INDUSTRY SECTOR CATEGORIES
AUTOMOTIVE EVENT OF THE YEAR
Bentley Motors Extraordinary Women
Noble Events
Client: Bentley Motors
Bentley Extraordinary Women was the launch event for Bentley Motor’s programme in the UAE which champions pioneering women in the region whilst simultaneously launching a mentoring/internship programme. The event objectives were to; oBolster Bentley’s reputation of providing the extraordinary by creating a platform to commit to and ins...
Continental GT Speed Global Media Drive
Goose Live Events
Client: Bentley Motors
Goose Live Events created a unique opportunity for media and influencers to experience the full dynamic capability of the new Bentley Continental GT Speed In September 2021, against ever-changing Covid rules, over 100 guests arrived in Sicily over a 2 week period, for a truly unique opportunity to drive the most dynamic Bentley road c...
Formula E London E-Prix
ExCeL London
Client: ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
On 24th July 2021, at precisely 16:03, 24 of the world’s most advanced all-electric race cars sparked into life on a temporary start-finish straight constructed in the south halls of ExCeL London. In doing so, they made history by breathing life into the world’s first indoor/outdoor motor racing circuit. This, by itself, was a huge ...
INEOS Grenadier GCC Middle East Tour
Noble Events
Client: INEOS Automotive
The key objective for this event was to launch not only a new vehicle but a new automotive marque into the Middle East, something, we believe, was last seen over five years ago. Our client’s brief was for a multi-centre tour, outdoor display, photography and videography shoots, and dedicated media, public and customer days. We worked c...
FINANCE & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES EVENT OF THE YEAR
Credit Trends 2022
Broadsword
Client: Moody's Investor Services
The Credit Trends series has been run by Moody’s for many years throughout January and February. Initially, in the mid-2010’s the series ran regionally – Europe, Asia Pacific, Americas although the title was the same the content varied region to region. Adapting as the pandemic took hold in 2021 we looked at smaller, location focussed ...
FIRST x Sibos 2021
First Protocol Event Management Limited
Client: SWIFT
In 2021, SWIFT and FIRST continued to push the boundaries of virtual engagement, raising the bar for Sibos, the financial community’s primary thought-leadership event. In September 2021, after a tight 9 months of collaboration at a time where the threat of lockdowns and hybrid executions were still cast in a wave of uncertainty, SWIF...
UK Partner Meeting
Brands at Work
Client: Deloitte
This is the story of an event that redefined ‘hybrid’. It’s the story of an experience that pushed the boundaries of strategic storytelling and technical production. And it’s a celebration of human connection in a near-post Covid world. Background to the event Deloitte’s annual UK Partner Meetings help to align the 1,000+ UK ...
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TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMS EVENT OF THE YEAR
Android Avenue
Brandfuel
Client: Android
The fact that Android Avenue attracted 51% of all visitors to MWC 2022 in Barcelona - the biggest and best exhibition of mobile technology in the world - is testament to the power of its narrative. In this first in-person event for Google since the start of the pandemic, Brandfuel’s challenge was to show visitors that no matter how ...
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Dell Technologies Forum 2022
Wave MC
Client: Dell Technologies
Reinventing the best solution for an ever-changing world of physical events, Wave worked with the Dell Technologies team to create a new format for the 2022 EMEA Dell Technologies Tour. Taking 16 stops across the EMEA region, Wave developed a series of solutions to work to differing county restrictions, creating a high-quality virtual ...
DRPG x BT Consumer Live 2021
DRPG
Client: BT
Due to the pandemic, BT asked DRPG to turn its flagship employee event into a virtual experience that retained the excitement and buzz of a live experience. The event had to ensure that everyone felt recognised and part of the team. This meant bringing 26,000 colleagues together via the power of digital to celebrate their amazing work....
Tractable Vision Summit
OrangeDoor
Client: Tractable
Tractable are building a presence in the UK and tasked OrangeDoor with creating an unforgettable immersive experience-based conference and product showcase for 35 of their key customers to feature their four AI products. We were to also create a closed-door two day event for current Tractable customers to come together, learn more ab...
