Empire was honored to work with Carnegie Hall on their Opening Night of the 130th Anniversary Season: A Virtual Gala. Empire provided private Zoom rooms for Carnegie Hall’s Gala Committee members, each with their own custom videos featuring performances by premier artists. Empire is honored to work with Carnegie Hall and support their efforts to keep the arts and entertainment alive during this pandemic.

Empire is a leading producer of virtual and digital events. We strive to deliver the same high production value, immersive and interactive qualities we are known for in live events to virtual audiences.

​Thanks to Longchamp, Pokémon GO, the famous AR video game, will be taking up residence in the French capital. The French luxury brand launched a whole collection featuring Pikachu, arguably one of the world’s most iconic animated characters. Prior to its worldwide release, Longchamp Japan called upon Empire to help design and execute the perfect pop-up experience.

Located at the Longchamp La Maison Omotesando, guests were greeted with an original Longchamp x Pokemon face masks and an adult size statue of Pikachu. From floor to ceiling guests were surrounded by all things Pokemon.

The collection, the “LE PLIAGE® CUIR POKÉMON" and “LE PLIAGE® COLLECTION POKÉMON, includes bags and small accessories in the black and white LGP canvas and embossed leather. The Longchamp x Pokemon collection released internationally on October 14 and available for advance purchase from October 9 in Japan at the Longchamp La Maison Omotesando and Ginza locations as well as Longchamp Japan’s online store.

Empire was tasked with the planning and the overall production to ensure a smooth event from start to finish. We are proud to once again work with Longchamp and continue to act as a leader in producing global fashion brand events.

Longchamp x Pokémon https://www.longchamp.com/jp/ja/longchamp-pokemon/

Official Online Store https://www.longchamp.com/jp/ja

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Empire produced a day-long virtual conference for GoDaddy users. Over 11,000 people registered for the free conference to hear about what GoDaddy is doing to help entrepreneurs with their web presence. CEO Aman Bhutani led off the morning plenary with special guest, radio personality, and author, Guy Raz, wrapping the session. Guy also came back for the closing session to take live questions from the attendees. In between the two plenaries, there were working sessions with GoDaddy engineers and partner organizations talking about best practices for online sales. There also were chat lounges, speaker directories, and a place to sign up with one-on-one sessions with a GoDaddy Guide for personalized assistance.

Empire worked with GoDaddy to structure the event, build the registration and event site to their specifications, and produce the event using several studios. Support kits were sent to the speakers, including ring lights, microphones, headphones, cameras, custom-printed fabric backdrops, and laser-cut acrylic logos.

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Empire produced The Korea Society’s 2020 Annual Gala, which was presented virtually for the first time to its members and sponsors. The event was hosted by Juju Chang, co-anchor of ABC News Nightline. It celebrated the alliance between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the U.S. with a special keynote speech by South Korea’s President, Moon Jae-in, and remarks by the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, Harry Harris.

The program included remarks from Ambassador Kathleen Stephens, Board Chair of The Korea Society, and Tom Byrne, President and CEO of The Korea Society. Three feature videos were produced including a highlight of The Korea Society’s past activities and achievements, a commemoration of the Korean War honoring its veterans, and a recognition of Korean culture’s influence on the global stage. The Korea Society presented the Van Fleet Award to honor contributions that strengthen the ROK-U.S. alliance in the sectors of security, economy, and culture.

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, The Korea Society presented the Van Fleet Award to the U.S. Korean War veterans, honoring their contribution and sacrifice to strengthen the defense alliance between the U.S. and ROK. Ambassador Chang Won-Sam, Consulate General of the ROK in New York, presented the award to the Honorable Charles B. Rangel, former U.S. Congressman, who accepted the award on behalf of all U.S. Korean War veterans. General (Ret.) Walter “Skip” Sharp, former UNC/CFC/USFK Commander, presented the award to Mr. Salvatore Scarlato, President of the Korean War Veterans Association (KWVA), who accepted it on behalf of KWVA.

The Korea Society also recognized the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) as a Van Fleet Award recipient to acknowledge its commitment to enhancing cooperation between American and Korean business communities. Hon. Mark Lippert, former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, presented the awards to Yongmaan Park, Chairman of KCCI, who accepted it on behalf of the organization.

The global superstars BTS received the final Van Fleet Award for their contribution to strengthening cultural ties between Korea and the U.S. with an inspirational acceptance speech focused on the universal language of love and their desire to communicate messages of unity through music.

The virtual gala concluded with an invite-only VIP Reception, which took place across four virtual rooms on Zoom. Each room held a lively panel discussion exploring carefully curated topics around diplomacy, trade, soft power, and security. The panels were moderated by The Korea Society’s Board members and guests in attendance had the opportunity to participate in a brief Q&A session.

