16:50 CET

The 2026 Impact Award Finalists & Winner, and the GDS-Index Leadership Destination, in collaboration with #MEET4IMPACT

It’s time to celebrate impact and leadership in destinations and events.

We warmly invite you to the Feeling the Pulse webinar, “Recognising 2026 Impact and Leadership, in collaboration with #MEET4IMPACT”.

Discover the Impact Award winner, Failte Ireland, and get to know its winning ways. We’ll also showcase this year’s Leadership Destination, Helsinki, named from the 2026 GDS-Index ranking.

Plus! We’ll hear from representatives of the Impact Award shortlist:

  • Barcelona Convention Bureau
  • Göteborg & Co
  • Invest in Bogotá

Each year the Impact Award winner is chosen by a panel of independent industry experts. The 2026 winner was announced at the GDS-Awards Ceremony on 17 June 2026 in Szczecin, Poland, during the GDS-Forum and Impact Day.

Register to join us on 27 October, 16:30 to 18:00 CET.

* There is also a later instance on 29 October. Click here to open its registration page.

Please note: daylight saving time changes in several regions just days before this event. Double check the webinar time against your own local time zone.