PHARMA & HEALTHCARE EVENT OF THE YEAR
HP Conference 2022
UKSV
Client: Boehringer Ingelheim
UKSV worked with their client Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) to envision, produce, and execute a completely new hybrid event experience to bring their pharmaceutical community together during the Covid-19 pandemic. The annual event is intended to launch BI’s strategy for the year ahead to their entire UK-based team, while also thanking t...
Trailblazers. Ready Set Go!
CTL Communications
Being invited to deliver a launch event for one of the world’s leading pharmaceuticals is a true honour. Even more so when it is for the very first treatment for an ultra-rare disease, a new treatment for patients with Generalized Pustular Psoriasis (GPP). A disease which, to date, has had no treatment options. Our mission was to deliv...
MANUFACTURING & INDUSTRIAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Applaud Awards
WRG
Client: Anglo American
We designed and delivered the Applaud Awards to revitalise an established tradition as a fresh, modern experience. Answering our client’s (and attendees’) need for a meaningful awards ceremony spanning two years of achievements – after the previous year’s postponement – we got to work on producing a one-of-a-kind virtual event to make ...
Manufacturing a Net-Zero Future
XSEM
Client: NMIS
A 3-week roller-coaster ride! NMIS approached XSEM after we won the C&IT’s Manufacturing & Industrial Event of the Year in 2021. XSEM pitched for NMIS’ ‘Manufacturing a Net-Zero Future’ conference and won the contract 3-weeks prior to the event. Linked to the COP26 event in Glasgow, sustainability was the focus. The purpose of ...
MEDIA & BROADCAST EVENT OF THE YEAR
Achieving Breakthrough
CTL Communications
CTL Communications were appointed to deliver a launch event for a new treatment indication. The meeting needed to be worthy of celebrating this historical moment whilst also ensuring the participants understood the strategy and actions needed to ensure a successful launch. Built on the theme Making History: Achieving Breakthrough, t...
CEO Council Summit
Cheerful Twentyfirst
Client: The Wall Street Journal
For over a decade The Wall Street Journal's CEO Council has been convening the world's most influential decision makers. The recent May Summit was the pinnacle of many years of work, showcasing the convening power of WSJ - with over 150 members and guests in attendance along with leaders from the world of politics, finance and business...
Credits Trends 2022
Broadsword
Client: Moody's Investor services
The Credit Trends series has been run by Moody’s for many years throughout January and February. Initially, in the mid-2010’s the series ran regionally – Europe, Asia Pacific, Americas although the title was the same the content varied region to region. Adapting as the pandemic took hold in 2021 we looked at smaller, location focussed ...
RETAIL EVENT OF THE YEAR
An Extraordinary Journey
Ignition
Client: The Macallan
When two premium brands, Bentley and The Macallan came together to deliver a unique and cultural experience in the world-renowned whisky making region of Speyside, it was a privilege to be asked to aid in the development and deployment of the bespoke customer journey being undertaken. From September 2021, customers could book onto ‘A...
Iceland Foods Group Store Manager's Conference 2021
Cascade Productions
Client: Iceland Foods Group
In-person events have long been a staple of the Iceland Foods Group colleague engagement strategy but, like the rest of the world, the organisation had to weather the pandemic before getting its people back together. Finally, following two turbulent years of operation throughout COVID-19, the Group was ready for its senior key worke...
Nisa Expo 2021 - Virtual
XSEM
Client: Nisa
A Virtual Transition As the Nisa Expo embarked on its second year as a virtual trade show, we were determined to build on the previous year’s success. However, with 2020’s Expo being a double-award winning event, the bar was set extremely high! We had won the Conference News’ Innovation award with our virtual events platform ‘Core...
EVENT FORMAT CATEGORIES
INCENTIVE EVENT OF THE YEAR
1331 Events Monaco Grand Prix Incentive
1331 Events
Since 2018, our client has tasked us annually with running an incentive trip of a lifetime for their customer base. Postponed since May 2020, we finally had the opportunity to deliver a 4-day, 3-night trip to the Monaco Grand Prix in May 2022. Once their customers had qualified for the trip, our client passed the baton to us to commu...
Buildbase Exclusive VIP Trip
Ulterior Events
Client: Buildbase
Buildbase builders merchant enlisted Ulterior Events to bring their annual incentive trip for 60 clients back with a bang after a two-year hiatus owing to the pandemic. The goal was to create a trip of a lifetime that would motivate building company owners to spend with Buildbase and think highly of the company. Planning began in Ju...
