Business Gala 2026
A gala night for 1,200 guests at a beachfront five-star resort, with a three-layer stage and an awards script personalised for every category.
The gala brought together 1,200 guests, all of them business leaders from across the region. The organisers wanted the formality of an awards night, but every award category had to carry its own signature — not one template repeated for three hours.
- Service group: Full-service events
- Location: Beachfront five-star resort, Da Nang
Concept & storyline
“A Chapter of Their Own”
The script was written like a book: every award category became a chapter with its own introduction, lighting palette and film. Honourees did not walk into a ritual repeated all night — they walked into the chapter written for them, on a three-layer stage that opened further as the programme went on.
Running order on the night
- 17:45
Check-in — foyer dressed in the gala's own identity, red-carpet photographs
- 19:00
Opening — a contemporary dance piece sets the theme, stage layer one lit
- 19:30
Award chapters — each category with its own introduction, lighting and film
- 21:10
Peak — the top award, all three stage layers open to full depth
- 21:30
Dinner and networking — light band, photo area open until the end of the night
Staging & scope of work
- Concept, minute-by-minute script and 3D visualisation of the three-layer stage
- Build of the stage, the central LED screen and lighting programmed chapter by chapter
- Check-in area, backdrop and the visual identity of the gala
- Coordination of the host, partner performers and floor staff for 1,200 guests
- Filming on the night and handover of media assets afterwards
Results
- The programme ran to the approved timetable, the award chapters following on with no dead air
- The client used the photo and video set for internal and press communications the week after
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