2017 Winners & Finalists
Conference Professional of the Year
Winner: Selena Moseley – Oliver Kinross
- Henry Fuchs – we.CONECT Global Leaders GmbH
- Stacey Graham – CIPP – The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals
- Sarah Harvey – Reed Business Information
- Phillip LoFaso – Mining Indaba Events (a division of Euromoney)
- Ian McGarrigle – World Retail Congress
- Valerie Sokolova – EMAP
- Robert Stead – Sense Media Events
Best New Conference Launch
Winner: KNect365, an informa company – VR & AR World
Silver: Procurement Leaders – DITx
Bronze: Telegraph Business Events – Cyber Security
- EMAP – Ground Engineering Infrastructure Summit
- World Refining Association (Clarion Events) – MERTC – Middle East Refining Technology Conference
Best Conference Series
Winner: Wonder London – Google’s Internet Legends Schools Tour
Silver: Procurement Leaders – DITx
Bronze: weCONECT Global Leaders GmbH – Industry of Things World (Berlin, San Diego, Singapore)
- Canalys – Canalys Channels Forum
- Criticaleye – Criticaleye Leadership Retreats
- EMAP – Drapers conference series
- Wonder London – Google’s NEXT GCP 2016
Best Large Scale Event or Congress
Winner: Farnborough International – Farnborough International Airshow
Silver: Momentum UK – Microsoft Future Decoded
Bronze: CIPD – CIPD Annual Conference & Exhibition – Shaping the Future of Work
- Euromoney Institutional Investor – Investing in African Mining Indaba
- Procurement Leaders – World Procurement Congress
- River Street and Adestra – BBC Good Food Show
- Telegraph Business Events – Festival of Business
- Wonder London – Google’s NEXT GCP 2016
Best Corporate Event
Winner: Crown Business Communications – PSA Dealer Conventions 2017
Silver: Canalys – Canalys Channels Forum
Bronze: B&Q Plc – B&Q Business Conference
- GDS Group – Meet the Boss – ING Food – executive bespoke event
- Momentum UK – Microsoft Future Decoded
- Off Limits Corporate Events Ltd – Changing Rooms, Changing Lives
- Wonder London – Givaudan 3 Day Leadership Conference – in partnership with Lansons – Communications and engagement consultancy
Best Conference by a small company (under 20 employees)
Winner: Fitz All Media Limited – VET Festival
Silver: The King’s Fund – Digital Health and Care Congress 2016
Bronze: Streamline Marketing Group – Global Space Congress
- CJS Event Solutions – Delivering Transformational Reform Together
- Open Door Media Publishing Ltd – Funds Society Fund Selector Summit Miami 2016
- Waterfront Conference Company – NSIPs Forum 2017
Best Event Linked to a Publication
Winner: Telegraph Business Events – Business of Sport
Silver: Ascential – Retail Week Live 2016
Bronze: Business Reporter – The European Information Security Summit – TEISS 2017
- EMAP – Construction News Summit
- Infopro Digital – OpRisk North America
- TTG Media Limited – TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies Awards
Best Free to Attend Conference
Winner: Incisive Media – Pensions & Benefits UK 2017
Silver: Open Door Media Publishing Ltd – InvestmentEurope Pan-European Summit Lausanne 2016
Bronze: Whitehall Media LTD – Government IT Security and Risk Management 2016
- Commercial Ltd – CSR Day 2016
- Momentum UK – Microsoft Future Decoded
- Streamline Marketing Group – Global Aerospace Summit
- Telegraph Business Events – Festival of Business
Best Conference Venue (under 300 theatre)
Winner: Cavendish Conference Centre
Silver: IET London: Savoy Place
Bronze: Wyboston Lakes
- 99 City Road Conference Centre
- BMA House
- OXO2
- Scarman (Warwick Conferences)
- Solent Conference Centre
Best Conference Venue (300-750 theatre)
Winner: Kings Place Events
Silver: Olympia London
Bronze: Emirates Stadium
- CEME Conference Centre
- Epsom Downs Racecourse
- London Heathrow Marriott
- The Crystal
- Whittlebury Hall Conference, Training Centre and Hotel
Best Conference Venue (over 750 theatre)
Winner: QEII Centre
