2026 Stevie Award Winners | Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Awards

2026 Stevie Award Winners

The following nominations were selected as Stevie® Award winners by the ratings of 118 professionals worldwide on eight juries in the seventh annual Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, sponsored by the Ras Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (opens in new tab). The 2026 Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Awards were conferred on 11 September during a gala event at the InterContinental Hotel in İstanbul, Türkiye.

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

Innovative Achievement in Collaboration or Partnership
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
General Directorate of identity and foregners affairs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Collaboration or Partnership
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Customs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Customs Innovation Achievement in Partnership - Shahin
Samsung Saudi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Outstanding Public-Private Collaborate: A Sustainable Model for Youth Development
University City of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: Fostering a Unified Innovation Ecosystem through Strategic Cross-Sector Partnershipس
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: AI-Powered Antiquities Discovery
DUBAI DATA & STATISTICS Est., Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Initiative for Sustainable Development Goals for Cities
Saudi German Health UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Mayo Clinic Affiliation

Innovative Achievement in Corporate Social Responsibility

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Samsung Saudi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Innovative Achievement in Corporate Social Responsibility
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
MEXC, Victoria, Seychelles: Blockchain for Good: Rapid Response & Digital Humanitarianism in MENA
Turkcell, İstanbul, Maltepe, Türkiye: Turkcell Gelecegi Yazan Kadinlar - Artificial Intelligence Program
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: VakıfBank Bosnia and Herzegovina Volleyball Schools Strategic Partnership
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: VakıfBank Sports Club Infrastructure
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: Volleyball for Everyone
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
QNET, Hong Kong: QNET - Bernhard H. Mayer Open Innovation Challenge
Türkiye Sigorta, İstanbul, Türkiye: Future Insurance Trainee Development School
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: VakıfBank Women’s Volleyball Team
Vitamin Marketing Agency, Istanbul, Turkey: Stronger Together

Innovative Achievement in Customer Satisfaction

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Hail Region Municipality, Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia: Unified Smart Services: Towards a seamless digital experience for beneficiary
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
FLO GROUP, Istanbul, Bagcilar, Türkiye: Compass 360: Navigating Growth through Customer Data
FLO GROUP, Istanbul, Bagcilar, Türkiye: Milestone of the Omnichannel Experience: Store’s Page Redesign
FLO GROUP, Istanbul, Bagcilar, Türkiye: New Generation Customer Support Center
King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: BEYOND THE COUNTER: HOW KFMMC’S SMART REFILL-DELIVERY TRACKING SYSTEM DEMONSTRATES ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE ACROSS MULTIPLE INNOVATION DIMENSIONS
King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: The CARE Model: Pioneering Cross-Functional Governance for Superior Customer Satisfaction
Maternity and children Hospital Dammam, Saudi Arabia: Care Without Borders: Enhancing Outpatient Services for a Seamless Patient Experience
Maternity and children Hospital Dammam, Eastren Province, Saudi Arabia: Toward More Integrated and Empowering Maternal and Child Health Care
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
DHL Operations BV Jordan, Amman, Jordan: Enhancing Customer Trust Through Improved Promise to Pay (PTP) Effectiveness
FLO GROUP, Istanbul, Bagcilar, Türkiye: From Friction to Trust: Redesigning the Returns & Exchanges Experience
King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia: : From Chaos to Clarity with Mehfaza Dawai
prince sultan muliga hospital, Muligah, Saudi Arabia: Improving Patient Satisfaction in Emergency Department and application on improving patient satisfaction on inpatient department
Qatar Vision Production Company, Doha, Qatar: Qatar Vision Production Company
Qatif central hospital, Qatif, The Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: Quality Café Initiative: A Step Closer to Positive Patient Safety Culture
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: NLP-Based Smart Response System for Customer Applications- Automated Answer Prediction
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: VaNa

Innovative Achievement in Diversity & Inclusion

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Turkcell, İstanbul, Maltepe, Türkiye: Turkcell Gelecegi Yazan Kadinlar - Artificial Intelligence Program
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Le Chene, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Building Inclusive Pathways to Skilled Work Through Purpose-Led Transformation
Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia: Embedding Accessibility in Everyday Operations
UAE Space Agency, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Breaking Barriers Beyond Earth: Achieving 50% Female Engineers in the Arab World’s Most Ambitious Space Mission
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Saudi Air Navigation Services (SANS), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Driving Aviation’s Community Next Era DISQUALIFIED

Innovative Achievement in Finance

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Finance Business Services -Eastern Health Cluster (EHC), Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: Cost Avoidance Initiatives: Finance Business Services: Strategic Financial Engineering & Cross-Sector Governance Achievements
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Courts, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: The Judicial Financial Innovation Framework
Finance Business Services - Eastern Health Cluster, Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: Centralization of Finance Administration in Eastern Health Cluster Head Quarter
Finance Business Services -Eastern Health Cluster, Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: EHC Finance Business Services - From Fragmented Data to Institutional Intelligence, A Blueprint for Dormant Contract Resolution
Saud AlBabtain Cardiac Center, Dammam, Saudi Arabia: Streamlining HbA1c Testing: Reducing Redundancy and Financial Burden
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: V-Part
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: Continue with Cash - VakifBank Mobile
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Türkiye: VakıfBank Fidem Mobile

Innovative Achievement in Growth

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Adscope Consulting LLC, Cairo, Egypt: Adscope’s 403% Growth in 12 Months Through a Self-Funding Ad System
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
NMDC Energy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Integrated Growth Operating Model — Driving 80% Net Profit Growth
Tosyalı Holding, Atasehir, Istanbul, Türkiye: TOSYALI “Visionary Growth in Green Steel”
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
National Partnerships and Capacity Building Agency, Ministry of Culture (Saudi Arabia), Riyadh: Cultural Skills Competition: Innovative Achievements in Institutional Growth

Innovative Achievement in Human Resources

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
UAE Space Agency, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: From Zero to Mars in a Decade: Building a World-Class Space Workforce Where None Existed
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: FAHR-Achievement Categories-Innovative Achievement in Human Resources
Türkiye Sigorta, İstanbul, Türkiye: Human Resources School: Competency Transformation
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Humaid Al Hammadi Head, Human Resources Planning Branch Ajman Police General Headquarters
NMDC Energy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Building a Future-Ready Workforce: NMDC Energy’s Integrated Capability & Culture Transformation

Innovative Achievement in International Expansion

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
NMDC Energy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Strategic Asian Expansion: Taiwan and Shanghai Offices*
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Ivy Camps USA, Aspen, Colorado, United States: Expanding Global Learning: Ivy Camps USA’s Innovative Growth in the Middle East Disqualified
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: VakıfBank Bosnia and Herzegovina Volleyball Schools Strategic Partnership
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: VakıfBank Women’s Volleyball Team*

Innovative Achievement in Organization Recovery
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Maternity and children Hospital Dammam, Saudi Arabia: OR Flow: Redefining Operating Room Efficiency and Surgical Access at Maternity and Children Hospital Dammam- Saudi Arabia
pladis, Istanbul, Uskudar, Türkiye: Cultural Transformation in Safety
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER*
Abu Dhabi Heritage Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: From Operational Fragmentation to Institutional Resilience: A Government Procurement Recovery Model
AZRAQ, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Gaston Dexter Pitchen Disqualified
Batı Anadolu Şirketler Topluluğu, Bornova, İzmir, Türkiye: We Are One: Batı Anadolu Group of Companies’ Human and Organization-Focused Transformation Journey
Leisure World, Leisure Qatar, Qatar: From Recovery to Revolution: The LEISURE Group’s Blueprint for Transformative Success —Rebuilt. Reimagined. Recognized. —
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: NLP- Based Smart Categorization- Automated Title Prediction for Customer Applications
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Türkiye: VakıfBank Fidem Mobile

Innovative Achievement in Product Innovation

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Customs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Customs Al Munasiq
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
NEOVA KATILIM SİGORTA, İstanbul, Türkiye: ConnectSure: API Marketplace for Insurance Ecosystem Disqualified
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Real Estate Registry, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The Real Estate Registry
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Türkiye: VakıfBank Fidem Mobile*

Innovative Achievement in Public Engagement or Community Impact
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
AVA Media, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq: Chamchamal Flooding: From Broadcast to Boots on the Ground
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Ajman Tourism, Culture and Media Department, Ajman, United Arab Emirates: Community Engaged Hub
AVA Media, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq: Winning the FIFA Best Fan Award: A Campaign by AVA Sports
Jubail Health Network, Jubail, Saudi Arabia: Proactive Health: Tailored for You, Primary Health Care Centers - Jubail Health Network
ministry of interior kingdom of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain, Bahrain: TAFI Program
Nursing health assistant, Jubail, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: Jubail Health Network
Patient Friends Association in Unaizah, Unayzah, QASSIM, Saudi Arabia: Waqaa Thulaim: From Heritage to Trust - A Community Health Innovation Experience
Qatar Vision Production Company, Doha, Qatar: Match For Hope by “QVision”
Qatar Vision Production Company, Doha, Qatar: Qatar Vision Production Company “QVision”
Roads and Transport Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Buckle-Up from Day One
Samsung Saudi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Upskilling Program for Public Engagement and Social Impact
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Türkiye: VakıfBank İyilik Elçileri
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Jubail Health Network, Jubail, Saudi Arabia: Optimizing Healthcare Collaboration with Rural Areas: A Journey of Access and Excellence with the One-Stop Clinic Initiative
Miral, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Miral: Disney Theme Park and Resort Announcement


