The Sandton Convention Centre (SCC) was named Best Venue at the Exhibition Industry Alliance Awards. Sandton Convention Centre's exhibitions sales manager Daksha Vallabh was also named as the Best Venue Employee at the awards ceremony, which took place on 1 February 2018 at Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg.
The Association of African Exhibition Organisers (AAXO) and the Exhibition and Events Association of Southern Africa (EXSA) held the AAXO ROAR Awards and EXSA-llence Awards dubbed the Exhibition Industry Alliance Awards under the banner of the Exhibition Industry Alliance (EIA).
