The CN Agency Awards 2023 took place on 3 March 2023 at the impressive QEII Centre in Westminster, London. With this year's theme being 70s Disco, attendees arrived at the venue ready to boogie and dance the evening away.
On arrival, guests attended a networking drinks reception at Pickwick before being invited into the Churchill Suite for the day's proceedings. Our editor Cameron Roberts opened the ceremony by welcoming all attendees and presenting the Agency Pioneer Award to this year's deserving winner - Michael Gietzen, chief executive officer at Identity.
Attendees were then treated to a three-course meal before the CNAAs commenced to celebrate the absolute best agencies and individuals from the events industry, finishing with CTL Communications being awarded the illustrious Grand Prix Award (Agency of the Year) for excellence across multiple categories. The celebrations then continued with a return to Pickwick for a groovy afterparty into the evening.
Check out our highlights video from the CN Agency Awards 2023!
Global Agency of the Year
Sponsored by NEC Group Conventions - ICC, NEC and Vox
WINNER:
- emc3
Finalists:
- American Express Meetings & Events
- Ashfield Event Experiences
- CWT Meetings & Events
- FIRST
- [INVNT Group]
- Stagestruck
- WRG
Event Management Agency of the Year
Sponsored by Eventure Experiences
WINNER:
- Identity
Finalists:
- Ashfield Event Experiences
- Cornucopia Events
- CTL Communications
- CWT Meetings & Events
- Event Travel Management (ETM)
- Fusion Media
- Gray Dawes Events
- Principal. Global Events
- Stagestruck
- Wildfire Agency
- XSEM
Experiential Agency of the Year
Sponsored by De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
WINNER:
- CTL Communications
Finalists:
-
2Heads Global Design
-
Chorus
-
DAHLIA+Agency
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INVNT
-
Kit & Caboodle
-
TBA. Group
-
XSEM
PCO Agency of the Year
Sponsored by Harrogate Convention Centre
WINNER:
Outsourced Events
Finalists:
- Brightelm
- Defence Leaders
- MCI Middle East LLC
Marketing Agency of the Year
Sponsored by Bigabox Productions
WINNER:
- XSEM
Finalists:
-
Capella Synergy
- CTL Communications
- KIABIZ
Internal Communications Agency of the Year
Sponsored by ExCeL London
WINNER:
- mcm creative group
Finalists:
-
Brands at work
-
Top Banana
-
UKSV
PR Agency of the Year
Sponsored by Lick Me I'm Delicious
WINNER:
- Clareville Communications
Finalists:
- Darren Northeast PR
- Goho
Digital Event Agency of the Year
Sponsored by International Confex
WINNER:
-
DRPG
Finalists:
-
Frog Events
-
Virtual Studio Live
-
WRG a division of The Creative Engagement Group
Venue Finder Agency of the Year
Sponsored by Scottish Event Campus (SEC)
WINNER:
- Top Banana
Finalists:
-
Falkenberg & Florence
-
HelmsBriscoe
-
Locus Point
-
Successful Events Limited
-
Tutti
Employer of the Year
Sponsored by Central Hall Venues
WINNER:
- OrangeDoor
Finalists:
- Bray Leino Events
- Brightelm
- Chorus
- DRPG
- Eventure Experiences
- Noble Events
- Sledge
- Top Banana
- Venues & Events International
- XSEM
Start-up Agency of the Year
Sponsored by ACC Liverpool
WINNER:
- Nobody's Cafe
Finalists:
- build the bandwagon
- CopperHouse Events
- Eureka Events
- Hay Events
- Imagineerium
- Lemon Lane
- Locus Point
- The Agency Lab
- The Intrepid Collective
- Unlocked
Creative Team of the Year
Sponsored by RAI Amsterdam
WINNER:
- Cheerful Twentyfirst
Finalists:
- Chameleon Events
- CSM Live
- CTL Communications
- DRPG
- Identity
- MayWe Events
- Meet & Potato
- Mocean
- UKSV
David & Goliath Award
Sponsored by Immersive AV
WINNER:
- Chorus
Finalists:
- BeaconHouse Events
- Eventure Experiences
- Frog Events
- mcm creative group
- Meet & Potato
- Mocean
- Oddity Events & Marketing
- The Intrepid Collective
- UKSV
Rising Star Award
Sponsored by Skyline Whitespace
WINNER:
- Agnes Morgan, emc3
Finalists:
- Andy Lucas, Bray Leino Events
- Gabby Clarke, Bray Leino Events
- Josh Budz, XSEM
- Katie Young, Bray Leino Events
- Lauren Devine, WRG
- Lily Rippon, Wildfire Agency
- Megan Harrison, WRG
- Willow Drewett, Identity
Sustainability Pioneer Award
Sponsored by Manchester Central
WINNER:
- American Express Meetings & Events
Finalists:
- Chorus
- Conference Care
- CSM Live
- Mocean
- PYTCH Agency
- OrangeDoor
- Sledge
Technical Production Team of the Year
Sponsored by DBpixelhouse
WINNER:
- First Sight Media
Finalists:
- UKSV
- Virtual Studio Live
Event Producer of the Year
Sponsored by The Jockey Club Venues
WINNER:
-
Simon Read, Ashfield Event Experiences
Finalists:
-
Sophie Flanagan, BeaconHouse Events
-
Sophie Greatbanks, Meet & Potato
-
Sunny Sethi, Virtual Studio Live
Salesperson of the Year
Sponsored by TranslateAble
WINNER:
- Amy Manton, Brightelm
Finalists:
- Lauren Gough, Wildfire Agency
- Rob Morrison, mcm creative group
The Event Influencer Award
Sponsored by Melia Hotels International
WINNER:
- Anna Peters, Evolve Events
Finalists:
- Charli Briggs, Eventure Experiences
- Tinique Hay, Hay Events
Community Support Award
Sponsored by Twickenham Stadium
WINNER:
- MayWe Events
Finalists:
- Imagineerium
- PYTCH
- Virtual Studio Live
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