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Symbol Leadership Awards 2026

The Global Benchmark for Leadership

Part of the Symbol family of awards celebrating excellence since 2009, the Leadership Awards recognize leadership achievements that drive innovation, inspire creativity, and push organizations and industries forward.

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70+ award categories

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1.
Individual Excellence
Celebrating visionary individuals whose leadership, creativity, and courage inspire progress, drive transformation, and shape the future.
2.
Business Leadership
Recognizing executives and managers who shape the direction of their organizations with clarity, empathy, and a commitment to sustainable success.
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Teams & Collaborations
Celebrating teamwork and collaboration, these awards recognize groups and partnerships that achieve measurable success through shared purpose and cooperation.
Grand Prix Individual Excellence
The highest distinction for personal leadership excellence, honoring individuals whose achievements redefine what integrity, innovation, and positive influence look like in practice.
The highest distinction for personal leadership excellence, honoring individuals whose achievements redefine what integrity, innovation, and positive influence look like in practice.
Grand Prix Individual Excellence
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The highest distinction for personal leadership excellence, honoring individuals whose achievements redefine what integrity, innovation, and positive influence look like in practice.
Grand Prix Inspiring Leader
The highest recognition for individuals whose vision, empathy, and courage motivate others to do their best work and create lasting change.
The highest recognition for individuals whose vision, empathy, and courage motivate others to do their best work and create lasting change.
Grand Prix Inspiring Leader
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The highest recognition for individuals whose vision, empathy, and courage motivate others to do their best work and create lasting change.
Entrepreneurship
For founders and innovators who turn ideas into lasting value through clear vision, persistence, and responsible business leadership
For founders and innovators who turn ideas into lasting value through clear vision, persistence, and responsible business leadership
Entrepreneurship
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For founders and innovators who turn ideas into lasting value through clear vision, persistence, and responsible business leadership
Female Entrepreneur
For women leading with clarity, creativity, and the kind of drive that changes industries for good.
For women leading with clarity, creativity, and the kind of drive that changes industries for good.
Female Entrepreneur
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For women leading with clarity, creativity, and the kind of drive that changes industries for good.
Inclusion Entrepreneur
Celebrating business leaders who make diversity, accessibility, and equality part of how their companies grow.
Celebrating business leaders who make diversity, accessibility, and equality part of how their companies grow.
Inclusion Entrepreneur
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Celebrating business leaders who make diversity, accessibility, and equality part of how their companies grow.
Innovative Entrepreneur
Recognizing entrepreneurs who rethink what’s possible through bold ideas, fresh technology, and original thinking.
Recognizing entrepreneurs who rethink what’s possible through bold ideas, fresh technology, and original thinking.
Innovative Entrepreneur
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Recognizing entrepreneurs who rethink what’s possible through bold ideas, fresh technology, and original thinking.
Serial Entrepreneur
For entrepreneurs who keep building, creating new ventures with insight, persistence, and curiosity.
For entrepreneurs who keep building, creating new ventures with insight, persistence, and curiosity.
Serial Entrepreneur
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For entrepreneurs who keep building, creating new ventures with insight, persistence, and curiosity.
Social Entrepreneur
Recognizing entrepreneurs who turn ideas into ventures that improve lives and strengthen communities.
Recognizing entrepreneurs who turn ideas into ventures that improve lives and strengthen communities.
Social Entrepreneur
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Recognizing entrepreneurs who turn ideas into ventures that improve lives and strengthen communities.
Sustainability Entrepreneur
For founders who build businesses that last, combining smart growth with real care for the planet.
For founders who build businesses that last, combining smart growth with real care for the planet.
Sustainability Entrepreneur
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For founders who build businesses that last, combining smart growth with real care for the planet.
Leaders of Change
Recognizing individuals who challenge convention, champion progress, and lead meaningful transformation in any field, regardless of their role or seniority.
Recognizing individuals who challenge convention, champion progress, and lead meaningful transformation in any field, regardless of their role or seniority.
Leaders of Change
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Recognizing individuals who challenge convention, champion progress, and lead meaningful transformation in any field, regardless of their role or seniority.
Communications Changemaker
For professionals who use clear, authentic communication to create understanding and spark meaningful change.
For professionals who use clear, authentic communication to create understanding and spark meaningful change.
Communications Changemaker
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For professionals who use clear, authentic communication to create understanding and spark meaningful change.
Data-Driven Changemaker
For innovators who use data to make smarter, more effective decisions that lead to real progress.