Empire is honored to have worked with The Korea Society, all featured guests, and attendees who have made valuable contributions to the ROK and U.S. relationship. Highlights of the program can be seen here.

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With the help of Empire, Suntory's SIPSMITH held the “SIPSMITH Founders Seminar” as a virtual online event.

The virtual seminars took place in Japan and London, where SIPSMITH Founders conducted product demonstrations, distillery tours, and a Q&A session for Japanese bartenders.

Also included in the program was a fun and creative section where our Japanese bartenders presented their own original SIPSMITH's cocktails.

Empire was responsible for the planning and management of the video and communications system, direction, and session facilitation.

SIPSMITH: https://www.suntory.co.jp/wnb/sipsmith/

Swan Lab: https://swanlab.jp/

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Empire produced a two-day virtual leadership retreat for Dartmouth College’s Call to Lead Campaign.

The series of virtual plenary discussions, workshops, and activities were designed to steward, educate, and motivate Dartmouth’s most active Campaign volunteers to continue their good work and keep up momentum at a challenging time for philanthropy. The event was hosted by Dartmouth’s Call to Lead Campaign Executive Committee and was intended to sharpen focus and accelerate activity in the campaign’s 7th year, as well as facilitate the move to digital engagement for the majority of the year ahead.

The Leadership Retreat began with a plenary discussion of what is at stake for higher education in these unprecedented times. Dartmouth College President Phillip J. Hanlon and Laurel Richie, Chair of Dartmouth’s Board of Trustees, outlined Dartmouth's plans to proceed with purpose, empathy, and a heightened sense of possibility. Key members of the College’s leadership, board of trustees, and volunteers were then invited to actively participate in smaller, more intimate customized workshop sessions across areas of the virtual event platform.

Leveraging the unique capabilities of virtual event technologies to provide new and powerful opportunities for connecting, interacting, building community, and celebrating, Empire created a fully-custom, visually-rich virtual event center, modeled on Dartmouth Hall, that incorporated a variety of virtual tools including a robust speaker directory, customized attendee profile pages, and a “Leadership Library” filled with resources that allowed Dartmouth College to plan, promote, and execute the Leadership Retreat as a launch pad for future virtual events.

The virtual event platform, Virtual Dartmouth Hall, will serve as a facility for Dartmouth Advancement to conduct engagement events for Dartmouth’s Global Alumni, Volunteers, Senior Leadership, Administration, Faculty, Staff, and Students, facilitating their ability to efficiently and effectively convene various Dartmouth cohorts for a multitude of purposes on one easily-accessible online platform.

The designed and branded platform will serve as a hub for alumni resources that can provide the ability to search an alumni directory, event attendee bios, content from a collection of multimedia digital resources, and more.

Building on Dartmouth traditions and values, this virtual space represents the rising of a new building and dimension to Dartmouth life.

The Empire team worked closely with Dartmouth College in every aspect to curate the overall event, the virtual event platform, develop run-of-show, and handled logistics for all speakers and college leadership.

To see all of the above moments and more, visit this page https://vimeo.com/467823801/60f355f448​

The MIT Solve team took the Solve Challenge Finals virtual in order to continue their mission of supporting innovators solving global issues in each of their communities. Empire was inspired to work alongside MIT Solve to help produce such an important program.

Hosted by Hala Hanna, Managing Director, Community, MIT Solve, this year’s Solve Challenge Finals were held virtually on the Hopin platform, enabling guests to view programming on the main stage, host concurrent breakout sessions for working group discussions, browse information on Solver solutions, network, and more.

Programming throughout the day included a presentation by Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, Co-Founder and CEO, Center for Policing Equity, on the tragic case and death of Breonna Taylor; fireside chats featuring Harry D. Moseley, Global Chief Information Officer, Zoom Video Communications; and Jessica Hubley, Founder & CEO, AnnieCannons, discussing the pressing issue of equal opportunity in remote settings. Additionally, there were performances by Madame Gandhi, artist and activist, and more.

The closing plenary was livestreamed to the Solve website and social media platforms drawing an audience of nearly 13,000 intellectuals from around the globe. The event featured special remarks by Alex Amouyel, Executive Director at MIT Solve, and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women.

Finalists were chosen from over 2,000 solutions submitted for the 2020 Global Challenges, offering the selected class of 2020 Solver teams and Indigenous Communities Fellows over $2 million in prize funding.

Sponsors included Patrick J McGovern Foundation, General Motors, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Morgridge Family Foundation, Comcast NBC Universal, Vodafone Americas Foundation, The Elevate Prize, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and more.

