Best Live or Hybrid Corporate Event

• WINNER: Class of 2020: Celebrate Together, The University of Sydney, New South Wales
• Australian Defence Industry Awards 2020, Momentum Connect, National Event
• Harley-Davidson Pan America Media Launch 2021, The Shift, New South Wales
• Brisbane Truck Show 2021, Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia, Queensland
• JHCPBG Barangaroo Crossover Cavern Events 2021, Eventify Pty Ltd, New South Wales

Best Online Event Delivery Platform

• WINNER: EventsAIR for OnAIR

Best Virtual Small Event

• WINNER: EY Secrets of the Archibald 2020, Jack Morton Australia
• Ashurst CPD Boost 2021, Synergy Effect
• Clinical Labs End of Year Celebration 2020, We are Phoenix

Best Achievement in Marketing or Communication

• WINNER: Northern Territory Major Events Company for their work on Parrtjima – a Festival in Light 2021
• Bar Pop for their work on FACTORY SUMMER FESTIVAL 2020/2021
• Bar Pop for their work on Perth Craft Beer Festival 2020

Best Virtual Congress, Conference or Exhibition

• WINNER: Igniting our Future Conference 2021, Peanut Productions
• EY Transformation Realised 2021, Jack Morton Australia
• Supply Nation Connect 2021, Fourth Wall
• National Insurance Brokers Association Virtual Convention 2020, Spaces Interactive
• Committee on Space Research Scientific Assembly 2021 (43rd), ICMS Australasia

Best Achievement in Studio Management

• WINNER: Big Picture for their work at the Big Picture Live Event Studio
• Connected Event Group for their work at the Connected Event Studios

Best Virtual Corporate Event

• WINNER: Johnson and Johnson Medical Devices Annual Sales and Training Meeting 2021, Eventful Meetings and Events
• FTA Virtual Conference 2020, Treasury Re-Imagined, KE Creative Events
• Carat Couch-ella 2021, MKTG
• General Motors Speciality Vehicles Corvette and Silverado Launch 2021, Jack Morton Australia
• Love Your Work Conference 2020, We are Phoenix

Best Live or Hybrid Congress, Conference or Exhibition

• WINNER: Brisbane Truck Show 2021, Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia, Queensland
• World of Drones and Robotics Congress 2020, Carillon Conference Management Pty Limited, Queensland
• Ozwater’21, Australian Water Association, South Australia

Best Technical Achievement in a Live or Hybrid Event

• WINNER: ORACLE – LIQUID PTY LTD for their work on Sea World Carnivale 2021
• Bar Pop for their work on SNACK Showgrounds: New Year’s Eve 2020

Best Innovation, New Product or New Service

• WINNER: Evise and Pyrus for their work on Know My Name Conference 2020
• VenuesLive for Stadium Park Karts
• Imagination for Australian Wine CONNECT
• EventsAIR for AIRCast Studio
• Ferve Tickets Pty Ltd for their Hybrid Event Platform

Best Virtual Public Event

• WINNER: University of Tasmania Virtual Open Day 2020, Spaces Interactive
• Seven Sisters Virtual Festival 2020, We are Phoenix
• Love Your Work Conference 2020, We are Phoenix

Best Virtual Brand Event

• WINNER: Salesforce Live Series 2020/2021, The Company We Keep
• Personalisation Through the Generations 2021, Synergy Effect
• AWS Summit Online Australia and New Zealand 2021, Imagination
• Telstra Vantage Remixed 2020, Imagination

Best Charity or Cause-Related Event

• WINNER: Gibb Challenge 2021, Karunjie Event Management Pty Ltd, Western Australia
• Telethon Family Festival 2020, Optus Stadium, Western Australia
• CareerTrackers Leadership Development Institute Conference & Gala Awards Night 2021, The Company We Keep
• Change the World 2021, Hancock Creative, National Event
• Preventing Cervical Cancer 2021 Virtual Conference, BKA Events Pty Ltd

State Winner
QLD: Fly into July 2020, Fly into July Ltd, Queensland

Best Technical Achievement in a Virtual Event

• WINNER: Big Picture for their work on Dally M Awards 2020
• CrowdComms for their work on Australian Council for Educational Leaders 2020 Global Conference and ACEL Early Childhood Conference 2021
• Eventful Meetings and Events for their work on Johnson and Johnson Medical Devices Annual Sales and Training Meeting 2021
• Evise and Pyrus for their work on Know My Name Conference 2020

Coates Best Community Event

• WINNER: Coogee Live 2021, City of Cockburn, Western Australia
• RACQ MotorFest 2021, Queensland
• City of Perth Christmas Lights Trail 2020/2021, Western Australia
• Sun Run 2021, Northern Beaches Council, New South Wales
• Luminight 2021, City of Joondalup, Western Australia