Innovative Achievement in Sales or Revenue Generation
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
CarrefourSA, Istanbul, Maltepe, Türkiye: Customer Footprint Center
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
DHL Express MENA Regional Office, Manama, Muharaq, Bahrain: MENA Digital Account Opening: Transforming Sales Conversion Through Seamless Digital Onboarding
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER*
ING Türkiye, Istanbul, Türkiye: SME Lending with Life Insurance

Innovative Achievement in Science or Technology

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia: Next-Generation Molecular Microbiology: Advancing Diagnostic Science Through High-Reliability Technology
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Jubail Health Network, Jubail, Saudi Arabia: Reducing Opioid Dependency in Sickle Cell Disease Painful Crisis Through a Ketamine Based Pain Management Protocol
pladis, Istanbul, Uskudar, Türkiye: End to End Quality Digital Transformation
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Avae, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Obodugo Rapheal, Technical Lead & Founder, formerly with Derayah Finance, Riyadh — Innovative Engineering Leadership in Fintech and Large-Scale Trading Platforms
Jubail General Hospital, Jubail, Saudi Arabia: RAZ and Paging System: A Dual Strategy to Reduce ED Waiting*
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**Innovative Achievement in Sustainability
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Salik Company PJSC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Re-engineering Toll Gate Operations Through Renewable Energy
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, eastern province, Saudi Arabia: Innovative Achievement in Sustainability: The Golden Patient Model at KFMMC
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER**
DHLA INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CO, Kuwait, Kuwait: Finance Achievements - Best in Class
QNET, Hong Kong: Building A Green Legacy With QNET

AI Innovation Awards 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 7th annual awards gala on Friday, 11 September in İstanbul, Türkiye. Learn more about the event here (opens in new tab).

AI Innovator of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ministry of Investment, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Latifa AlShehhi Title: Chief AI Officer, Ministry of Investment
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
PIF, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Digital Design Hub Innovation

AI Leader of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: AI Innovation Categories-AI Leader of the Year
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Mohamed Alhammadi
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Ministry of Investment, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Latifa AlShehhi Title: Chief AI Officer, Ministry of Investment

Award for Excellence in Innovation in AI Products & Services - All Other Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
TURKISH DO & CO, Istanbul, Türkiye: READY AI - Intelligent Quality & Experience Assurance Platform for World-Class Airline Catering
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Philip Morris Türkiye, İstanbul, Üsküdar, Türkiye: ATOM Maestro - AI Powered Personalization Engine Orchestrating Intelligent Retail Engagement

Award for Excellence in Innovation in AI Products & Services - Financial Services Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
NEOVA KATILIM SİGORTA, İstanbul, Türkiye: SOBE: AI/LLM-Driven Cyber Anomaly Detection Disqualified
SESTEK, Istanbul, MASLAK, Türkiye: Fibabanka Transforms Collection Operations with AI-Powered Knovvu Virtual Agent
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
MEXC, Victoria, Seychelles: MEXC Intelligent Investment Framework: The “AI Co-Pilot” for the Next Generation
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
NEOVA KATILIM SİGORTA, İstanbul, Türkiye: On-Prem LLM Reporting Assistant Disqualified

Award for Excellence in Innovation in AI Products & Services - Government

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Customs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Customs Innovative & AI Product - Al Munasiq
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Ministry of Municipalities & Housing (MOMAH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Sanad AI: Transforming Public Sector Legal Operations with Generative Intelligence
National e-learning center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Smart Digital Learning Newsletter
The General Administration of Customs - Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Excellence in Innovation in AI Products & Services
Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: E-Invoice Product Classification Audit System
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: AI for Antiquities Discovery
King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia: Fateen platform
King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia: SANAD: Proactive Student Success Navigation
Knowledge and Human Development Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: AI-Powered Education Advisory Products Transforming Parent and Student Services

Award for Excellence in Innovation in AI Products & Services - Non-Profit

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar: BOTAINA: Qatar foundation’s Omni channel Culturally-Intelligent AI Ambassador with Authentic Qatari Voice

Award for Excellence in Innovation in AI Strategy & Implementation - All Other Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
pladis, Istanbul, Uskudar, Türkiye: Digitalization - Future of Manufacturing

Award for Excellence in Innovation in AI Strategy & Implementation - Financial Services Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Commercial Bank International, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Leading AI Innovator in Financial Services - CBI

Award for Excellence in Innovation in AI Strategy & Implementation - Government

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
The General Administration of Customs - Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Excellence in Innovation in AI Strategy & Implementation
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Digital Transformation Powered by AI
Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Federal Roads Control Center

Award for Excellence in Innovation in AI Strategy & Implementation - Non-Profit

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar: BOTAINA: A Strategic AI Transformation from Pilot to Enterprise-Wide Cultural Intelligence Platform

Award for Excellence in Innovation in AI Strategy & Implementation - Other Service Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, eastern province, Saudi Arabia: Excellence in AI Innovation: The VigiPharm Smart ADR Trigger System

Award for Excellence in Innovation in AI Strategy & Implementation - Telecommunications Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Turkcell, İstanbul, Türkiye: Architecting the Future of Procurement: The AI-First Approach to Data Standardization

Award for Excellence in Innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) - All Other Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Güzel Enerji A.Ş, Istanbul, Türkiye: The World’s First AI-Governed Hygiene Infrastructure
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: Transforming Diabetes Care Through AI-Driven Virtual Clinic
SESTEK, Istanbul, MASLAK, Türkiye: TUR Assist Transforms Quality Management with AI-Powered Conversational Analytics
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
pladis, Istanbul, Uskudar, Türkiye: Digitalization - Future of Manufacturing

Award for Excellence in Innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Financial Services Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Türkiye Sigorta, İstanbul, Besiktas, Türkiye: AI-Enabled End-to-End Recruitment Transformation

Award for Excellence in Innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Government

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: FAHR-AI Innovation Categories-Award for Excellence in Innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Government
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: AI for Optimizing Cybersecurity
General Directorate of identity and foregners affairs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Red Carpet
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Ajman Tourism, Culture and Media Department, Ajman, United Arab Emirates: Tourism Future Insight By AI
National e-learning center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Data-Driven eLearning Quality Index (D-eLQx)

Award for Excellence in Innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Non-Profit

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar: BOTAINA: Qatar foundation’s Omni channel Culturally-Intelligent AI Ambassador with Authentic Qatari Voice

Women in AI Leadership

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ministry of Investment, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Latifa AlShehhi Chief AI Officer, Ministry of Investment
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Ooredoo Kuwait, Kuwait City, Kuwait: Changing the Code: Women Innovators in AI Leadership
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
3i Info Tech, Edison, New Jersey, United States: A Visionary Leader Bringing Generative AI Into Enterprise Delivery | Seema Rajaram

Annual Report & Other Publication 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 7th annual awards gala on Friday, 11 September in İstanbul, Türkiye. Learn more about the event here (opens in new tab).

Award for Innovation in Annual Reports
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: FAHR-Award for Innovation in Annual Reports-Annual Report & Other Publication Categories
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Customs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Customs Annual Sustainability Reporting
Riyadh Chamber, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Reinventing the Annual Report as a Data-Driven Strategic Platform: The Riyadh Chamber’s Experience in Transforming Reports into a Tool for Impact Measurement and Decision-Making
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Courts, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Shaping the Future of Justice: Dubai Courts Annual Achievements
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
MYRA SOCIAL GOOD AGENCY, Istanbul, Türkiye: Alarko Holding Sustainability Report 2024

Award for Innovation in Educational Publications

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
FLO GROUP, Istanbul, Bagcilar, Türkiye: Ayakkabı Sözlüğü

Award for Innovation in Government Publications

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
National Partnerships and Capacity Building Agency, Saudi Ministry of Culture, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Guide to Culture and Arts in the Urban Landscape: Strategic Innovation in Government Publications
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
ational Partnerships and Capacity Building Agency, Ministry of Culture (Saudi Arabia), Riyadh: The Guide to the International Trade Journey for Culture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia—A Qualitative Innovation in Government Publications

Award for Innovation in House/Internal Organs and Publications

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Türkiye: VakıfBank BizimYerimiz Dergisi

Award for Innovation in Research or Technical Publications

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Customs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Customs Future Foresight

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

Award for Innovation in Business Information Apps
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
National Partnerships and Capacity Building Agency, Saudi Ministry of Culture, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Cultural Skills Competition: Innovation in Business Information Applications to Create Measurable National Impact
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
National Partnerships and Capacity Building Agency, Ministry of Culture (Saudi Arabia), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The Culture Incubator—Innovation in Business Information Applications to Create Sustainable Cultural Impact

Award for Innovation in Education or Training Apps

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: FAHR-App Categories-Award for Innovation in Education or Training Apps

Award for Innovation in General Utility Apps

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
THY DO & CO İkram Hizmetleri A.Ş., Istanbul, MASLAK, Türkiye: Ready - Empowering world-class airline catering through real-time intelligence inspections

Award for Innovation in Health and Wellness Apps

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Megamind IT Solutions, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Megamind Patient Mobile App Disqualified

Company/Organization Awards 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 7th annual awards gala on Friday, 11 September in İstanbul, Türkiye. Learn more about the event here (opens in new tab).

