InnerWorkings' Steven E. Zuccarini Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008 Award Winner in the Midwest Region

Business Wire, June 30, 2008

Award Recognizes Entrepreneurial Excellence

CHICAGO -- InnerWorkings, Inc. (NASDAQ:INWK), a leading global provider of managed print and promotional solutions to corporate clients, today announced that Steven E. Zuccarini, Chief Executive Officer, received an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008 Award in the Midwest regional program. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Zuccarini was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a gala event at the Hilton Chicago on June 26, 2008.

"This recognition is a tribute to our founders and employees who laid a solid foundation for our innovative business model that has fueled tremendous growth and market acceptance," said Zuccarini. Since Zuccarini joined InnerWorkings in late 2004, the Company has gone public, achieved a compound annual growth rate of more than 90 percent and has added 25 Fortune 500 clients to its roster.

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards celebrate their 22nd anniversary this year. The program honors entrepreneurs who have demonstrated exceptionality in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

"Ernst & Young is pleased to honor outstanding business leaders such as Steve," said Randy Tavierne, Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Partner. "Winners of the Entrepreneur Of The Year award build leading businesses and contribute a great deal to the communities around them. Their success helps our area grow stronger."

As a Midwest award winner, Zuccarini is now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008 national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 15, 2008. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum, one of the nation's most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies.

Sponsors

Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year awards have the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and SAP America as national sponsors.

In the Midwest, sponsors include Clifton Gunderson, Winston & Strawn LLP, and Smart Business magazine as regional sponsors, and SolomonEdwardsGroup and Grand Valley State University as local sponsors.

About InnerWorkings, Inc.

InnerWorkings, Inc. (NASDAQ:INWK) is a leading global provider of managed print and promotional solutions to corporate clients across a wide range of industries. With proprietary technology, an extensive supplier network and domain expertise, the Company procures, manages and delivers printed materials and promotional products as part of a comprehensive outsourced enterprise solution. The Company is based in Chicago with other offices in the United States and in the United Kingdom. For more information on InnerWorkings, visit: www.inwk.com.

About the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards

Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year is one of the world's most prestigious business awards for entrepreneurs. The award makes a difference through the unique way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 135 cities in 50 countries.

About Ernst & Young

Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Ernst & Young currently serves as InnerWorkings' outside audit firm. For more information, please visit www.ey.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains statements relating to future results. These statements are forward-looking statements under the federal securities laws. We can give no assurance that any future results discussed in these statements will be achieved. Any forward-looking statements represent our views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date. These statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the statements contained in this release. For a discussion of important factors that could affect our actual results, please refer to our SEC filings, including the "Risk Factors" section of the Form 10-K we recently filed with the SEC.

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