The best events in 2023 were announced at this year’s gala award ceremony of the Conventa Best Event Award 2023 at Ljubljana Castle. The Grand Prix award was presented to the Hungarian agency Universim 8 for their game-changing project Judit Polgár vs The World. A distinguished 20-member international expert jury, led by Jury President Ivo, J. Franschitz, selected the finalists and handpicked the winning projects.
This year’s winners were selected from 37 projects, competing in four main categories. In addition, five special awards were awarded – the audience award, best in creativity, best CSR project, best agency award and the coveted Grand Prix award. The best B2C event award went to Judit Polgár vs The World, a project that also won the best in creativity award and took home the prized Grand Prix award. Taking the crown in the B2E category was the innovative project Wishday from the Lithuanian agency Rekurai.
The Audience Award was presented to the Slovenian Tourist Board’s Texas Feels Slovenia project, while Creative Pro Group’s regeneration project Odpadnesh won the Best Crossover Event award. Experience Opening Stora Enso was selected as the best B2B event. In the category of best CSR project, the European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad EGMO 2023 took the top spot. Creative Pro Group was selected as the best event agency.
The winners in 2023
The winners in each category are:
GRAND PRIX WINNER 2023
Winner 2023: Judit Polgár vs The World, Universum 8 Zrt, Hungary
BEST B2B EVENT 2023
– 3rd: Promotion of Łódź city during Routes Europe 2023, Acora Sp. z o.o., Poland
– 2nd: Wärtsilä’s W25 hybrid launch, Wolttigroup, Finland
– 1st: Experience Opening Stora Enso, Creative Pro Group, Czech Republic
BEST B2C EVENT 2023
– 3rd: Odpadnesh, Creative Pro Group, Slovakia
– 2nd: Online Brainiacs – the largest online quiz in the World, Taktik, Slovenia
– 1st: Judit Polgár vs The World, Universum 8, Hungary
BEST B2E EVENT 2023
– 3rd: What Did the Princess Say, Rekurai, Lithuania
– 2nd: IBM Destination Apollo, Creative Pro Group, Slovakia
– 1st: Wishday, Rekurai, Lithuania
BEST CROSSOVER EVENT 2023
– 3rd: Bynet Expo, Eldan Production, Israel
– 2nd: Texas Feels Slovenia 2023, Slovenian Tourist Board
– 1st: Odpadnesh, Creative Pro Group, Slovakia
AUDIENCE AWARD 2023
– 3rd: IBM Destination Apollo, Creative Pro Group, Slovakia
– 2nd: Wishday, Rekurai, Lithuania
– 1st: Texas Feels Slovenia 2023, Slovenian Tourist Board
SPECIAL AWARDS – BEST CREATIVITY
Judit Polgár vs The World, Universum 8, Hungary
SPECIAL AWARDS – BEST CSR PROJECT
European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad EGMO 2023, St. Bernardin, Sava Hotels & Resorts, Slovenia
SPECIAL AWARDS – BEST AGENCY
Creative Pro Group, Slovakia
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