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 Assistant Disqualified
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: Diagnostic Excellence: Building an Innovative Molecular Microbiology Ecosystem Across a Tertiary Health System

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 Disqualified

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 Disqualified

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

Corporate Communications & Public Relations Awards 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 7th annual awards gala on Friday, 11 September in İstanbul, Türkiye. Learn more about the event here (opens in new tab).

Award for Innovation in Community Relations or Public Service Communications
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: Volleyball for Everyone
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
HATAY BÜYÜKŞEHİR BELEDİYESİ (153 BEYAZ MASA ÇAĞRI MERKEZİ), ANTAKYA, HATAY, Türkiye: Inclusive Public Service Communication Model for Post-Earthquake Recovery

Award for Innovation in Media Relations

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Miral, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Miral: Disney Theme Park and Resort Announcement Event
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi Grand Opening

Award for Innovation in the Use of Celebrities or Public Figures

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Miral Destinations, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Shaquille O’Neal x Yas Island Abu Dhabi

Award for Innovation in the Use of Events

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi Grand Opening
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Miral, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Miral: Disney Theme Park and Resort Announcement Event
Qatar Vision Production Company, Doha, Qatar: Qatar Vision Production Company “QVision”
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Ooredoo Algeria, Algiers, Algiers, Algeria: Ooredoo Algeria: Pioneering 5G Adoption Through Innovative Event Experiences
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: Volleyball for Everyone

Award for Innovation in the Use of Social Media

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Riyadh Airports Company, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Let’s Fly Higher

Award for Innovation in the Use of Video

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: ‘Court of Legends’ A Miniature Monument for VakıfBank Sports Club

Most Innovative Communications Professional of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Lana Sleiman

Most Innovative Public Relations Agency of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
APO Group, Lausanne, Switzerland, Switzerland: APO Group: Redefining Corporate Communications

Customer Service 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 7th annual awards gala on Friday, 11 September in İstanbul, Türkiye. Learn more about the event here (opens in new tab).

Award for Innovation in Crisis Response in Customer Service - Government
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
DHN, DMC, Saudi Arabia: DMC- Case Management framework - From Admission to Transition

Award for Innovation in Crisis Response in Customer Service - Non-Profit

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Charitable Society for Orphan Care in the Riyadh Region (Insan), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Customer Service

Award for Innovation in Crisis Response in Customer Service - Telecommunications Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Turkcell, İstanbul, Türkiye: Turkcell’s Pioneering Approach to Disaster- Resilient Procurement and Community Protection

Award for Innovation in Customer Retention Strategy - All Other Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
DHL Express Jordan, Amman City, Jordan: Turning Challenges into Loyalty Through Innovation

Award for Innovation in Customer Service Management, Planning & Practice - All Other Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Etihad Airways Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Etihad Airways Innovation in Customer Service Management Planning & Practice

Award for Innovation in Customer Service Management, Planning & Practice - Government

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Abu Dhabi Housing Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Smart, Seamless, Supportive: Reinventing the Senior Citizens Exemption Journey
Qiwa-Takamol, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Qiwa Customer Service Transformation
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: FAHR-Customer Service Categories-Award for Innovation in Customer Service Management, Planning & Practice
GSTC - Riyadh - Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Hiyad Digital Litigation Journey Initiative
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Creative City Fujairah - Media Free Zone, Fujairah, Merashid, United Arab Emirates: Excellence in Customer Service Management through Innovation and Digital Planning
DHN, DMC, Saudi Arabia: DMC - Reducing No-Show Rates in Clinics A Data-Driven Approach with Targeted Interventions
DHN, DMC, Saudi Arabia: DMC- Transforming Ambulatory Pharmaceutical Care Enhancing Digital Access Ensuring Patient Safety and Maximizing Operational Efficiency
DHN, DMC, Saudi Arabia: DMC-KKC Optimizing Vascular Access for Haemodialysis Patients in Kano Kidney Center at Dammam Medical Complex (1)
Federal Tax Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Live tax connect channel

Award for Innovation in Customer Service Management, Planning & Practice - Other Service Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Samsung Electronics Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Innovation in Customer Service Management, Planning & Practice - Other Service Industries
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
CarrefourSA, Istanbul, Maltepe, Türkiye: Customer Footprint Center
DHL Express Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain: Best Day Every Day Customer Service Bahrain

Award for Innovation in Customer Service Management, Planning & Practice - Telecommunications Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ajman Chamber, Ajman, United Arab Emirates: From Process-Centric Services to Customer-Engineered Experiences Excellence in Innovation-Led Service Design

Award for Most Innovative Contact Center of the Year - Government

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Federal Tax Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Federal Tax Authority Call Center

Award for Most Innovative Contact Center of the Year - Other Service Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Samsung Electronics Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Most Innovative Contact Center of the Year - Other Service Industries
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
DHL Express, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan: Award for Most Innovative Contact Center of the Year - Other Service Industries

Award for Most Innovative Contact Center of the Year - Public Enterprise

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Systems limited & Parkin, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Redefining Citizen Experience: Parkin’s AI-Enabled Service Transformation

Award for Most Innovative Customer Service Department/Team of the Year - All Other Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
DHL EXPRESS, Kuwait, Kuwait: Powered by People, Perfected by Innovation

Award for Most Innovative Customer Service Department/Team of the Year - Government

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Qiwa-Takamol, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Qiwa Customer Service Transformation.
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Customer Happiness Team
Hail Region Municipality, Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia: Unified Smart Services: Towards a seamless digital experience for beneficiary

Award for Most Innovative Customer Service Department/Team of the Year - Other Service Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
CarrefourSA, Istanbul, Maltepe, Türkiye: Customer Footprint Center
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
DHL Express, KARACHI, Sindh, Pakistan: Most Innovative Customer Service Department/Team of the Year - DHL Express Pakistan
DHL Express UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: DHL Express UAE - Most Innovative Customer Service Department / Team of the Year

Award for the Innovative Use of Technology in Customer Service - All Other Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
DHL Express, Doha, Qatar: Innovating Customer Service: A Technology- and Data-Driven Transformation
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Etihad Airways Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Etihad’s AI-Powered Service Transformation
FLO GROUP, Istanbul, Bagcilar, Türkiye: New Generation Customer Support Center
Güzel Enerji A.Ş, Istanbul, Türkiye: Club TotalEnergies - Redefining Fuel Retail Customer Service Through AI-Driven, Real-Time Engagement

Award for the Innovative Use of Technology in Customer Service - Financial Services Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
QNB Türkiye, Istanbul, SISLI, Türkiye: QNB - Q Digital Assistant
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
SESTEK, Istanbul, MASLAK, Türkiye: AJMAN BANK ENHANCES CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT WITH MENA’S FIRST AI BANKING AVATAR
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Türkiye: Fidem Mobile Digital Farming Application
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Türkiye: VB İZ Project

Award for the Innovative Use of Technology in Customer Service - Government

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Customs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Customs Innovative Use of Technology in Customer Service - Al Munasiq
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Abu Dhabi Housing Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: “ISKAN One Stop Shop: A Revolutionary Digital Ecosystem Transforming Government Customer Service”
GPSSA, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Sanad
GSTC - Riyadh - Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Remote Litigation for Detainees: Digital Access to Justice
Knowledge and Human Development Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Redesigning Education Customer Services Through Intelligent Digital Assistance
Roads And Transport Authority Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Hybrid and Smart customer happiness centers
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Public Prosecution, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Wasl Initiative

Award for the Innovative Use of Technology in Customer Service - Other Service Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
CarrefourSA, Istanbul, Maltepe, Türkiye: Customer Footprint Center
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
DHL Express, KARACHI, SINDH, Pakistan: Innovative Use of Technology in Customer Service - DHL Express Pakistan

Award for the Innovative Use of Technology in Customer Service - Public Enterprise

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Etihad Water and Electricity (EtihadWE), Ajman, United Arab Emirates: “Digital Excellence Unleashed: EtihadWE’s AI-Powered CX Transformation Revolutionizing Public Utility Customer Service”

Award for the Innovative Use of Technology in Customer Service - Telecommunications Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Tata Consultancy Services, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: TCS accelerates stc’s digital transformation with Unified Streaming HUB for real-time intelligence

Human Resources 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 7th annual awards gala on Friday, 11 September in İstanbul, Türkiye. Learn more about the event here (opens in new tab).

