Thursday 17 June 2027All three programmes, one room
- Venue
- Park Hyatt Melbourne, The Ballroom
- Online voting closes
- Sunday 23 May 2027
The first night of The Expys. All three programmes, one room, for Australia and New Zealand.
Live Nights
Where the winners are revealed.
Every country’s winners are revealed live on stage at its own night, and online the same moment. Melbourne opens the year on Thursday 17 June 2027. The community vote for every country runs 3 to 23 May 2027.
You built it. Come and collect.
Entries open 1 October 2026. The first live nights are Melbourne, Thursday 17 June 2027.
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US$99
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Entering is US$99. The Expys Live is a separate ticket, with its own price for each night.
You don’t have to attend to win. If you’re not in the room, you’re revealed online the same night, with your digital trophy, Winner badge, press release, and a film of your award being presented on stage in your name.
One of three
The 2027 schedule.
The date of every night, the venue, and the day online voting closes for that country.
Venues to be confirmed.
Night
Date
Venue
Online voting closes
Melbourne, Australia
Winners for Australia
Thursday 17 June 2027
Park Hyatt Melbourne, The Ballroom
Voting closesSunday 23 May 2027
Sydney, Australia
Winners for Australia
June 2027 · Date to be confirmed
Venue to be announced
Voting closesSunday 23 May 2027
Singapore
Winners for Singapore
Wednesday 23 June 2027
Venue to be announced
Voting closesSunday 23 May 2027
Hong Kong
Revealed at the Virtual Awards Night, streamed
Sunday 27 June 2027
Online
Voting closesSunday 23 May 2027
London, United Kingdom
Winners for United Kingdom and Ireland
Tuesday 29 June 2027
Park Hyatt London River Thames, The Ballroom
Voting closesSunday 23 May 2027
Frankfurt, Germany
Winners for Germany
July 2027 · Date to be confirmed
Venue to be announced
Voting closesSunday 23 May 2027
New York, United States
Winners for USA East & Canada
Tuesday 13 July 2027
Venue to be announced
Voting closesSunday 23 May 2027
Dallas, United States
Winners for USA Central & West
Tuesday 20 July 2027
Venue to be announced
Voting closesSunday 23 May 2027
Toronto, Canada
Winners for Canada
July 2027 · Date to be confirmed
Venue to be announced
Voting closesSunday 23 May 2027
The Expys Middle East
Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Winners for United Arab Emirates
Tuesday 16 November 2027
Park Hyatt Dubai, Creek Ballroom
Voting closesSunday 23 May 2027
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Winners for Saudi Arabia
November 2027 · Date to be confirmed
Venue to be announced
Voting closesSunday 23 May 2027
Las Vegas, United States
Las Vegas, United States. The Global Final: one night, all three programmes
Wednesday 15 December 2027
Rio Hotel & Casino, Brasilia Ballroom
Voting closesNo public vote
Two of three
Every night, and every city.
The Entrepreneur Awards is won country by country. Each night reveals that country’s winners live on stage; Hong Kong is revealed at the Virtual Awards Night, streamed, which runs for every region; every country winner is invited to the Global Final in Las Vegas, to become an EXPY Icon. In the USA, winners are named in two regions: East, revealed in New York, and Central & West, revealed in Dallas. Both go on to Las Vegas.
Do I have to be there to win? No.
Voting happens online, and the vote decides. Every country’s winners are revealed live on stage at that country’s night, and online the same moment, whether or not the winner is in the room. Finalists are invited to attend. A winner who cannot be there is revealed online the same night, with the digital trophy, the Winner badge, the press release and a film of the award being presented on stage in their name, and the trophy is shipped to them. Hong Kong is revealed at the Virtual Awards Night, streamed.
Winners, on the night
- Photographed on stage
- Filmed walking up and accepting
- An acceptance film, shot on the green screen at the back of the room
- Everything edited and handed to you
- Vertical cuts for Reels, TikTok and LinkedIn
Everyone attending
- Professional photos at the photo wall
- VIP Night: a portrait at the trophy wall
At the live city nights. Where there is no night, winners are revealed at the Virtual Awards Night.
June 2027 · Date to be confirmedAll three programmes, one room
- Venue
- To be announced
- Online voting closes
- Sunday 23 May 2027
All three programmes, one room, in Australia’s financial centre. June 2027, the day to be confirmed.
Wednesday 23 June 2027All three programmes, one room · date to be confirmed
- Venue
- To be announced
- Online voting closes
- Sunday 23 May 2027
All three programmes, one room, for Singapore and Southeast Asia.
Virtual Awards NightThe Virtual Awards Night, streamed
Hong Kong
Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. Photo Steven Wei, Unsplash
Sunday 27 June 2027
- Format
- The Virtual Awards Night, streamed. It runs for every region; winners are revealed live and receive the full kit that moment.
- Online voting closes
- Sunday 23 May 2027
The Virtual Awards Night always runs, streamed, for every region. Where a region also has a live night, that night is its broadcast.
July 2027 · Date to be confirmedAll three programmes, one room
- Venue
- To be announced
- Online voting closes
- Sunday 23 May 2027
All three programmes, one room, in Canada’s business capital. July 2027, the day to be confirmed.
Winners: United Kingdom and Ireland
London,
United Kingdom
Battersea and Nine Elms, London. Photo Eduard Pretsi, Unsplash
Tuesday 29 June 2027All three programmes, one room
- Venue
- Park Hyatt London River Thames, The Ballroom
- Online voting closes
- Sunday 23 May 2027
All three programmes, one room, for the United Kingdom, Ireland and Europe.
