Meet the Judges
Drawn from a range of organisations across the sector, our judges represent a wealth of experience and expertise in creative cultural income generation.

Alice Adams
Events Manager,
Hepworth Wakefield

Amy Akino-Wittering
Head of Operations
& Commercial, Young V&A

Rosie Baker
Director of Commercial & Operations, Foundling Museum

Paul Cottrell
Director,
Turpin Smale

Emily Cross
Head of Retail,
National Theatre

James Dwyer
Creative Director,
Lumsden

David Hingley
Head of Arts, Heritage & Culture, Peridot Partners

Rebecca Hossain
Director of Commercial & Operations, Sir John Soane’s Museum

Lucy Hutchings
Commercial Operations Director, Leeds Castle

Simon Jones
Managing Director,
Navigate

Claire Lane
Director of Commercial,
Ashmolean Museum

Teresa Maguire
Commercial Director,
National Space Centre

David Middlemiss
Deputy Chief Executive, Black Country Living Museum

Kate Miners
Director of Public Engagement & Commercial, Old Royal Naval College

Hannah Oxley
Head of Retail & eCommerce, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Christina Pascoe
Interim Commercial Development Lead, English Heritage

Catherine Pinkerton
Group Retail Manager,
Amgueddfa Cymru

Simon Prager
Chief Operating Officer,
Tank Museum

Laura Pryke
Retail Manager & Buyer,
Kettle’s Yard

Anna Rathband
Filming Manager,
National Trust for Scotland

Lauren Rhodes
Commercial Development & Programming Manager, Glasgow Life

Ewa Socha
Head of Commercial Development, Museum of the Home

Becky Stanford
Head of Brand Licensing, National Trust

Carly Straughan
Tourism, Ticketing & Technology Consultant

Kieran Whitworth
Author & Senior Book Buying Manager, Imperial War Museums