For innovators who use data to make smarter, more effective decisions that lead to real progress.
Data-Driven Changemaker
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For innovators who use data to make smarter, more effective decisions that lead to real progress.
Digital Changemaker
For leaders who use technology to reshape how businesses work, connect, and grow in the digital era.
For leaders who use technology to reshape how businesses work, connect, and grow in the digital era.
Digital Changemaker
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For leaders who use technology to reshape how businesses work, connect, and grow in the digital era.
Industry Influencer
Celebrating leaders whose credibility and voice set direction and inspire progress across their field.
Celebrating leaders whose credibility and voice set direction and inspire progress across their field.
Industry Influencer
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Celebrating leaders whose credibility and voice set direction and inspire progress across their field.
Innovative Leader
Recognizing pioneers who lead with curiosity, experimentation, and a mindset focused on what comes next.
Recognizing pioneers who lead with curiosity, experimentation, and a mindset focused on what comes next.
Innovative Leader
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Recognizing pioneers who lead with curiosity, experimentation, and a mindset focused on what comes next.
Intrapreneur
For professionals who bring an entrepreneurial mindset to established organizations, creating new ideas and driving growth from within.
For professionals who bring an entrepreneurial mindset to established organizations, creating new ideas and driving growth from within.
Intrapreneur
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For professionals who bring an entrepreneurial mindset to established organizations, creating new ideas and driving growth from within.
Marketing Changemaker
For marketers who rethink how brands connect with people and build genuine relationships through their creative vision.
For marketers who rethink how brands connect with people and build genuine relationships through their creative vision.
Marketing Changemaker
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For marketers who rethink how brands connect with people and build genuine relationships through their creative vision.
Mentor
For leaders who guide others with patience, encouragement, and a lasting sense of purpose.
For leaders who guide others with patience, encouragement, and a lasting sense of purpose.
Mentor
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For leaders who guide others with patience, encouragement, and a lasting sense of purpose.
Philanthropist
Celebrating leaders who use their success to give back and create lasting social value.
Celebrating leaders who use their success to give back and create lasting social value.
Philanthropist
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Celebrating leaders who use their success to give back and create lasting social value.
Thought Leader
Recognizing individuals whose ideas shape industries, spark conversation, and move their fields forward.
Recognizing individuals whose ideas shape industries, spark conversation, and move their fields forward.
Thought Leader
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Recognizing individuals whose ideas shape industries, spark conversation, and move their fields forward.
Visionary
For individuals with a clear view of the future and the courage to turn that vision into reality.
For individuals with a clear view of the future and the courage to turn that vision into reality.
Visionary
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For individuals with a clear view of the future and the courage to turn that vision into reality.
People's Choice Individual Excellence
Chosen by the public, these awards honor leaders who earn admiration and trust through openness, purpose, and a genuine connection with people
Chosen by the public, these awards honor leaders who earn admiration and trust through openness, purpose, and a genuine connection with people
People's Choice Individual Excellence
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Chosen by the public, these awards honor leaders who earn admiration and trust through openness, purpose, and a genuine connection with people
People's Choice Inspiring Leader
Recognizing individuals admired by the public for their authenticity, purpose, and honest inspiration.
Recognizing individuals admired by the public for their authenticity, purpose, and honest inspiration.
People's Choice Inspiring Leader
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Recognizing individuals admired by the public for their authenticity, purpose, and honest inspiration.
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Grand Prix Business Leadership
The highest recognition for executives whose strategic thinking, values, and leadership culture set a model for modern organizations.
The highest recognition for executives whose strategic thinking, values, and leadership culture set a model for modern organizations.
Grand Prix Business Leadership
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The highest recognition for executives whose strategic thinking, values, and leadership culture set a model for modern organizations.
Grand Prix Manager
The highest honor for strategic leadership that inspires teams, shapes industries, and delivers enduring success.
The highest honor for strategic leadership that inspires teams, shapes industries, and delivers enduring success.
Grand Prix Manager
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The highest honor for strategic leadership that inspires teams, shapes industries, and delivers enduring success.
Executive Management
For senior leaders responsible for company-wide direction, growth, and transformation, ensuring stability and progress across all levels.
For senior leaders responsible for company-wide direction, growth, and transformation, ensuring stability and progress across all levels.
Executive Management
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For senior leaders responsible for company-wide direction, growth, and transformation, ensuring stability and progress across all levels.
