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Best in the Business: 2020 Gala Award Nominees for a Best Corporate Event--Part 1
Special Events Staff Feb 06, 2020

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Big-deal dinner
Photo courtesy Fifth Element Group

“Toronto Region Board of Trade 131st Annual Dinner” from Fifth Element Group.

'Innovation' theme
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"Innovation” was the theme of the 131st annual Board of Trade dinner, attended by top business leaders and politicians,

Striking setting
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The Fifth Element team keyed on a custom centerpiece—a levitating lightbulb centerpiece—that was a showstopper.

Special settings
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Each table featured custom-printed and die-cut charger mats with printed technology nodes to underscore the event’s branding objectives.

Salute to 175 years
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The event ended with dignitaries onstage for a confetti drop to celebrate the board’s 175th year.

Launching the brand
Photo courtesy Gallagher

From Gallagher, the “Haus Laboratories Brand Product Launch Party."

Gaga style
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Founded by Lady Gaga, Haus Laboratories prides itself on not being “just another beauty brand,” so the event team celebrated this approach with avant-garde settings and a guest list to match.

Spaces within the hangar
Photo courtesy Gallagher

The hangar venue was broken into activity zones including a laboratory-themed makeup trial store, an elevated gastronomy experience, celebrity lounge, VIP DJ booth area, fully functioning night club, backstage lounge, and VIP trailer green for Gaga.

Makeup lab
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A light show heralded Gaga’s entrance and opening speech, which concluded with a kabuki drop that revealed the makeup lab.

Gorgeous guests
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Having fun at the Haus launch.

'Luma Park'
Photo courtesy Verve the Live Agency

From Verve the Live Agency: "Luma Park."

Google glows
Photo courtesy Verve the Live Agency

To enliven a dark winter night, Google’s holiday party for 3,500 was designed by Verve as a playground of light where guests could immerse themselves in art, technology and unforgettable experiences.

Go for the glitter
Photo courtesy Verve the Live Agency

Highlights included a Glitter Room, the Ready Set Glow room complete with its own LED entrance arch, and an industrial bubble machine releasing 9,000 haze-filled bubbles per minute throughout the main stage performance.

Best face forward
Photo courtesy Verve the Live Agency

A guest gets glowing.

No kitchen? No problem
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Because the nearly 300-year-old venue had no catering facilities, the team installed four kitchen areas, along with gas and water connections.

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