Cases - DeFabrique
October 27, 2017
Conference
Accenture Innovation Awards 2017
Innovation is the future
"To lead in the new, you must innovate in the now" was the slogan of the Accenture Innovation Awards 2017. This eleventh edition was the event where all innovative players came together, making it the place where companies, influencers, and innovators converged. The light and sound spectacle during the opening ceremony promised a day full of surprises, and that expectation was more than fulfilled by Accenture and DeFabrique.
The domes, pitch arenas, roundtable sessions, breakfast sessions, workshops, and lectures were buzzing with energy all day long. Surrounded by the blue and white corporate identity and wearing an innovative KLIK badge around their necks, everyone took a peek into the future. From the inspiring Innovation Playground with pitch arenas and domes to the Junior Innovation Challenge with Princess Laurentien and the now famous Award ceremony on various stages, this eleventh edition of the Accenture Innovation Awards was full of surprises.
Caroline Bosman
Event Manager, Accenture
DeFabrique is the ideal location for organizing a day full of innovation! The team is open to everything, incredibly flexible, and continues to surprise us with amazing out-of-the-box ideas. Collaboration accelerates innovation, and that has certainly been proven once again!
DeFabrique is the perfect location to organize a day full of innovation!
Caroline Bosman - Accenture
Client
Accenture
Theme
Conference with awards gala
About the client
Accenture is an international management consulting firm that provides management, technology, and outsourcing services across various industries and sectors. Once a year, the company presents awards to promote innovation.
Carlien Winter
Event Producer DeFabrique
"It was a day full of highlights! The atmosphere was great and the collaboration with the entire Accenture team was wonderful. We really did it together and achieved a fantastic eleventh edition."
A fresh perspective on transportation
In order to welcome more than 2,000 guests on time to the Accenture Innovation Awards 2017, AIA and DeFabrique collaborated with the Dutch Railways (NS). Extra trains were deployed, special Innovation Compartments were created, and travel from Innovation Stations was free of charge. The 'last mile' from the station to DeFabrique could be covered by public transport bicycle, tuktuk, electric car or scooter, Segway or cargo bike. NS and Accenture Innovation Awards 2017 employees also accompanied guests on foot to the Mecca of innovation.
One site innovation
DeFabrique likes to challenge itself, especially when we have the best of the Dutch innovation scene in-house. This time, we made sure that the exhibition floor was endless; even the go-kart track was cleared to make this happen. We also set up self-service bars where guests could pour their own drinks using syrups from Roze Bunker.
Last but not least, we challenged visitors to switch off all their mobile devices in the Offline Bar, because you can only come up with truly innovative ideas when your mind is not preoccupied with work.
Facts & Figures
200
Public transport Bicycles
1
Hackathon
1900
Salads
2500
CLICK passes
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