Chairman
Celebrating strategic leaders who provide clarity, stability, and direction at the highest level of governance.
Celebrating strategic leaders who provide clarity, stability, and direction at the highest level of governance.
Chairman
PREMIUM
Celebrating strategic leaders who provide clarity, stability, and direction at the highest level of governance.
Data & Analytics Officer Executive
Celebrating executives who use data to guide smart decisions and shape effective business strategies.
Celebrating executives who use data to guide smart decisions and shape effective business strategies.
Data & Analytics Officer Executive
PREMIUM
Celebrating executives who use data to guide smart decisions and shape effective business strategies.
Finance Executive
For executives shaping financial strategy, ensuring sustainable growth, and guiding long-term value.
For executives shaping financial strategy, ensuring sustainable growth, and guiding long-term value.
Finance Executive
PREMIUM
For executives shaping financial strategy, ensuring sustainable growth, and guiding long-term value.
Legal Executive
For senior legal leaders who uphold integrity, guide strategy, and build trust across every part of the organization.
For senior legal leaders who uphold integrity, guide strategy, and build trust across every part of the organization.
Legal Executive
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For senior legal leaders who uphold integrity, guide strategy, and build trust across every part of the organization.
Operations Executive
For leaders who streamline systems, strengthen performance, and keep organizations running smoothly.
For leaders who streamline systems, strengthen performance, and keep organizations running smoothly.
Operations Executive
PREMIUM
For leaders who streamline systems, strengthen performance, and keep organizations running smoothly.
Product Development Executive
Recognizing executives who lead teams from concept to launch, turning good ideas into successful products.
Recognizing executives who lead teams from concept to launch, turning good ideas into successful products.
Product Development Executive
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Recognizing executives who lead teams from concept to launch, turning good ideas into successful products.
Research & Development Executive
Recognizing leaders who advance discovery and technology through focused research and innovation.
Recognizing leaders who advance discovery and technology through focused research and innovation.
Research & Development Executive
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Recognizing leaders who advance discovery and technology through focused research and innovation.
Vice Chair
For senior leaders who support strategic continuity and maintain strong governance across the organization.
For senior leaders who support strategic continuity and maintain strong governance across the organization.
Vice Chair
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For senior leaders who support strategic continuity and maintain strong governance across the organization.
Vice President
For senior leaders driving transformation, business growth, and lasting organizational success.
For senior leaders driving transformation, business growth, and lasting organizational success.
Vice President
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For senior leaders driving transformation, business growth, and lasting organizational success.
Functional & Department Leaders
Honoring managers who turn strategy into results, building effective teams and maintaining strong performance through collaboration and trust.
Honoring managers who turn strategy into results, building effective teams and maintaining strong performance through collaboration and trust.
Functional & Department Leaders
PREMIUM
Honoring managers who turn strategy into results, building effective teams and maintaining strong performance through collaboration and trust.
Change Manager
For professionals who lead transformation, helping organizations adapt and move forward with purpose.
For professionals who lead transformation, helping organizations adapt and move forward with purpose.
Change Manager
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For professionals who lead transformation, helping organizations adapt and move forward with purpose.
Data & Analytics Manager
For specialists who turn data into clear insights that guide better decisions and steady growth.
For specialists who turn data into clear insights that guide better decisions and steady growth.
Data & Analytics Manager
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For specialists who turn data into clear insights that guide better decisions and steady growth.
E-commerce Manager
For professionals overseeing online sales, strategy, and customer experience from start to finish.
For professionals overseeing online sales, strategy, and customer experience from start to finish.
E-commerce Manager
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For professionals overseeing online sales, strategy, and customer experience from start to finish.
Engineering Manager
Celebrating managers who lead engineering teams with precision and practical problem-solving.
Celebrating managers who lead engineering teams with precision and practical problem-solving.
Engineering Manager
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Celebrating managers who lead engineering teams with precision and practical problem-solving.
Operations Manager
Recognizing managers who keep daily operations efficient, coordinated, and always improving.
Recognizing managers who keep daily operations efficient, coordinated, and always improving.
Operations Manager
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Recognizing managers who keep daily operations efficient, coordinated, and always improving.
Procurement Manager
Recognizing managers who manage resources wisely and build dependable, sustainable supply networks.
Recognizing managers who manage resources wisely and build dependable, sustainable supply networks.
Procurement Manager
PREMIUM
Recognizing managers who manage resources wisely and build dependable, sustainable supply networks.
Product Manager
For leaders who shape products through customer understanding, clear priorities, and thoughtful design.
