Finalists were announced today in the 23^rd annual Stevie® Awards for Women in Business, the world's top honors for women entrepreneurs, executives, employees, and the organizations they run. Visit http://Women.StevieAwards.com for a complete list of Finalists by category.

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business are produced by the Stevie Awards, creators of The American Business Awards® and The International Business Awards®, among other business awards programs. The Stevies are widely regarded as the world's premier honors for achievement in the workplace.

This year's Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award placements from among the Finalists will be revealed during an awards banquet at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on Monday, November 16. More than 400 winners, guests, and Stevie Awards judges from around the world are expected to attend the presentations, which will be broadcast live.

More than 1,500 nominations were submitted this year by organizations and individuals for consideration in categories including Executive of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Startup of the Year, Women Helping Women, and Women-run Workplace of the Year, among many others.

Nominations were submitted by organizations in 56 nations including Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Eswatini, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands, and Zimbabwe.

Among the many extraordinary organizations and women who have been recognized as Finalists, the following stand out as those with six or more Finalist nominations:

Cherishers 811 CIC, Rugeley, Staffordshire, United Kingdom — 23 awards
IBM, various locations — 20 awards
Purpol Marketing Ltd, Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK — 16 awards
The Dr Z Functional Medicine Academy LLC, Sheridan, WY, USA — 14 awards
UnitedHealthcare Consumer Services, Eden Prairie, MN, USA — 12 awards
Jared Dunscombe Foundation, Mount Eliza, VIC, Australia — 9 awards
Supernal World Creations, Naples, FL, USA — 9 awards
4 Voices, Queensland, Australia — 8 awards
Adele M Anthony, Kearneys Spring, Australia — 8 awards
Blue Diamond Property Group, New South Wales, Australia — 8 awards
BELBİM, İstanbul, Türkiye — 7 awards
BRYGE AI, New York, NY, USA — 7 awards
Dream Culture, Sydney, NSW, Australia — 7 awards
Empowered Living Care, Sydney, Australia — 7 awards
Epique Realty, Houston, TX, USA — 7 awards
National Talents Company, Khobar, Saudi Arabia — 7 awards
Nikki Langman, Melbourne, Australia — 7 awards
The Audacious Agency, Maroochydore, QLD, Australia — 7 awards
Access Offshoring, Brisbane, Australia — 6 awards
Avahi Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA — 6 awards
Award Writing Services, Bali, Indonesia — 6 awards
Expand Your Empire, Fort Collins, CA, USA — 6 awards
Innovative Leadership Institute, Columbus, OH, USA — 6 awards
Katrina Wurm, Gisborne, Victoria, Australia — 6 awards
Lead & Empower Her, Coronado, CA, USA — 6 awards
Syzygy - Life Directionist, Lake Munmorah, NSW, Australia — 6 awards

Finalists were determined by the average scores of more than 200 professionals around the world, working on seven juries. Their scores will also determine the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie placements from among the Finalists, to be announced on November 16 during the ceremony.

Winners were announced today in the 2026 People's Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite Companies, an annual feature of The International Business Awards®. The International Business Awards are the world's only international, all-encompassing business awards program, now in its 23^rd year.

The worldwide public vote was conducted in August and September, with the highest number of votes determining the People's Choice winners across various industries. More than 34,000 votes were cast. All Stevie Award winners in the Company/Organization of the Year categories in this year's International Business Awards (IBA) were eligible to be included in the vote.

Winners of the crystal People's Choice Stevie Awards will be honored during a Fall Event on 28 October at the Pullman Paris Montparnasse in Paris, France. Tickets for the event are now on sale. The winners of peer-adjudicated Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Awards will also be recognized during the ceremony.

