Please join us in congratulating the winners of the 2024 Cvent Excellence Awards Europe! This year's winners were announced during the hotly anticipated awards ceremony, held during Cvent CONNECT Europe.
The awards brought together the best event and hospitality professionals in the industry for an evening of celebration, entertainment, and community.
Celebrating success at the Cvent Excellence Awards Europe
The hybrid awards ceremony at Cvent CONNECT Europe featured finalists and winners from around the world who are driving innovation within the industry in new and inspiring ways. Cvent MC Michael Newton was joined onstage by Cvent executive leaders Brian Ludwig, Stacey Fontenot, Graham Pope and Alda Egurrola-Wienke.
With a total of thirteen awards being presented, there was palpable excitement in the room and for those watching virtually. If you didn't get the chance to join or simply want to relive the festivities, you can watch the awards programme on-demand now on the Cvent CONNECT Europe Attendee Hub website.
Please join us in once again congratulating the 2024 Cvent Excellence Awards Europe winners! Check out all of our fantastic winners below.
2024 Excellence Awards Europe Winners - Event Professionals
Best In-Person Experience
Sesame Bankhall Group
SBG onboarded a suite of Cvent products to increase value to their attendees and exhibitors with seamless data management, a matrix of registration pathways and a simplified total events programme.
Best Hybrid Experience
Royal Academy of Dance
The Royal Academy of Dance harnessed a variety of Cvent products to deliver an inclusive, global hybrid experience for over 750 attendees. The in-person element brought in added value to the campus, surpassing event expectations. The online element attracted global attendees, with remote access live streaming.
Cvent Partner of the Year
Reed & Mackay Events
Reed & Mackay Events designed tailored solutions for their clients using Cvent’s technology suite, using their expertise with Cvent to align closely on client expectations and ensure they are exceeded, whilst increasing their RFP value by 33%.
Cvent Advocate of the Year
Emily England - Lemon Lane
Emily championed Cvent, becoming a superuser and standardising Cvent across 11 events. Emily is ensuring consistent standards of excellence by training the team to operate at the same level, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Cvent Newcomer of the Year
AUGIS - Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery of Great Britain and Ireland
AUGIS quickly and efficiently upskilled their team and utilised Cvent’s Attendee App to achieve their sustainability goals, significantly reducing their carbon footprint through a paperless approach – and saving over £37,000 in the process
Meaningful Impact
NetHope
NetHope streamlined disparate systems to build one source of truth with Cvent, effectively managing hundreds of agenda submissions, to build a community for 2,100 attendees working towards humanitarian, conservation and international development efforts worldwide.
Outstanding Total Event Programme
Economist Impact - Events
The team at Economist Impact successfully powered over 2,000 events across the globe, utilising a variety of Cvent products such as OnArrival Premium, Integrations, Passkey and more to build a highly reputable events programme that meets their high standard of sustainability goals across the business.
2024 Excellence Awards Europe Winners - Hospitality Professionals
The MICE Game Changer
Andaz London Liverpool Street
Andaz London Liverpool Street harnessed innovative tools to identify key opportunities, achieving a 10% increase in new business while diversifying their mix and enhancing efficiency.
Cvent Hospitality Advocate of the Year
Alexandre Pellerin - Accor
Alexandre drove the use of Cvent across Accor's 5,500 hotels, enhancing operational efficiency and driving engagement for three key brands while leading a global survey to boost user engagement and creating a centralised knowledge hub for all.
The Portfolio Powerhouse
Postillion Hotels
Postillion Hotels increased brand awareness through Diamond Listings and ads, achieving a 100% rise in international bookings, a 372% boost in RFP market share, and reducing response times by 209%, while enhancing the event planning experience.
Planners' Best Partner
InterContinental Vienna
The InterContinental Vienna streamlined processes and optimised room block management through Cvent, achieving a 100% RFP response rate within 5 hours and achieving over 8,700 booked room nights.
Venue Directory Champion of the Year
Leonardo Hotels
Leonardo Hotels partnered with Venue Directory to enhance visibility in the UK MICE market and streamline enquiry management, achieving a 100% profile completion target and improving response times by 30%.
Corporate Travel Business Champion of the Year
HotelREZ
HotelREZ enhanced RFP submissions by 8% and increased accepted certified bids by 7% year over year, optimising their processes with Cvent to significantly improve efficiency and visibility for their member properties.
Want to be an Excellence Awards winner?
Don't miss your chance to be recognised during next year's award ceremony at Cvent CONNECT Europe or Cvent CONNECT in San Antonio. Check out more information about the Cvent Excellence Awards and make sure to sign up and hear when next year's programme opens. All finalists receive five free Cvent CONNECT Europe registrations, so don't miss out! We look forward to the chance to celebrate your success in 2025.
Please reach out to excellenceawards@cvent.com with any questions.
