MENA Newswire: The Stevie Awards, organizer of the world’s premier business awards programs, has issued a call for entries for the 2023 (fourth annual) Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, sponsored by the RAK Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Entry kits & complete details on the competition are available here.
The Middle East Stevie & North Africa Awards are the region’s only awards to recognize innovation in all its forms through the workplace. The awards are open to all organizations in 18 nations in the MENA region: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran (new for 2023), Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE & Yemen.
All individuals & organizations – public & private, for-profit & non-profit, large & small – may submit any number of nominations to any number of the categories. There are no entry fees in this awards program. Organizations may submit as many nominations as they would like, without cost. Instead, Gold, Silver & Bronze Stevie Award winners will pay a “winners fee” for each successful nomination. Nominations may be submitted online through two entry deadlines: October 5 & November 9, 2022. Winners’ fees payable will be lower for nominations submitted through the first deadline.
Winners of the Gold, Silver, & Bronze Stevie Awards in the competition will be announced on Jan 25, 2023, & celebrated during a gala event in Ras Al Khaimah on March 18. The competition features new categories for 2023. The Thought Leadership categories will recognize innovation in thought leadership strategy, development, & executive. Innovative Achievement in Corporate Social Responsibility & Innovative Achievement in Diversity & Inclusion have been added to the Achievement categories.
Nominations citing innovative achievements will be accepted & judged in both Arabic & English in more than 100 categories including: Apps & Websites, Achievements, Annual Reports & Other Publications, Company/Organization, Corporate Communications & Public Relations, COVID-19 Response, Customer Service, Human Resources, Live & Virtual Events, Management, Marketing, New Products & Services, Social Media, Technology, Videos and Thought Leadership. Click here to view the full list of 2022 award winners. The 2023 competition will be judged by more than 100 professionals around the world. Those who wish to apply to participate on one of the juries may do so at https://mena.stevieawards.com/sa-judge/register.