Cases & Faces

Chicago, October, 11 (Sat)
12:00 - 9:00 pm

Apply for Award

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONGRESS

Innovations. Investments. Technologies

Chicago Annual Session

Cases&
Faces

Chicago, October, 11 (Sat)
12:00 - 9:00 pm

Apply for Award

Judging & Awards Process

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.

Become a Judge

Judges

Nominations

Achievement in International Expansion

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.

Achievement in Engineering

Successful nominations in this category will describe one or more of your organization's, project's, or personal achievements. Applicable achievement(s) may relate to engineering, programming, AI, ICT development etc.

Details

Achievement in Product Innovation

Successful nominations in this category will describe one or more product-related achievements since the beginning of 2023. Applicable achievement(s) may relate to innovation in product design or redesign, manufacturing processes or operations, branding, etc.

DETAILS

Achievement in IoT

A category recognizes exceptional accomplishments in the Internet of Things (IoT) sector. It celebrates individuals or organizations that have demonstrated significant innovation, integration, and impact in the IoT landscape.

Details

Achievement in Science or Technology

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.

Achievement in Technology Innovation

Successful nominations in this category will describe the genesis, development, and practical implementation of new, breakthrough technologies.

DETAILS

Achievement in E-commerce

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.

Best Entrepreneur

(any member of the founding team of an organization may be nominated)

Details

Executive of the Year

(e.g. CEO, President, Managing Director).

Details

Maverick of the Year

Recognizing the individual who's affected the most positive change on his or her organization and/or industry since the beginning of 2023

Innovator of the Year

Recognizing the individual who's contributed most to innovation, within their organization and/or industry, since the beginning of 2023.

Details

Marketing Executive of the Year

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

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.