2026 Inavation Awards Project Finalists: A landmark year for global AV excellence

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09/12/2025

The 2026 Inavation Awards has produced one of the strongest fields of project entries we’ve ever seen.

Entry numbers were high, the range of sectors was broader than ever, and the quality was consistently exceptional. This pushed our judging process harder than any year to date, prompting extra sessions, revisiting close calls, and even the creation of two new categories.

The result is a finalist line-up that reflects some of the most ambitious, technically advanced, and creatively delivered AV projects in the world right now. Competition was fierce, and inevitably some excellent projects didn’t progress. We want to recognise those teams and encourage them to return; this year’s strength is a sign of just how far the industry has raised the bar.

This exceptional field also reinforces something we hear consistently from integrators and consultants: this is the awards platform that matters. These finalists represent organisations trusted with major, high-value AV investments, and they choose to compete here. When the industry gathers for the ceremony, the room will once again bring together people delivering multi-million-euro technology programmes across EMEA and beyond. To secure your place, book now and take advantage of early bird rates.

Below, you’ll find the full list of 2026 Project Finalists.

Congratulations to all shortlisted teams and thank you to every entrant for helping make this the most competitive edition yet.

Arts & Experience

Alec Holdings – teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ata Tech – Euromast - The Rise of Rotterdam, The Netherlands
AV Media Systems | GPA - Centrum Horec, Czech Republic
AVI-SPL - SeaWorld San Diego ‘Jewels of the Sea: The Jellyfish Experience’, USA
Kraftwerk Living Technologies - Back in Time Prague, Czech Republic
Maxin10sity - Stellar Sanctuary, Germany
Signal Playground - Signal Space - Echoes of Tomorrow, Czech Republic
ST Engineering Antycip - Sherwood Observatory Planetarium, UK
Telmaco - SKAI TV Studio, Greece
Trison - L'Aquàrium Barcelona, Spain

Connected Meeting Space

AV Media Systems | GPA – NFCtron, Czech Republic
Cinos – Government Property Agency meeting rooms, UK
Hewshott + GVAV - University of Derby – Bioscience Superlab, UK
MaktabiTech - MOMRAH Ministerial Boardroom, Saudi Arabia
Office 2000 Solutions - Electronic Arts town hall, India
Online Instruments India - Schneider Electric town hall project, UAE

Corporate

AVI-SPL - HSBC Dubai, UAE
Forté Germany - C1 Berlin, Germany
Hewshott - Womble Bond Dickinson London HQ, UK
Innovative Systems and Solutions - HDFC Bank, India
Office 2000 Solutions - BNY Mellon, India
Online Instruments India – Siemens, India
Presentation Products - Lord, Abbett & Co HQ, USA
Sigma AVIT Technology Solutions - SAP LABS innovation Park, India
Snelling Business Systems - WPP One Southwark Bridge, UK
Valeo Technology - Medibank Woolongong, Australia

Education

Cosmos Business Machines - BITS Pilani, Mumbai Campus, India
Forté Germany - DAI Hybrid Education Center, Germany
Granteq - Gems School of Research and Innovation, UAE
GVAV - University of Cambridge: The Ray Dolby Centre, UK
Hewshott + GVAV - Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, University of Oxford, UK
ICT - Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences VFX Lab, Germany
IMSYS - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Innovative Systems and Solutions - Aranyam - HDFC Bank training centre, India
Roche AV Pro – MMU, UK
Snelling Business Systems - Anglia Ruskin University, UK

Experience Centre

BeWunder - The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Experience Centre, UAE
Metahive Design Consulting + BT Convergence Technologies - Wipro, India
Online Instruments India - Schneider Electric Innovation Hub, UAE
Pro FX Tech - Adani Experience Centre, Khavda, India

Government & Public Sector

A&ITS – Voghera employment centre auditorium, Italy
AV Media Systems | GPA - Nemocnice Havírov, Czech Republic
Electrosonic - National Highways North-East regional operation centre, UK
Fluid AV - Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service, UK
Polymedia Kazakhstan - Mangystau Region Akimat control centre, Kazakhstan
Redmouse - The White House Uzbekistan
SWICA Conference Technology - Tunner conference room, Germany
TVV Sound Project - Liège-Guillemins railway station, Belgium

House of Worship

Acousticon - National Mosque of Malaysia, Malaysia
Groupe Novelty - Notre-Dame de Paris, France
PAVE System - AI Mawaddah Mosque, Singapore
Search Music - Sarawak Blessed Church, Malaysia

Live Event

Cercle - Cercle Odyssey, Mexico, USA, France
Clair Global - Starbucks Leadership Experience 2025, USA
LCI Productions - Windsor Great Park Illuminated, UK
SRG SSR - Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Switzerland

Museums & Heritage

A+V Audiovisual Systems - Lotte Wedel (E.Wedel Chocolate Factory Museum), Poland
Ata Tech - Perot Museum, Dallas – Moody Family Children’s Museum, USA
BeWunder - KSA Pavilion Expo 2025, Japan
Diversified - Museum of Art + Light, USA
Egyptian Engineering Projects Co (Quality) - The Grand Egyptian Museum, Egypt
Electronics & Engineering - Singapore Odyssea, A Journey Through Time, Singapore
Electrosonic - National WWI Museum and Memorial Encounters Exhibition, USA
Imagesound - National Gallery - NG200 Project, UK
ON - Portugal Pavilion Expo 2025, Japan
Sarner - Odyssey Malta