2ND EDITION OF EMF ACE 2015, GO BANANAS BAGS 7 METALS

The mobile internet ban in Gujarat last month resulted in many a businesses taking a hit. One case specific to the Gujarat event industry is that of the 2^nd edition of ACE 2015, organized by Event Management Federation, which was rescheduled due to this development. ACE that stands for Awards, Convention and Exhibit was eventually held across 10 and 11 October at YMCA Convention Centre in Ahmedabad.

ACE 2015 was inaugurated by film Director Ramesh Sippy, Event & Entertainment Management Association President Sabbas Joseph and Prince Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar of HRH Group Udaipur. Smile&Soul was the title sponsor of the event.

Day 1 featured speakers like Mohammed Morani, MD, Cineyug, Vijay Subramaniam, Director, CAA Kwan, Jaideep Singh of Live Viacom18, Shaju Ignatius from The Times Group and Pratap Bose, Co-founder, The Social Street. Singer Neha Kakkar entertained the audience right into the afterhours.

Day 2 kicked off with a compelling motivational speech by PujyaBrahmavihari Swami targeted specifically at the event fraternity and on the topic ‘Performing under Pressure’. Weddings and Social events was the focus of the subsequent two panel discussions that featured Hemant Kale of Swaha WMC, Keyur Patel of Prasang Events, Swati Pandya Sood of Ferns and Petals and Nitin Arora of Katalyst Entertainment. Tarsamme Mittal of TM Talent Management and Vijay Subramaniam of CAA Kwan were part of the concluding panel focused atthinking global when managing talent, after which the house was set on fire with electrifying performances byLauren Gotlieb, Raftaar, Manj Music and NindyKaur.

The two-day event ended with an awards ceremony hosted by Emcee Gitikka Ganju and Nitin Arora recognizing the best work by the event’s community in Gujarat.

[caption id="attachment_21174" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Raftaar, Music Manj, Nindy Kaur[/caption]

 

The list of winners across 13 categories is as follows:

Best use of Technology

Gold- Zion Unlimited

Gold- RSP Events

Silver- Go Bananas

Bronze- Invasion

Best BTL Activation

Gold- Awoke Events

Silver- All About Ads

Bronze- Mascot Events

Best Corporate Event

Gold- Markcom

Silver- Perfect Planners

Bronze- Go Bananas

Best CSR Event

Gold- Seven Inks

Gold- U&I Resources

Silver- All About Ads

Bronze- All About Ads

Best Exhibition & Trade Fair

Gold- RC Events

Silver- Mudra Events

Bronze- Brahmani Events

Best Festival Event

Gold- Go Bananas

Silver- Krish Events

Bronze- Shilpagaya Events

Best Government Event

Gold- Go Bananas

Silver- Markcom

Bronze- Prowess Productions

Best Innovation at an Event

Gold- Go Bananas

Silver- Main Hoon Na

Bronze- U&I Resources

Best Religious Social Event

Gold- Laksh Events

Silver- Innovative Events

Bronze- Prasol Events

Bronze- Shilpagaya Events

Best Special Event

Gold- Gypsy Events

Silver- Prayog

Silver- A3 Cube Events

Bronze- Blue Events

Bronze- Shilpagaya Events