Empire is a leading producer of virtual and digital conferences. Please contact us for more information on Virtual Events and to request a copy of the Empire Virtual Events Guide.

Empire produced the inaugural Catholic Charities Virtual Gala hosted by Lynda Baquero, NBC 4, New York, to engage and thank supporters from the greater New York area. Empire worked alongside Catholic Charities of Archdiocese of New York to develop and produce a heart-warming script, original video production and run-of-show for the program, which featured His Eminence, Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York; Monsignor Kevin Sullivan, Executive Director of Catholic Charities; and Eugene McQuade, Catholic Charities Board of Trustees Chairman.

The program was livestreamed on an elegant microsite with a royal and scintillant theme at 7pm ET and offered moving video features emphasizing messages of giving help and creating hope that underscored the incredible efforts and tireless work put in by volunteers and members of Catholic Charities New York to support underserved communities throughout New York.  

Highlighting community and youth services, the evening incorporated testimonials and interviews from program directors, volunteers, youth and family advocates, the stories of those impacted by the organization’s work, and imagery from community centers and emergency food programs.

Catholic Charities has served communities in need for over a century, providing vital services to help New York’s most vulnerable, Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Monsignor Kevin Sullivan has directed the organization through the attacks on 9/11, through Super Storm Sandy, and now through the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s gala also focused on programs like Feeding Our Neighbors, providing nearly 900,000 meals to those in need since March through a wide network of pop-up food pantries aiding communities with food and even cash assistance throughout the pandemic.

Empire is honored to work with Catholic Charities of Archdiocese of New York to help support the vital work they do, especially during these unprecedented times.

View the full livestream here: https://catholiccharitiesgala2020.org

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LegalForce, with the help of Empire, held the "LegalForce Conference 2020," one of Japan's largest conferences on Management and Legal Affairs.

A total of 10 presentations were prepared, including a keynote address by Mr. Sayama Nobuo, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Skymark Corporation and President of Integral. The main session was divided into two tracks, Track A, which focused on "The Relationship between Management and Legal Affairs", and Track B, the "Specific Measures to Strengthen the Legal Function." Both sessions were livestreamed in parallel.

Empire was in charge of the video system, livestreaming system, session management, and direction.

Check it out here:
https://legalforce-cloud.com/page/seminar/lfc2020/seminar_lfc2020.html

Empire is a leading producer of virtual events; we strive to deliver the same high production value and immersive and interactive qualities we are known for in live events to virtual audiences.

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With the help of Empire, a fully-virtual Enactus World Cup 2020 featured the projects of 72,000 Enactus students worldwide who, despite being displaced from their campuses by COVID-19, continued their work to create positive impact through newly founded social enterprises. This annual experience features Enactus student enterprises launched to drive positive impact and provides opportunities for this next generation of leaders to have direct dialogue with esteemed global thought leaders to advance their learning and inspire their action.

“The work of Enactus nextgen leaders has always been important, but never more so than right now,” said Rachael Jarosh, President and CEO of Enactus. “This is a time for leadership, at all levels. That’s why Enactus is deeply honored to welcome so many purpose-driven leaders to Enactus World Cup 2020. Together, we are advancing awareness, leadership and work of the next generation—and inspiring greater action along the way.”

Enactus World Cup 2020 programming includes IMAGINE Founder and former Unilever CEO, Paul Polman; political scientist, author, and host of GZERO World, Ian Bremmer; the CEO of XPrize, Anousheh Ansari; and the Founder of The Deepak Foundation, a non-profit entity for research on well-being and humanitarianism, Deepak Chopra. These esteemed panelists and business leaders addressed pressing issues including COVID-19 and the impact of the pandemic on progress toward climate change, oceans, the future of education and work, rethinking plastics, and the action needed to further advance the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

The event was supported by presenting sponsor (since 2012), KPMG; Enactus impact partners Ford Motor Company, the Ford Fund, and Unilever; and Enactus innovation partners Advantage Solutions, AIG, Bellisio Foods, BIC, Harmony, the John Dobson Foundation, and DSM.

Enactus is the largest experiential learning platform dedicated to creating a better world while developing the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders and social innovators. A network of global business, academic, and student leaders unified by a vision to create a better, more sustainable world, the organization also provides a platform for next gen leaders to develop leadership skills while working with leading companies worldwide. In 2019, Enactus projects impacted 2.9 million lives, helped launch 3,000 small businesses, eliminated 5.9 million tons of CO2, and much more.

Empire worked closely with the Enactus team to create the overall event and run-of-show, handled logistics for all speakers and talent, oversaw technical production and broadcast, and developed and designed the virtual venue platform.

Empire is a leading producer of virtual events; we strive to deliver the same high production value and immersive and interactive qualities we are known for in live events to virtual audiences.

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