Best Live or Hybrid Brand Event

• WINNER: DoorDash Delivers for the State of Origin I, II, & III 2021, MKTG Sports + Entertainment, New South Wales & Queensland
• Red Bull Balloon Dive 2021, The Shift, New South Wales
• Borat Subsequent MovieFilm stunt 2020 for Amazon Studios, Amazon Prime and Event Eleven, Rizer, New South Wales
• The Hendrick’s Most Unusual Balloon Bar 2020, Havas Blvd, New South Wales

Best Achievement in Design

• WINNER: Electric Canvas (The) for their work on Brisbane City Hall Christmas Projections 2020 (Gold Lotto City Hall Lights Spectacular)
• We are Phoenix for their work on Love Your Work Virtual Conference 2021
• Nicholas Tory and the Ample Projects Design Team for their work on The Mini Beasts 2020/2021

Best Regional Event

• WINNER: Parrtjima – A Festival in Light 2021, Northern Territory Major Events Company
• Byron Music Festival 2021, Byron Music Productions Pty Ltd, New South Wales
• ‘Light Up Orange’ – NYE LASER, Light and Sound Show 2020, LASERVISION, New South Wales
• Artstate Wagga Wagga 2020, Regional Arts New South Wales
• Horizon Festival 2020, Sunshine Coast Regional Council, Queensland

Best Cultural, Arts or Music Event

• WINNER: Parramatta Lanes 2020, City of Parramatta, New South Wales
• Parrtjima – A Festival in Light 2021, Northern Territory Major Events Company
• Adelaide Fringe 2021, South Australia
• Shining a Light: The Story of Us 2021, City of Perth, Western Australia
• Perth Festival 2021, Western Australia

State or Territory Finalists and Winner
WINNER QLD: Factory Summer Festival Brisbane 2020, Bar Pop, Queensland
NSW: Evening at The Headland 2021 (An), Sydney Festival, New South Wales
NT: BASSINTHEGRASS Music Festival 2021, Northern Territory Major Events Company
SA: Borealis 2021, Gluttony, South Australia

Best Live or Hybrid Small Event

• WINNER: Airwaves – The Drive-In Music Festival 2020, Buskers by the Creek Inc, Queensland
• James Hardie Australia Business Conference 2021, Synergy Effect, National Event
• Summer X Salt Markets 2020/2021, Salty Events Pty Ltd, Western Australia
• Wine Tasting Fest 2020, Kenvale College of Hospitality, Cookery & Events, New South Wales

Best Live or Hybrid Public Event

• WINNER: Adelaide Fringe 2021, South Australia
• Parrtjima – A Festival in Light 2021, Northern Territory Major Events Company
• WA Day Festival 2021, Lux Events, Western Australia
• Santos Festival of Cycling 2021, South Australian Tourism Commission
• For The Love – URBNSURF 2021, Untitled Group, Victoria
• Taste of the Beaches 2021, Northern Beaches Council, New South Wales

State or Territory Finalists
NSW: Sydney Royal Easter Show 2021, Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales
NT: BASSINTHEGRASS Music Festival 2021, Northern Territory Major Events Company
WA: Perth Craft Beer Festival | Froth Town 2020, Bar Pop, Western Australia

Small Event Management Organisation of the Year

• WINNER: Nectar Creative Communications
• Erin Madeley Consulting
• Caroline James Events
• JEM events
• We are Phoenix

Event Management Organisation of the Year

• WINNER: Rizer
• Company We Keep (The)
• Imagination
• Shift Corp (The)
• AGB Events Pty Ltd

Australian Event of the Year

• WINNER: EY Secrets of the Archibald 2020, Jack Morton Australia
• Adelaide Fringe 2021, South Australia
• University of Tasmania Virtual Open Day 2020, Spaces Interactive
• Brisbane Truck Show 2021, Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia, Queensland
• Igniting our Future Conference 2021, Peanut Productions
• DoorDash Delivers for the State of Origin I, II, & III 2021, MKTG Sports + Entertainment, New South Wales & Queensland
• Salesforce Live Series 2020/2021, The Company We Keep
• Class of 2020: Celebrate Together, The University of Sydney, New South Wales
• Johnson and Johnson Medical Devices Annual Sales and Training Meeting 2021, Eventful Meetings and Events
• Airwaves – The Drive-In Music Festival 2020, Buskers by the Creek Inc, Queensland
• Gibb Challenge 2021, Karunjie Event Management Pty Ltd, Western Australia
• Coogee Live 2021, City of Cockburn, Western Australia
• Parramatta Lanes 2020, City of Parramatta, New South Wales
• Parrtjima – A Festival in Light 2021, Northern Territory Major Events Company

2010

• David Atkins
• David Churches

2011

• Peter Rix

2012

• Mary Lopez AM
• Lena Malouf CSEP AIFD
• John Allen AM

2013

• Di Henry AM
• Sandy Hollway

2014

• John Trevillian
• David Grant

2015

• Ron Walker AC CBE
• Meri Took

2016

• Peter Jones

2017

• Ignatius Jones

2020

• Harvey Lister

2021

• John Harnden AM