Winners: USA East & Canada
New York,
United States
Times Square, New York. Photo Florian Wehde, Unsplash
Tuesday 13 July 2027All three programmes, one room · date to be confirmed
- Venue
- To be announced
- Online voting closes
- Sunday 23 May 2027
All three programmes, one room, for USA East & Canada.
Tuesday 20 July 2027All three programmes, one room
- Venue
- To be announced
- Online voting closes
- Sunday 23 May 2027
All three programmes, one room, for USA Central & West, in Texas.
Tuesday 16 November 2027All three programmes, one room · date to be confirmed
- Venue
- Park Hyatt Dubai, Creek Ballroom
- Online voting closes
- Sunday 23 May 2027
One night, all three programmes in the room, for the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf. The last city before Las Vegas.
November 2027 · Date to be confirmedAll three programmes, one room
- Venue
- To be announced
- Online voting closes
- Sunday 23 May 2027
All three programmes, one room, for Saudi Arabia. November 2027, the day to be confirmed.
July 2027 · Date to be confirmedAll three programmes, one room
- Venue
- To be announced
- Online voting closes
- Sunday 23 May 2027
All three programmes, one room, for continental Europe. July 2027, the day to be confirmed.
Wednesday 15 December 2027
- Venue
- Rio Hotel & Casino, Brasilia Ballroom
- One night, one stage
- The Expo, Executive and Entrepreneur Awards, the EXPY Icons named together, and the biggest performance of the year.
Tickets
One night, all three programmes on one stage. Everyone buys a seat, country winners included.
- SeatOne seat at a shared table, dinner and the standard drinks package.
- VIP seatA front table, a red carpet arrival, top shelf drinks and a meet-and-greet with the headline act.
- Table of 10Bring the team. Ten seats at your own table.
- Reserve your seat now. We email you when tickets release.
No public vote: the Global Icon Awards are decided from the country winners.
Venues to be confirmed. The photographs are of the cities, not the venues, published under the Unsplash License and credited on each card.
The room
A planned room.
Every live night is set up the same way, for 250 guests: a raised stage with an LED wall, two side screens, rounds of ten, the bar, a VIP lounge and the red carpet to the photo wall. Venue to be announced.
Three of three
Three days in the city.
Melbourne is the worked example: Finalists’ Day, the night itself, and the Winners’ Day the morning after.
Every city keeps Finalists’ Day and the Gala, and fits the Winners’ Day to its season.
Wednesday 16 June 2027
Finalists’ Day
- Professional portraits of every finalist
- A short video interview with each one
- Content that works for months after the night
- Evening: the finalists’ and sponsors’ dinner
Thursday 17 June 2027
The Gala
- Black tie
- A seated dinner and entertainment
- About 20 awards on stage
- Every other winner on the screens and in the printed winners’ book
Venues to be confirmed.
Saturday 19 June 2027
The Winners’ Day
- Entrepreneurs: the winners’ think tank
- Executives: a private golf day
- Golf places can be bought
- The think tank is never for sale
The Entrepreneur Awards Hall of Fame
For someone who has given the industry years, and achieved a lot.
Chosen by our Hall of Fame panel. Inducted on stage.
It is not entered and it cannot be bought. The inductee is our guest of honour, with a complimentary seat for them and one guest.
ExampleHall of Fame 2027
30 years building businesses
Photo: Vitaly Gariev, Unsplash
Free
Nominate someone for the Hall of Fame.
The panel reads every nomination. Nominees are not told, and nothing is published unless they are chosen and say yes.
Your award first. Then the night.
Packages and experiences
Make a night of it.
Book your seat, then add to your night.
Top ShelfTop shelf all night, for the people on your order you add.From US$195 per personAdd after you book
Press Party accessGet your own press before the show: a portrait, an interview on camera, the media wall.From US$495 per personAdd after you book
The after-partyThe late lounge with a DJ, after the closing act.From US$95 per personAdd after you book
The stayA luxury room for the night, at a partner rate. The hotel is confirmed with the venue.From US$450 per room, for the nightAdd after you book
Chauffeured transferA luxury car or van, door to door, there and back.From US$195 per person, returnAdd after you book
The Expys Golf DayThe day after the night, eighteen holes with the room.From US$395 per personAdd after you book
Wine & dineA winery lunch near the city, or a premium tasting dinner.From US$295 per personAdd after you book
Draft prices, charged in your city’s currency. Hotels, cars, courses and the bar list are confirmed with the venue and named then. The golf day runs where the city has one. The Press Party gives you time with the press in the room; no coverage is promised.
Tell us how you’d like the rest of your night. Tap what you’d want as you go. Nothing here is booked or charged. We use it to plan.
01
Drinks
Tap what you would pour. It shapes the bar.
The final bar list is set with the venue. Top Shelf can be added after you book.
02
Dining
Dinner on the night. Tell us what you would order.
The menu is set with the venue.
03
Stay
A room with a view, high above the city.
04
Transport
Chauffeured, door to door.
05
Golf
A round with fellow entrants.
06
Winery trip
Yarra Valley, private tastings.
07Later, on the international calendar
Breakfast
A grand hotel terrace above Zurich, the lake below and the Alps beyond.
Register interest
Your night, as you picked it. Add your city and email. Nothing is booked or charged.
Nothing picked yet. Tap anything above, or just register for your city.
The Entrepreneur Awards
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Entries open 1 October 2026. The first live nights are Melbourne, Thursday 17 June 2027.