CATEGORIES

The focus of all categories in the Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Awards is on innovation: innovation in all its forms, in every aspect of work life and achievement.  The 2025 awards will recognize achievements since the beginning of July 2022. 
   Nominations that won in the 2024 edition of the awards may be resubmitted for consideration to the 2025 awards. If they have been updated with recent achievements, they may be resubmitted to the categories in which they won.  If they have not been updated, they must be submitted to categories different from those in which they won.

We accept entries in scores of categories, grouped as follows. 

Apps, Events, Publications, Videos, and Web Sites Categories
Categories that recognize innovation in many forms of media including video productions, web sites, apps, annual reports and other work-related publications, and virtual and live events. 

Achievement Categories
These categories recognize singular innovative achievements.

Company / Organization Awards Categories
Categories that recognize the breadth of innovation across entire enterprises, such as the Award for Excellence in Innovation across several industry groupings.

Corporate Communications & Public Relations Awards Categories
These categories honor innovation in communications practice, management, and use of technology.

Customer Service Awards Categories
Categories that recognize innovation in customer service management, planning, practice, and the use of technology.

Human Resources Awards Categories
Categories that recognize innovation in human resources management, planning, practice, and the use of technology.

Individual Professional Awards Categories
Categories that recognize an individual who has demonstrated exceptional innovation and forward-thinking qualities within their organization or industry.

Management Awards Categories
These categories honor innovation in executive management including the Award for Innovative Management in a number of industry sectors.

Marketing Awards Categories
Categories that honor achievement in marketing planning and practice.

New Product Awards Categories
These categories recognize innovation in new products and services in 15 different industry sectors.

Social Media Awards Categories
These categories honor innovation in social media content creation and moderation, management, and marketing.

Sustainability Categories
New for 2025. These categories recognize the recent achievements of individuals, teams, and entire organizations to plan, approach, and achievement organizational, industry, or national sustainability goals.

Technology Awards Categories
Categories that recognize innovation in technology development, management, planning, and implementation.

Thought Leadership Categories
Categories that recognize innovation in thought leadership strategy, development, and execution.