New Heights 20th Anniversary Gala
New Heights’ 20th Anniversary Gala celebrated two decades of empowering youth through sports and education. We brought the milestone to life by transforming Gotham Hall, welcoming over 350 guests, honoring student-athletes, and raising over $1.5 million to support the organization’s programs.
From overall production to designing the evening’s programming, our team crafted every detail—from stage design and lighting to technical execution—to highlight New Heights’ impact and foster meaningful connections.
The evening featured honoree reflections and student participation, creating moments that celebrated both the organization’s legacy and the community it continues to inspire. Marking five years of partnership with New Heights, we continue to champion their mission and the vibrant community they’ve built.
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Guests received their first taste of technological innovation at registration, where they were welcomed by name on a reactive LED screen installation covering the full width of the entry wall. A large lunch café was created with a décor scheme that incorporated custom-built, ceiling-high steel LED frames draped with foliage to create smaller, intimate restaurant-style spaces that displayed both technology and nature.
A series of breakout sessions presented content targeted to attendees’ varied interests, while imagery displayed throughout the venue showcased real-life applications of how products designed to empower developers help to unleash the power of data and reimagine possibilities that will improve our world.
Every element of Microsoft Connect(); from registration, breakfast and keynote, to lunch and evening cocktails, were custom-designed to communicate exacting brand messaging and to deliver a high-touch guest experience to this important audience. The keynote and breakout sessions were livestreamed through an onsite studio built for this purpose and content was watched online by millions around the world.
Empire is proud to collaborate with Microsoft on this annual, top-tier business communication event.
To view excerpts of Connect(); 2017, please visit https://www.microsoft.com/connectevent