For leaders who shape products through customer understanding, clear priorities, and thoughtful design.
Product Manager
PREMIUM
For leaders who shape products through customer understanding, clear priorities, and thoughtful design.
Program Manager
For strategic planners who align multiple projects and deliver lasting value across teams and goals.
For strategic planners who align multiple projects and deliver lasting value across teams and goals.
Program Manager
PREMIUM
For strategic planners who align multiple projects and deliver lasting value across teams and goals.
Project Manager
Recognizing professionals who take ideas from concept to completion through skillful coordination and clear focus.
Recognizing professionals who take ideas from concept to completion through skillful coordination and clear focus.
Project Manager
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Recognizing professionals who take ideas from concept to completion through skillful coordination and clear focus.
Quality / QA Manager
Celebrating managers who maintain high standards and ensure every product or service meets expectations.
Celebrating managers who maintain high standards and ensure every product or service meets expectations.
Quality / QA Manager
PREMIUM
Celebrating managers who maintain high standards and ensure every product or service meets expectations.
Revenue Operations (RevOps) Manager
For leaders who bring sales, marketing, and finance together to drive growth and better alignment.
For leaders who bring sales, marketing, and finance together to drive growth and better alignment.
Revenue Operations (RevOps) Manager
PREMIUM
For leaders who bring sales, marketing, and finance together to drive growth and better alignment.
Risk & Compliance Manager
Celebrating managers who safeguard integrity by building clear, effective risk and compliance programs.
Celebrating managers who safeguard integrity by building clear, effective risk and compliance programs.
Risk & Compliance Manager
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Celebrating managers who safeguard integrity by building clear, effective risk and compliance programs.
Supply Chain Manager
For leaders who make supply chains agile, transparent, and efficient from sourcing to delivery.
For leaders who make supply chains agile, transparent, and efficient from sourcing to delivery.
Supply Chain Manager
PREMIUM
For leaders who make supply chains agile, transparent, and efficient from sourcing to delivery.
People's Choice Business Leadership
Chosen by the public, this award celebrates leaders who inspire loyalty and respect through their authenticity, fairness, and ability to bring people together.
Chosen by the public, this award celebrates leaders who inspire loyalty and respect through their authenticity, fairness, and ability to bring people together.
People's Choice Business Leadership
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Chosen by the public, this award celebrates leaders who inspire loyalty and respect through their authenticity, fairness, and ability to bring people together.
People's Choice Manager
Honoring leaders, publicly admired for their authenticity, judgment, and real impact at work.
Honoring leaders, publicly admired for their authenticity, judgment, and real impact at work.
People's Choice Manager
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Honoring leaders, publicly admired for their authenticity, judgment, and real impact at work.
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Grand Prix Teams & Collaborations
The ultimate honor for collective leadership, recognizing teams and partnerships whose cooperation, creativity, and shared vision deliver lasting results.
The ultimate honor for collective leadership, recognizing teams and partnerships whose cooperation, creativity, and shared vision deliver lasting results.
Grand Prix Teams & Collaborations
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The ultimate honor for collective leadership, recognizing teams and partnerships whose cooperation, creativity, and shared vision deliver lasting results.
Grand Prix Team Collaboration
The highest recognition for teams whose shared vision and collaboration lead to outstanding success.
The highest recognition for teams whose shared vision and collaboration lead to outstanding success.
Grand Prix Team Collaboration
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The highest recognition for teams whose shared vision and collaboration lead to outstanding success.
Team Excellence
Honoring high-performing teams that combine unity, accountability, and creativity to achieve strategic and human-centered goals.
Honoring high-performing teams that combine unity, accountability, and creativity to achieve strategic and human-centered goals.
Team Excellence
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Honoring high-performing teams that combine unity, accountability, and creativity to achieve strategic and human-centered goals.
Business Development Team
For growth-driven teams that create new opportunities and build lasting partnerships.
For growth-driven teams that create new opportunities and build lasting partnerships.
Business Development Team
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For growth-driven teams that create new opportunities and build lasting partnerships.
Communications Team
Celebrating teams that excel in storytelling, reputation management, and clear stakeholder communication.
Celebrating teams that excel in storytelling, reputation management, and clear stakeholder communication.
Communications Team
PREMIUM
Celebrating teams that excel in storytelling, reputation management, and clear stakeholder communication.
Data & Analytics Team
Recognizing teams that turn data into clear understanding and smarter business decisions.