Award for Innovation in Employee Engagement - All Other Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Socar, İstanbul, Türkiye: Multi-Level Youth Talent & Early Career Integration Program

Award for Innovation in Employee Engagement - Government

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Sharjah Electricity, Water, and Gas Authority (SEWA), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: Innovation in Employee Engagement

Award for Innovation in Employee Engagement - Other Service Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Doha Quest, Doha, Qatar: Igniting Engagement Together - The ‘MORE’ Campaign
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Leisure World, Qatar, Qatar: Be Leisurian”: An Employee Experience & Citizenship Program
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
YUM! Brands, KFC MENAPAKT & CIS, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: LIFT - Leaders Inspired for Tomorrow

Award for Innovation in Employee Engagement - Telecommunications Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ooredoo Group, Doha, Qatar: Ooredoo Employee Engagement

Award for Innovation in Human Resources Management, Planning & Practice - All Other Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Socar Türkiye, İstanbul, Türkiye: Multi-Level Youth Talent & Early Career Integration Program
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Al Dhafra Region Municipality, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Award for Innovation in Human Resources Management, Planning & Practice
Kifaya Thallam, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: How HR Directly Drove Business Outcomes: Organization Design as a Revenue Protection Lever
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Akenerji, İstanbul, Beyoğlu, Türkiye: Akenerji Make a Difference with Your Future 2025 Internship Program
Batı Anadolu Şirketler Topluluğu, Bornova, İzmir, Türkiye: We Are One: Batı Anadolu Group of Companies’ Human and Organization-Focused Transformation Journey
Job Hub Global HR Management Consultancy W.L.L., Doha, Qatar: Best in Staff Outsourcing Solutions

Award for Innovation in Human Resources Management, Planning & Practice - Computer Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Orgarise, Cairo, Egypt: ORGARISE - The AI-Driven HR Platform for Modern Enterprise

Award for Innovation in Human Resources Management, Planning & Practice - Financial Services Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
QNB Turkiye, Istanbul, Sisli, Türkiye: Fin-Ally MT Program
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Türkiye Sigorta, İstanbul, Türkiye: Human Resources School: Competency Transformation

Award for Innovation in Human Resources Management, Planning & Practice - Government

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
UAE Space Agency, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Government as Innovation Leader: How a Public Agency Achieved 50% Female Engineers and Redefined Aerospace HR Excellence
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: FAHR-Human Resources Categories-Innovation in Management, Planning & Practice
Roads General Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: RGA Human resources Transformation
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Al Dhafra Region Municipality, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Award for Innovation in Human Resources Management, Planning & Practice
EHC, Allied Health, Dammam, Saudi Arabia: Allied Health PD: From Fragmentation to Strategic Transformation & Governance

Award for Innovation in Human Resources Management, Planning & Practice - Non-Profit

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Al Dhafra Region Municipality, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Award for Innovation in Human Resources Management, Planning & Practice

Award for Innovation in Human Resources Management, Planning & Practice - Other Service Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
YUM! Brands, KFC MENAPAKT & CIS, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: LIFT - Leaders Inspired for Tomorrow
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Al Dhafra Region Municipality, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Award for Innovation in Human Resources Management, Planning & Practice

Award for Innovation in Human Resources Management, Planning & Practice - Public Enterprise

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Eastern Health Cluster, Dammam, Saudi Arabia: From Complexity to Agility: Data-Driven HR Innovation in Eastern Health
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
SEIZE, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Transforming Human Resources from an Operational Function into an Integrated Strategic Human Capital System

Award for Innovation in Inclusive Workplace Practices - All Other Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Boehringer Ingelheim, İstanbul, Türkiye: Boehringer Ingelheim Reverse Mentoring Program
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Inclusion by Design: Building a Fair, Diverse, and Equitable Workplace at Quill

Award for Innovation in Inclusive Workplace Practices - Government

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
General Directorate of identity and foregners affairs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: General Directorate of identity and foregners affairs
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Al-Khobar Health Network, Alkhobar city, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: Healthy and Safe Workplace Initiative

Award for Innovation in Inclusive Workplace Practices - Non-Profit

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Charitable Society for Orphan Care in the Riyadh Region (Insan), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The Labor Committee

Award for Innovation in Inclusive Workplace Practices - Other Service Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Le Chene, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Redesigning Work: Building an Inclusive Operating System for Modern Consulting

Award for Innovation in Workforce Upskilling and Reskilling - All Other Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Boehringer Ingelheim, İstanbul, Türkiye: BILET Upskilling Program

Award for Innovation in Workforce Upskilling and Reskilling - Financial Services Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Türkiye Sigorta, İstanbul, Türkiye: Future Insurance Trainee Development School

Award for Innovation in Workforce Upskilling and Reskilling - Government

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
General Entertainment Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Happiness Creators Initiative

Award for Innovation in Workforce Upskilling and Reskilling - Other Service Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Leisure World, Qatar, Qatar: Learning is a Team Sport: Transforming Talent into a Revenue Safeguard.
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
YUM! Brands, KFC MENAPAKT & CIS, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: LIFT - Leaders Inspired for Tomorrow
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
EHC, Allied Health, Dammam, Saudi Arabia: Strategic Allied Health Revolution at Eastern Health Cluster: Centralized Dashboard, Research Prize, and Competency Framework Driving Vision 2030 Excellence”

Award for Innovation in Workforce Upskilling and Reskilling - Telecommunications Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ernst and Young US LLP (EY), Hoboken, New Jersey, Qatar: Ooredoo Group’s Innovation in Workforce Upskilling and Reskilling

Award for Most Innovative HR Department/Team of the Year - Financial Services Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Türkiye Sigorta, İstanbul, Besiktas, Türkiye: AI-Enabled End-to-End Recruitment Transformation

Award for Most Innovative HR Department/Team of the Year - Government

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Al Forsan, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Al Forsan International Sports Resort

Award for Most Innovative HR Department/Team of the Year - Public Enterprise

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Etihad Water and Electricity (EtihadWE), Ajman, United Arab Emirates: “People-First Innovation: EtihadWE’s HR Department Creating Sustainable Competitive Advantage Through Organizational Transformation”

Award for Most Innovative HR Department/Team of the Year - Telecommunications Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ooredoo Group, Doha, Qatar: Ooredoo Group HR Team

Award for the Innovative Use of Technology in Human Resources - Financial Services Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Türkiye Sigorta, İstanbul, Besiktas, Türkiye: AI-Enabled End-to-End Recruitment Transformation

Award for the Innovative Use of Technology in Human Resources - Government

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Abu Dhabi Housing Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: ADHA HR Pulse: “From Manual to Intelligent: A New Era of Technology Enabled HR Services Compliance Monitoring”
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: FAHR-Human Resources Categories-Award for the Innovative Use of Technology in Human Resources - Government
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Al Dhafra Region Municipality, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Innovative Use of Technology in Human Resources

Award for the Innovative Use of Technology in Human Resources - Non-Profit

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Al Dhafra Region Municipality, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: The Innovative Use of Technology in Human Resources

Individual Professional Awards 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 7th annual awards gala on Friday, 11 September in İstanbul, Türkiye. Learn more about the event here (opens in new tab).

Innovative Entrepreneur of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Adscope Consulting, Cairo, Egypt: Eslam Salah
Byrne Equipment Rental, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Quentin Lo Chi Chiu, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Operation Officer
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Astronaut Global, Amman, Jordan: Tasneem Al-Sheikh, Founder & CEO
Karma Developers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Navneet Mandhani, Founder & CEO

Most Innovative Chairman of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Qatar Vision Production Company, Doha, Qatar: Sharif Omar Hashisho, Chairman
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Karma Developers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Captain Pradeep Singh

Most Innovative Creative Person of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Qatar Vision Production Company, Doha, Qatar: Sharif Omar Hashisho, Chairman
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Anas Al Bitar, Art Director
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Ava Paclibar, Art Director
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Hadi Alghossainy, Senior Design Director

Most Innovative Customer Service Executive of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
General Directorate of identity and foregners affairs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: First Lieutenant Yousef Al Hammadi Head of lden Residence Permits
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Ajman Police General Headquarters, Ajman, United Arab Emirates: Magor Ali Al Nuaimi Head, Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Section
DHL Express UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Moustafa Abdalla, Senior Manager Customer Service
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
DHL Express, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Meriangiline Idaloy

Most Innovative DEI Leader of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Le Chene, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Anton Bray

Most Innovative Finance Executive of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
ADNOC Drilling, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Youssef Salem, Chief Financial Officer

Most Innovative HR Executive of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Asem AlAwadhi, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and Director of Digital Transformation
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Al Dhafra Region Municipality, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Fahad Al Mazrooqi, Director of Human Resources
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Doha, Qatar: Abdulla Mohd Al-Khalifa, Human Resources Director

