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  • Middle East Management Excellence Awards 2025

    Recognising the Middle East's Most Exceptional Business Leaders
  • AWARD ENTRY GUIDELINES

  • GUIDELINES

    • Each company/organisation may submit up to three (3) entries.
    • The awards are given to only one winner per category and corresponding industry on a country-level basis (e.g. UAE Executive of the Year - Banking).


    CATEGORIES

    • Executive of the Year
    • Innovator of the Year
    • Team of the Year
    • Employee Engagement of the Year
    • Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
    • Health and Wellness Initiative of the Year


    ELIGIBILITY

    The awards are for:

    ✔ Top-level executives, innovative individuals, and dynamic teams who showed remarkable leadership and innovative practices in the company
    ✔ Employee engagement, health & wellness, and diversity & inclusion initiatives that elevated employee morale and drove postiive outcomes for the company


    For the Executive, Innovator, and Team of the Year categories - The executive, innovator, or team must highlight their remarkable contributions to the success and growth of their companies in the last 12-24 calendar months.

    For the Employee Engagement, Health & Wellness, and Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives categories - The company must highlight a new project, innovation, strategy or initiative that made a positive impact to its workforce and other stakeholders, not more than 24 calendar months ago.


    Companies in the following industries are not eligible to join the awards programme: cryptocurrency, tobacco, multilevel marketing, and products with claim of health benefits.


    JUDGING CRITERIA

    Executive of the Year

    • Achievements - What accomplishments were achieved by the executive's exceptional leadership and how did they help drive the company's growth?
    • Challenges & Solutions - What were the biggest challenges that the executive encountered in moving the company forward? What solutions were implemented to overcome these challenges?
    • Innovation - What new ideas did the executive introduce to substantially boost the company's business?

    Innovator of the Year

    • Uniqueness - What was the unique and innovative initiative that the innovator have spearheaded which led to a significant growth in the company?
    • Success - What were the initiative's outcomes and what measures were used to achieve its success?
    • Effectiveness - How effective was the innovation and how did it impact the company?

    Team of the Year

    • Achievements - What were the team's remarkable contributions to the company's growth?
    • Challenges & Solutions - What were the biggest challenges that the team encountered in driving growth? What solutions were implemented to overcome these challenges?
    • Innovation - What new ideas did the team introduce to substantially boost the company's business?

    Employee Engagement of the Year

    • Strategy - What are the recent strategies implemented to engage the company's employees and enhance fulfilment with their careers?
    • Effectiveness - How effective was the strategy and what was its impact on the workforce?

    Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year

    • Strategy - What initiatives were implemented to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace?
    • Effectiveness - How effective were the initiatives and what was their impact on the workforce, the company's business and/or customers?

    Health and Wellness Initiative of the Year

    • Strategy - What initiatives were implemented to promote and support the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of the workforce?
    • Effectiveness - How effective were the initiatives and what was their impact on the workforce, the company's business and/or customers?

     

    COST

    Submission of entries is free of charge. If your company wins, you are entitled to book the winner's package to maximise the promotional benefits of your win.

    The winner's package secures your seats at the prestigious awards dinner and gives you access to a wide range of entitlements at an exclusive cost.

    The details and pricing for the winner's package can be found in the winner's package section towards the end of this form.

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  • CATEGORIES

  • The category consists of COUNTRY, a MAIN CATEGORY and a corresponding INDUSTRY.

    • MAIN CATEGORY -  refers to the specific award you are competing for such as Executive of the Year, Innovator of the Year, etc.
    • INDUSTRY -  refers to the sector your company operates in or the industry you serve with your products or services

    You must pick one main category and one corresponding industry category and your country. For example: "United Arab Emirates Executive of the Year - Advertising" 

    There will be one winning company per main category and corresponding industry by country.

  • ENTRY DETAILS

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    • A photo of the nominated Executive, Innovator, or Team is required.
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    • Submitting supporting documents that is optional but may strengthen your entry.
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  • What are the key achievements of the individual/team/project/initiative?

