Elling Hamso: Make a short video and use pictures

Elling has spent most of his career as a senior executive in the Norwegian oil and gas industry and later as a management consultant. He started an event agency in Norway in 2000 and Event ROI Institute in 2005.Conference & Incentive Travel Magazine ranked him 5th on their list of the 50 most influential people in the UK meetings and events industry in 2006 and Eventbranche magazine named him third among the 30 most influential in the meetings and events industry in the Netherlands in 2012. He consults and speaks frequently on subjects such as ROI, events industry trends, meeting architecture, procurement and risk management.How does your job relate to the event industry?I provide training and consulting services to help companies measure the value of their meetings and events.What motivates you to judge Eventex Awards? I like to follow industry trends and award winning events are often leading the way towards the future. I also enjoy meeting other jury members who are often industry leaders with lots of experience and insights.How do you recognize a winner?By a clear purpose. The event is designed to meet the specific needs of the event owner. In doing so, the event designers have found creative and powerful solutions which engage emotions and change the behaviour of participants.Your advice to contestants?Make a short video, use pictures if you don't have live footage, show what you did to make your event special and add a good narrative to make sure the jury will understand.What aspect of event planning inspires you the most?Creating an effective learning environment, engaging emotions and changing behaviour.