PwC's Spring Fest Incentive Series
PwC
Client: PwC Creative Experiences Team
During the midst of the second lockdown the Creative Experiences team worked collaboratively with teams around the firm to produce Spring Fest, an incentive event with a different spin, intended to bring our people together virtually, make them feel connected to the firm, each other and lift spirits.With six weeks to plan a host of eve...
The Coors Experience 2022
Ulterior Events
Client: Molson Coors
Mid 2021, Ulterior Events secured a brief from Coors, the leader of the competitive 4% premium beer category, to create an incentive event for the top-sellers of Coors in the UK. The aim was to celebrate the team, give them an unforgettable party and motivate them to continue to smash their sales targets in the future. Historically t...
INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS EVENT OF THE YEAR
DFS annual conference – In it together
Top Banana
Client: DFS
In It Together was the most successful annual conference for DFS. Ever! Top Banana partnered with DFS to create a compelling, memorable sense of togetherness, energise the business, celebrate successes, and instil confidence in the company's future. Delivered during a turbulent time amidst the pandemic, and further impending restrict...
DRPG x BT Consumer Live 2021
DRPG
Client: BT
Due to the pandemic, BT asked DRPG to turn its flagship employee event into a virtual experience that retained the excitement and buzz of a live experience. The event had to ensure that everyone felt recognised and part of the team. This meant bringing 26,000 colleagues together via the power of digital to celebrate their amazing work....
HP Conference 2022
UKSV
Client: Boehringer Ingelheim
UKSV worked with their client Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) to envision, produce, and execute a completely new hybrid event experience to bring their pharmaceutical community together during the Covid-19 pandemic. The annual event is intended to launch BI’s strategy for the year ahead to their entire UK-based team, while also thanking t...
Moving Forward Together
Meet & Potato
Client: Dunelm
Covid changed Dunelm, the business thrived during the pandemic, as it adapted quickly to change. Communications with colleagues also changed during this time. Historically, it was very much top-down and instructional but with colleagues working from home it became more open, giving them a voice in a new, two-way conversational style. ...
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Perseverance Powers Performance- SMKO 2021
MOI Global
Client: Ciena
Ciena SMKO is the event in the Ciena Sales and Marketing calendar. Historically, it’s where some 2000 sales and marketing personnel from across the globe come together to hear the previous year’s results, celebrate successes, learn and find motivation from inspirational speakers and success stories, and be empowered with ideas and info...
UK Partner Meeting
Brands at Work
Client: Deloitte
This is the story of an event that redefined ‘hybrid’. It’s the story of an experience that pushed the boundaries of strategic storytelling and technical production. And it’s a celebration of human connection in a near-post Covid world. Background to the event Deloitte’s annual UK Partner Meetings help to align the 1,000+ UK ...
TEAM-BUILDING EVENT OF THE YEAR
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Being Extraordinary
OrangeDoor
Client: ServiceNow
ServiceNow has seen 30% YoY growth throughout 2020 and 2021 and the Global Talent Acquisition team have been instrumental in recruiting and filling the roles needed to fuel this growth. Working with OrangeDoor, the ServiceNow leadership commissioned a celebration and gratitude event which not only channelled appreciation from the lea...
Bringing the Strategy To Life
EML Team
Client: Southampton Football Club
We were asked to provide Southampton Football Club with a bespoke, 300-person, team building activity to bring their five, new, corporate 'identities' to life in a fun, interactive and meaningful way. As a part of their annual All Staff Meeting in May 2022 our tailored team building activities needed to address: We Are Brave | We Are ...
Clearwater International Team Event 2021
1331 Events
Client: Clearwater International
“Thank you for organising such a fantastic event. I know how much preparation it takes for these trips to run smoothly but you absolutely smashed it. It was so much fun throughout and I don’t think it could have been any better” “Our crew reckon it was the best Clearwater trip yet and am inclined to agree” When 1331 Events took th...
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Topgolf Summit 2021
Blue Hat Teambuilding
Client: Topgolf
Blue Hat were asked by market leading entertainment golfing brand Topgolf, to design, create and deliver an inspirational 1-day team building experience to 85 of their top execs and leadership team. Topgolf have significant global growth plans and recognised the need to prepare their team for the challenges that would present themsel...
