Winners represent a diverse mix of leading organisations and hotels that prove the powerful role technology plays in delivering more engaging experiences and driving positive results 

LONDON – 9 November 2023 – Cvent, a market-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, announced the winners of the 2023 Cvent Excellence Awards during the company’s annual customer and industry conference, Cvent CONNECT Europe. The annual awards programme recognises event, marketing and hospitality leaders from a diverse set of organisations who leverage Cvent technology in new and innovative ways to streamline processes, foster greater collaboration, deliver superior event experiences and drive positive business results. Winners were selected from hundreds of submissions and embody the best in their respective industries. Finalists and winners were recognised at a live in-person gala event on 8 November in London at the Hilton Metropole. The event was also broadcast to a global virtual audience of meeting, events, and hospitality professionals.

“Each year, our Cvent Excellence Award nominees raise the bar and this year’s winners have embraced technology in innovative ways to take their organisations to the next level,” said Patrick Smith, Chief Marketing Officer at Cvent. “These award-winning organisations, hotels, event professionals, and marketers have taken a digital-first approach to accelerate their event programmes and drive measurable results. All of us at Cvent extend a well-deserved congratulations and thank you to each of this year’s finalists and winners for further elevating not just their organisations, but the entire meetings and events industry.”

The 2023 winners are:

• Meaningful Impact | NASUWT, The Teachers’ Union

• Outstanding Total Event Programme | St. James’s Place 

• Best In-Person Experience | Cross Media Ltd.

• Best Hybrid Experience | PKF International

• Best Virtual Experience | Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA)

• Cvent Newcomer of the Year | Upwork

• Cvent Partner of the Year | Proske

• Cvent Advocate of the Year | Joy Thomas (IQVIA)

• The MICE Game Changer of the Year | Starhotels

• MICE Sustainability Partner | Hotel Pullman Paris Montparnasse

• Planners’ Best Partner | Leonardo Hotels

• Transient Champion of the Year | Hyatt Place London Heathrow Airport

• Cvent Hospitality Advocate of the Year | Deutsche Hospitality