The Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, sponsored by theRas Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, is an international business awards competition open to all organizations in 17 nations in the Middle East and North Africa. The focus of the awards is recognizing innovation in all its forms.
On June 2, winners were celebrated at a virtual Stevie Awards ceremony which was broadcast to winners and their guests. During the awards ceremony, the Stevie Awards shared videos about the award-winning organizations followed by acceptance speeches, messages from Stevie Awards judges, sponsors, and celebrity special guests.
The 2021 Middle East Stevie & North Africa Awards have recognized organizations in 10 markets including Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. More than 400 nominations in Arabic & English were evaluated in this year’s competition and winners were determined by the average scores of more than 70 professionals worldwide, acting as judges in more than 150 categories including Achievements, Applications, Company/Organization, Corporate Communications & Public Relations, COVID-19 Response Categories, Customer Service Categories, Human Resources, Live Events, Management, Technology and more.
Stevie-winning organizations that attended the awards ceremony included:
- ADEK
- Board of Grievances, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Diversey LTD
- Department of Health, Abu Dhabi
- Dubai Media Inc.
- entomo, formally KPIMEA Software Trading
- Etihad Aviation Group
- Gate 10
- Kuwait Oil Company – Baker Hughes
- Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF)
- The General Administration of Customs, Abu Dhabi
- …and more
It was announced during the ceremony that the 2022 awards will begin accepting nominations beginning of September 2021.
"We are delighted to honor the achievements of such a diverse group of organizations across the MENA region in the 2021 edition of the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards," said Stevie Awards president Maggie Gallagher Miller. "Despite the obstacles presented by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year, these organizations show us that it is possible to innovate and succeed at any time, regardless of the challenges. We can’t wait to see what 2022 holds for the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards."