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 7^th 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