The Scottish Event Awards, Scotland’s celebration of event industry excellence, took place on Thursday 24 April, with winners including the Scottish Event Campus, University of Aberdeen and the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024.
Held at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange, the Scottish Event Awards, were a celebration of the excellence of the Scottish events sector, recognising the outstanding individuals and organisations involved.
With an emphasis on ensuring integrity and credibility in the evaluation process, the awards were independently judged, ensuring the highest level of fairness when selecting the winners. The judges included Stuart Turner, Director of Purple Moon, Laura Schwartz, keynote speaker, author and former White House Director of Events, and Ian Pirrie, CEO of Cancer Card.
Judith Wilson, events director at EVENTIT, said: “The Scottish Event Awards is always a fantastic night to celebrate the wonderful people and events in the Scottish events industry and bring everyone together.
“Congratulations to all our winners and finalists, you are a true testament to creativity, efficiency and perseverance. Every winner showcased outstanding excellence and creativity, distinguishing themselves from their peers to secure one of these esteemed and sought-after awards.”
Catalyst Event Production Services sponsored the Rising Star 2025 in memory of Stephen Tooth, who passed away last year.
Graeme Craig, managing director at Catalyst Event Production Services, said: “We were proud to present the Rising Star award to Jordan Gorman, in memory of our colleague Stephen. Stephen shared his knowledge of the events industry with so many people and so this award is fitting in his memory.”
Other events sponsors included hosts Edinburgh Corn Exchange, Saltire Hospitality, 360 Event Hire, LNER, Catch the MICE and BIG Partnership.
The main and starter were created by Saltire Hospitality, with desserts on offer from ChocTree, Mademoiselle Macaron, S Luca of Musselburgh and The Cheese Lady, and welcome drinks from The Barologist on Tour.
The full list of winners:
- Best Agency Events Planner or Team – Sponsored by Edinburgh Corn Exchange
WINNER – Maximillion Events Ltd.
Beautiful Events Group
Strawberry Lemonade Events - Best Association Event – Sponsored by Eventsforce
WINNER – European Conference on Visual Perception
INSPIRE 2024 – Produced & Managed by BK Event Production - Best Corporate Event – Sponsored by BIG Partnership
WINNER – Big Small Business Festival
CCUS 2024
Invest2Scale - Best Event Production Freelancer – Sponsored by Off to Work
WINNER – Jennifer Vance
Paul Shannan - Best Event Technology & Communications Supplier – Sponsored by The Meetings Show
WINNER – GLOAV Department Ltd
Catch the MICE representing Eventene - Best Events AV Freelancer – Sponsored by EVENTSBASE
WINNER – Paul Corson
Matt Webb - Best Fundraising Event – Sponsored by EXPERIENCEit
WINNER – The Chef’s TableCapital Sci Fi Con - Best In-House Events Planner or Team – Sponsored by 360 Event Hire
WINNER – Sophie Burns, Net Zero Technology Centre
Jemma Richards, CoreView
Glasgow Life Museums
University of Edinburgh – Events Management Community
Scottish Renewables - Best Large Festival – Sponsored by NOEA
WINNER – Findhorn Bay Festival
Glasgow Film Festival 2024
Sonica Glasgow - Best Outdoor Supplier – Sponsored by EVENTIT
WINNER – ADI
Sunbelt Rentals
The Occasionall Group - Best Public Sector Event – Sponsored by Eventene
WINNER – 30th Scottish Thistle Awards
Drag Takeover – Kings, Queens and Unicorns
Kelpies 10 - Best Public Sector Events Planner or Team – Sponsored by Catch the MICE
WINNER – Falkirk CouncilCPD and Event Services, University of Aberdeen
Dumfries and Galloway Council – Youth Work Service - Best Scottish Venue Events Team – Sponsored by Saltire Hospitality
WINNER – Scottish Event Campus (SEC)
1599 at the Royal College
Glasgow Life Museums
Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel - Best Small Festival – Sponsored by The Barologist
WINNER – DISF Fest – Dumfries International Street Food Festival
Glasgow Coffee Festival
Live in Loch Goil - Best Sporting Event – Sponsored by NOEA
WINNER – World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024, Glasgow Life
Muck n’ Mac Fest - Best Sustainable Event – Sponsored by LNER
WINNER – Glasgow Coffee Festival
TRNSMT 2024
World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024, Glasgow Life - Rising Star 2025 in Memory of Stephen Tooth – Sponsored by Catalyst Event Production Services
WINNER – Jordan Gorman
Callum Ridley
Ellie Hair
Katie Craigen
Jessica Hippey - Best Student-Led Event or Festival – sponsored by EVENTIT
- WINNER – A Fine Fair, Robert Gordon University
