The sector turned
out in force for the M&IT Awards 2022, with more than 700 event professionals in
attendance at Battersea Evolution to celebrate the great and good of the
industry.
The evening began with a minute's silence for the Queen, before compere Ore Oduba took to the stage to get proceedings underway.
The first award of the night saw Lisa Lernoux-Dock of Iconic Luxury Hotels prove a popular winner of the Personality of the Year award, earning a standing ovation. Presenting the award, ICCA president and ExCeL London executive director James Rees said Lernoux-Dock had been a beacon of
positivity over the last 12 months, and that "in a sector that is all about making connections,
she is one of its greatest connectors."
After dinner, Events R Talented winner Johanna Potkin wowed the crowd with a flute performance before the Events R Talented team staged a thrilling take on Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, complete with audience interaction.
In the main awards, Glasgow Convention Bureau picked up the Best UK Convention Bureau award for an incredible 16th year running. Venues & Events
International scored a gold award win for Best
Intermediary Agency (fewer than 40 employees) for the second consecutive year, while Park Regis Birmingham also achieved the feat in the Best UK Hotel category.
But it wasn't all about returning winners; the night had its fair share of new awards too. Best Incentive Provider went to YES Group, Conference Care was awarded Best Sustainable Initiative and Diverse Speaker Bureau took home the Best Diversity & Inclusion Award.
The night also saw industry charity Meeting Needs raise more than £11,000 with a table raffle, before eventprofs danced the night away into the early hours to live band Flood The Floor.
M&IT editor
Paul Harvey said: "It was such a
thrill to come together and honour the sector after what has been such a busy and hectic 12 months for so many of us.
"Everywhere I look, event professionals are working harder than ever, planning and delivering
events with the wow factor for their clients and delegates, helping them stay
connected - that's what we celebrate at the M&IT Awards.
"Congratulations to all our winners and
finalists, huge thanks to all our sponsors, and thank you to everyone that
attended for making it such a special night."
The winners of the
M&IT Awards 2022 were as follows:
Personality of the Year Winner: Lisa Lernoux-Dock, Iconic Luxury Hotels | Runner up: Chetan Shah, micebook
Best UK Hotel Gold: Park Regis Birmingham | Silver: The Celtic Manor Resort | Bronze: Carden Park Hotel
Best Overseas Hotel Gold: Sandals Royal Barbados | Silver: Onyria
Quinta da Marinha Hotel | Bronze: Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon
Best UK Conference Centre Gold: Scottish Event Campus | Silver: ACC Liverpool | Bronze: ICC Wales
Best Overseas Conference Centre Gold: The Convention Centre
Dublin | Silver: PortAventura Convention Centre | Bronze: Grimaldi Forum
Monaco
Best Intermediary Agency (fewer than 40 employees) Gold: Venues
and Events International | Silver: Principal. Global Events | Bronze: ZiaBia
Events Consultancy
Best Intermediary Agency (more than 40 employees) Gold: Conference
Care | Silver: Inntel | Bronze: HelmsBriscoe
Best UK Convention Bureau Gold: Glasgow Convention Bureau | Silver: Liverpool Convention Bureau | Bronze: NewcastleGateshead Convention
Bureau
Best Overseas Convention Bureau Gold: Dublin Convention Bureau
and Switzerland Convention and Incentive Bureau | Silver: Visit Monaco | Bronze:
Barcelona Convention Bureau and Meet in Ireland
Best Tech Provider Gold: Quadrant Events | Silver: CrowdComms | Bronze: Insight and Shocklogic
Best UK Unusual Venue Gold: Alton Towers Resort | Silver: Liverpool Cathedral and Tower of London – Historic Royal Palaces | Bronze: The Blue Room, Stokes Tea & Coffee
Best Event Provider Gold: KDM Events | Silver: Quadrant Events | Bronze: Venues & Events International
Best Incentive Provider Gold: YES Group | Silver: Park
Regis Birmingham | Bronze: Conference Care and Penguin Events
Best Destination Management Company Gold: Vista Events DMC – Greece | Silver: destinations UNLIMITED | Bronze: Global DMC Partners
Best Hotel Brand Gold: The QHotels Collection | Silver: Hilton | Bronze:
Iconic Luxury Hotels
Best Airline Gold: British Airways | Silver: Emirates | Bronze: Virgin Atlantic Airways
Best Diversity & Inclusion Award Gold: Diverse Speaker Bureau | Silver:
Event First Steps | Bronze: Shocklogic
Best Sustainable Initiative Gold: Conference Care | Silver: Legacy
Marketplace | Bronze: St. Ermin’s Hotel, London
Team of the Year Gold: Conference Care | Silver: Cameron House on Loch Lomond | Bronze: YES Group
