Infrastructure New Zealand’s flagship event Building Nations has won Best Corporate Event at the New Zealand Event Association Awards (NZEA).
More than 105 entries were received for the highly coveted awards at the Civic Theatre’s Winter Garden on October 27.
Infrastructure New Zealand board chair Andrew Stevens said the award was testament to the efforts of the Infrastructure New Zealand team.
“It’s hard to believe how far we have come, from our very first Building Nations Symposium at Villa Maria in 2006 with a mere 40 delegates, to the premier event on the infrastructure calendar that attracts so many delegates only a handful of venues in the country can accommodate us.”
Building Nations 2019 was also a finalist in the Best Local Government Event and Best International Event award categories and Infrastructure New Zealand event and member services director Sally Bunce was a finalist in the Established Event Professional Award, recognising her skill and experience in delivering high-end events.
Infrastructure New Zealand interim chief executive John Rae said Bunce consistently raised the bar each year at Building Nations and the other events she facilitates for Infrastructure New Zealand.
“Sally has an exceptional understanding of what it takes to deliver a highly complex and high-profile conference programme while seamlessly managing suppliers, sponsors, presenters, and delegates. Her innovation and professionalism have given our events a ‘wow’ factor and made Infrastructure NZ well known for its quality delivery, industry leadership and expertise.”
Building Nations is New Zealand’s premier infrastructure event, attended by more than 700 private and public sector infrastructure leaders. ReBuilding Nations 2020 will be held at Henderson’s Trusts Arena on November 18 and 19, with the theme of Building Back Better.
