Today we reveal the finalists in our first ever Inavation Awards Business categories that will highlight and reward excellence in manufacturers of AV technology.
This is the launch year of the Business Awards categories and detailed research went into the decision to change how the Inavation Awards celebrate skills, talent and innovation within manufacturers of AV technologies. More information on that research can be found here.
With finalists in Project categories, Distributor of the Year, Consultant of the Year and the inaugural Industry Influencer Award still to be announced, keep an eye out for Inavate newsletters to be the first to learn who made the cut for the 2020 event. You can register to receive newsletters here.
Winners will be revealed at the Inavation Awards ceremony and dinner in Amsterdam on February 11 the first evening of the ISE 2020 show. If you want to join a global audience of AV professionals to celebrate finalists and winners, tickets for the awards ceremony and dinner are on sale at early bird pricing now and can be purchased via the Inavation Awards site.
The 2020 Inavation Awards Business category finalists are:
Best Client Support
Absen
Crestron
Datapath
Extron
Loxit
NEC Display Solutions
Sennheiser
Unilumin Group
Best Marketing Campaign
Audac
AV Stumpfl
Barco
Digital Projection
Best Place to Work
AV Stumpfl
Barco
Seada Technology
Best Sales Team
Epson
Extron
Optoma Europe
Peerless-AV
Best Small Company
Active Audio/APG
Movilok Interactividad M vil
Netipbox Technologies
Seada Technology
The Business Growth Award
Brompton Technology
d&b audiotechnik
Digital Projection
Intevi
Martin Audio
Mersive Technologies
Philips Professional Display Systems
QSC
Tripleplay
The Corporate Social Responsibility Award
Epson
RGBlink
The R&D Award
Absen
Albiral Display Solutions
Amina Technologies
Biamp
Cabletime
Christie
Crestron
Digital Projection
Kramer
Lang
Powersoft
Xian NovaStar Technology Co.
The Sustainability Award
Ctouch Europe
Epson
Extron
LianTronics
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Today we reveal the finalists in our first ever Inavation Awards Business categories that will highlight and reward excellence in manufacturers of AV technology. 