CELEBRATORY EVENT OF THE YEAR
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Being Extraordinary
OrangeDoor
Client: ServiceNow
ServiceNow has seen 30% YoY growth throughout 2020 and 2021 and the Global Talent Acquisition team have been instrumental in recruiting and filling the roles needed to fuel this growth. Working with OrangeDoor, the ServiceNow leadership commissioned a celebration and gratitude event which not only channelled appreciation from the lea...
Five Guys Reward & Recognition
Saving Grace Events
Client: Five Guys
Launched in 2017 by breast cancer survivor Rebecca Hartley, Saving Grace Events is a full-service events management company based in Cheshire. Saving Grace Events design, plan and deliver exceptional experiences for private, charity, and corporate clients. In 2022, restaurant chain Five Guys tasked Saving Grace Events with organising...
Moving Forward Together
Meet & Potato
Client: Dunelm
Dunelm wanted this conference to look and feel very different to previous years; the focus was all about reconnecting colleagues for the first time in 2 years to have meaningful conversations and to really celebrate success. Moving Forward Together was a step-change in communication style for the business. Typically used to a top-down ...
UK Event Programme Expo 2020 Dubai
Bray Leino Events
Client: The Department for International Trade
For the Department for International Trade (DIT), Expo 2020 Dubai was an unprecedented opportunity to build new economic ties and uncover export opportunities in the Gulf states. But the objective was grander. This six-month international extravaganza is a celebration of the values and qualities that define us all, and we would cele...
World Class Bartender of the Year Global Final 2021
Chorus
Client: Diageo
Every year, the Diageo-run World Class Bartender of the Year Global Final brings together national winners from all over the world to compete for the title. Amidst the pandemic, and the cancellation of the 2020 competition, plans were forged to move the 2021 event from Sydney to Madrid, but as this became more challenging, and with he...
EVENT PURPOSE CATEGORIES
BEST SMALL BUDGET INITIATIVE
National Trust Hybrid Leadership Event 2022
Cascade Productions
Client: National Trust
Executive Summary Following two difficult years affected by both a landmark report into historic slavery links and the pandemic, the National Trust was keen to get its 500-strong leadership team back together for a hybrid event. We, Cascade Productions, were appointed to support the production and delivery of the in-person event, a...
Stig On Wheels
Ignition
Client: BBCSD
You’ve heard of BBC’s Top Gear. You’ve heard of Burton’s Wagon Wheel Biscuits. But unless you’re a dedicated ‘comper’ you just might not heard of the competition that these two British icons ran in partnership that gave just 30 lucky winners the opportunity to take to the Top Gear Test Track itself in several top end sports cars, and t...
BEST SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE
Android Avenue
Brandfuel
Client: Android
The fact that Android Avenue attracted 51% of all visitors to MWC 2022 - the biggest exhibition of mobile technology in the world - is testament to the power of its narrative. In this first in-person event for Google since the start of the pandemic, Brandfuel’s challenge was to show visitors that no matter how much money you have, w...
Beyond Food
Lime Venue Portfolio
Beyond Food was an initiative created by Lime Venue Portfolio and is already changing the way the conference, incentive and events industry looks at food at events. The digital report is made up of six chapters, each taking on a different angle on food and events, from food waste to mental health, from sustainability to what the menu ...
Continental GT Speed Global Media Drive
Goose Live Events
Client: Bentley Motors
For the last 12 months, we have produced a carbon footprint reports for all our Bentley events. It has enabled us to learn and make better conscious decisions throughout the event planning process. This event in Sicily gave us many challenges, but it also gave us a legacy that we didn't think was possible when we first started on this...
Dell Technologies at Bett EMEA (OrangeDoor)
OrangeDoor
Client: Dell Technologies
A sustainable event is the result of everything that goes on before the event, not just impeccable sourcing outcomes before, and recycling achievements after the event. OrangeDoor had changed significantly in the year before this event, with the implementation of a triple bottom line (People, Planet, Profit) by which we measure ourse...
Identity delivers COP26
Identity Holdings
Client: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
COP26 in November 2021 in Glasgow saw the most important negotiations since the Paris Agreement. Expectations were high and we knew that what happened behind the scenes would have to be as exemplary as commitments made on the stage. But delivering sustainability for the largest ever international summit in the UK would not be simple. ...
