The 2023 Trade Show Executive Gold 100 Grand Award finalists are in! Who will win this year’s Grand Awards? Find out on Sept. 14, 2023, at TSE’s Gold 100 Awards & Summit.
Most Innovative Show
- CES
- Equip Exposition
- Manifest
- SEMA Show (Specialty Equipment Market Association)
Most Extreme Results from Social Media
- Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
- International Beauty Show New York (IBS New York)
- National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show
- VMX: Veterinary Meeting & Expo
Stickiest Show Floor
(Best strategy for keeping attendees on the show floor)
- AAPEX (Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo)
- HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition (Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society)
- International Pizza Expo
- JCK
- National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show
- SEMA Show (Specialty Equipment Market Association)
Show with the Most Commendable Green Initiatives
- Bar Convent Brooklyn
- Greenbuild International Conference & Expo
- Surf Expo
- WasteExpo
- World of Concrete
Best Use of Technology
- Digital Signage Experience (DSE)
- G2E – Global Gaming Expo
- ITS World Congress
- Manifest
- SOURCING at MAGIC
Show with the Best Use of Data
- Bar & Restaurant Expo
- Lightovation: Dallas International Lighting Show
- NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) (National Business Aviation Association)
Slam Dunk Award: Best New Idea
- Bar Convent Brooklyn
- Equip Exposition
- Las Vegas Market – Summer
- Live Design International
- NATDA Trailer Show
The Marketing Genius Award
- American Urological Association Annual Meeting
- Equip Exposition
- National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show
- NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) (National Business Aviation Association)
- VMX: Veterinary Meeting & Expo
Best Attendee Acquisition Model
- AAPEX (Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo)
- CommerceNext
- Lightovation: Dallas International Lighting Show
- MODEX
- National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show
- PRINTING United Expo
Best Exhibitor ROI of 2022
- G2E – Global Gaming Expo
- IAAPA Expo (The Global Association for the Attractions Industry)
- Lightovation: Dallas International Lighting Show
- National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show
- PRINTING United Expo
Best New Launch in 2022
- Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show
- Equip Exposition
- Manifest
- RE+
- VOW Bridal & Formal Las Vegas
Staying Connected Award
(Best programs initiated to stay engaged with show partners during the pandemic, through show cancelations and postponements, etc.)
- CommerceNext
- HD Expo & Conference
- HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition (Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society)
- IAAPA Expo (The Global Association for the Attractions Industry)
- Lightovation: Dallas International Lighting Show
DEI Leadership Award
(Most outstanding leadership in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion)
- Advertising Week
- G2E – Global Gaming Expo
- JCK
- Natural Products Expo West
- PGA Show (Professional Golfers’ Association of America)
- PROJECT Las Vegas
Best Hybrid Show in 2022
(Most successful, creative, and/or innovative virtual show which included virtual exhibits)
- The International Surface Event (TISE)
- SOURCING at MAGIC Las Vegas
- VMX: Veterinary Meeting & Expo
The Greatest Trade Show of 2022
(The show that sets the ultimate Gold standard. It reflects excellence from all or most of these perspectives: exhibitor and attendee satisfaction, service to the industry, leadership within the industry, overcoming obstacles, flawless logistics, innovative techniques, green practices, etc. (previous winners are ineligible to entry this category.)
- Equip Exposition
- FDIC International (Fire Department Instructors Conference)
- InfoComm USA
- JCK
- MODEX
- SEMA Show (Specialty Equipment Market Association)