Most Innovative Leader of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Ahmad Khalifa AlFalasi - CEO of Dubai Business Registration Licensing Corporation
Emirates Academy for Identity and Citizenship (affiliated with the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Brigadier Abdulrahman Abdullah Al Khuraim Al Zaabi, Academy Director
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
barn’s, Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia: Mohammed Alzain, CEO
Dubai Customs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Adel Al Suwaidi, Director of the Technical Support Department
Karma Developers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Navneet Mandhani, Founder & CEO
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Pavishia Nair, Chief Operating Officer
SEIZE, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Dr. Fahad Al-Sahli, Dean
SEIZE, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Saud Al-Qunaian, Director of Quality and Institutional Excellence (From Compliance to Impact: Saud Al-Qunaian’s Leadership in Transforming Systems into Sustainable Institutional Value)
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
ADNOC Drilling, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Abdulla Naji Ateya Al Messabi, Chief Executive Officer
Al Dhafra Region Municipality, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Mr. Fahad Al Mazrooqi
Beltone, Cairo, Egypt: Noha Ihab El Guindy, Chief Operating Officer
Byrne Equipment Rental, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Quentin Lo Chi Chiu, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Operation Officer
Le Chene, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Anton Bray
MEXC, Victoria, Seychelles: Vugar Usi Zade, CEO
National Bank Of Egypt (NBE), Cairo, Egypt: Diaa Eldin Abd Elshafy, Deputy General Manager of the Central Postal Sector
Saudi German Health UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dr Ahmed Eissa, CEO

Most Innovative Mentor of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Courts, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: His Excellency Mohammed Ahmed Al Obaidli, Assistant Secretary General - General Secretariat of the Cabinet

Most Innovative Operations Manager of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
RAKEZ: Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: Fatemah Fakhr Aldeen
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Byrne Equipment Rental, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Quentin Lo Chi Chiu, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Operation Officer
Retal Urban Development, AL Khobar, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: Mostafa Ashour

Most Innovative Sustainability Leader of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Fujairah Natural Resources Corporation, Government of Fujairah, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates: Engineer Samya Salem AlSereidi, Director of Geology and Mining Department
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Customs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Mansoor Al Malik, Executive Director of the Policies & Legislation Division
Schneider Electric, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Omar Zayed, Senior Sustainability Manager, SE Advisory Services

Most Innovative Team Builder of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Aster DM Healthcare, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Ms. Kshitiza Bawa, Deputy General Manager – Chairman’s Program Management Office
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
MEXC, Victoria, Seychelles: Vugar Usi Zade, CEO

Most Innovative Technology Leader of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Asem AlAwadhi, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and Director of Digital Transformation
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Deanship of E-Services, King Khalid University, Abha, Asir Province, Saudi Arabia: Mohamed Mohana, Head of the Research, Innovation, and Digital Sustainability Unit
Ministry of Investment, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Latifa AlShehhi Chief AI Officer & Director, Investment Data Department, Ministry of Investment
The General Administration of Customs, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Yanal Alkhasoneh, Director of Information Technology
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
DHL Express, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Adham Bayoumy, Senior Customer Service Analyst And Trainer
Le Chene, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Matt Clarke, CTO

Most Innovative Woman of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai courts, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dr. Hamda Al Suwaidi, Senior Corporate Communication Specialist
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Pavishia Nair, Chief Operating Officer
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
ADNOC Drilling, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Manal Al Mazrouei, Senior Vice President, Commercial & Business Development
Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Salwa Aladidi, Director of Data Management
King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia: Areej Thamer Al-Shahrani, Deputy Head, Digital Research, Innovation & Sustainability Unit; Digital Transformation Specialist; Deanship of E-Services, King Khalid University
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
EDELSTER, Casablanca, Morocco: Oumnia El Haid, CEO & Founder Disqualified
Ministry of energy and infrastructure, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Noura AlHouli, Director of federal roads control center

Innovation in Social Media Channels Awards 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 7th annual awards gala on Friday, 11 September in İstanbul, Türkiye. Learn more about the event here (opens in new tab).

Award for Innovation in Social Media Community Building
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
QNET, Hong Kong: Remember your Why - Social Media Campaign
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Action Global Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Duty Free - Innovation in Social Media Community Building
Ajman Tourism, Culture and Media Department, Ajman, United Arab Emirates: (Sincerely Emarati) Promotional Campaigns

Most Innovative Business Podcast

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Saudi Air Navigation Services (SANS), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Podcast Atmosphere DISQUALIFIED

Most Innovative Instagram Feed

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
DMI, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Post

Most Innovative LinkedIn Page

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
TCS Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Redefining B2B Storytelling in the MEA Region

Most Innovative Social Media Campaign

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: BilArabi: The Language for Every Generation
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Action Global Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Duty Free - Festive Season 2025
Doha Quest, Doha, Qatar: Doha Quest - Discover Your Quest Self Campaign
Nissan Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia: Summer Adventure
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: From Engineering to Engagement: How MBZ-SAT Became a Social Media Movement
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Global Food Week: Redefining Event Marketing through Issue-Led Social Media Storytelling
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Make it in the Emirates 2025: Designing a Full-Funnel Paid Media System for a Complex B2B-B2G-B2C Event
Riyadh Airports Company, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Let’s Fly Higher
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Ask Strata: Redefining Event Storytelling Through Interactive Learning

Most Innovative Use of Influencer Collaboration
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Nissan Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia: Summer Adventure
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Tadweer Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Most Innovative Use of Influencer Collaboration
Riyadh Airports Company, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Let’s Fly Higher

Social Media Manager of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER

Aljazeera Media Institute, Doha, Qatar: Mhmd aldous

Management Awards 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 7th annual awards gala on Friday, 11 September in İstanbul, Türkiye. Learn more about the event here (opens in new tab).

Award for Innovative Management in Business Product & Service Industries - Organizations with 100 or More Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş., İstanbul, Türkiye: LEXBOARD - Mobile Legal Dashboard

Award for Innovative Management in Consumer Product & Service Industries - Organizations with 100 or More Employees

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
CarrefourSA, Istanbul, Maltepe, Türkiye: Customer Footprint Center
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
barn’s, Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia: Mohammed Alzain

Award for Innovative Management in Crisis Leadership - Organizations with 100 or More Employees

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
DHL Egypt W.L.L., Cairo, Egypt: Forged in Fire: Strategic Resilience & Digital Transformation

Award for Innovative Management in Financial Industries - Organizations with 100 or More Employees

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: V-AYNA: Transforming Decision-Making and Data Culture in Banking

Award for Innovative Management in Government - Organizations with 100 or More Employees

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Municipality & Planning Department - Government of Ajman, Ajman, United Arab Emirates: Innovative Management in Government - Public Health & Environment Sector Transformation
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Abu Dhabi Heritage Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Mohamed Majed Al Junibi
Abu Dhabi Housing Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: “Reinventing Public Sector Excellence: ADHA’s Blueprint for Innovative, Data Driven Governance”
Dubai Customs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Customs SMART Analysis and Targeting Program
Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Ahmad Khalifa AlFalasi - CEO of Dubai Business Registration Licensing Corporation
Hail Region Municipality, Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia: Hail’s Integrated Smart Governance Ecosystem: A Trilogy of Transformational Innovation
RAKEZ: Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: Smart Licensing At RAKEZ: Innovative Management of post license Services
University City of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: Unified Ecosystem Governance: A New Paradigm for Public Sector Management
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Abu Dhabi Heritage Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Mohamed Majed Al Junibi
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
The General Administration of Customs - Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Innovative Management in Government

Award for Innovative Management in Government - Organizations with up to 100 Employees

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: FAHR-Management Award Categories-Award for Innovative Management in Government - Organizations with up to 100 Employees

Award for Innovative Management in Health Care Industries - Organizations with 100 or More Employees

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: Unified Molecular Microbiology Services: An Innovation in High-Reliability Diagnostics and Value-Based Care
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Eastern Health Cluster, Dammam, Saudi Arabia: From Silos to Synergy: Redesigning Healthcare Management Through Global Collaboration
Saudi German Health UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: SGH UAE Transformation

Award for Innovative Management in Health Care Industries - Organizations with up to 100 Employees

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
DURAT LAMAR MEDICAL COMPANY, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: BEST MEDICAL CENTER Disqualified

Award for Innovative Management in Manufacturing Industries - Organizations with 100 or More Employees

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
pladis, Istanbul, Uskudar, Türkiye: Cultural Transformation in Safety
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Byrne Equipment Rental, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: From Process Compliance to Production Outcomes: Innovative Leadership Management in a Legacy Manufacturing Organization

Award for Innovative Management in Non-Profit Organizations or NGOs - Organizations with 100 or More Employees

GOLD 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 Innovative Management in Non-Profit Organizations or NGOs - Organizations with up to 100 Employees

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
AZRAQ, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Gaston Dexter Pitchen Disqualified

Award for Innovative Management in Public Enterprises - Organizations with 100 or More Employees

GOLD 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 Innovative Management Practices - Organizations with 100 or More Employees

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Abu Dhabi Heritage Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Leadership Creating Government Value: An Innovative Institutional Transformation in Procurement Management
SILVER 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
Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Smart Milestones Initiative Disqualified
Turkcell, Istanbul, Maltepe, Türkiye: From Cost Center to Value Generation: Turkcell Supply Chain Ecosystem Transformation
TURKCELL, İstanbul, Maltepe, Türkiye: Turkcell Procurement Team: Shaping the Future through Innovative Management, Talent and Collaboration

Award for Innovative Sustainable Management Initiatives - Organizations with 100 or More Employees

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Smart Delivery Milestone Methodology Disqualified
Dubai Customs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Customs Innovative Sustainable Management Initiative - Project Zero
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

Most Innovative Young Leader of the Year - Under 40 - Organizations with 100 or More Employees

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Doha, Qatar: Abdulla Mohd Al-Khalifa
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
National Talents Company, Kohbar, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: Asma Aldabal, CEO

Marketing Awards 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 7th annual awards gala on Friday, 11 September in İstanbul, Türkiye. Learn more about the event here (opens in new tab).