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BEST CSR INITIATIVE
Bravery in Ukraine
Brandfuel
Client: The Ukraine Embassy to the UK
More than seven million people have been forced to leave Ukraine since the war began on February 24, with another eight million people displaced or fighting for their homeland. When the Ukraine Embassy to the UK asked Brandfuel to help organise the Bravery in Ukraine fundraiser in early April, there was no way we could refuse. It was ...
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SUPPLIER CATEGORIES
BEST VENUE - REST OF WORLD
Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
Situated in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, ADNEC is a multi-purpose venue offering a total space of 151,000 m², over 12 fully interconnected column-free exhibition halls plus an Atrium and Concourse. The venue has outdoor event spaces as well as a Waterfront Quayside and can stage major indoor, outdoor and marine events simultaneou...
AsiaWorld-Expo
A leading exhibition and convention venue in Hong Kong, AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE) offers over 70,000sqm rentable spaces with track record of hosting mega conference up to 20,000 delegates. In response to the challenges created by the global pandemic, AWE is embracing the new normal with the theme of “Change • Possibilities” upon entering to...
etc.venues 360 Madison
How do you impress the hard to impress? Introducing 360 Madison. The Big Apple is home to the world’s most reputable meeting and event venues. So, how can a new entrant make a strong impression? How can a new venue ‘wow’ New York’s elite meeting planner community; an experienced group of people accustomed to world-class spaces and...
Grimaldi Forum Monaco
Ideally located in the sunny, easy accessible and cosmopolitan Principality of Monaco, on the French Riviera, here at the Grimaldi Forum Monaco (GFM) we offer a versatile surface area of 35,000m² to make all conferences, congresses, tradeshows, exhibitions, concerts and shows unique and memorable.Our features : 2 exhibition halls (3,50...
The Convention Centre Dublin
The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD) was developed to provide a world-class conference venue in the heart of Ireland’s capital city. Since opening, The CCD has hosted over 2,000 events and welcomed over 1.4m visitors. The CCD has a proven track record for excellence and prides itself on the quality of service it provides to clients. ...
BEST VENUE- UK
ExCeL London
The 12-months of 2021 will go down as some of the most unprecedented and challenging that ExCeL London – and of course the entire events industry – will ever face. At the start of the year, the Royal Docks venue was a far cry from its usual hustle and bustle as, once again, it supported the Government’s pandemic efforts this time as a ...
ICC Belfast
ICC Belfast has emerged from the pandemic as a market leader with a reputation for innovation. Technical infrastructure has expanded significantly at the convention centre, which is now fully hybrid by design. With large-scale hybrid conferences now the norm, this means the venue is well-equipped to deliver on the objectives of the man...
ICC Wales
ICC Wales opened in September 2019 as the first large-scale convention centre in Wales; a venue which establishes the country as a major destination for business events. The state-of-the-art venue situated in Newport, South Wales can accommodate more than 5,000 delegates and includes a 4,000sqm pillar-free main hall, a 1,500-seated aud...
Scottish Event Campus
Throughout 2021, Glasgow’s Scottish Event Campus (SEC) worked in collaboration with its clients and partners as the industry emerged from the global pandemic. At the same time, the venue played host to one of the most significant events to hit the UK, COP26, and with it the chance to create lasting legacies not just for climate change,...
South Lodge, part of Exclusive Collection
South Lodge has become a beacon for corporate organisations who want to work in a venue which can prove a positive outlook, actions and initiatives that ultimately benefit the planet and society. We have embraced the changing face of face-to-face marketing by ensuring quality tech is in situ for hybrid events. We’ve also identified ...
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The ICC Birmingham
When Queen Elizabeth II opened the ICC in June 1991, it was the UK’s first purpose-built state-of-the-art International Convention Centre. Fast forward to HRH’s platinum jubilee and the ICC is still blazing a trail for the sector - constantly evolving to lead the way in the fast-moving world of meetings, incentives, conferences and exh...