The winners of the 2026 People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies in IBAs are:

Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations: Award Writing Services
Banking: BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Business & Professional Services – Medium & Large: PT Permata Graha Nusantara
Business & Professional Services – Small: Dream Culture
Computer Services: Stefanini Consultoria e Assessoria em Informática S.A.
Computer Software: Multisys Technologies Corporation
Conglomerates: SM Investments Corporation
Consumer Products: For Keeps
Consumer Services: Just Kidz Emergency Medical
Cybersecurity: TeckPath
Diversified Services: Virtual Elves Agency Australia
Education & EdTech: YÜKSEKBİLGİLİ EĞİTİM & DANIŞMANLIK
Financial Services: BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Food & Beverage: pladis
Health Products & Services: ANYTIME COUNSELLING PTY LTD
Health Providers: Just Kidz Emergency Medical
Hospitality & Leisure: Beyond the Valley LLP
Insurance: VUMI Group
Internet/New Media: Network Solutions
Manufacturing: pladis
Materials & Construction: Aboitiz Construction, Inc.
Media & Entertainment: Jasmine Norris Photography
Non-Profit or Government Organizations: Megaworld Foundation, Inc.
Real Estate: First National Real Estate Bundaberg
Retail: Rossmann Türkiye
Telecommunications: Viettel Group (Viettel Burundi)
Transportation: BEVALDIA OE
Venture Capital & Private Equity: George Capital Finance Solutions

Entries for The 24th (2027) International Business Awards will be accepted starting in February.

Eight top “best in show” honors recognize leading organizations, agencies, nominations, and a new product or service; winners will be celebrated on 28 October in Paris, France.

The Stevie® Awards today announced the eight Grand Stevie Award winners in The 2026 International Business Awards®, the 23rd annual edition of the global business awards competition. The Grand Stevie Awards are the competition’s highest honors and recognize the most honored organizations and agencies, the highest-rated nominations, and the highest-rated new product or service nomination.

The 2026 International Business Awards attracted more than 3,800 nominations from organizations in 78 nations and territories. Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award placements were determined by the average scores of more than 210 professionals worldwide during a three-month judging process. The 2026 Stevie Award winners were announced on 12 August, and all winners will be recognized at a gala event in Paris, France, on 28 October.

2026 Grand Stevie Award Winners

Organization of the Year

Cathay Financial Holding, including Cathay Life and Cathay United Bank, wins this year’s top honor with 76.5 award points, earned on the basis of 13 Gold, nine Silver, and 13 Bronze Stevie wins. Cathay Financial is a major financial holding company offering a range of financial products and services through its subsidiaries, including insurance, banking, and investment services. Cathay Financial is known for its strong presence in Taiwan and its expanding reach in the Asia Pacific region. This is the second year in a row Cathay Financial Holding has won this Grand Stevie Award.

Most Honored Marketing Agency

Above The Line Company Limited, Hong Kong wins this top honor on the basis of nine Gold, three Silver, and two Bronze Stevie Awards (36 points) for nominations submitted on behalf of clients the Development Bureau of the HKSAR Government and the Construction Industry Council.

Most Honored Public Relations Agency

LLYC, Madrid, Spain, with 28.5 points, is the Most Honored Public Relations Agency of the Year for the fifth time in the IBAs, this year with seven Gold, three Silver, and one Bronze Stevie Awards. LLYC is a global public relations, digital marketing, and corporate affairs consulting firm headquartered in Madrid, Spain, with extensive operations across Europe, Latin America, and the United States.

Most Honored Awards Agency

Purpol Marketing, Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom earned 39 points, the most among award agencies, for nominations prepared on behalf of themselves and clients CeCe Digital, Cherishers 811 CIC, SME Today, and W B Griffiths And Son Ltd. This marks the fifth Grand Stevie win for the firm, but the first in The International Business Awards.

Highest-rated Nomination of the Year

There is a three-way tie this year for the highest-rated nomination of the year, all scoring 9.71 out of a possible 10. The winners are:

Brasilprev Seguros E Previdência SA, São Paulo, Brazil for their nomination “Accessibility as a Strategy for Excellence In Serving Deaf Customers,” which won the Gold Stevie for Achievement In Customer Satisfaction. This is the first-ever Grand Stevie win, in any Stevie Awards competition, for Brazil.

Grundfos Holding A/S, Bjerringbro, Denmark for their nomination “Stay or ALPHA GO,” winner of the Gold Stevie Award for Achievement in Agricultural / Industrial / Building Marketing. This marks Denmark’s first-ever Grand Stevie Award win.