Award for Innovation in Brand Development
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
TCS Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Redefining Brand Perception Through Purpose
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Ooredoo Kuwait, Kuwait City, Kuwait: Ooredoo Kuwait | Redefining Brand Growth Through Data-Led Media Innovation

Award for Innovation in Brand Renovation / Re-Branding

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
GüzelEnerji Akaryakıt A.Ş., Istanbul, Türkiye: Bi’Güzel Launch
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Rudaw, Erbil, Erbil, Iraq: Rudaw Network Rebrand - Visual Identity & Broadcast Package 2025

Award for Innovation in Branded Entertainment

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Leisure World, Leisure Qatar, Qatar: How LEISURE Built a 300-Day Branded Entertainment Ecosystem
Vitamin Marketing Agency, Istanbul, Turkey: Robotic Ball Delivery - Türkiye vs Bosnia Herzegovina World Cup Qualifier

Award for Innovation in Content Marketing / Branded Editorial

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
ACCOR, Singapore, Singapore: Accor’s “For Every You” campaign - Award for Innovation in Content Marketing / Branded Editorial
TCS Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Driving Purpose Through Powerful Stories
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Astronaut Global, Amman, Jordan: Astronaut: From Ideas to Impact—A New Model for Content Marketing

Award for Innovation in Cross-Media Marketing

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Jazeera Airways, Kuwait City, Kuwait: From Inspiration to Conversion: How Cross-Media Orchestration Turned Winter Travel Demand into Measurable Growth
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
TCS Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Innovation in Cross-Media Marketing: Scaling Impact Across South Africa and Saudi Arabia
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
ACCOR, Singapore, Singapore: Accor’s “For Every You” campaign - Award for Innovation in Cross-Media Marketing
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: One Narrative, Many Platforms: Innovating Cross-Media Marketing for Space Communication

Award for Innovation in Multicultural Marketing

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
TCS Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Building the TCS Brand Through a Truly Multicultural Movement
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
ACCOR, Singapore, Singapore: Accor’s “For Every You” campaign - Award for Innovation in Multicultural Marketing

Award for Innovation in Paid Media Planning & Management

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ooredoo, Doha, Qatar: Challenging norms to upgrade Ooredoo Groups media planning and buying
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: 8th Mohammed Bin Rashid Arabic Language Award: Turning Cultural Interest into Measurable Global Participation
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: From Attention to Action: Driving High-Intent Membership Growth for Mohammed Bin Rashid Library
TCS Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Precision Media, Purposeful Impact
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Ramadan Takeover on Socials with DMI

Award for Innovation in Product Placement

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ooredoo Kuwait, Kuwait City, Kuwait: Ooredoo Kuwait

Award for Innovation in Social Media Marketing

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Leisure World, Leisure Qatar, Qatar: From Broadcast to Belonging: Building a Community-Led Social Media Engine
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
DHL Express, Manama, Bahrain: F1 InstaLead Accelerator Program
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Editorial-First Social Media for a B2B Event Like Global Food Week
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Make it in the Emirates 2025: Turning Industrial Policy into a National Social Story
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
MetLife, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: MetLife Gulf’s TikTok campaign for Pet Insurance
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: AAIHEX: Redefining Social Media Marketing Through Cultural Intelligence and Narrative Discipline
Tadweer Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Award for Innovation in Social Media Marketing
Riyadh Airports Company, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Let’s Fly Higher

Award for Innovation in Sponsorships

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: VakıfBank Women’s Volleyball Team
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Saudi German Health UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Caring-Like-Family Award
TCS Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Transforming motorsport into a high-impact B2B growth platform
Tosyalı Holding, Levant, Istanbul, Türkiye: TOSYALI Holding “Upcycling in Art- Contemporary Istanbul Collaboration”

Award for Innovation in Sustainability Marketing

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
TCS Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Innovation in Sustainability Marketing: Building Long-Term Impact Across Regions

Most Innovative Advertising or Marketing Agency of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Quill - Innovation as a System: How Quill Redefined Integrated Marketing in the Middle East
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Adscope Consulting, Cairo, Egypt: Adscope’s Blueprint for Risk-Free, Scalable Client Growth
DHL Express, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: From Marketing to Revenue Engine: Redefining Growth at DHL

Most Innovative Advertising or Marketing Team of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Quill Team: Turning Integration into an Innovation Engine
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Byrne Equipment Rental, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Small Team. Global Impact. Redefining Industrial Marketing Through Collaboration and Innovation
TCS Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Maximum Impact. Minimal Resources.

Most Innovative Marketing or Advertising Professional of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Adscope Consulting, Cairo, Egypt: Eslam Salah Ramadan

New Products Awards 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 7th annual awards gala on Friday, 11 September in İstanbul, Türkiye. Learn more about the event here (opens in new tab).

Award for Innovation in Business-to-Business Products
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Turkcell, İstanbul, Türkiye: SmartTender : The Turkcell Game-Changer
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Alternatif Bank, Istanbul, Türkiye: Alternatif Bank VOV Tüzel Hesap
Philip Morris Turkiye, Istanbul, Uskudar, Türkiye: Gen AI Powered B2B Retailer Activation: Virtual Performance Visit

Award for Innovation in Business-to-Business Services

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Customs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Customs Innovation in Business-to-Business Service - Shahin
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Island AI Ltd, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: Island AI first B2B operating system for island economies.
Turkcell, İstanbul, Türkiye: Turkcell’s Expertise in Action: Redefining Azercell’s Supply Chain Leadership

Award for Innovation in Consumer Products & Services

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
First Abu Dhabi Bank.United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Global First FAB Fitness Payment Ring & McLaren Wearables
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
CarrefourSA, Istanbul, Maltepe, Türkiye: Customer Footprint Center
EDELSTER, Casablanca, Morocco: World’s first post industrial textile waste sorting machine Disqualified
Leisure World, Leisure Qatar, Qatar: From Transactional Packages to Premium Experiences: Redesigning the Birthday Consumer Product

Award for Innovation in Government Services

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Courts, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Smart Justice: Transforming Case Preparation Through Innovation
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Ajman Tourism, Culture and Media Department, Ajman, United Arab Emirates: Ajman Accessible Destination
Dubai Data & Statistics EST., Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Opinion Polls Service Portal
GSTC - Riyadh - Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Immediate publication of committee decisions
Municipality & Planning Department, Ajman, United Arab Emirates: E-MAP Investing System
Ras Tanurah General Hospital, Ras Tanurah, Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia: Hospital Data Hub

Award for Innovation in Industrial Design

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Innovative Multi-Story Industrial Factory Design for SMEs in Saudi Arabia Disqualified

Award for Innovation in Living, Learning, and Working Environments

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: FAHR-New Product Categories-Award for Innovation in Living, Learning, and Working Environments

Award for Innovation in Media, Visual Communications & Entertainment

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Qatar Vision Production Company, Doha, Qatar: Qatar Vision Production Company “QVision”

Award for Innovation in Medical/Dental

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
KSUMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The EndoWeld Ultrasonic Obturation System
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Saudi German Health UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Taulinoplasty

Award for Innovation in Transportation & Logistics

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Etihad Airways Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Etihad Airways Beyond the Cabin: Crafting a Seamless Luxury Journey from the First Mile
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
DHL Express Saudi Arabia, AL Khobar, Eastern province, Saudi Arabia: Address Widget-MyDHL+
Dubai Taxi Company, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Reimagining Driver Operations Through Digital Innovation

Public Sector Innovators 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 7th annual awards gala on Friday, 11 September in İstanbul, Türkiye. Learn more about the event here (opens in new tab).

