Digital Event Awards 2021

The inaugural Digital Event Awards (DEAs) took place on 18 March at Aztec Studios, where 21 winners were announced from a shortlist of hundreds of entries.

The free-to-attend event celebrated the excellence in digital events that have seen a crucial development over the past year, and was hosted by comedian Zoe Lyons.

The winners of the 2021 Digital Event Awards:

Best Audience Engagement Model, sponsored by ON24
WINNER – ACT’s Not The Annual Dinner by Association of Corporate Treasurers
- 19:27

Best Digital Awards Event, sponsored by EFX
WINNER – Emerging Payments Awards by 73 Media - 17:02

Best Digital Conference – production budget less than £5000, sponsored by Virtway
WINNER – CPC 2020 Live! By CloserStill Media - 48:10

Best Digital Conference – production budget over £5000, sponsored by Visions Group
WINNER – Digital Transformation World Series by TM Forum - 50:13

WINNER – #YouTubeBlack Black History Month (And Beyond) by YouTube - 46:16

Best Digital Event Marketing Campaign, sponsored by Circdata
WINNER – Top Drawer On Demand by Clarion Events
- 20:47

Best Digital Event Production Company
WINNER – GDS Group - 26:42

Best Digital Event Revenue Model
WINNER – Diabetes Professional Care by CloserStill Media - 40:08

Best Digital Exhibition, sponsored by Showcase
WINNER – ConneXion by The Virtual Event Company - 37:52

Best Digital Fundraising Event, sponsored by
WINNER – BGC Virtual Charity Day 2020 by Brandfuel - 41:10

Best Digital Internal Communications Event
WINNER – Product Launch Summit by Roche and The Creative Engagement Group - 42:42

Best Digital Festival
WINNER – Lost Horizon Festival by Lost Horizon
- 22:15

Best Digital Participation Event, sponsored by IVent
WINNER – [LIVE] SIG 2020 by esri France and Eventmaker
- 25:00

Best Digital Product Launch, sponsored by Collaborate Global
WINNER – Life Unstoppable by Samsung and Smyle - 28:07

Best Digital Training Series
WINNER – Lockdown Webinars by The Square Metre Group - 32:28

Best Live Streaming Experience
WINNER- New York Evening Auction by Sotheby’s and Anna Valley
- 23:20

Best Sponsorship Delivery and Fulfilment Model
WINNER – Finance in Sport Conference by Premier Sports Network - 45:02

Best Stand-Alone Webinar
WINNER – Ahead Global – by Sleeper Media and Silverstream TV/H2 - 33:28

Best Technology Platform, The Event Site
WINNER – Swapcard - 34:57

Best Venue offering Digital Event Facilities
WINNER – Pixl in Partnership with John Henrys - 36:59

Best Webinar Series
WINNER – Diabetes Professional Care by CloserStill Media - 30:31