Conference News April 2020 | Page 17

17 Big Picture Photo: Jonathan ‘JT’ Taylor, Aniseed Photo The CN Agency Awards was a chance for the industry’s creatives to remind themselves of their value The CN Agency Awards winners were handed their gongs at a Great Gatsby-themed event at Café de Paris, London, 13 March. Some 220 guests were in good form, meeting at the ODEON Leicester Square for the reception. A sign of unity and strength for a very testing time for the events industry. Attendees then sat down for a three-course meal before the awards were handed out. The celebrations then moved to the Maddox Club, where guests received a complementary glass of champagne upon arrival and were treated to hangovers on Saturday morning. See the full gallery p64-65. WINNERS 2020 Pioneer Award - with CHS Group WINNER - Dale Parmenter, DRPG Innovation Award - with International Confex WINNER - Cheerful TwentyFirst Best Small Agency (<15 staff) – with NAEC Stoneleigh WINNER - Sleek Events Best Medium Agency (16-50 staff) – with the SEC WINNER - EMC3 Best Large Agency (>51 staff) – with ACC Liverpool WINNER – DRPG Best Start Up Agency – with P&J Live WINNER - Oddity Events & Marketing Event Producer of the Year – with the Event Production Show WINNER - Sasha Frieze, The Business Narrative Rising Star Award – with Emirates Old Trafford WINNER - Adele Garrik, American Express Meetings & Events CSR Award – with Manchester Central WINNER - Legacy Events Creative Team of the Year – with The NEC WINNER - Cheerful TwentyFirst Global Agency of the Year – with PRG WINNER - American Express Meetings & Events Operations Team of the Year – with ODEON WINNER – Worldspan Agency of the Year - with ExCeL WINNER - Unicorn Events