Silver: The Brewery
Bronze: Manchester Central
- Business Design Centre
- Imago Venues
- InterContinental London – The O2
- Madinat Jumeirah Conference Centre
- Stamford Bridge
Best Awards Event
Winner: Caspian Media LTD – The Amazon Growing Business Awards 2016
Silver: Mix Media Ltd – Mixology Awards
Bronze: MBI – The Broadcast Awards
- 23 Events Ltd – The Wedding Industry Awards
- Clarion Events – Asian Hospital Management Awards 2016
- Incisive Media – CRN Channel Awards
- Recruitment & Employment Confederation – IRP Awards
- TTG Media – TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies Awards
Best Association Conference
Winner: Association of Corporate Treasurers – ACT Annual Conference
Silver: The King’s Fund – Digital Health and Care Congress 2016
Bronze: ABTA – The Travel Association – The Travel Convention
- ARMA (Association of Residential Managing Agents) – Nominee: 21st ARMA Annual Conference
- Airport Operators Association – AOA Annual Conference 2016
- College of Occupational Therapists – College of Occupational Therapists 40th Annual Conference
- Royal Town Planning Institute – Young Planners’ Conference
Best Conference by an Events Agency
Winner: BrandFuel – Zeitgeist
Silver: Wonder London – Google’s NEXT GCP 2016
Bronze: Corporate Events – Heineken On & Off Trade National Sales Brief 2017
- Awesome Events Ltd – Cornerstone Convergence EMEA
- Bioscientifica – ECE 2016
- Crown Business Communications – PSA Dealer Conventions 2017
- Momentum UK – Future Decoded
Best Event Operations Team
Winner: Reed Business Information – Event Operations Team
Silver: Ascential – World Retail Congress
Bronze: Procurement Leaders – Operations
- Applied Market Information Ltd. (AMI) – Conference Department
- Ascential – World Retail Congress – Operations
- BrandFuel – Operations Team
- Infopro Digital – Operations
- Last Word – Last Word EventsTeam
Best Venue Customer Service (under 500 delegates)
Winner: De Vere Cranage Estate
Silver: The Royal College of Physicians (RCP)
Bronze: One Great George Street
- 99 City Road Conference Centre
- America Square
- IET London: Savoy Place
- No.11 Cavendish Square
- Scarman (Warwick Conferences)
Best Venue Customer Service (over 500 delegates)
Winner: Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
Silver: Business Design Centre
Bronze: Edinburgh International Conference Centre
- Hilton London Bankside
- MEETinLEEDS
- QEII Centre
- Stamford Bridge
- The Brewery
Best UK Conference of the Year
Winner: Terrapinn Group – Aviation Festival
Silver: Last Word – Portfolio Adviser Autumn Congress 2016
Bronze: Haymarket – IED conference 2016
- Business Reporter – The European Information Security Summit – TEISS 2017
- Momentum UK – Microsoft Future Decoded
- Ascential – Retail Week Live 2016
- Telegraph Business Events – Business of Sport
- Telegraph Business Events – Digital Leaders
Best Overseas Conference of the Year (under 1000 delegates)
Winner: Clarion Events – Phacilitate Leaders Forum
Silver: Infopro Digital – Asia Risk Congress
Bronze: Open Door Media Publishing Ltd – InvestmentEurope Pan-European Summit Lausanne 2016
- Bench Events – Iran Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference
- Criticaleye – Asia Leadership Retreat 2016
- Last Word – Expert Investor – Pan Euro Rome 2016
- ultima media ltd – Automotive Logistics Mexico 2017
- Wonder London – Win with Customers 2020 – Givaudan 3 Day Leadership Conference – in partnership with Lansons – Communications and engagement consultancy
Best Overseas Conference of the Year (over 1000 delegates)
Winner: Ascential Plc – World Retail Congress
Silver: Knect365 – AfricaCom
Bronze: Euromoney Institutional Investor – Investing in African Mining Indaba
- Bioscientifica – ESPE 2016
- Green Power – MIREC Week
- KNect365, part of Informa – Internet of Things World
- Streamline Marketing Group – Global Aerospace Summit