The gala award ceremony saw 103 finalists from 28 countries go head to head for the coveted awards in various categories. A record-breaking 320 projects from 97 leading global agencies from 32 countries entered the competition. The event was organised in the Eternal City from 24 to 26 November 2022.


The gala award ceremony took place in the former bus garage named Pratibus, which transformed into a unique venue for events.

The organisers of Conventa emphasised that they have tremendous work in the future. Thus, their methodology will be tested between 1 and 2 February 2023 for the fifteenth edition of Conventa. In December, the organisers will publish a guidebook available to all event organisers.
The Bea Awards is the oldest and most prestigious global competition within the meetings industry that has been taking place for the past seventeen years. The core categories within the competition are B2B, B2C and B2I events. In addition, the competition comprises 20 different sub-categories. The Gold Elephant Trophy is considered the Oscar of the meetings industry. Among the awards, the Grand Prix is the most sought-after. This year, the Grand Prix went to Ferrari for their spectacular event – Capital Market Days – organised by the NinetyNine Agency from Italy.
You can learn more about the competition and see the winners at: https://beaworldfestival.com/.