The call for judges for the 2024 Awards is now closed, with precisely 100 judges on the 2024 panel. If you fit the eligibility criteria listed at the bottom of this page, and want to be a judge for the IAG Academy IR Awards in 2025, please get in touch directly with Andrew W Scott at [email protected]. To understand what is involved in the the awards process, visit the Awards Process page.
- Judges do not need to attend the Awards (or even be in Manila) on 10 September.
- Judging is very easy: all information is sent 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)
David Baxley
Regional Vice President – Entertainment
Sands China Ltd / Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd
Tony Chan
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director
Asia Pioneer Entertainment (HK:8400)
Greg Chase
Experience Management Thought Leader
Qualtrics/Former Corp. VP @ MGM Resorts International
Trevor Hammond
Senior Vice President – Gaming & Integrated Resort Operations
NUSTAR Resort & Casino
Ryan Hong-Wai Ho
Lecturer
Centre for Gaming and Tourism Studies, Macao Polytechnic University
Katrina Mae de Jesus
AVP – Resort Marketing and Business Development
NUSTAR Resort and Casino
David Jorden
Chief Marketing Officer
Newport World Resorts/Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc
Dr Manida Xongmixay-Lau
Vice President – Business Solutions & Premium Marketing Operations
Okada Manila
Raymond Lo
Senior Vice President, Head of Global Marketing and General Manager
Altira Macau and Mocha Clubs
Atty. Walter L. Mactal
Senior Vice President and Chief Legal & Administrative Officer
Newport World Resorts
Ian Wood
Business Development and Senior Sales Manager
Dallmeier International (Macau) Ltd.
Raymond Yap
Senior Director, Integrated Resort Services, Corporate Officer
Galaxy Entertainment Group
- Judges must have a minimum of 10 years IR industry 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 with functions typically found in integrated resorts such as a hotel, F&B outlet, retail outlet or other front of house service, or HR, IT, facilities or other back of house service, but with a minimum of two years direct IR industry experience.
- At least 5 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 judge or 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.
JUDGING PANEL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Any person who fulfils the following criteria will be eligible to join the judging panel for the IAG Academy IR Awards:
- Judges must have a minimum of 10 years IR industry 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 5 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 judge or 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.
In the event of any dispute on the eligibility of judges, the decision of the Chairman of the Judging Panel is final.
Notes:
- Judges shall not be eligible to vote in categories in which they or their employer are nominated, or any other conflict of interest exists. In the event of any dispute in relation to such conflicts of interest, the decision of the Chairman of the Judging Panel is final.
- Judges are not required to vote in any category in which they do not believe they are qualified to pass judgement.