The Award honors women leaders who have made remarkable contributions to the sports management development, encouragement, and reinforcement of women's participation in sports fields and it recognizes the achievement of a woman leader who has excelled in sports or related activities.

1. The nominee must be involved in a sporting organizations’ activity or managing sports organizations and related activities.

2. The nominee may be involved in professional or amateur sports.

3. The nominee must inspire all those who aspire to sport and related activities.
4. The nominee should be a role model, encouraging women to take up a professional sport or pursue a sport as an active and healthy lifestyle option.

5. The nominee's profile should reflect the initiative to encourage more national women to participate in sports and games.
6. The nominee should have actively promoted a healthy lifestyle.
7. The nominee should have exemplified effective leadership and presence in the sports industry.
8. The nominee has excelled not only in sport management but also as a contributor to both sport and society over the past years
9. The nominee should serve as a model of effective practices for current and future sports executives
10. The nominee should exhibit imagination, excitement, and genius in sparking a keen public interest and appreciation for the role of sport in modern society
11. The nominee must have tempered strength with the keen verdict in using authority wisely as a means of bringing nations together through sport for the betterment of humankind
12. This individual should exhibit the qualities of dedication, grace under pressure, personal sacrifice, compassion, hope, and dignity that characterize the promotion of human welfare and social reform in sports management.
13. The nominee should have contributed to promoting international harmony, peace, and goodwill through the effective use of sport.
14. The nominee should demonstrate courageous action in overcoming adversity to excel in a sport.
15. The nominee should actively sponsor women to advance into championships.
16. It is considered if the nominee participated in national or international competitions or/and championships or any other event with supporting humanitarian prospects.performance can be individual or as part of a team.
17. Any research, course through technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and data analysis that leads to a deeper knowledge in the field of Sport will be considered.
18. Helping the level of public awareness in a specific area through popular platforms should be pointed out.
19. At least five years of acceptable work experince in Sports or related management role.
20. The individual should exhibit in all of the management functions, be well-known in the sports arena, and have an abiding belief in the need of ethical behavior in sports management

The "Woman Leader in Knowledge Management Excellence Award" recognizes women leader excellence in knowledge management.

The award recognizes the women leaders achieving real-world impact in knowledge management programs, including improved productivity, accelerated innovation, faster decision-making, and decreased cycle time to competency.

Eligibility criteria to submit a nomination for an award:

• The nominee should have displayed extraordinary leadership skills in knowledge management and innovation by promoting the opportunities that lead to continuous growth and development of the organization.
• The nominee should have participated efficiently in developing the organization as a thriving place for the exchange and orientation of knowledge and innovation.
• The nominee should have contributed actively to improve institutional competitiveness while strengthening its relations with other institutions.
• The nominee should have identified the reasons for the knowledge gap in the region and devised appropriate mechanisms to bridge the gap.
• The nominee should have initiated and implemented various projects based on knowledge-management applications and innovation.
• The nominee should have devised effective performance indicators that can measure the conduct and growth of the organization.
• The nominee should have worked to empower and develop young women leaders in this field.
• The nominee should have demonstrated effective and influential decision-making skills.
• The nominee should have kept track of the current, recent, and prominent regional and global developments in knowledge management.
• The nominee should have demonstrated significant problem-solving skills in developing the ICT competencies
• The nominee should have extended partnerships with other external organizations for the joint development of the region and the nation.
• The nominee should have utilized her leadership skills to tackle various risks and challenges in following the latest knowledge and education system innovations.
• The nominee should have dealt with various education and knowledge-based strategies and methodologies that are in the organization's best interest.
• The nominee should have supported a culture of dynamism, innovation, and creativity in knowledge and education.

• The nominee should have kept track of the current, recent, and prominent regional and global developments in knowledge management.
• The nominee should have demonstrated significant problem-solving skills in developing the ICT competencies.

• The nominee should have extended partnerships with other external organizations for the joint development of the region and the nation.

The "Woman Leader in Education Excellence Award "recognizes female leaders whose talent, creativity, and vision are exemplary.

The award recognizes the exceptional leadership of active, front-line female leaders who make a difference in the education industry every day.