MilliporeSigma, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA for their nomination “One Community at a Time,” Gold Stevie winner for Achievement In Corporate Social Responsibility. MilliporeSigma is the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.

Highest-rated New Product or Service Nomination of the Year

This year’s honor goes to Beyaz Kağıt San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Adana, Türkiye, for the nomination entitled “Asperox Sparx Hand Dishwashing Liquid,” which won the Gold Stevie for New Product or Service Introduction of the Year. One judge acclaimed the nomination, “The company identified a genuine consumer frustration and turned it into a simple, practical, and easy-to-understand solution with Asperox Sparx. The combination of strong product performance, innovative packaging, and a well-integrated communication strategy made the launch stand out.”

How the Grand Stevie Awards Are Determined

Organizations cannot apply directly for Grand Stevie Awards. The “most honored” Grand Stevie winners are determined by a points system based on awards won in the International Business Awards: three points for each Gold Stevie Award, two points for each Silver Stevie Award, and 1.5 points for each Bronze Stevie Award. Highest-rated Grand Stevie honors are based on judges’ average scores.

Quote from Stevie Awards President Maggie Miller

“The eight Grand Stevie Award winners represent the very best of this year’s International Business Awards,” said Maggie Miller, President of the Stevie Awards. “Their achievements reflect the innovation, leadership, and determination that distinguished this year’s honorees. These organizations have demonstrated an exceptional ability to turn ambitious ideas into meaningful results and set new standards for excellence in their industries. We congratulate them on their outstanding achievements and look forward to celebrating their success in Paris this October.”

About the 2026 International Business Awards

The International Business Awards recognize achievement across every facet of work life. Categories include artificial intelligence, management, new products and services, marketing, public relations, customer service, websites, and many other areas of business performance.

The nomination process for the 2027 International Business Awards will open in February 2027. For more information about The International Business Awards and the complete list of 2026 Stevie Award winners, visit iba.stevieawards.com.

There’s still time to enter the 2026 Stevie® Awards for Women in Business.

The final entry deadline for the 23rd annual competition has been extended from August 19 to September 3, 2026, giving women entrepreneurs, executives, employees, and women-led organizations around the world additional time to submit their nominations.

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business are among the world’s leading awards recognizing the achievements of women in the workplace. More than 300 award categories are available for 2026, providing opportunities to recognize individual women, entrepreneurs, executives, employees, teams, organizations, achievements, products, and initiatives.

New AI and Technology Awards for 2026

One of the biggest additions to this year’s competition is an extensive new group of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Technology categories.

These new awards recognize women and women-led organizations that are developing, implementing, and leading advances in AI and emerging technologies.

The categories cover a wide range of achievements, including individual leadership, organizations, teams and departments, AI achievements, products and solutions, and digital and emerging technologies.

New individual honors include:

• AI Leader of the Year
• AI Ethics & Responsible AI Leader of the Year
• AI Product Leader of the Year
• AI Researcher of the Year
• AI Rising Star of the Year
• Woman of the Year in Artificial Intelligence
• Cybersecurity Leader of the Year
• Data & Analytics Leader of the Year

The expanded category group provides new opportunities to recognize women not only for developing technology, but also for using AI and emerging technologies to transform organizations, improve business functions, create innovative products and services, and deliver meaningful impact.

More Than 300 Ways to Recognize Achievement

In addition to the new AI and Technology categories, the 2026 Stevie Awards for Women in Business include awards for achievements in:

• Communications, marketing, and public relations
• Women-owned and women-led companies and organizations
• Individual women
• Media developed for or by women
• New products and services developed for or by women
• Social media
• Sustainability
• Thought leadership

Popular individual categories include Best Female Entrepreneur, Female Executive of the Year, Mentor or Coach of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award, Employee of the Year, and Most Innovative Women of the Year.

All female entrepreneurs, executives, employees, and the organizations they run, worldwide, are eligible to be nominated.

