GPA Wins at the Inavate APAC Awards 2026
Working together as one global organization, GPA took home the Connected Meeting Spaces Project Award at the Inavate APAC Awards 2026. The awards ceremony took place on July 15 in Bangkok, bringing together the full spectrum of the regional AV industry for a night of celebration.
The recognition highlights the extensive technology fit-out delivered for Insurance Australia Group (IAG) across multiple regions by our combined teams in Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and India. By acting as one global unit, our regional experts delivered a truly borderless solution. IAG was also named End User of the Year, and we extend our warmest congratulations to them.
Understanding the Inavate APAC Awards and AV Integration
The winners of the Inavate APAC Awards 2026 were revealed during a celebration in Bangkok on July 15. The event brings together technology buyers, specifiers, and integrators to recognize the most ambitious and technically accomplished audiovisual projects across the region.
For those outside the industry, AV integration is the highly technical practice of combining various hardware and software solutions into a single unified system. This ensures that displays, control platforms, audio systems, and network infrastructure work together flawlessly to support modern corporate workflows.
The Winning Project: IAG Workplace Technology
Securing the Connected Meeting Spaces Project Award requires demonstrating extraordinary depth of knowledge and ambition. The judging panel looks for projects that successfully implement complex systems within business environments to facilitate seamless global communication.
Our work with IAG represents a massive undertaking in standardizing workplace technology to meet the demands of modern hybrid work. Together with IAG, we delivered a massive communications program, ensuring a consistent user experience for their teams across four distinct nations. This demonstrates the unique value GPA brings to global projects by combining a unified global delivery framework with precise local execution.
The scope of this award-winning project included:
Rolling out a workplace technology program across more than 300 rooms
Executing the installation across 28 different offices
Managing the logistics and implementation across four countries
Creating a consistent and reliable Microsoft Teams Rooms experience for all IAG teams
Working as one cohesive organization allowed our regional teams to execute seamlessly across borders. The successful rollout was a joint effort delivered by:
The scope of this award-winning project included rolling out a workplace technology program across more than 300 rooms and executing installations in 28 offices. Ultimately, this massive logistical effort created a consistent and reliable Microsoft Teams Rooms experience for all IAG teams.
This scale of deployment requires a global delivery framework executed with precise local expertise. A huge thank you goes to IAG for the trust, partnership, and clear vision throughout the program. Congratulations to everyone involved across both teams for this monumental achievement.
Connect With Our Global Team
We extend our congratulations to all the finalists and winners who continue to raise standards across the industry. Their work demonstrates the incredible potential of modern workplace technology when properly integrated globally.
A huge thank you goes to IAG for the trust, partnership, and clear vision throughout the program. Congratulations to everyone involved across all regions for this monumental achievement.
If you are looking to standardize your own meeting spaces or deploy a massive global technology rollout, our team is ready to assist. Contact the experts at GPA today through our contact page to discuss how we can deliver winning solutions for your enterprise. You can also read more about our ongoing innovations on the GPA blog.
