The purpose of the Award is to identify and support outstanding ideas, projects, trends, and individuals offering innovations in the fields of science, culture, education, entrepreneurship, management, social practices, gender equality, creative transformation, digital technologies, etc.; to ensure expert and public recognition of the authors of innovative achievements.
The Award is open to professionals at any level. This includes founders, co-founders, executives, employees, individual entrepreneurs, self-employed individuals, and participants from the non-profit sector. Applicants must have demonstrated achievement, innovation, or leadership in one or more fields represented by the Award categories. Participation is not limited by job title, legal status, or company size.
Each entry will be judged by at least five qualified judges, approved by Awards staff, and rated on a 1–10 scale.
After judging, the entry in each category with the highest average score will receive the Cases&Faces Award.
Successful nominations in this category will describe one or more of your organization's or personal initiatives since the beginning of 2023 to grow its business or operations in nations other than the one in which it was founded.
Successful nominations in this category will describe one or more of your organization's or personal initiatives since the beginning of 2023 that have initiated or promoted one or more advances in scientific or technological understanding or practice.
This category recognizes individuals or organizations with technological advancements, superior customer experience, significant sales growth, effective digital marketing strategies, and contributions to the overall development of the e-commerce industry.
ACHIEVEMENT IN HUMAN RESOURCES management
Enter this category to recognize the achievements of individual HR-experts.
Book of the Year
Enter this category if you wish to recognize books and monographs from different fields: business, management, technology, marketing, sport, beauty, science, etc, regardless of the author's location, seniority, or position.
Enter this category to recognize the achievements of individual marketing executives at the VP level or above.
Technology Executive of the Year
For executive-level (VP or CXO and higher) tech professionals
Winners chicago 2025
Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations Apparel, Beauty & Fashion Automotive & Transport Equipment AV and Integrated Systems Banking Business & Professional Services Chemicals Computer Hardware Computer Software a. Up to 500 Employees b. 500 or More Employees Computer Services Conglomerates Consumer Products Consumer Services Electronics Education Energy Financial Services Food & Beverage Health Products & Services Hospitality & Leisure Insurance Internet/New Media Legal Manufacturing Materials & Construction Media & Entertainment Metals & Mining Non-Profit Organizations Oil&Gas Pharmaceuticals Real Estate Retail Telecommunications Transportation
Enter this category if you wish to recognize some subset of your entire creative organization, such as a specific animation, video, event-production, or client-creative team, for example. The team may be multidisciplinary, may stretch across multiple organizations (your own organization, client organizations, and agency or vendor organizations, for example), and may be a permanent team or a temporary team that was assembled only for a specific task or assignment.
These categories will recognize the entire careers of professionals who have worked at least 10 years. In these categories you may describe the individual nominee’s achievements over their entire career, not just since the beginning of 2021. a. Business Products Industries b. Business Services Industries c. Consumer Products Industries d. Consumer Services Industries
Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations Apparel, Beauty & Fashion Automotive & Transport Equipment Banking Business & Professional Services Chemicals Computer Hardware Computer Software a. Up to 500 Employees b. 500 or More Employees Computer Services Conglomerates Consumer Products Consumer Services Electronics Education Energy Financial Services Food & Beverage Health Products & Services Hospitality & Leisure Insurance Internet/New Media Legal Manufacturing Materials & Construction Media & Entertainment Metals & Mining Non-Profit Organizations Oil&Gas Pharmaceuticals Real Estate Retail Telecommunications Transportation Wholesale trade
Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations Apparel, Beauty & Fashion Automotive & Transport Equipment Banking Business & Professional Services Chemicals Computer Hardware Computer Software a. Up to 500 Employees b. 500 or More Employees Computer Services Conglomerates Consumer Products Consumer Services Digital Transformation Electronics Education Energy Financial Services Food & Beverage Green Tech & Sustainability Solutions Health Products & Services Hospitality & Leisure Insurance Internet/New Media Legal Manufacturing Materials & Construction Media & Entertainment Metals & Mining Non-Profit Organizations Oil&Gas Pharmaceuticals Product Development Real Estate Retail Telecommunications Transportation Wholesale trade
Automotive & Transport Equipment Banking Consumer Products Consumer Services Energy Financial Services Hospitality & Leisure Manufacturing Materials & Construction Metals & Mining Oil&Gas Real Estate Retail Telecommunications Transportation
AI and Machine Learning Automotive & Transport Equipment Banking Consumer Products Consumer Services Cybersecurity Energy E-commerce Financial Services Hospitality & Leisure Manufacturing Materials & Construction Metals & Mining Oil&Gas Retail Telecommunications Transportation
Business/Government Education & Reference Entertainment Events Experimental & Innovation Family & Kids Fashion & Beauty Financial Services / Banking Fitness & Recreation Food & Drink Games Guides/Ratings/Reviews Health & Wellness HR & Employee Experience Integrated Mobile Experience Learning & Education Lifestyle Magazine / Editorial Marketing Messaging Music News Productivity Professional Services Public Service & Activism Real Estate School / University Shopping Social Sports Training Travel Utilities & Services Best User Experience Best Use of AI & Machine Learning Best Use of Augmented Reality Best Use of Voice Technology
Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations AI & Machine Learning Consumer Electronics Data Analytics & Big Data FinTech Solutions Gaming & Entertainment Health & Wellness Products Home Automation & Smart Living HR Strategies Industrial Equipment Medical Devices Mobile App Mobile & Wearable Devices Personal Care Products SaaS Platforms Sustainability-Focused Products Travel & Mobility Solutions Retail & E-commerce Products
AI & Machine Learning Blockchain & Web3 Cloud Computing Cybersecurity Data Analytics & Big Data Digital Transformation Green Tech & Sustainability Solutions Quantum Computing Robotics & Automation Software Development Virtual & Augmented Reality (AR/VR) 5G & Telecommunications
Any entry found to contain false or misleading information will be disqualified. Gold-winning entries will be published on our website. Winners will have the opportunity to redact any confidential or non-public information from their entries before publication.
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Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Marketing, Corporate Law
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