Coffee Chat #30 with Eric: London Calling 🇬🇧

Sept. 16, 2025

This week’s Coffee Chat highlights three UK events representing the very best of our gift card and incentive industry:

1. The Gift Card & Voucher Association (GCVA) Hall of Fame Awards. It was inspiring to be among so many leaders shaping the future of global gift cards. Congrats to all of the nominees and winners, especially Malc Berg from Stored Value Solutions (SVS).

2. The 2025 The Institute of Promotional Marketing (IPM) Awards – where Kelly Hinds and I proudly represented NeoCurrency as an event sponsor, joining the promotional marketing community at Nobu Hotel London Portman Square in celebrating outstanding and innovative campaigns.

Both events were a real who’s who of the gift card and promotional marketing worlds — and let me tell you, the Brits really know how to throw a party. 🥂

And…I’ll be back in London for the IMA Europe Summit next week Oct. 1 - 2 with Ian Good and Kelly to network and connect with clients, partners and friends in the incentive industry.

Grab your coffee -- I'll share event highlights and a few “bleisure” moments from my UK trip — all in ~2 minutes. 

P.s.: A warm thank you to everyone I connected with at GCVA and IPM Awards — you made the events more memorable than the glamour: Andrew Johnson, Peter Friend, Rocío Liébana Vinuesa, Dr Hannah Shimko, Jody Bratley, Harry Kelf, Michael Chambers, Sophie Chambers, Victoria Evans, Alizja Conteh, Andrew Ryan, Jackie Reynolds, Gillian Williams, James Mellor, Vera Barovska, Phil Mooney CPIM, David Wall, Rob Coulstock, Louise Rae, Léa Liotta, Jenny Parris, Mark Willis, Ian Holley, Emily Whitmarsh, James Malia, Pablo Arredondo, Neil Mandel, Jade Wan, Tim Hook, Jordan Hodgins and many more! 

Till next week, Eric ☕️