Recognizing teams that turn data into clear understanding and smarter business decisions.
Data & Analytics Team
PREMIUM
Recognizing teams that turn data into clear understanding and smarter business decisions.
Digital Transformation Team
For teams leading digital change across systems and culture, improving how organizations work and connect.
For teams leading digital change across systems and culture, improving how organizations work and connect.
Digital Transformation Team
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For teams leading digital change across systems and culture, improving how organizations work and connect.
Executive Team
For senior leaders who guide organizational direction, align strategy, and foster shared success.
For senior leaders who guide organizational direction, align strategy, and foster shared success.
Executive Team
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For senior leaders who guide organizational direction, align strategy, and foster shared success.
Facilities & Workplace Team
Recognizing teams that design and manage safe, efficient, and inspiring workplaces.
Recognizing teams that design and manage safe, efficient, and inspiring workplaces.
Facilities & Workplace Team
PREMIUM
Recognizing teams that design and manage safe, efficient, and inspiring workplaces.
Innovation Team
Recognizing teams that pioneer new ideas, products, and ways of working that move their organizations forward.
Recognizing teams that pioneer new ideas, products, and ways of working that move their organizations forward.
Innovation Team
PREMIUM
Recognizing teams that pioneer new ideas, products, and ways of working that move their organizations forward.
Legal Team
For teams that protect the organization by giving clear legal advice, managing risk, and making sure every action follows the law.
For teams that protect the organization by giving clear legal advice, managing risk, and making sure every action follows the law.
Legal Team
PREMIUM
For teams that protect the organization by giving clear legal advice, managing risk, and making sure every action follows the law.
Operations Team
Recognizing teams that keep daily operations running smoothly through planning, coordination, and reliable execution.
Recognizing teams that keep daily operations running smoothly through planning, coordination, and reliable execution.
Operations Team
PREMIUM
Recognizing teams that keep daily operations running smoothly through planning, coordination, and reliable execution.
Product Management Team
Recognizing teams that connect strategy, design, and user needs to create products that truly serve their customers.
Recognizing teams that connect strategy, design, and user needs to create products that truly serve their customers.
Product Management Team
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Recognizing teams that connect strategy, design, and user needs to create products that truly serve their customers.
Project Management Team
Celebrating teams that plan, organize, and deliver projects efficiently while keeping goals, scope, and timelines on track.
Celebrating teams that plan, organize, and deliver projects efficiently while keeping goals, scope, and timelines on track.
Project Management Team
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Celebrating teams that plan, organize, and deliver projects efficiently while keeping goals, scope, and timelines on track.
Quality Assurance (QA) Team
Celebrating teams dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of quality, safety, and reliability.
Celebrating teams dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of quality, safety, and reliability.
Quality Assurance (QA) Team
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Celebrating teams dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of quality, safety, and reliability.
Research & Development Team
Celebrating teams that excel in advancing discovery and technology through focused research and innovation.
Celebrating teams that excel in advancing discovery and technology through focused research and innovation.
Research & Development Team
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Celebrating teams that excel in advancing discovery and technology through focused research and innovation.
Revenue Operations (RevOps) Team
For teams aligning sales, marketing, and customer success to strengthen collaboration and drive revenue growth.
For teams aligning sales, marketing, and customer success to strengthen collaboration and drive revenue growth.
Revenue Operations (RevOps) Team
PREMIUM
For teams aligning sales, marketing, and customer success to strengthen collaboration and drive revenue growth.
Risk & Compliance Team
For teams that protect integrity by managing risk, governance, and ethical standards.
For teams that protect integrity by managing risk, governance, and ethical standards.
Risk & Compliance Team
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For teams that protect integrity by managing risk, governance, and ethical standards.
Security & Privacy Team
For teams ensuring data protection, organizational resilience, and a culture of trust.
For teams ensuring data protection, organizational resilience, and a culture of trust.
Security & Privacy Team
PREMIUM
For teams ensuring data protection, organizational resilience, and a culture of trust.
Supply Chain & Procurement Team
Recognizing teams that master sourcing, logistics, and supply management to keep operations strong and efficient.
Recognizing teams that master sourcing, logistics, and supply management to keep operations strong and efficient.
Supply Chain & Procurement Team
PREMIUM
Recognizing teams that master sourcing, logistics, and supply management to keep operations strong and efficient.
Collaboration Excellence
For outstanding cross-functional or inter-organizational collaborations that demonstrate effective teamwork, communication, and tangible impact.
