Michael Lockett

Awards and recognition

Three recognitions tied to work that had to survive contact with reality.

In 2025, I won Global Innovator of the Year and EMEA Innovator of the Year, and received an EMEA Best Use of Technology Commendation at the EventsAir Innovation Awards. I now serve on the 2026 judging panel. The delivery behind the titles matters more.

2025 Innovation Awards

Recognition with names, dates, and evidence

These are the verified results from the EventsAir Innovation Awards. The official announcement and award pages are linked here, because credibility is better when it can be checked.

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award2025

2025 Global Innovator of the Year - Winner

EventsAir Innovation Awards

Winner of the Innovator of the Year award in the 2025 EventsAir Innovation Awards global category.

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award2025

2025 EMEA Innovator of the Year - Winner

EventsAir Innovation Awards

Winner of the 2025 EMEA Innovator of the Year award at the EventsAir Innovation Awards.

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award2025

2025 EMEA Best Use of Technology - Commendation

EventsAir Innovation Awards

Received a 2025 EMEA Best Use of Technology Commendation at the EventsAir Innovation Awards.

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panel2026

2026 Innovation Awards judging panel

EventsAir Innovation Awards

Serving on the 2026 EventsAir Innovation Awards judging panel.

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Why this matters

Awards are not a substitute for showing the work. They do, however, provide independent evidence that practical platform thinking, operational judgement, and interface detail can be recognised together.

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    2025 Global Innovator of the Year - Winner

    EventsAir Innovation Awards | 2025

    Winner of the Innovator of the Year award in the 2025 EventsAir Innovation Awards global category.

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    2025 EMEA Innovator of the Year - Winner

    EventsAir Innovation Awards | 2025

    Winner of the 2025 EMEA Innovator of the Year award at the EventsAir Innovation Awards.

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    2025 EMEA Best Use of Technology - Commendation

    EventsAir Innovation Awards | 2025

    Received a 2025 EMEA Best Use of Technology Commendation at the EventsAir Innovation Awards.

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    2026 Innovation Awards judging panel

    EventsAir Innovation Awards | 2026

    Serving on the 2026 EventsAir Innovation Awards judging panel.

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