The Exhibitionist Walks Away With Three EXSA ‘EXSA-llence Awards’

The Exhibitionist scooped three awards at this year’s Exhibition & Event Association Of Southern Africa EXSA) ‘EXSA-llence Awards’. Held at CedarWoods of Sandton on 18 January 2024, it saw stakeholders from across the events and exhibition space come together in their best cocktail wear for a night of celebrating excellence.

The Exhibitionist landed the following prizes:

• Best Stand Design Award (13-24m ²) for their CrowdStrike stand at the ITWeb Security Summit of 2022
• Best Stand Design Award (12m² or less) for their CrowdStrike stand at the ITWeb Security Summit of 2023
• Best Event Award (small event up to 100 people) for private investors at the Private Investors Dinner 2023.

“Each project we undertake is fuelled by a passion for delivering exceptional experiences, so to have that validated in the form of not one but three awards was very gratifying,” said Exhibitionist Group CEO Jennifer Donaldson.

Donaldson and eight of her team members were in attendance to receive their awards.

ITWEB CrowdStrike stands

The Exhibitionist Group’s winning stands featured red LED illumination and sleek square light boxes to amplify CrowdStrike’s brand image and cohere with its black and red branding.

The stand was truly eye-catching, bold, and innovative – echoing all the qualities a cutting-edge cybersecurity company would want.

“We were truly proud of how our concept came together for CrowdStrike,” says Donaldson. “The use of lighting created a captivating atmosphere that really drew in attendees.”

Private Investors Dinner

Tasked with creating a private investors’ dinner, The Group put together an intimate, refined and exclusive event that offered pockets for intimate conversations, opulent floral arrangements, crystal accents, and attentive service.

“It’s the details that matter when it comes to events,” says Donaldson. “We focused on everything from the quality of the glassware to the presentations of dishes.”

The dinner featured grand long tables, a champagne colour palette, pink, purple and cream florals, plush seating and personalised elements like name cards and custom menus.

A night of celebration

Lee-Ann Alder, General Manager of EXSA, said about the evening:

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“The awards are held to celebrate our members and showcase the exceptional work they do throughout the year. The Exhibitionist consistently produces extremely high standards in everything they do.”

The quality of the winners and finalist’s work proved that South Africa’s events and exhibitions space is world-class, with immeasurable potential for growth.

“I’m exceptionally proud of my team and the work they’ve put in. We look forward to continuing setting benchmarks in the exhibition and events space going forward,” said Donaldson.