Cross-Sector Public Innovation Partnership
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Roads and Transportation Authority - Dubai, United Arab Emirates: eNOC Bridging the Silos: A Paradigm Shift in Cross-Sector Digital Partnerships for Dubai’s Infrastructure
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Customs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Customs Cross-Sector Partnership - Project Zero
Jubail Health Network, Jubail, Saudi Arabia: From Clinic to Community: Kidney Screening and Early Detection
Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Transforming Resource Security Through Ecosystem Governance & Coordination
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Capital Events, part of ADNEC Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Global Food Week: A Public Private Partnership Advancing Food Security Through Innovation and Collaboration

Innovation in Public Administration

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Abu Dhabi Housing Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Reinventing National Housing Through Policy Reform: A Whole‑of‑Government Innovation for Equitable & Accessible Homeownership
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Abu Dhabi Housing Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: A Data-Driven, Citizen-Designed Innovation for Modern Public Administration.
Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia: Optimizing Anesthetic Depth Management in Public Sector Ophthalmic Surgery Through Standardized Bispectral Index (BIS) Monitoring
Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, Dhahran, Eastern Provence, Saudi Arabia: Redesigning Operating Room Booking and Preoperative Pathways to Reduce Surgical Waiting Lists and Optimize Operating Room Utilization.
Eastern Province- Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: Transforming Public Healthcare Through Strategic Financial Innovation and Cross-Sector Governance
Finance Business Services - Eastern Health Cluster (EHC), Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: The EHC Model for Transforming Dormant Liabilities into Active Healthcare Capacity - SAR 477.7M Liberated, A National Blueprint Created
Finance Business Services - Eastern Health Cluster (EHC), Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: YOU ARE THE CHANGE: Transforming Public Healthcare Finance Through People-First Innovation
Hayya, Doha, Qatar: Hayya Qatar
Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Transforming Technology Scalability Through Regulatory Support
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Jubail Health Network, Jubail, Saudi Arabia: Leading Change, Delivering Excellence: The Emergency Care Transformation Journey

Innovation in Public Sector Talent Development

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Türkiye Sigorta, İstanbul, Türkiye: Future Insurance Trainee Development School

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

Award for Most Innovative Circular Economy Practices
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Hail Region Municipality, Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia: Hail the most Beautiful: A Circular & Sustainable Model
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
ADNOC Drilling, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Utilization of STP Water in Fracturing Operations
Municipality & Planning Department - Government of Ajman, Ajman, United Arab Emirates: Ajman 360: Pioneering a Fully Integrated Circular Economy Ecosystem in Government
QNET, Hong Kong: QNET’s Contribution to a Circular Economy
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Customs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Customs Innovative Circular Economy Practice - Project Zero

Award for Most Innovative Community Impact

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Samsung Saudi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Community Impact through Tech Enablement
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
FLO GROUP, Istanbul, Bagcilar, Türkiye: Şanlıurfa Yerel Kalkınma Projesi
Sonaa El Khair Foundation (Makers of Good), Al Moqattam, Cairo, Egypt: Tamkeen Initiative - Growing Impact, Lasting Future
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Aja Space Information Technology, Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia: Initiative of Aja Space Tech Community - Aja Tech Space Community Initiative Disqualified
AVA Media, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq: Fayli Xelk (People’s File) - AVA Media’s Community Advocacy Initiative
Capital 360 Event Experiences, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi and Al Ain Summer Sports
Saudi Air Navigation Services (SANS), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) DISQUALIFIED
stc Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain: jeel ICT
Tadweer Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Award for Most Innovative Community Impact

Award for Most Innovative Corporate Sustainability Program

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Fujairah Natural Resources Corporation, Fujairah, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates: Turning CO₂ into Stone: The Hasa Project’s Carbon Negative Climate Innovation in Fujairah, UAE
PT Pertamina Hulu Energi ONWJ, South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia: Appostraps, New Land New Hope
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Diversey, a Solenis Company, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Creating Shared Value: How Diversey Turns Global Challenges into Competitive Advantage
KSUMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: We are Committed Program
NMDC Energy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: NMDC Energy: Corporate Sustainability Transformation Program
NMDC Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Innovative Achievement in Sustainability: Pioneering the Industrial Energy Transition
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
DHL Worldwide Express & Company LLC, Seeb, Muscat, Oman: Green Journey - “Streamlining Document Shipment Booking”
Salik Company PJSC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: ESG by Design: Building a System-Led Sustainability Program
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: VakıfBank Sports Club Infrastructure

Award for Most Innovative Social Impact

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Samsung Saudi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Social Impact of Youth Tech Enablement
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
DHL Express UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Driving Purpose with Go Teach - Digital Upskilling for Emirati Women Entrepreneurs
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Ajman Chamber, Ajman Chamber, United Arab Emirates: Ajman Chamber Inclusive Entrepreneurial Community Empowerment Model
Le Chene, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: How Le Chene Creates Life-Changing, Generational Social Impact
Qatar Vision Production Company, Doha, Qatar: Match For Hope by “QVision”
QNET, Hong Kong: QNET - Bernhard H. Mayer Open Innovation Challenge
Safana Charity Association for Health Services in Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia: Volunteer mobile clinics

Award for Most Innovative Sustainability Partnerships

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Customs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Customs Innovative Sustainability Partnership - Project Zero
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Batı Anadolu Şirketler Topluluğu, Bornova, İzmir, Türkiye: EKSEN Project: Digital Sustainability Transformation & Innovative Partnerships

Award for Most Innovative Sustainable Supply Chain Management

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Turkcell, İstanbul, Türkiye: Beyond Logistics: A Holistic, AI-Driven Ecosystem for Sustainable Supply Chain

Award for Most Innovative Urban Sustainability and Smart City Transformation

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Hail Region Municipality, Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia: Hail the most Beautiful: A Circular & Sustainable Model
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Etihad Water and Electricity (EtihadWE), Ajman, United Arab Emirates: Architecting Tomorrow: EtihadWE’s Integrated ESG Transformation for a Sustainable UAE Future
Municipality & Planning Department - Government of Ajman, Ajman, United Arab Emirates: Ajman 360: Transforming Ajman into a Climate-Resilient, Digitally Intelligent Smart City
Salik Company PJSC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Redefining Urban Tolling as a Catalyst for Low-Carbon Mobility
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
University City of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: The Living Lab: Pioneering Urban Transformation through AI-Powered Sustainability

Award for Outstanding Individual Contribution to Sustainability

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Nautical Green Maritime S.A, Navticos Global, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Mustafa A. Nejem: Outstanding Individual Contribution to Maritime Sustainability and Innovation

Sustainable Product/Services of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Zorlu Enerji, Levant, Istanbul, Turkey: Zorlu Energy Net Zero Roadmap
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
ADNOC Drilling, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Decarbonization as the Operating System: ADNOC Drilling’s Rig-to-Camp Scalable Sustainable Service Platform (2023-2025)
Dubai Customs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Customs Most Sustainable Product/Service for the Year - Project Zero
Tosyalı Holding, Levant, Istanbul, Türkiye: TOSYALI V-Green

Technology Awards 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 7th annual awards gala on Friday, 11 September in İstanbul, Türkiye. Learn more about the event here (opens in new tab).

Award for Innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) - All Other Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
NMDC Energy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: AI‑Powered Site Safety System
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Zamzema, Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia: Zamzema: The Ethical AI Operating System Redefining Global Creative Discovery DISQUALIFIED
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
DHL Express Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait: Digital Transformation - Cloud Contact Center for DHL Express Kuwait
pladis, Istanbul, Uskudar, Türkiye: Digitalization - Future of Manufacturing

Award for Innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) - Financial Services Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Türkiye: VakıfBank AI Financial Analysis Assistant
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Türkiye Sigorta, İstanbul, Besiktas, Türkiye: AI-Enabled End-to-End Recruitment Transformation
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: NLP-Based Smart Response System for Customer Applications- Automated Answer Prediction
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: VakıfBank - AI-Powered ATM Cash Optimization Platform

Award for Innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) - Government

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: FAHR-Technology Categories-Award for Innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) - Government

Award for Innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) - Non-Profit

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar: BOTAINA: Pioneering Multi-Modal AI Innovation with the Region’s First Custom Neural Voice and Cultural Intelligence Engine

Award for Innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) - Other Service Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
NEOVA KATILIM SİGORTA, İstanbul, Türkiye: SOBE: AI/LLM-Driven Cyber Anomaly Detection Disqualified

Award For Innovation In Education Technology (EdTech) - Financial Services Industries
*GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
*Afreximbank, Cairo, Egypt: Pan African Trade Education Innovation Award

Award for Innovation in Education Technology (EdTech) - Government
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: FAHR-Technology Categories-Award for Innovation in Education Technology (EdTech)

Award for Innovation in Technology Development - All Other Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
pladis, Istanbul, Uskudar, Türkiye: Digitalization - Future of Manufacturing
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Coca Cola Icecek, İstanbul, Türkiye: Core+ Transformation: Powering the Future of Distribution

Award for Innovation in Technology Development - Financial Services Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
NEOVA KATILIM SİGORTA, İstanbul, Türkiye: ConnectSure: Secure, Scalable API Platform with Measurable Impact Disqualified
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: VAKIFBANK & TRENDYOL END-TO-END DIGITAL MSME LENDING PROJECT
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
NEOVA KATILIM SİGORTA, İstanbul, Türkiye: Artificial Intelligence Strategy Disqualified


Award for Innovation in Technology Development - Government

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: FAHR-Technology
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Abu Dhabi Housing Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: ADHA One Stop Shop: “A Next Generation Technology Driving the Future of Government Housing
Real Estate Registry, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Real Estate Registration Digital Transaformation
Real Estate Registry, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Transforming Saudi Real Estate: Tokenization & Fractional Ownership
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Al Dhafra Region Municipality, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Innovation in Using Technology Development in HR - Government
Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: IT Department
GSTC - Riyadh - Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Developing digital infrastructure to increase operational efficiency
Roads and Transportation Authority - Dubai, United Arab Emirates: ROWPS: Transforming Urban Permitting through Smart Automation and Spatial Intelligence

Award for Innovation in Technology Development - Non-Profit

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar: BOTAINA: Qatar foundation’s Omni channel Culturally-Intelligent AI Ambassador with Authentic Qatari Voice