BEST TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER
Convene 22 Bishopgate
Convene
Convene has delivered a state-of-art hospitality-infused suite of large meeting spaces in one of the City of London’s newest office developments, 22 Bishopsgate. Five hybrid-enabled flexible auditorium rooms allow up to 700 people to be physically present, while technology built into the fabric of the rooms allows up to 10,000 peopl...
CrowdComms
CrowdComms’ virtual event platform is a market-leading solution that creates an engaging and interactive event experience for every attendee. For over a decade, CrowdComms has delivered countless virtual events that are trusted by marketers and event managers around the world. Launched before the pandemic hit, the uncertainty create...
BEST HOTEL
Celtic Manor Resort
The Celtic Collection
The five-star Celtic Manor Resort is a flagship tourism venue for Wales and one of the UK’s leading conference hotels with a convention centre for up to 1,500 delegates. With 600 bedrooms spread over four hotels and 10 executive lodges, three championship golf courses, two luxury spas and health clubs, and extensive adventure activitie...
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The Londoner
Edwardian Hotels London
Located in the heart of Leicester Square is an outspoken, theatrical hotel standing 30 metres high and 32 metres beneath street level. This is The Londoner, the first super-boutique hotel to hit the city. Designed as an ode to the art of performance, global design house Yabu Pushelberg crafted archetypes of a theatre production's cast ...
BEST CONFERENCE DESTINATION
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Visit Belfast
Belfast is a destination that exceeds expectations and rewards curiosity. We are an award-winning, ambitious, capital city on the rise but one that looks after our event organisers and delegates like family. Genuinely. 100% of our conference clients are ‘very likely’ or ‘likely’ to recommend us. And that is after a global pandemic. We ...
BEST OF THE BEST
UK AGENCY OF THE YEAR
Agiito
2021 was a year of huge change for Agiito, changing their name and branding to better reflect their people, and unite our extensive experience with their resilient and honest personality and culture. They’ve continued to adapt and innovate to deliver strategic meetings and events, remaining close to customers and finding safe venues wh...
Brandfuel
The most valuable asset of any company is its people. While the past two years have been hugely challenging for Brandfuel, as for so many businesses, as a creative agency we have always embraced change. And for us - with the senior leadership team’s focus on strong team support, clear communications, and extensive upskilling for a di...
Brands at Work
Brands at Work is an award-winning agency specialising in creative content, communications, and end-to-end delivery of large-scale real life, virtual and hybrid experiences globally. We bring both business insight and creative artistry. Substance and style. We put message before medium – starting with a blank canvas, open mind, an...
FIRST EVENT
Like all events companies, First Event had serious challenges during the pandemic, having to make some big changes to stay afloat. We adapted. Boosted in-house skills across all departments, pivoted the business to deliver virtual and hybrid events and committed resources to research and innovation, including investing £50k in our new ...
OrangeDoor
OrangeDoor had a truly transformative year in 2021. In a year where agencies were battling the deficits created by the pandemic and keeping heads above water, OrangeDoor still managed to build for their future and their clients. We completely reorganised our operating system around the Triple Bottom Line principle where we now measur...
Smyle
In 2021 we demonstrated ambition, innovation and resilience, as we push forward our strategy to become one of the world’s leading creative agencies for physical and digital experiences, and content. We opened two new regional hubs in Manchester and Norwich which enable us to link with diverse, geographically spread talent. We produc...
GLOBAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR
Cheerful Twentyfirst
Cheerful Twentyfirst is a global brand experience agency based in London and New York. Strategic communications is at the heart of what they do, using innovative thinking to engage audiences through game-changing content and experiences. The agency operates in three key markets: UK, US and EMEA. Anchored by their creativity, Cheerful T...
CTL Communications
CTL Communications is a unique story of building an award winning communications agency with clients and team the world over from the humblest of beginnings. Since our launch in 2009, CTL has grown from a one-person operation to a team of over 60 in five countries, supported by over 100 freelancers. We are a boutique agency with a glob...
CWT Meetings & Events
CWT is thrilled to be celebrating our 150th year of travel in 2022 with a clear strategy to help clients engage with critical audiences through virtual, hybrid and live events through heightened focus on experience. We also continue to foster a culture with caring at its heart through initiatives, such as fundraising for our Ukraine co...
emc3
At emc3, we're dedicated to making every moment count. We're a collective of event producers, storytellers, marketers, designers and strategists. Our mission is to produce game-changing experiences powered by strategy, content and creativity, underpinned by our commitment to a sustainable future for events. We’re the events experts, wi...