A Truly International Competition

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business attract nominations from organizations around the world. In 2025, the competition received more than 1,500 nominations from organizations in more than 48 nations.

More than 200 leading professionals worldwide will judge the 2026 nominations. Entrants will also receive access to the judges’ comments and suggestions about their nominations, providing valuable feedback regardless of the final award result.

Enter by September 3

The extended September 3 final entry deadline is the last opportunity to submit nominations for the 2026 competition.

Finalists will be announced on September 16, and Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners will be celebrated at the 2026 Stevie Awards for Women in Business ceremony on November 16 in New York City.

Visit Women.StevieAwards.com to review the categories, request an entry kit, and submit nominations.

High-achieving organizations and executives around the world have been recognized as Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie® Award winners in The 23rd Annual International Business Awards®, the world's only international, all-encompassing business awards program.

Winners were selected from more than 3,400 nominations submitted by organizations in 82 nations and territories.

A complete list of all 2026 Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners by category is available at http://IBA.stevieawards.com.

More than 210 professionals around the world serving as Stevie Award judges on 11 specialized juries reviewed and rated nominations to determine the winners.

The top winner of Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Awards is Viettel. Viettel organizations worldwide earned a total of 29 awards, led by Viettel Cambodia Pte., Ltd. and Viettel Peru S.A.C. with six awards each. Other winning Viettel organizations included Lumitel, Movitel S.A., Viettel Post Joint Stock Corporation, Viettel Burundi (Lumitel), Viettel Solutions, Viettel Tanzania PLC (Halotel), Viettel Global, Viettel Group, Viettel IDC, and Viettel Timor.

Other winners of four or more Gold Stevie Awards include:

9 Gold Stevies
Globe Telecoms, Inc., Manila, Philippines

7 Gold Stevies
Cathay United Bank, Taipei, Taiwan
LLYC, Madrid, Spain
Tata Consultancy Services, various locations

6 Gold Stevies
Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan
HALKBANK, Atasehir, Türkiye
IBM, various locations
Megaworld Foundation, Inc. and Megaworld Lifestyle Malls, Taguig City, Philippines
pladis, Istanbul, Türkiye
QNB, İstanbul, Türkiye
The Development Bureau of the HKSARG and the Construction Industry Council, Hong Kong

5 Gold Stevies
CarrefourSA, Maltepe, Türkiye
Leobit, Austin, TX, USA
Miral, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

4 Gold Stevies
Abu Dhabi Customs, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Addvox, Mexico City, Mexico
AS Watson, Milan, Italy and Hong Kong
Beyaz Kağıt San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Adana, Türkiye
Cebuana Lhuillier, Makati City, Philippines
Cisco Systems, San Jose, CA, USA
George Capital Finance Solutions, Sydney, Australia
HeyMo® The Experience Design Company, İstanbul, Türkiye
Noguchi x, Budapest, Hungary
Türkiye Sigorta, Besiktas, Türkiye

All organizations worldwide are eligible to compete in the IBAs and may submit any number of nominations in a wide range of categories for achievement in management, marketing, public relations, customer service, human resources, new products and services, technology, websites, apps, events, and more.

Winners will be celebrated during a gala event in Paris, France, on 28 October 2026. Tickets are on sale now.

Nominations for the 2027 edition of the IBAs will be accepted starting in February 2027.

IBM Named Organization of the Year; T-Mobile Engineer Earns Highest-Rated Nomination

Two Grand (“best of show”) Stevie Award winners have been announced in the third annual Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence. The annual competition honors outstanding achievements by individuals, teams, and organizations shaping the future of technology across every industry.

The Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence are an international business awards competition that is open to all organizations and individuals worldwide. The competition’s Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie winners in the various categories were announced in July and are listed at Tech.StevieAwards.com.

