2026 HRO Today Association Awards Nomination Form

The 2026 HRO Today Association Awards are being presented live and in-person at HRO Today Forums in the EMEA and North America regions, and the finalist experience is being enhanced with greater visibility and recognition opportunities. This nomination form supports our streamlined, regional approach for 2026 and can be used to submit nominations in the APAC, EMEA, and North America regions.

We look forward to reviewing your nomination and highlighting the impactful work you and your partners are driving across the HR and talent ecosystem. 

2026 Awards Categories

• Business Partnership Excellence - External
  • Honors a high‑impact partnership between a provider member and a client organization that achieved measurable success together.
• Business Partnership Excellence - Internal
  • Recognizes cross‑functional collaboration within an organization that drove enterprise‑level results through effective HR partnership.
• Member of the Year
  • Recognizes an individual member whose leadership, engagement, and influence elevate the Association community and strengthen their workplace or the HR profession.
• Team of the Year
  • Celebrates an HR or talent team that delivered meaningul organizational impact through collaboration, innovatoin, and stragetic HR execution.

2026 Award Presentation Details

• North America
  • Nomination Deadline - March 27, 2026
  • Awards Presentation Date - May 7, 2026 at the HRO Today Forum North America (Philadelphia, PA | May 6 - 8)
• EMEA
  • Nomination Deadline - September 1, 2026
  • Awards Presentation Date - November 4, 2026 at the HRO Today Forum EMEA (Barcelona, Spain | November 4 - 5)
• APAC
  • Nomination Deadline - December 31, 2026
  • Awards Presentation Date - Q1 2027 APAC Board of Adviors Meeting (Virtual | Date TBD)

Any questions about the 2026 HRO Today Association Awards? Visit our awards FAQ page or email Connor.Feeney@SharedXpertise.com. 

Describe the case for why this team or individual should be selected as the winner of this award(s). Please attempt to include the following in your nomination:

1. A summary of their accomplishments
2. The effectiveness of their work
3. The impact on employees and the organization
4. Any innovation that sets them apart
5. How they plan for sustainability and future success

Supporting Documentation: Please use the file uploader or text field below to submit any articles, whitepapers, speeches or other posted content to support the nomination. Any questions about supporting documents? Please email Connor.Feeney@SharedXpertise.com. 

Please note:
All nominations become property of the HRO Today Association and may be published or referenced in HRO Today, supporting publications, social media, and the HRO Today and HRO Today Association websites. If you have concerns about your information being published in any of these venues, please contact Connor.Feeney@SharedXpertise.com for more information.

IMPORTANT!
Finalists or a representative in the EMEA or North America regions are expected to attend their regional Forum to be in condiseration for winning an award. Finalists in the APAC region must attend the Q1 2027 APAC Board of Adviors meeting to be in consideration for winning an award.

EMEA and North America awards will be presented live and in-person, offering finalists high-impact visbility at our premier events in in those regions Corporate Practitioner members can save on Forum registration - please contact Connor.Feeney@SharedXpertise.com with any inquires related to registration.

Additionally, in order to be selected as a finalist or to be in consideration for winning an Association Award, you must be a member of the HRO Today Association. Not a member? Click here to explore our membership options or email Renee.Preston@SharedXpertise.com for more information on joining this global community.