FIRST
FIRST has been telling brand stories for over 25 years and is proudly still independently owned and run.. We create and execute award-winning brand experiences for our clients across the globe. We are a diverse, proud, passionate, collective. We bring together brands and people with creative, connected experiences. We shape the ideas t...
MOI Global
MOI. We create change, opportunities and head-turning outcomes. No matter how, or how fast the world has changed, MOI’s promise to our clients has remained steadfast: to turn the heads that count in B2B. Our own change continues to be transformational, and the catalyst from 2020- a 3 year plan called MOI 2.0- complete remodeling of ...
CONFERENCE OF THE YEAR
Audience
Client: Deloitte
Over the last 24 years, the two-day in-person Deloitte Shared Services Conference has become a “must attend” event for leaders in the industry. In November 2021, we were responsible for transforming it into a one-day hybrid event for 500 in-person C-Suite clients, partners and prospects and over 1,000 virtual delegates. This challeng...
COP26 - delivered by Identity
Identity
Client: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021 brought together 120 World Leaders and 40,000 people from nearly 200 countries, with the goal to make real and urgent progress on climate change. The conference was also one of the few large-scale live events to take place in 2021. The eyes of the world were on Glasgow and the pressure on Identity, ...
CTL Communications
Being invited to deliver a launch event for one of the world’s leading pharmaceuticals is a true honour. Even more so when it is for the very first treatment for an ultra-rare disease, a new treatment for patients with Generalized Pustular Psoriasis (GPP). A disease which, to date, has had no treatment options. Our mission was to deliv...
FIRST EVENT
Client: IOHK - Cardano Summit 2021
A 48-hour hybrid event. 142,000 online attendees from 180 countries. 13,500 in-person attendees at watch parties in New York, Miami, Wyoming, Berlin, Cape Town, and London, plus 40+ community hubs. 73 hours of content with 208 speakers in 137 sessions. End-to-end delivery in just 7 weeks. Billed as the biggest ever blockchain event, Ca...
FIRST x Sibos 2021
First Protocol Event Management
Client: SWIFT
In 2021, SWIFT and FIRST continued to push the boundaries of virtual engagement, raising the bar for Sibos, the financial community’s primary thought-leadership event. In September 2021, after a tight 9 months of collaboration at a time where the threat of lockdowns and hybrid executions were still cast in a wave of uncertainty, SWIF...
Top Banana
Client: AVON
BRING IT ON COLOURFULLY CELEBRATED 135 YEARS OF AVON We were briefed to curate a bi-annual conference and celebration for AVON’s sales leaders and representatives across the UK, celebrating their 135th birthday! The main focus of the event was to unite the team by creating momentum, empowerment and uplift. And what was the output?… AV...
CORPORATE EVENTS TEAM OF THE YEAR
PwC Creative Experiences Team
The PwC creative experiences team has been through a lot of transformation post pandemic; new faces, new remits, new ways of working... but the one thing that remains firm is that we are all on this journey together and excited for what’s ahead. ‘Reimagine the possible’ is one of our core values at PwC and something we drive on all of...
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MICE TEAM OF THE YEAR
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AWE MICE team
AsiaWorld-Expo Management
A leading exhibition and convention venue in Hong Kong, AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE) offers over 70,000sqm rentable spaces with track record of hosting mega conference up to 20,000 delegates. Before the outbreak of global pandemic, AWE hosted over 300 events and attracted more than 4 million visitors per annum. Since the outbreak of COVID in H...
etc.venues Sales Team
etc.venues
A sales team that focussed on thriving, not just surviving. In 2021, the sales team at etc.venues developed a strategy to put the business back on track. In fact, it was far more than just a business strategy, it was a mindset. While others focussed on surviving, the sales team at etc.venues adopted a more confident outlook. The ...
FIRST EVENT's Digital Team
first event
First Event’s digital team was brand new in late 2020. In its first year, it was responsible for >20% of the agency’s revenue, having delivered the largest-ever virtual cryptocurrency event (itself award-winning) and created an in-house studio capable of delivering large-scale high-quality production with a fraction of the usual crew. ...
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