Award for Innovation in Technology Development - Other Service Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Eastren Province, Saudi Arabia: Office View 360
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
DHL Express Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait: Enhancing Compliance & Efficiency: DHL Express Kuwait’s DGD Automation Transformation

Award for Innovation in Technology Development - Public Enterprise

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Etihad Water and Electricity (EtihadWE), Ajman, United Arab Emirates: “Digital Transformation Excellence: EtihadWE’s Innovative Technology Development Revolutionizing Infrastructure Management and Customer Experience”

Award for Innovation in Technology Development - Telecommunications Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ooredoo Kuwait, Kuwait City, Kuwait: Advancing Kuwait’s Digital Frontier: Ooredoo’s Innovation in Technology Development

Award for Innovation in Technology Management, Planning & Implementation - All Other Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: Sarafaraz Alam
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia: Unlocking Performance Excellence through Digitalization
EHC, EHC, Saudi Arabia: Rapid Diagnostics-Driven Infection Prevention Model: Transforming Hospital Operations and Patient Flow
pladis, Istanbul, Uskudar, Türkiye: Digitalization - Future of Manufacturing
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
DHL Express, Manama, Bahrain: CCaaS Transformation: Delivering Zero-Downtime Innovation and Operational Excellence
DHL Express Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait: Connecting Success, Transformation Through Digital Integration: DHL Express Kuwait’s ESS Success Story

Award for Innovation in Technology Management, Planning & Implementation - Financial Services Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: VakıfBank & Trendyol End-To-End Digital MSMSE Lending Project
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Türkiye Sigorta, İstanbul, Besiktas, Türkiye: AI-Enabled End-to-End Recruitment Transformation

Award for Innovation in Technology Management, Planning & Implementation - Government

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Hail Region Municipality, Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia: The Interconnected City: Hail’s Intelligent Urban Operating System
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: From Reactive Enforcement to Proactive Prevention: Redefining Product Safety Through Recall Intelligence
Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: FAHR-Technology Categories-Award for Innovation in Technology Management, Planning & Implementation - Government
Jubail Health Network, Jubail, Saudi Arabia: Aynati: Accelerating Diagnostics and Empowering Patients Through Digital Lab Transformation
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: Paper to Progress: Enhancing Operational Efficiency and Safety in CSSD through Digital Transformation of Instrument Traceability at KFMMC

Award for Innovation in Technology Management, Planning & Implementation - Other Service Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, eastern province, Saudi Arabia: Improving Radiation Safety By Technology and Training for Computed Tomography Imaging
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
EHC, Dammam, Saudi Arabia: Transforming Hospital Capacity Without Expansion:A Scalable Care Delivery Model That Reduced Length of Stay and Operational Costs

Award for Innovation in Technology Management, Planning & Implementation - Public Enterprise

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Etihad Water and Electricity (EtihadWE), Ajman, United Arab Emirates: “Infrastructure Intelligence: EtihadWE’s GIS-Powered Digital Transformation Revolutionizing Utility Network Management”
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia/Holding Health Company Eastern Region/Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Integrating Imaging Technologies with EMR to Reduce Paper Dependency, Optimize Costs, and Enhance Data Accessibility

Award for Innovation in Technology Management, Planning & Implementation - Telecommunications Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ooredoo Kuwait, Kuwait City, Kuwait: Mastering the Digital Blueprint: Ooredoo Kuwait’s Innovation in Tech Planning & Management

Award for Innovation in Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) - Government

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Roads and Transport Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: RTA’s Educational E-Scooter VR Game
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Media, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Mohammad Bin Zayed Sat
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Ministry of Investment, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Investor Vision

Award for Innovation in Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) - Public Enterprise

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Saudi Air Navigation Services (SANS), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: SANS Innovation in Virtual Reality DISQUALIFIED

Most Innovative Technology Team of the Year - All Other Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Coca Cola Icecek, İstanbul, Türkiye: Core+ Agile Project Team: Champions of Global Digital Innovation

Most Innovative Technology Team of the Year - Financial Services Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: NLP- Based Smart Categorization- Automated Title Prediction for Customer Applications
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
NeosLegal, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: NeosLegal Disqualified

Most Innovative Technology Team of the Year - Government

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: FAHR-Technology Categories-Most Innovative Technology Team of the Year

Most Innovative Technology Team of the Year - Telecommunications Industries

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ooredoo Kuwait, Kuwait City, Kuwait: Ooredoo Kuwait’s Future Makers| An Innovation Powerhouse

Thought Leadership 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 7th annual awards gala on Friday, 11 September in İstanbul, Türkiye. Learn more about the event here (opens in new tab).

Innovative Achievement in Thought Leadership
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Etihad Water and Electricity (EtihadWE), Ajman, United Arab Emirates: “Pioneering Human Capital Excellence: Sheikha Al Bloushi’s Groundbreaking Innovations Transforming Organizational Talent, Culture, and Performance”
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
CCI Global, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Martin Roe: Advancing Impact Sourcing and Gender Empowerment Through Thought Leadership
Dubai Customs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Customs Future Foresight Program
Ivy Camps USA, Aspen, United States: Leading with Partnership: Nourjannah Hendi’s Thought Leadership at Ivy Camps USA Disqualified
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Omal Misr Complex, Giza, Egypt: Innovative Intellectual Leadership by Engineer Haitham Hussein in Transforming the Workforce from Mere Laborers into Partners in Industrial Development. Disqualified

Thought Leader of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Finance Business Services- Eastern Health Cluster (EHC), Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: Zainab AlYousif, The Re-Inventor: From Health Informatics to National Finance Transformation - How One Leader Bridged Clinical Intelligence, Managerial Courage, and Financial Innovation
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Byrne Equipment Rental, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Quentin Lo, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Operating Officer, From Process Compliance to Shared Outcomes
CCI Global, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Martin Roe: Elevating Talent, Technology, and Opportunity Across Africa and MENA
Dubai Customs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Khalid Al Zarouni
Eastern Health Cluster, Dammam, Saudi Arabia: Dr. Maryam Alqaseer, Redefining Healthcare Excellenxe Through Thought Leadership
Etihad Water and Electricity (EtihadWE), Ajman, United Arab Emirates: Sheikha Al Bloushi
Finance Administration - Eastern Health Cluster, Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: Mohammed Aljuraifani (VP/CFO)
Higher colleges of technology, RAK, United Arab Emirates: Professor Noordeen Shoqirat
Karma Developers And Aethon Group, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Capt( Dr.) Pradeep Singh For Aethon Group, Karma Developers, ZENA Properties, And Silkleaf Capital
KSUMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Professor Ahmad Salah Hersi - Architect of a Modern Academic Medical Citadel
NABTA, Cairo, Egypt: Dr. Mohamed Sabry
Tosyalı Holding, Levant, Istanbul, Türkiye: Fuat Tosyalı
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Al Dhafra Region Municipality, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Thought Leader of the Year
Navticos GLobal Ship Management, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Mustafa A. Nejem: Global Thought Leader in Maritime Sustainability, Innovation, and Inclusive Leadership
Saudi German Health UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dr Ahmed Algamal
University of Stirling - RAK Campus, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: Dr. Richa Arora Disqualified

Thought Leadership Campaign of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
ministry of interior kingdom of Bahrain, Jubail, Bahrain: Monasaha program

Young Thought Leader of the Year

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Al Dhafra Region Municipality, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Fahad Al Mazrooqi Director of Human Resources
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Beltone, Cairo, Egypt: Noha Ihab El Guindy

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

Award for Innovation in Branded Entertainment Videos
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Miral Destinations, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Shaquille O’Neal x Yas Island Abu Dhabi

Award for Innovation in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Videos

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Esas Sosyal, Istanbul, Türkiye: 10 Years, 10 Stories
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Byrne Equipment Rental, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: The Innovation: Executive-Led Empathy, Enabled by AI

Award for Innovation in Direct Response or Sales Videos

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Byrne Equipment Rental, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Man’s Romance: An Early-Mover, Film-Grade AI Transformation Redefining Industrial Sales Marketing

Award for Innovation in Lifestyle Videos

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: ‘Court of Legends’ A Miniature Monument for VakıfBank Sports Club
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Innovation on Al Arabiya TV (adults, children)

Award for Innovation in Public Relations Videos

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
GSTC - Riyadh - Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Waiting Video

Award for Innovation in Viral Videos

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Byrne Equipment Rental, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Man’s Romance: An Early-Mover, Film-Grade AI Transformation Redefining Industrial Sales Marketing

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 7th 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

Web Sites 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 7th annual awards gala on Friday, 11 September in İstanbul, Türkiye. Learn more about the event here (opens in new tab).

Award for Innovation in Corporate Websites
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
DP World, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: One Platform. One Experience. DP World’s Next-Generation Corporate Website Disqualified

Award for Innovation in News Websites

GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
TURKUVAZ MEDIA GROUP, Istanbul, Türkiye: FIKRIYAT.COM
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
TURKUVAZ MEDIA GROUP, Istanbul, Türkiye: AHABER.COM.TR
TURKUVAZ MEDIA GROUP, Istanbul, Türkiye: SABAH.COM.TR