Winners of the Coventa Best Event Award competition announced at Ljubljana Castle

The Conventa Crossover festival celebrated the best events of 2025 at an award ceremony held on 9 September 2025 at Ljubljana Castle. Greek agency Magna Events claimed the top Grand Prix award for their project Future Unfold. The title of best Slovenian event went to the Launch of the all-electric Macan, organised by Paideia Events. A distinguished 24-member international jury, led by Jury President Angeles Moreno, selected the finalists and winners. The festival is organised by Toleranca marketing and the Conventa trade show, in partnership with Ljubljana Tourism, the Slovenian Tourist Board, and the Slovenian Convention Bureau.

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WINNERS IN MAIN CATEGORIES

GRAND PRIX WINNER 2025
Winner 2025: Future Unfold, Magna Events, Greece

WINNERS IN MAIN CATEGORIES

BEST B2B EVENT 2025
3rd CHARGED TO LEAD, Desafio Global, Portugal
2nd Deloitte IRGA Awards, Desafio Global, Portugal
1st – Winner 2025 Future Unfold, Magna Events, Greece

BEST B2C EVENT 2025
3rd 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad, Lounge Group – Visual Europe Group, Hungary
2nd Garnier Green On, Creative Pro (PL), Poland
1st – Winner 2025 The Grand Opening of the Czech Youth Olympic Games, Art4promotion, Czech Republic

BEST B2E EVENT 2025
3rd Party Like Norwegian, JCP Event, Norway
2nd Gold Rush – Teambuilding Event for AtkinsRéalis, Universum Events, Romania
1st – Winner 2025 DNB Eiendom: Top One Academy, JCP Event, Norway

BEST CROSSOVER EVENT 2025
3rd Journal 10 – Anniversary, Alert Agency, Croatia
2nd Orlen 2035 Strategy, PLEJ, Poland
1st – Winner 2025 Syoss Relaunch Event, Alert Agency, Croatia

BEST SLOVENIAN EVENT
3rd Ljubljana Food Crawl Virtuoso 2024, Ljubljana Tourism, Slovenia
2ndThe Next Horizon, Jezeršek Catering, Slovenia
1st – Winner 2025 Launch of the all-electric Macan, Paideia Events, Slovenia

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SPECIAL AWARDS WINNERS

SPECIAL AWARDS – BEST IN CREATIVITY
The Grand Opening of the Czech Youth Olympic Games, Art4promotion, Czech Republic

SPECIAL AWARDS – BEST IN CSR
“Growing the Future Together”, MEDUZA EVENTS, Latvia

SPECIAL AWARDS – BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY
United Illusions Virtual Production Studio – the grand opening, Visual Europe Group, Hungary

SPECIAL AWARDS – BEST IN COMMUNITY BUILDING
Ballet Under the Stars, Slovene National Theatre Maribor, Slovenia

SPECIAL AWARDS – BEST SUSTAINABLE EVENT
Atea Community 2024, Just Cruzin Production AS, Norway

SPECIAL AWARDS – BEST IN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION
Bécation by BÉBÉ, Alert Agency, Croatia

SPECIAL AWARDS – BEST EVENT AGENCY
Alert Agency, Croatia

AUDIENCE AWARD 2025
Official BYD launch on the Czech market, Creative Pro (CZ), s.r.o., Czech Republic

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WINNERS IN SUBCATEGORIES

BEST CONFERENCE, CONGRESS, CONVENTION
CHARGED TO LEAD, Desafio Global, Portugal

BEST PRODUCT OR SERVICE LAUNCH
Syoss relaunch event, Alert Agency, Croatia

BEST CEREMONY
Deloitte IRGA Awards, Desafio Global, Portugal

BEST INTERNAL TRAINING/EDUCATION EVENT
6th Alpen Adria Dementia Congress, Alert Agency, Austria

BEST INTERNAL CELEBRATION
Party Like Norwegian, JCP Event, Norway

BEST POP-UP EVENT
Ljubljana Food Crawl Virtuoso 2024, Ljubljana Tourism, Slovenia

BEST BRAND ACTIVATION
Garnier Green On, Creative Pro (PL), Poland

BEST NON-PROFIT EVENT
Maribor City Day 2024, Municipality of Maribor, Slovenia

BEST TEAMBUILDING EVENT
DNB Eiendom: Top One Academy, JCP Event, Norway

BEST PRESS EVENT
Orlen 2035 Strategy, PLEJ, Poland

BEST SPORTS EVENT
45th FIDE Chess Olympiad, Lounge Group – Visual Europe Group, Hungary

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The crème de la crème of the European events industry will again convene in Ljubljana in September 2026 for the 11th edition of the festival. The competition for the best events, which has been taking place since 2012, will again transform Ljubljana into the centre of European creativity in event organising.

Find out more about the festival of events here.