FAIRFAX, Virginia., February 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Stevie® Awards, organizer of the world’s leading business awards programs, announced the winners of five Grand Stevie® Award trophies at the 13th annual edition Stevie Awards Asia Pacificthe only awards program to recognize workplace innovation across the entire Asia Pacific region.
Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners in various categories were announced on February 12. These rewards were determined by the average scores of the more than 125 executives around the world, acting as judges.
The Stevie Awards Asia Pacific 2026 recognized organizations in 23 markets, including Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Mainland China, France, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan region, Thailand, USA and Vietnam.
The Grand (“Best in Show”) Stevie Award is awarded to only a handful of organizations in each of the nine Stevie Awards competitions. As part of the Stevie Awards Asia Pacific, one Grand Stevie Award is presented to the most honored organization and one to each of the top-performing nominees in the four markets that submitted the most nominations.
ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR: SM Supercenters, in China and the Philippines, is this year’s most honored organization, with 52 award points earned from four gold, 11 silver and 12 bronze Stevie victories. The organization also won this honor at the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards in 2019. SM Companies won Grand Stevies at the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards in 2020, 2021 and 2025.
The Grand Stevie Awards will also be awarded to the highest-scoring nominations from the four nations that submitted the most nominations to this year’s competition. These winners are:
AUSTRALIA: Neuroleadof Tanawha, Queensland, received an average judges’ score of 9.0 out of a possible 10 for its nomination titled ‘Neurolead: Scaling Health and Safety Excellence Through a Perfect NPS 100 Global Model’, which won the Gold Stevie Award in the category that recognizes innovative achievements in health and safety excellence..
CHINA: Publicis influences Chinabased in Shanghai, wins this honor with an average score of 9.1 for its nomination titled “Publicis Influence: Transforming China’s Influencer Investment with Data-Driven Precision”, winner of the Gold Stevie for innovation in social media marketing.
INDIA: Cisco Systems Ind Pvt Ltdfrom Bengaluru, Karnataka, won the Gold Stevie in the AI Customer Service Innovation – IT Industries category, with an average score of 9.3 – the highest in the entire competition – for the nomination “SPectra: Revolutionizing the Experience of Service Providers and Hyperscalers with AI-Driven Innovation, Powered by RADKitPulse and Agntcy”. This is the third Grand Stevie Award won by Cisco Systems in India in the Stevie Awards Asia Pacific, having also won in 2022 and 2023 (Organization of the Year).
THE PHILIPPINES: Manila Electric Company (Meralco)Pasig City, wins nomination “No one is left in the dark: how Meralco brought 24/7 sustainable energy to Cagbalete Island”. The nomination won the Gold Stevie for Innovation in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Videos, with an average rating of 9.14.
The Stevie Awards Asia Pacific 2026 also includes the People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Businesses, a global public vote for all nominees in the Business/Organization categories of the competition. Voting continues until March 13. People’s Choice winners will receive a crystal People’s Choice Stevie Award trophy.
The winners of the Stevie Awards Asia Pacific 2026 will be celebrated at an awards banquet on April 17 at the Venetian Hotel, Macau. Tickets for the awards banquet are on sale now.
RP Newswire Asia is the official press release distribution partner of the Stevie Awards Asia Pacific 2026.
adobo magazine is the official creative media partner of the Stevie Awards Asia Pacific 2026.
George Mason University of Korea and the University’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship are sponsors of the Startup of the Year categories.
About the Stevie Awards
The Stevie Awards are presented in nine programs: the Asia Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East and North Africa Stevie Awards, the American Business Awards®, the International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence. The Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 countries and territories. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people who support them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performance in the workplace around the world. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com.
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