The 2014 TIME 100 Gala
Each year TIME publishes the TIME 100: a list of the 100 most influential people in the world. To celebrate this highly anticipated release, TIME hosts an exclusive Gala event in New York City attended by current and past TIME 100 honorees. With its extraordinary mix of world leaders, innovators and celebrities, the TIME 100 Gala is recognized as one of the world’s most high profile annual events and for the 6th consecutive year Empire was proud to serve as the event’s producer. The 2014 TIME 100 Gala took place at the Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Participants and performers at this year’s TIME 100 included Carrie Underwood, Pharrell Williams, Seth Meyers, Governor Scott Walker, Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Alfonso Cuarón, Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez, and Megyn Kelly, as well as Time Warner Chairman and CEO, Jeff Bewkes, Time Inc. CEO, Joe Ripp, and Managing Editor of TIME, Nancy Gibbs.
The TIME 100 was also attended by a global who’s who of icons from industry, culture, sports, fashion and politics. Some of those in attendance this year included Amy Adams, Katie Couric, Rand Paul, Rupert Murdoch, Barbara Walters, Susan Sarandon, Padma Lakshmi, Christy Turlington Burns & Ed Burns, Jenji Kohan, Frank Ocean, Ronan Farrow, Alice Waters, Charlie Rose, Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer, and Arianna Huffington.
The TIME 100 featured red carpets on three floors, an elegant cocktail reception, a seated dinner and program that combined keynote remarks, musical performances, toasts by the evening’s honorees, and an after-party. This year’s gala event was sponsored by Chivas Regal 25 and Citi.
As one of the world’s most high-stature events, the TIME 100 draws extensive global media coverage which this year included the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, the Today Show, Huffington Post, FOX, and many others. BizBash Media named the TIME 100 the #1 Media Event of the Year.
With the world watching through such extensive coverage, the production of the TIME 100 requires precision execution. Empire was proud to work closely with the TIME team to deliver a flawless evening.
Empire’s responsibilities as producer included event design & décor, talent booking & coordination, venue and catering logistics (provided by Great Performances), technical production, broadcast and Internet stream facilities, stage management, staffing, front of house logistics, security and sponsorship activations.
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.
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