FastCompany’s World Changing Ideas Awards

Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards honours products, concepts, companies, and policies that are designed to make the world safer, cleaner, more sustainable, and more equitable. The contest has recognised everything from a solar-powered refrigerator to a thermal battery to a program that helps renters build their credit history.

The awards will be considering every application and creating a list of the most compelling entries—along with a few categories offering chances for additional recognition for companies excelling in specific locations, sectors, and years in business – to create a single list of the top World Changing Ideas entries.

In all applications, they are looking for creative, surprising projects that have launched in the past year and are committed to tackling the most pressing issues of our time. Entries will be judged by a group of Fast Company editors and reporters on their impact, sustainability, design, creativity, and scalability.

All finalists and winners will be listed on fastcompany.com.

Aurora Tech Award

The Aurora Tech Award is a worldwide prize for women founders of tech startups, created and supported by inDrive.

To participate, your startup is required to…

Be founded or co-founded and led by a woman

Have a functional prototype of a product

Fit in the investment limit of $4 million in funding, including the seed round

Be less than 5 years old

The programme is searching for startups that aim to make a positive difference in people’s lives.

Titan Women in Business Awards

Titan Women in Business Awards

The Titan Women in Business Awards recognize the achievements and positive contributions of women organisations and working professionals worldwide.

The awards are on a single mission in mind, to build a platform that stimulates the growth of female communities while rewarding their benchmarks with honor and prestige, as a means to further publicize these achievements.

The Titans extends welcoming arms to symbols of female accomplishments, advocates of SMEs or large organizations, and all who represent the female community across every industry within the market.

Change Awards

Change Awards

The Change Awards is an annual, global awards programme that honours the best examples of change leadership and innovation across different sectors. The Change Awards recognises people, teams and organisations that have made a significant difference in driving and facilitating change in their contexts. We are open to entries from individuals and organisations.

In 2024, 270 individuals from across the globe united behind the banner of facilitating and driving positive change and innovation, demonstrating the value of change in practice and the potential this developing profession offers. The spirit of cooperation and shared learning was a cornerstone of the event, with the conversations mainly oscillating around the rapid development of emerging technologies, their practical impacts and the pressure on the leadership to take action.

With prominent representatives from a wide range of organisations such as Pfizer, Wipro, NHS, BAE Systems, BBC, British Antarctic Survey, Astellas, AtkinsRealis, NFU Mutual, BP, Twinings, and more, the event’s recognition of the vital role of change professionals was almost palpable.

This event powerfully showcased the perseverance of many individuals who champion human-centric change and orchestrate strategic implementation of innovation globally.

Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service

The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are open to all organisations worldwide, and recognise the achievements of sales, customer service, and call centre professionals.

The Stevie® Awards are the world’s premier business awards. They were created in 2002 to honour and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of organisations and working professionals worldwide. In short order, the Stevie has become one of the world’s most coveted prizes.

There are now nine Stevie Awards programs, each with its own focus, list of categories, and schedule. Together they receive more than 12,000 nominations each year.

Stevie Award judges include many of the world’s most respected executives, entrepreneurs, innovators, and business educators. More than 1,000 professionals worldwide participate in the Stevie Award judging process each year. All Stevie Awards entrants have access to all judges’ comments about their nominations.

Sponsors of Stevie Awards programs include many leading B2B marketers, publishers, and government institutions.

Past Stevie Award winners including Acer Inc., Apple, BASF, BT, Ford Motor Company, ING, Procter & Gamble, Roche Group, and Samsung, among many others.

American Business Awards®

The American Business Awards® are open to all organisations operating in the U.S.A., and feature a wide variety of categories to recognise achievement in every facet of the workplace.

The Stevie® Awards are the world’s premier business awards. They were created in 2002 to honour and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of organisations and working professionals worldwide. In short order, the Stevie has become one of the world’s most coveted prizes.

There are now nine Stevie Awards programs, each with its own focus, list of categories, and schedule. Together they receive more than 12,000 nominations each year.

Stevie Award judges include many of the world’s most respected executives, entrepreneurs, innovators, and business educators. More than 1,000 professionals worldwide participate in the Stevie Award judging process each year. All Stevie Awards entrants have access to all judges’ comments about their nominations.