Most Honored Organization: IBM, including IBM Manufacturing Solutions Pte. Ltd., is the most honored organization in the competition, with 18.5 award points earned through three Gold, one Silver, and five Bronze Stevie wins. (To determine the Organization of the Year winner, each Gold Stevie Award earns three points, each Silver win earns two points, and each Bronze earns 1.5 points.) A judge of one of IBM’s Gold Stevie-winning nominations shared, "This is a strong entry that goes beyond the standard DevOps implementation. The team has built a well-thought-out approach to a real scaling problem, and the supporting material backs up their claims. The ability to dynamically determine test execution at runtime and significantly reduce unnecessary test runs is genuinely innovative."

This marks the 20th Grand Stevie Award won by IBM, across all nine Stevie Awards programs in the past 25 years, but the first in the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence.

Highest-Rated Nomination: The Grand Stevie Award for the Highest-Rated Nomination of the Year, with an average score of 9.63 out of a possible 10, goes to Harikishore Allu Balan, Principal Systems Architect at T-Mobile, whose nomination won the Gold Stevie for Employee of the Year - Information Technology – Telecommunications. T-Mobile USA, Inc. is the second-largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving over 118 million subscribers across more than 50 nationwide data centers. One judge commented on Harikishore's winning nomination, Pioneering America's Cloud-Native 5G Voice Infrastructure: “Harikishore's work on T-Mobile’s cloud-native 5G voice infrastructure is a stellar example of technical mastery translating directly into massive commercial and operational impact.”

Winners will be honored at a red-carpet awards event on Wednesday, October 28 at the Pullman Paris Montparnasse in Paris, France. The event will also celebrate winners in the 2026 editions of the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, The International Business Awards®, and the German Stevie Awards. The presentations will be streamed live worldwide, and tickets are now on sale.

More than 700 nominations from organizations in 37 nations and territories were evaluated this year by 180 technology and business professionals serving as judges. Winners were selected based on the average scores assigned during the independent judging process.

Some of the other organizations with Gold, Silver or Bronze-winning nominations include:

• Allianz Technology
• Apple
• Bank Indonesia
• Dubai Roads and Transport Authority
• Ernst & Young (EY)
• GCash
• Google
• JPMorgan Chase
• Lenovo
• Microsoft
• Oracle
• Saudi Aramco
• Standard Bank
• Walmart

The Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence recognize achievements across 23 technology sectors, including:

• Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations Technology
• Aerospace Technology
• Agricultural Technology
• Architectural Technology
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Assistive Technology
• Biotechnology
• Business Technology
• Communications Technology
• Construction & Civil Engineering Technology
• Educational Technology
• Energy Technology
• Entertainment Technology
• Financial Technology (FinTech)
• Government Technology
• Green & Clean Technology
• Healthcare Technology
• Information Technology
• Manufacturing Technology
• Marine Technology
• Retail & E-Commerce Technology
• Sports, Fitness & Recreation Technology
• Transportation & Mobility Technology

Nominations for the 2027 edition of the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence will open in March. The entry kit may be requested at https://Tech.StevieAwards.com.

Abu Dhabi Customs (Abu Dhabi, UAE) and Türkiye Sigorta (Istanbul, Türkiye) have won the Grand (“best of show”) Stevie® Award trophies in the 11th annual Stevie Awards for Great Employers.

The Stevie Awards for Great Employers are an international business awards competition open to all organizations worldwide. The awards recognize the world's best organizations to work for, and the HR teams, professionals, achievements, new products, and suppliers that help to create and drive great places to work. The competition’s Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie winners in the various categories were announced earlier this month and are available at http://HR.StevieAwards.com.

To determine the Organization of the Year Grand winner, each Gold Stevie win counts for three points, each Silver win for two points, and each Bronze win for one-and-a-half points.

The Grand Stevie Award for the Highest-Rated Nomination of the Year goes to the organization with the highest rated nomination in the entire competition.

The Grand Stevie Award winners are:

Highest-scoring Nomination: With an average score of 9.55 out of a possible 10 from the judges, the nomination titled "From System Of Record To System Of Decision" submitted by Abu Dhabi Customs of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, is the highest-scoring nomination in the 2026 competition. The nomination won the Gold Stevie Award for Achievement in HR Technology.