    Input facts and figures in one sentence (maximum of 25 words) for each achievement.
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  • WINNERS PACKAGE

    Submission of entries is free of charge. If your company wins, you are entitled to book the winner's package to maximise the promotional benefits of your win. The winner's package secures your seats at the prestigious awards dinner and gives you access to a wide range of entitlements at an exclusive cost. Invoice will only be sent after the announcement of winners.
  • Option 1: US$8,900

    • 1 - 4 seats to the awards dinner
    • Half-page advertisement in the Asian Business Review print magazine
    • An online article dedicated to your win to be published in the Asian Business Review website (asianbusinessreview.com)
    • Full rights to the article write-up that you can use for your own distribution or as a marketing material
    • Licensed use of the country-level* Management Excellence Awards 2025 logo on all your marketing materials
    • Award trophy

    Option 2: US$11,900 - MOST POPULAR

    • 5 - 8 to the awards dinner
    • Video interview about your win to be conducted during the awards dinner
    • Full-page advertisement or advertorial in the Asian Business Review print magazine
    • An online article dedicated to your win to be published in the Asian Business Review website (asianbusinessreview.com)
    • Full rights to the edited video interview and article write-up that you can use for your own distribution or as a marketing material
    • Licensed use of the country-level* Management Excellence Awards 2025 logo on all your marketing materials
    • Award trophy

    Option 3: US$14,900

    • 9 - 10 to the awards dinner
    • Video interview about your win to be conducted during the awards dinner
    • Double-page spread (1 full-page advertisement and 1 full-page advertorial) in the Asian Business Review print magazine
    • An online article dedicated to your win to be published in the Asian Business Review website (asianbusinessreview.com)
    • Short-form video (60 seconds) about your win that can be used in YouTube shorts, Instagram and Facebook reels, TikTok, and other social media platforms
    • Full rights to the edited video interview, article write-up, and short-form video that you can use for your own distribution or as a marketing material
    • Licensed use of the country-level* Management Excellence Awards 2025 logo on all your marketing materials
    • Award trophy 

    *The winners are entitled to use the country-level* Management Excellence Awards 2025 logo on all marketing materials and not the Middle East Management Excellence Awards 2025 logo.

  • AGREEMENT

  • WOULD YOU LIKE TO SUBMIT ANOTHER ENTRY?

    We're excited to see more of your excellence! You are allowed to submit up to three (3) entries, and may consider submitting an additional entry for another category.
  • ENTRY #2

  • ENTRY #2: CATEGORIES

  • The category consists of COUNTRY, a MAIN CATEGORY and a corresponding INDUSTRY.

    • MAIN CATEGORY -  refers to the specific award you are competing for such as Executive of the Year, Innovator of the Year, etc.
    • INDUSTRY -  refers to the sector your company operates in or the industry you serve with your products or services

    You must pick one main category and one corresponding industry category and your country. For example: "United Arab Emirates Executive of the Year - Advertising" 

    There will be one winning company per main category and corresponding industry by country.

  • ENTRY #2: ENTRY DETAILS

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    • A photo of the nominated Executive, Innovator, or Team is required.
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    • Submitting supporting documents that is optional but may strengthen your entry.
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  • What are the key achievements of the individual/team/project/initiative?

    Input facts and figures in one sentence (maximum of 25 words) for each achievement.
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  • WOULD YOU LIKE TO SUBMIT ONE LAST ENTRY?

    We're excited to see more of your excellence! You are allowed to submit up to three (3) entries, and may consider submitting an additional entry for another category.
  • ENTRY #3

  • ENTRY #3: CATEGORIES

  • The category consists of COUNTRY, a MAIN CATEGORY and a corresponding INDUSTRY.

    • MAIN CATEGORY -  refers to the specific award you are competing for such as Executive of the Year, Innovator of the Year, etc.
    • INDUSTRY -  refers to the sector your company operates in or the industry you serve with your products or services

    You must pick one main category and one corresponding industry category and your country. For example: "United Arab Emirates Executive of the Year - Advertising" 

    There will be one winning company per main category and corresponding industry by country.

  • ENTRY #3: ENTRY DETAILS

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    • A photo of the nominated Executive, Innovator, or Team is required.
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    • Submitting supporting documents that is optional but may strengthen your entry.
    • If you encounter issues uploading files here, you may send them by email to jane@charltonmediamail.com. 
  • What are the key achievements of the individual/team/project/initiative?

    Input facts and figures in one sentence (maximum of 25 words) for each achievement.
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