Sponsors of Stevie Awards programs include many leading B2B marketers, publishers, and government institutions.

Past Stevie Award winners including Acer Inc., Apple, BASF, BT, Ford Motor Company, ING, Procter & Gamble, Roche Group, and Samsung, among many others.

The Speaker Awards

The Speaker Awards

The Speaker Awards are our way of celebrating the talents of top class speakers who know how to engage and inspire people, whether online or face-to-face.

We created these awards to give a well-deserved standing ovation to those who work hard to share their knowledge and stories, making a real impact on their audiences.

It’s not just an awards ceremony; it’s a chance for speakers to connect, share experiences, and grow together in their craft, fostering a supportive community that values the art of speaking.

You’ll be judged based upon:

Content

• Structure: The talk is well-structured and well communicated.
• Engaging: The content was engaging and held your attention.
• Message: The content is clear, concise and easy to follow.

Delivery

• Stage Presence: The speaker has stage presence, is credible and commands attention.
• Tonality: Excellent use of tonality, voice, variety and articulation.
• Body Language: Effective use of body language that adds to rather than distracts.

Bookability

• Marketable: You can clearly see a market for the speaker, and it’s clear what they are known for.
• Client Ready: You have a client in mind for the speaker. You would book or promote the speaker today.
• Memorable: The speaker has a talk or stage presence you’ll remember days after seeing them.

Technical – Showreel & Virtual Speaker Categories Only.

Production Quality: The video submitted has high-quality sound, video and editing.

TEDx: TEDx Category Only.

The Idea Is Worth Spreading: The idea worth spreading is clear – The talk is well-structured, and the content is engaging.

BizX Awards

BizX Awards

The prestigious BizX Awards ceremony honours the accomplishments, achievements, values and contributions of businesses and their owners across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa… in an exciting setting of innovation, networking and education.

It can be used to motivate and highlight the great work of your team to provide them with a level of confidence that will generate productivity and growth throughout your company. After all, success in these awards is a reflection of not only your success but the success of your entire team!

You’re welcome to enter one, or if you prefer, a number of different categories, subject to your eligibility.

A valid entry must include all of the following documentation.

• A fully completed entry form with all required information (*) completed
• Maximum 10 pages of appendices for supporting information (optional)
• A high-resolution company logo (.jpeg, .eps, .pdf, .ai, .png)

Gatwick Diamond Business Awards

Gatwick Diamond Business Awards

The Gatwick Diamond is a key economic area, not just for the South East, but for the whole country.

The Gatwick Diamond is home to a vast range of businesses, which span all sectors of the economy, from household names to niche companies, and from multinationals to sole traders.

The Gatwick Diamond Business Award winners are those businesses, organisations or people who have shown innovation and inspiration in their work and have demonstrated a real commitment to this fast-developing region.

With a range of awards recognising innovation, environmental, customer service and performance credentials, they are an opportunity to come together and celebrate the very best of our business community.

As a not-for-profit organisation, owned and run by our members, our purpose is to support the success of Gatwick Diamond businesses and to promote the Gatwick Diamond as an economic area of regional and national importance.

To achieve this, we aim to be recognised by businesses and partners as the top membership organisation for facilitated business networking, knowledge sharing and partnering.

Our support adds tangible value to members and, through their success, we make a significant contribution to the Gatwick Diamond economy.

We are also recognised as an informed and respected voice of business in the Gatwick Diamond, championing private and public-sector investment to help create the best possible environment for our businesses to prosper and grow.

Institute of Customer Services UK Customer Satisfaction Awards

Institute of Customer Services UK Customer Satisfaction Awards

The UK’s most prestigious customer service awards.

The Institute of Customer Services UK Customer Satisfaction Awards recognise and celebrate the individuals and organisations consistently demonstrating service excellence. They are an opportunity for your organisation to gain recognition, enhance its reputation and celebrate the hard work of your teams.

UK Customer Satisfaction Awards are free to enter and open to all, member finalists receive one free place to the Awards ceremony, non-member finalists receive one free place with purchase of one or more additional places. Free places are limited to one maximum per organisation.

There are 18 categories covering all aspects of customer service, including; Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy, Customer Focus (SME or Large), Best Application of Technology, Employee Engagement Strategy, and Trusted Quality Provider to name a few.