
- Judges must have a minimum of 10 years IR industry-related experience:
- At an integrated resort (IR) or legal land-based gaming operator in a gaming or non-gaming function, or
- At a manufacturer, vendor or supplier selling goods or services to IRs or legal land-based gaming operators in Asia (either directly or further back in the supply chain), with those sales representing a significant part of their or their employer’s business, or
- As an accountant, academic, analyst, banker, consultant, financier, government official, investor, lawyer, politician, regulator, researcher, trainer or other professional with a significant part of their or their employer’s work or business relating to the IR or legal land-based gaming industry, or
- At a non-IR hospitality or other business typically found in integrated resorts such as a hotel, F&B outlet, retail outlet, and so on, but with a minimum of two years direct IR industry experience.
- At least five years’ experience must be in the Asia-Pacific region, from the middle east to the International Date Line inclusive.
- If no longer employed in the industry, and the potential judge has been out of the industry for five years or more, they must self-declare that they take a continuing and active interest in the APAC IR industry.
The final decision on Judging Panel eligibility rests with the Chairman of the Judging Panel.
Judges may be presented with PDFs of up to three pages and videos of up to one minute in length relating to official nominees and may also use their own personal knowledge and experience of official nominees in casting their votes.
Judges will be asked to cast their votes electronically between Sunday 1 and Saturday 7 September 2024, as described on iagacad.com/ir-awards-awards-process.
If you meet the eligibility criteria and wish to be a member of the judging panel, please contact Judging Panel chairman Andrew W Scott at ceo@asgam.com.
The IAG Academy IR Awards form part of IAG’s “Super September” at Manila’s Newport World Resorts from 9 to 11 September 2024, which also comprises the two-day IAG Academy Summit and networking social Manila After Dark (MAD). Visit iagacad.com for more information.
“Super September” will re-brand as “IAG Expo” next year and will be held at Newport World Resorts from 8 to 10 September 2025. In addition to MAD, the IAG Academy Summit and the IAG Academy IR Awards, IAG Expo will include a full-scale exhibition with raw space exhibition stands and shell scheme booths.
For sponsorship inquiries, please contact:
Jadeson Ho
+853 2875 2959
jh@asgam.com
Caroline Iau
+853 2875 2959
ci@asgam.com
For media, production and event enquiries, please contact:
Dorothy Loi
+853 2883 6497
dorothy@asgam.com