Organization of the Year: With 54.5 award points, earned for 10 Gold, seven Silver, and seven Bronze Stevie wins, Türkiye Sigorta of Istanbul, Türkiye, is the most honored organization in the 2026 competition. Türkiye Sigorta is one of Türkiye’s leading insurance companies in the non-life, life, and pension segments, distinguished by its strong financial structure, extensive distribution network, and customer-centric approach.

Winners will be celebrated and presented with their Stevie Awards during a joint awards ceremony with The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence, and the German Stevie Awards. Tickets are now on sale. The presentations will be broadcast live.

More than 1,000 nominations from organizations in 38 nations and territories were evaluated in this year’s competition. Winners were determined by the average scores of more than 160 professionals worldwide, acting as judges. The Stevie Awards for Great Employers recognize achievement in many facets of the workplace.

Categories include:

• AI Achievement Categories (New for 2026)
• Curated Training Platform of the Year Categories
• Employer of the Year Categories
• HR Achievement Categories
• HR Individual Categories
• HR Team Categories
• Solutions & Implementations Categories
• Solution Provider Categories
• Training Programs or Media Categories

The awards are presented by the Stevie Awards, which organizes nine of the world’s leading business awards shows including the prestigious International Business Awards® and American Business Awards®.

Celebrating the Organizations and Innovators Shaping the Future of Technology

The winners of the 2026 Stevie® Awards for Technology Excellence have officially been announced.

Now in its third year, the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence recognize the individuals, teams, products, and organizations driving innovation across the global technology landscape. From artificial intelligence and cybersecurity to healthcare, finance, manufacturing, education, retail, and government technology, the awards honor excellence in every major area of technology.

This year's competition attracted more than 700 nominations from organizations in 37 nations and territories, reflecting the growing impact of technology innovation across industries worldwide.

More than 180 technology and business professionals from around the world participated in the judging process, evaluating nominations through independent scoring to determine this year's Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie® Award winners.

Top Award-Winning Organizations

Several organizations earned multiple Stevie Awards for their achievements in 2026. Leading this year's competition are:

IBM (Singapore and USA) — 9 Stevie Awards
Architecht (Istanbul, Türkiye) — 6 Stevie Awards
ValueLabs (India and USA) — 6 Stevie Awards
Asiacell (Baghdad, Iraq) — 5 Stevie Awards
Dubai Digital Authority (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) — 5 Stevie Awards
Epsilon3 (El Segundo, California, USA) — 5 Stevie Awards

Notable Gold winners include:

Cisco Systems, USA: Three Gold Stevie Awards in the categories Technical Innovation Of The Year - Information Technology, New Product Of The Year - Information Technology - Telecommunications, and Technology Team Of The Year - Information Technology - Software Development

Octopus Energy, UK: Three Gold Stevie Awards in the categories Company Of The Year - Energy Technology, New Product Of The Year - Energy Technology, and Technical Innovation Of The Year - Energy Technology

Plume, USA: Three Gold Stevie Awards in the categories Executive Of The Year: Dan Herscovici, New Product Of The Year - Communication Technology, and New Product Of The Year - Communication Technology

Ernst & Young, USA: Technology Team Of The Year - Information Technology - Platform Engineering

Doktar Technologies, Netherlands: Two Gold Stevie Awards for Technical Innovation Of The Year - Agricultural Technology and Technology Breakthrough Of The Year - Agricultural Technology

GCash, Philippines: Technology Breakthrough Of The Year - Financial Technology

MacPaw, Ukraine: Technology Team Of The Year - Information Technology - Cybersecurity

T-Mobile, USA: Employee Of The Year - Information Technology - Telecommunications, Harikishore Allu Balan

Walmart, USA: Employee Of The Year - Financial Technology, Ambika Saklani Bhardwaj

What Do the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence Recognize?

The Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence celebrate innovation across 23 technology disciplines, including:

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Information Technology
Business Technology
Financial Technology (FinTech)
Healthcare Technology
Green & Clean Technology
Communications Technology
Biotechnology
Aerospace Technology
Manufacturing Technology
Retail & E-Commerce Technology
Government Technology
Transportation & Mobility Technology

...along with ten additional technology sectors that recognize excellence across today's rapidly evolving technology ecosystem. There are categories within each sector that recognize individuals, entire organizations, new products, technology innovations, management teams, and more.