For outstanding cross-functional or inter-organizational collaborations that demonstrate effective teamwork, communication, and tangible impact.
Collaboration Excellence
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For outstanding cross-functional or inter-organizational collaborations that demonstrate effective teamwork, communication, and tangible impact.
Co-Creation Team
Celebrating teams that work closely with stakeholders, such as consumers or experts, to design better products, services, or solutions through shared creativity.
Celebrating teams that work closely with stakeholders, such as consumers or experts, to design better products, services, or solutions through shared creativity.
Co-Creation Team
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Celebrating teams that work closely with stakeholders, such as consumers or experts, to design better products, services, or solutions through shared creativity.
Cross-Cultural Team
For teams that bring together diverse perspectives and cultures to work toward shared goals and mutual success.
For teams that bring together diverse perspectives and cultures to work toward shared goals and mutual success.
Cross-Cultural Team
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For teams that bring together diverse perspectives and cultures to work toward shared goals and mutual success.
Cross-Functional Team
Recognizing collaborations that unite different areas of expertise to solve complex challenges and achieve strong results.
Recognizing collaborations that unite different areas of expertise to solve complex challenges and achieve strong results.
Cross-Functional Team
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Recognizing collaborations that unite different areas of expertise to solve complex challenges and achieve strong results.
International Team
For global teams that excel at coordination, inclusion, and innovation across borders and time zones.
For global teams that excel at coordination, inclusion, and innovation across borders and time zones.
International Team
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For global teams that excel at coordination, inclusion, and innovation across borders and time zones.
Organizational Synergy
For company-wide teams that work together toward a common goal, strengthening collaboration, communication, and overall performance.
For company-wide teams that work together toward a common goal, strengthening collaboration, communication, and overall performance.
Organizational Synergy
PREMIUM
For company-wide teams that work together toward a common goal, strengthening collaboration, communication, and overall performance.
Public-Private Team
For joint teams that combine public vision with private innovation to deliver outcomes that benefit society.
For joint teams that combine public vision with private innovation to deliver outcomes that benefit society.
Public-Private Team
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For joint teams that combine public vision with private innovation to deliver outcomes that benefit society.
Strategic Alliance Team
Recognizing joint groups of representatives from partner organizations, or different teams within the same organization that have been formed to achieve shared strategic objectives.
Recognizing joint groups of representatives from partner organizations, or different teams within the same organization that have been formed to achieve shared strategic objectives.
Strategic Alliance Team
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Recognizing joint groups of representatives from partner organizations, or different teams within the same organization that have been formed to achieve shared strategic objectives.
People's Choice Teams & Collaborations
This award, voted on by the public, honors collective effort and shared achievement grounded in mutual respect, trust, and purpose.
This award, voted on by the public, honors collective effort and shared achievement grounded in mutual respect, trust, and purpose.
People's Choice Teams & Collaborations
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This award, voted on by the public, honors collective effort and shared achievement grounded in mutual respect, trust, and purpose.
People's Choice Teams Collaboration
Celebrating teams that wow the public with their unity, creativity, and strong sense of collaboration.
Celebrating teams that wow the public with their unity, creativity, and strong sense of collaboration.
People's Choice Teams Collaboration
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Celebrating teams that wow the public with their unity, creativity, and strong sense of collaboration.
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Meet the awards jury

The Symbol Awards jury panel includes global leaders and C-suite executives from a variety of industries and organizations, as well as leading influencers and thought leaders.
Liron David
Founder + CEO
Irene Bosi
Event Director
Michael Close
Head of Design & Marketing
Renee Born
Premium Event Host and Emcee | Presenter
Carolina Ribera
Director of Events and Sponsorships
Anissa Tennah
Head of Events
Kim Kopetz
President and CEO
Ben Turner
Founder and CEO
Liron David
Founder + CEO
Irene Bosi
Event Director
Michael Close
Head of Design & Marketing
Renee Born
Premium Event Host and Emcee | Presenter
Carolina Ribera
Director of Events and Sponsorships
Anissa Tennah
Head of Events
Kim Kopetz
President and CEO
Ben Turner
Founder and CEO
Liron David
Founder + CEO
Irene Bosi
Event Director
Michael Close
Head of Design & Marketing
Renee Born
Premium Event Host and Emcee | Presenter
Carolina Ribera
Director of Events and Sponsorships
Anissa Tennah
Head of Events
Kim Kopetz
President and CEO
Ben Turner
Founder and CEO
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