Showcase of Champions: Awarded Projects 2025

By wdo, 11 November, 2025

Panel powered by BEIC – Business Event Industry Club

Speakers:

  • Ioana Chiriac, Creative Director at Universum Events, Romania
  • Yevhen Shaposhnikov, CEO at  Filosofia Event Group Worldwide 
  • Renata Krajačić, Communication Director at Komunikacijski laboratorij, Croatia
  • Lars Terje Grorud, CEO at JCP, Norway
  • Thomas Kenyeri, CEO and  Co-Founder at KESCH, Austria 

What makes an event truly world-class?
Five top international creators take the stage to dissect their award-winning projects and share how creativity, AI, sustainability, strategic communication, and cultural intelligence are redefining the next generation of live experiences.

From Romania to Norway, Croatia, Austria, and beyond, the members of the Business Event Industry Club (BEIC) - a global network of leading event agencies, reveal what drives their success: the trends they ignite, the barriers they break, and how they blend technology, emotion, and bold storytelling into unforgettable brand moments.

Expect an unfiltered, high-impact deep dive into the future of experiential design: sharp, global, and unapologetically innovative.

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Ioana Chiriac

By wdo, 12 November, 2025

Ioana Chiriac ist Creative Director bei Universum Events und seit über sieben Jahren in den Bereichen Events und Marketing tätig. Ihre Leidenschaft gilt der Entwicklung von Eventkonzepten, die nicht nur gut aussehen, sondern sich richtig anfühlen – mit einer Balance aus Emotion, Strategie und Vorstellungskraft.

Sie glaubt daran, dass Details wichtig sind, aber Menschen noch wichtiger. Ihr Ziel ist es, Erlebnisse zu schaffen, die bleiben – nicht nur in Erinnerung, sondern in Bedeutung.

VISION STAGE Halle 4

Ioana Chiriac
Universum Events
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Ioana Chiriac is Creative Director at Universum Events and has been working in events and marketing for over seven years. She is passionate about developing event concepts that not only look good but also feel right—with a balance of emotion, strategy, and imagination.

She believes that details are important, but people are even more important. Her goal is to create experiences that last – not only in memory, but in meaning.

VISION STAGE Hall 4

Yevhen Shaposhnikov

By wdo, 12 November, 2025

Yevhen Shaposhnikov ist CEO und Mitgründer der FILOSOFIA Event Group, einer mehrfach ausgezeichneten internationalen Agentur, die zu den Top 100 Global Event Agencies (Eventex) zählt. Mit über zehn Jahren Erfahrung in Eventstrategie, -design und -produktion hat er mehr als 900 Projekte weltweit realisiert – von Lissabon bis Dubai, von Singapur bis Kiew.

Sein Fokus liegt auf der Verbindung von Technologie, Kreativität und Business Impact. Dabei erforscht er, wie Innovationen in Web3, Blockchain und i-Gaming Eventerlebnisse und Audience Engagement neu definieren können.

vision stage Halle 4

Yevhen Shaposhnikov
FILOSOFIA Event Group
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Yevhen Shaposhnikov is CEO and co-founder of FILOSOFIA Event Group, a multi-award-winning international agency ranked among the Top 100 Global Event Agencies (Eventex). With over ten years of experience in event strategy, design, and production, he has delivered more than 900 projects worldwide—from Lisbon to Dubai, Singapore to Kiev.

His focus is on connecting technology, creativity, and business impact. In doing so, he explores how innovations in Web3, blockchain, and i-gaming can redefine event experiences and audience engagement.

vision stage Hall 4

Renata Krajačić

By wdo, 2 December, 2025

Renata Krajačić, communication director at Komunikacijski laboratorij, Croatia

vision stage Halle 4

Renata Krajačić
Komunikacijski laboratorij
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Renata Krajačić, communication director at Komunikacijski laboratorij, Croatia

vision stage hall 4

Lars Terje Grorud

By wdo, 12 November, 2025

Lars Terje Grorud ist CEO der JCP (Just Cruzin Production) Group Norge – einem Netzwerk aus fünf Unternehmen. 

VISION STAGE Halle 4

Lars Terje Grorud
JCP Group
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Lars Terje Grorud is CEO of the JCP (Just Cruzin Production) Group Norge—a network of five companies.

VISION STAGE Hall 4

Thomas Kenyeri

By wdo, 11 December, 2023

CVO & Founder KESCH – THE BRAND EXPERIENCE COMPANY

Thomas Kenyeri ist Gründer & Visionär im Bereich Brand Experience sowie Digitalisierung & KI-Pionier in der Eventbranche. 

digital & event stage Halle 7 + vision stage Halle 4

Thomas Kenyeri
KESCH The Brand Experience Company
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CVO & Founder KESCH – THE BRAND EXPERIENCE COMPANY

Thomas Kenyeri is a founder and visionary in the field of brand experience, as well as a digitalization and AI pioneer in the event industry.

digital & event stage Hall 7 + vision stage Hall 4

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