Virtual & Live Events Category Winners

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 were celebrated on stage during the 7^th annual awards gala on Friday, 11 September in İstanbul, Türkiye. Learn more about the event here (opens in new tab).

Award for Innovation in Academic Institution Events
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Qatif central hospital, Qatif, The Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: Nursing Olympics: A Competency-Based Educational Competition for Clinical Excellence
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Capital 360 Event Experiences, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Khalifa University Graduation 2025

Award for Innovation in Attendee Experience & Engagement
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Miral, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Miral: Disney Theme Park and Resort Announcement Event
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Qatar Vision Production Company, Doha, Qatar: Qatar Vision Production Company “QVision”
teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi Grand Opening
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Capital Events, part of ADNEC Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: ADIBS: Elevating the Marine Lifestyle Through Immersive, Data Led Attendee Engagement
SOCAR Türkiye, İstanbul, Türkiye: Building Engagement, Well-being and One-Team Spirit at SOCAR Türkiye
Vitamin Marketing Agency, Istanbul, Türkiye: Beyond the Game: Redefining the Match Day Experience

Award for Innovation in Business-to-Business Events
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Cvent, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Cvent Accelerate Dubai 2025: A Premier Conference for Event, Marketing and Hospitality Professionals
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Capital 360 Event Experiences, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 25th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion
Capital Events, part of ADNEC Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Global Food Week: Redefining B2B Innovation Across the Global Food Ecosystem
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Capital 360 Event Experiences, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: IHC stand during MITTE

Award for Innovation in Celebrating Culture through Events
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi Grand Opening
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
555 Global Live Experience, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: King’s Cup Final 2025 - 50th Edition
Capital Events, part of ADNEC Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: AAIHEX 2025: A Heritage-First Live Event in Al Ain that Modernised Cultural Celebration at Scale
Qatar Vision Production Company, Doha, Qatar: Qatar Vision Production Company “QVision”
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
ADNEC Services, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Capital Majlis - Innovation in Celebrating Culture Through Events
Capital 360 Event Experiences, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Ministry of Culture’s Handicraft Pavilion at Make it in the Emirates
Riyadh Chamber, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: From Event to Ecosystem: The Riyadh Chamber Model for Innovating Inclusive Events with Measurable Impact

Award for Innovation in Consumer Events
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Miral Destinations, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: EEIPC Championship 2026 at CLYMB Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Capital 360 Event Experiences, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Challenge Sir Bani Yas
Capital Events, part of ADNEC Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: ADIBS: A Premier Marine Lifestyle Event Uniting Global Brands, Families and Enthusiasts on Abu Dhabi’s Waterfront

Award for Innovation in Entertainment Events
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Miral, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Miral: Disney Theme Park and Resort Event Announcement
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
555 Global Live Experience, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025 - Opening and closing Ceremony
Qatar Vision Production Company, Doha, Qatar: Lusail Music Concerts by Qatar Vision Production Company “QVision”
teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi Grand Opening
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
SOCAR Türkiye, İstanbul, Türkiye: Building Engagement, Well-being and One-Team Spirit at SOCAR Türkiye

Award for Innovation in Government Events
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Capital 360 Event Experiences, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi and Al Ain Summer Sports 2025
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
National Partnerships and Talent Development Deputyship, Saudi Ministry of Culture., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The Cultural Skills Competition: A Pioneering Model for Innovation in Government Events

Award for Innovation in Internal (Corporate) Events
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
SOCAR Türkiye, İstanbul, Türkiye: Building Engagement, Well-being and One-Team Spirit at SOCAR Türkiye
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
NEOVA KATILIM SİGORTA, İstanbul, Türkiye: Neova Tech-Culture Disqualified
NEOVA KATILIM SİGORTA, İstanbul, Türkiye: Neovasyon: Employee Innovation-to-Project Engine Disqualified