Listed here are the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie® Award winners in these categories in the 2026 Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Awards. Those winners in attendance will be celebrated on stage during the 7^th annual awards gala on Friday, 11 September in İstanbul, Türkiye. Tickets for the event will go on sale 1 June. Learn more about the event here.

Award for Excellence in Innovation in Business Product & Service Industries - Organizations with 100 or More Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
RAKEZ: Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: RAKEZ Smart Licensing: An Innovative Post-License Service Model for Global Investors

Award for Excellence in Innovation in Consumer Product & Service Industries - Organizations with 100 or More Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
barn's, Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia: barn's
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
CarrefourSA, Istanbul, Maltepe, Türkiye: Customer Footprint Center
FLO GROUP, Istanbul, Bagcilar, Türkiye: Compass 360: Navigating Growth through Customer Data
FLO GROUP, Istanbul, Bagcilar, Türkiye: New Generation Customer Support Center
pladis, Istanbul, Uskudar, Türkiye: End to End Quality Digital Transformation

Award for Excellence in Innovation in Financial Industries - Organizations with 100 or More Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
wio bank, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Wio Bank
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
NEOVA KATILIM SİGORTA, İstanbul, Türkiye: On-Prem LLM Reporting Assistan
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: VakıfBank
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Türkiye: VakıfBank AI Financial Analysis Assistant
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Türkiye: VakıfBank Fidem Mobile
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Türkiye: VB İZ Project

Award for Excellence in Innovation in Government - Organizations with 100 or More Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Hail Region Municipality, Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia: The Interconnected City: Hail's Intelligent Urban Operating System
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
National Partnerships and Capacity Building Agency, Saudi Ministry of Culture, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Project to Support the Implementation of Programs and Activities: Institutional Innovation Re-empowering the Cultural Non-Profit Sector
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Abu Dhabi Heritage Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: From Procedures to an Integrated System: An Innovative Leadership Transformation in Government Procurement - Abu Dhabi Heritage Authority
Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Innovative Carbon Fiber-Based Mobile Fuel Meter Verification System
National Partnerships and Capacity Building Agency, Saudi Ministry of Culture, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Professional Associations: An Integrated Model for Excellence in Innovation for Non-Profit Organizations
National Partnerships and Capacity Building Agency, Ministry of Culture (Saudi Arabia), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The "Culture in Hospitality Facilities" Program: A Pioneering Model of Innovation Excellence for Government Institutions
National Partnerships and Capacity Building Agency, Saudi Ministry of Culture, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Performance-Based Support Program: Institutional Innovation Redefining Government Funding Efficiency

Award for Excellence in Innovation in Government - Organizations with up to 100 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Transforming Resource Security Through Ecosystem Governance
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: FAHR-Company/Organization Categories-Award for Excellence in Innovation in Government

Award for Excellence in Innovation in Health Care Industries - Organizations with 100 or More Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia: Unified Molecular Microbiology Services: An Innovation in High-Reliability Diagnostics and Value-Based Care

Award for Excellence in Innovation in Health Care Industries - Organizations with up to 100 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Vita Nutrition clinic, Doha, Qatar: Vita Nutrition clinic- Precision and Genetic based Nutrition services

Award for Excellence in Innovation in Manufacturing Industries - Organizations with 100 or More Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
pladis, Istanbul, Uskudar, Türkiye: Digitalization - Future of Manufacturing
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
NMDC Energy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Scalable Manufacturing Innovation for Energy Delivery

Award for Excellence in Innovation in Non-Profit Organizations or NGOs - Organizations with up to 100 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
AZRAQ, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: AZRAQ

Award for Excellence in Innovation in Public Enterprises - Organizations with 100 or More Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Etihad Water and Electricity (EtihadWE), Ajman, United Arab Emirates: "Integrated Excellence: EtihadWE's Multi-Dimensional Innovation Transforming Organizational Management, Corporate Responsibility, and Customer Experience"
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Al Dhafrah Region Municipality, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Developing Novel Technical Dashboard System for Efficient Management of the work procedures at the Department of Technical Services Operations in the Municipality Al Dhafra Region

Award for Excellence in Innovation in Public Enterprises - Organizations with up to 100 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Salik Company PJSC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Excellence in Public Infrastructure Innovation for Inclusive Urban Mobility

Most Innovative Startup of the Year - Business Product Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
EDELSTER, Casablanca, Morocco: World's first textile post industrial waste sorting machine

Most Innovative Startup of the Year - Business Service Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
CBIx - A Subsidiary of Commercial Bank International, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Most Innovative Startup of the Year - CBIx