Whether developing breakthrough software, improving customer experiences with AI, advancing medical technology, or modernizing infrastructure, winners represent organizations using technology to solve meaningful challenges and create lasting impact.

Celebrating the Winners in Paris

Winners will be recognized during a red-carpet awards ceremony on October 28, 2026, at the Pullman Paris Montparnasse in Paris, France.

The event will celebrate winners from four Stevie Awards programs:

Stevie® Awards for Technology Excellence
Stevie® Awards for Great Employers
The International Business Awards®
German Stevie® Awards

The ceremony will also be broadcast live, allowing colleagues, clients, friends, and family around the world to join the celebration.

A Word from the Stevie Awards

"We congratulate all of the winners in the third annual Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence for their outstanding achievements," said Maggie Miller, President of the Stevie Awards.

"Technology continues to reshape every industry, and this year's winners demonstrate how innovation can improve organizations, strengthen communities, and create new opportunities around the world. We look forward to celebrating their accomplishments together in Paris this October."

About the Stevie® Awards for Technology Excellence

The Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence honor innovation in the workplace across every industry. The competition recognizes organizations of all sizes—including startups, nonprofits, government agencies, and multinational corporations—as well as the individuals and teams behind their success.

The program is one of nine Stevie Awards competitions, which together receive more than 12,000 nominations each year from organizations in more than 70 nations and territories.

Learn more about the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence, view this year's winners, or find information about entering future competitions by visiting Tech.StevieAwards.com.

Global awards program evaluates over 1,000 nominations across 38 nations and territories to recognize the world’s best places to work, HR teams, and professionals. Top winners include Turkiye Sigorta, Bank of America, and Tata Consultancy Services, with celebrations scheduled for Paris in October.

Winners in the 2026 (11th annual) Stevie® Awards for Great Employers were announced today. The awards recognize the world’s best employers and the human resources professionals, teams, achievements, and HR-related products and suppliers who help to create and drive great places to work.

More than 1,000 nominations from organizations in 38 nations and territories were evaluated in this year’s competition. Winners were determined by the average scores of more than 160 professionals worldwide, acting as judges. Furthermore, Stevie Award placements in the 42 Employer of the Year categories were determined by a unique blending of the ratings of judging professionals and more than 178,000 votes of the general public.

Two Grand (“best of show”) trophy winners in the competition will be announced during the week of July 20. Winners will be celebrated at a ceremony on Wednesday, October 28 at the Pullman Paris Montparnasse Hotel in Paris, France. The ceremony will be live-streamed. Tickets are now on sale.

Top Award-Winning Organizations

Among the organizations with five or more Stevie wins are:

• 24 Wins: Turkiye Sigorta (Türkiye)
• 21 Wins: Bank of America (USA)
• 18 Wins: Tata Consultancy Services (Canada, India, and USA)
• 15 Wins: SunExpress Airlines, Türkiye
• 11-13 Wins: DHL Global Forwarding, Germany (12); IBM, Bulgaria and USA (11)
• 8-9 Wins: Saman Bank, Iran (9); Bank Indonesia, Indonesia (8); Fiba Group, Türkiye (8); GCash (Mynt, Inc.), Philippines (8); STM, Türkiye (8)
• 6-7 Wins: LTM Limited, India (7); Maya Philippines, Inc., Philippines (7); Cathay United Bank, Taiwan and Singapore (6); HALKBANK, Türkiye (6); Hayat Kimya, Türkiye (6); Limak Cement, Türkiye (6); PLDT and Smart, Philippines (6); QNB Turkiye, Türkiye (6); Turkcell, Türkiye (6)
• 5 Wins: Access Offshoring, Australia (5); Doğuş Holding, Türkiye (5); Garanti BBVA, Türkiye; (5); Koç University, Türkiye (5); Ooredoo, Algeria, Maldives, and Qatar (5); ROKETSAN, Türkiye (5);
  
