#TOPWiM2020
A WiM win The Top Women in MICE Awards for 2020 was officially launched on 26 February 2020 at the Sandton Convention Centre. Meetings sees what’s in store for this year’s instalment.
N
ow in its seventh year, in the lead-up to its next chapter, the Top Women in MICE (WiM) Awards 2020 promises to be the best yet. The event has, over its years, evolved to ensure that it takes all strides necessary to uphold the excellence of women within the meetings, incentives, conferencing and exhibitions industry. This year is no different and – with the announcement of its new
58 • MEETINGS l MAR/APR 2020
theme, judges, mentorship programme and its inaugural brand ambassador – the WiM Awards will continue to recognise the women who are upping the ante and propelling the MICE industry forward.
VERSION 2.0 The theme for this year’s Top WiM Awards is Version 2.0. This signifies a new dawn for the format of the Awards, which, historically, have recognised 40 women within the industry along with special category winners. “The Version 2.0 theme was chosen because we are ready to take these Awards to the next level and refresh how they are done with what we want to achieve through them,” commented Jacques Breytenbach, general manager at 3S Media. This is defining for the Top Women in MICE Awards because, going forward, they will be fully categorised (see Categories sidebar). “We believe that these categories embody and reflect the qualities we see in women within the MICE industry and we could not be prouder of the strides we are taking in order to recognise women in this way,” announced Shanna Jacobsen, editor of Meetings magazine, during the launch of the Awards. The announcement took place at a ceremony held at Sandton Convention Centre on 26 February 2020, alongside the 15th annual Meetings Africa event, with industry heavy-
WIM AMBASSADOR During the launch of the Top WiM Awards 2020, it was revealed that Thami Nkadimeng would be representing WiM as an initiative. As a Top 40 WiM recipient in 2016, Thami embodies the qualities that the Awards uphold and will bear the flag for WiM across South Africa, and beyond.
www.theplanner.guru
