13th Annual Cvent Excellence Awards Celebrates Innovation and Impact Across the Meetings and Events Industry
Winners include leading global organizations, hotels and CVBs recognized for their innovative use of technology to drive efficiencies, maximize event ROI, grow group business revenue and deliver more impactful experiences
SAN ANTONIO, TX – June 11, 2025 – Cvent, an industry-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, honored the finalists and winners of the 2025 Cvent Excellence Awards at the company’s annual customer and industry conference, Cvent CONNECT. The annual awards program, now in its 13th year, spotlights hotels and destinations, and event professionals and marketers from global-leading organizations who leverage Cvent technology to drive efficiency, enhance marketing value, and elevate the success of their event programs and group business strategies. Winners were celebrated in front of a global audience during a live gala event hosted both in-person in San Antonio and online. Their achievements will be showcased throughout the year in case studies, webinars, and other thought leadership content.
Hundreds of nominations were submitted across multiple award categories, with finalists and winners evaluated on a comprehensive set of criteria, including their innovative use of technology to enhance collaboration, program efficiency, and overall organizational success. This year, the awards program evolved to include new categories, such as the Excellence in Trade Show Management Award, which underscores the crucial role technology plays in transforming trade shows into dynamic platforms for brand awareness, customer engagement and business growth.
“These awards are a powerful reminder of what’s possible when passionate professionals and cutting-edge technology come together,” said Andreas Heckmann, Chief Customer Officer at Cvent. “This year’s winners and finalists are not just embracing innovation—they’re redefining what success looks like in meetings, events, and hospitality. We’re honored to be their partner in driving unforgettable experiences and measurable impact.”
The 2025 winners are:
Event and Marketing Winners
Ace of Spaces | Effectively Sourcing Venues & Managing Event Spaces
Aon
Marketing Mastermind | Best Event-Led Growth Strategy
Inovalon
Trade Show Trailblazer | Excellence in Trade Show Management
NCR Voyix
Pivotal Partner | Cvent Partner of the Year
EMC Meetings & Events
Rookie of the Year | Cvent New User of the Year
University of Florida Conference Department
Impact Icon | Creating Meaningful Impact
USAA
Power of the Platform | Best Use of the Cvent Platform for a Single Event
Parents as Teachers National Center
Power of the Platform | Best Use of the Cvent Platform Across a Total Event Program
Dell, Inc.
Cvent Superstar | Advocate of the Year
Meghan Haag, HMH
Hospitality Winners
Portfolio Powerhouse | Exceptional Portfolio Management
HEI Hotels & Resorts
The Block Buster | Excellence in Room-Block Bookings
White Lodging
The Business Intelligencer | Excellence in Hospitality Analytics
Kimpton Hotel Eventi
The Group Game Changer | Best Group Sales and Marketing Strategy
The Wigwam
The Clever Collaborator | Seamless Collaboration with Event Diagramming
Hilton Anatole
The Hometown Hero | Destination Marketing Excellence
Houston First Corporation
Cvent Superstar (Hospitality Professional) | Advocate of the Year
Dan McCarron, Marriott International
Hotel & Planner Collaboration Award
Global SOF with JW Marriott & Marriott Tampa Water Street
About Cvent
Cvent builds technology to power the highest performing events on the planet. With its purpose-built and AI-powered platform, data insights, unrivaled ecosystem, and deep expertise, Cvent helps its customers deliver real event outcomes.
Cvent gives event professionals the technology to run in-person, virtual, and hybrid events of any size, marketers the solutions to deliver event-led growth, and hotels, venues, and destinations a leading global marketplace to win and keep business. With intelligent tools across the event lifecycle, real-time analytics, personalized attendee experiences, and $20B+ in group business sourced through the ecosystem annually, Cvent delivers the AI-driven technology, insight, and scale customers need to power high-performing events and better outcomes.
445,000+ users across 34,000+ organizations rely on Cvent. With enterprise-grade security and compliance, hundreds of industry accolades, leading customer satisfaction, 8M+ events managed, and its third consecutive year as a Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader for Event Marketing and Management Platforms, customers around the world trust Cvent to deliver when it matters most. Learn more at Cvent.com.