  

  2026 Award Categories

  The Stevie Awards for Great Employers recognize achievement in many facets of the workplace. Category groups include:

• AI Achievement Categories (New for 2026)
• Curated Training Platform of the Year
• Employer of the Year
• HR Achievement, Individual, and Team Categories
• Solutions & Implementations, and Solution Provider Categories
• Training Programs or Media, and Thought Leadership Categories

The Stevie^® Awards, organizers of The International Business Awards^®, announced today that the final entry deadline for the 2026 (23rd annual) edition of the awards has been extended through 16 July by popular demand. The original final entry deadline was 17 June.

The International Business Awards are widely recognized as the world's premier business awards competition, attracting nominations from organizations in over 70 nations and territories each year.

All individuals and organizations worldwide—public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small—may submit nominations to The International Business Awards. Entry details are available at http://IBA.StevieAwards.com.

“The extended entry period will give organizations additional time to prepare and submit their nominations," said Stevie Awards President Maggie Miller.

Juries featuring more than 250 executives worldwide will determine the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners. Winners will be announced on 12 August and celebrated at a joint gala award ceremony in Paris, France, at the Pullman Paris Montparnasse on Wednesday, 28 October.

Winners in the 2026 editions of The International Business Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence will be celebrated together in Paris. Grand, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and People's Choice Stevie Award trophies and medallions will be distributed to winners.

Tickets for the awards banquet will be available starting 12 August, when the winners are publicly announced.

“We are thrilled to announce that this year’s International Business Awards banquet will be held in Paris, France," added Miller. "We anticipate over 400 professionals from more than 20 nations to attend the awards ceremony.”

The International Business Awards recognize achievement in every facet of the workplace. Categories include:

• Achievement Categories
• Achievement in Management Categories
• Achievement in Marketing Categories
• Achievement in Public Relations Categories
• AI Innovation & Transformation Categories (New for 2026)
• App Categories
• Company/Organization Categories
• Creative Categories
• Customer Service Categories
• Entrepreneur Categories
• Event Categories
• Human Resources Categories
• Individual Categories
• New Product & Product Management Categories
• Podcast Categories
• Public Sector & Government Innovation Categories (New for 2026)
• Publication Categories
• Social Media Categories
• Support Categories
• Sustainability Categories
• Technology Categories
• Thought Leadership Categories
• Video Categories
• Web Achievement Categories

There are many new and revised features of The International Business Awards for 2026:

• There are two entirely new category groups
  • AI Innovation & Transformation Categories
  • Public Sector & Government Innovation Categories

In addition to the new AI and Public Sector category groups, The 2026 International Business Awards have expanded significantly across many existing award areas. New categories recognize achievements in areas such as data and analytics, digital transformation, operational excellence, product-led growth, customer service innovation, employee wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, and emerging leadership disciplines including cybersecurity, sales, business development, and data leadership. The awards have also introduced new industry sectors throughout the Company of the Year, Entrepreneur, and Management categories, including Agritech, Biotechnology, Cybersecurity, E-commerce, Education & EdTech, Gaming & Esports, Logistics & Supply Chain, and Venture Capital.

The program has also expanded its recognition of innovation in marketing, communications, events, creative work, mobile apps, products, and technology solutions. New categories highlight areas such as accessibility, sustainability, customer retention, employer branding, experiential marketing, hybrid and AI-powered events, as well as emerging technologies including robotics, quantum computing, AI security, digital twins, smart manufacturing, and ESG technology. These additions reflect the evolving priorities of organizations worldwide and provide new opportunities for entrants to showcase achievements in fast-growing fields and emerging business disciplines.

Notable 2025 International Business Awards winners include Azul, Cathay Pacific, Cisco, Critical Mass, Deloitte, DHL Express, EBizCharge, Foundever, GigaCloud Technology, HALKBANK, IBM, IntouchCX, Jenzabar, Manulife, Manila Electric Company, Origence, pladis, SoftPro, Tata Consultancy Services, VelocityEHS, and many more.