Eligibility criteria to submit a nomination for an award:

• The nominees should have played a significant role in improving educational institutions, curricula teaching methods, and school administrations in such a way that contributed to the overall development of education in the region.
• The nominee can be from an educational institution or an organization entrusted with developing or promoting educational opportunities.
• The nominee must be committed to growing and developing others (seeking mentors to better herself and becoming a mentor to others).
• The nominee must have taken the lead in formulating innovative measures for education and training.
• The nominee must have inspired all those who aspire to work in the field of education.
• The nominee must have demonstrated extraordinary flair in leading society to respect learning and knowledge.
• The nominee should have played a major role in curriculum building for modern education.
• The nominee must have been able to identify the shortcomings in the educational system and take appropriate steps to rectify them with the available resources and policy restraints.
• The nominee must have contributed to developing the younger generation's interpersonal skills, enabling them to cope with future challenges and deal with people from different cultures.
• The nominee must have actively empowered women's education in the region while developing their cultural status.
• The nominee should have supported the development of the educational system and implemented it according to the demands and requirements of society.
• The nominee should have worked on encouraging women to participate in various fields of education.
• The nominee must advocate for the value of school administrators and contribute to the profession’s improvement.
• The nominee must be a woman in the early stages of her career who demonstrates excellence in her contributions to students, colleagues, and her institution (in service, innovative programs, teaching, research, etc.). She shows promise and potential for future contributions.
• The nominee must have demonstrated significant commitment and leadership in fostering diversity, equity, and empowering those from traditionally marginalized and underrepresented communities.
• The nominee must demonstrate a desire to give back through public or community service.

• The nominee should constantly improve administrative knowledge and skills while motivating others on the education team.

The woman Leader in Media Excellence Award is open for an outstanding woman each year who has exhibited excellence at an executive level and also, lead and motivate greatness in the national media industry; moreover, the award aims to empower and inspire women to take the lead and fulfill their professional potential.

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The Woman Leader in Media Excellence Award is a prestigious prize given to one outstanding woman each year who has given practically all of herself to attain exceptional leadership in the media industry. Possible contributions include reporting, presenting, hosting talk shows, and documentary production. Her article may have been printed, televised, or broadcasted on the internet.

The Award is presented for the best contribution by women to the regional media industry. The media industry may include newspapers, television, radio, and internet news portals, and her contribution may be in reporting, presenting, talk shows, documentary production, and managing media organizations.

• The nominee must be a woman media and communications professional of Middle East origin.
• The nominee may work for the Middle East or a multinational media organization.
• The nominee's media organization may offer news that is general or specific to a sector of the industry, like ICT, Tourism, Banking, etc.
• The nominee will have contributed significantly to the field of media and communications with her objectivity and insight.
• The nominee will have raised several women-specific and community-related issues via her work and provoked thought and action.
• The nominee must have a good command of various media communication and broadcasting strategies.
• The nominee must possess the capability of establishing partnerships with other organizations.
• The nominee must be efficient in meeting the customers' demands and queries and dealing with them efficiently and professionally.
• The nominee's contributions must have led to significant growth and development in the institution's productivity and the performance of its staff.
• The nominee should have demonstrated emphatic leadership in initiating visions and strategies that strengthen the media communications sector while benefiting and advancing the community and the region.
•  The nominee must have established effective tie-ups and partnerships with regional and international newspapers and other editorials to enable participation in various significant seminars and other events.
• The nominee must have worked by the policies and standards set by the organization to achieve sustainable growth and development.
• The nominee must have devised strategies that influence other young women leaders to establish their position in this sector and creatively build a better society.
• The nominee should have been able to bridge the gap between the government and business organizations through her leadership skills in the communication field.
• The nominee should have reflected success in targeting a wide range of audiences by implementing efficient market strategies, targeting social events, and covering major events and conferences regionally and globally.

The "Woman Leader in Architecture Excellence Award" recognizes those women worldwide for their knowledge and commitment to architecture and for advancing good examples for young women by empowering them via promoting equity in architecture.

The award recognizes women's work in the wider architectural industry with a significant contribution to architecture and the human-built environment.

Eligibility criteria to submit a nomination for an award:

• The nominee should be employed in a technical industry such as heavy engineering, architecture, construction, etc.
• The nominee should have demonstrated commitment to dynamic yet feasible design, and architecture that harmonizes with its surrounding context is essential.
• The nominee's track record should significantly contribute to her organization and industry.
• The nominee should have managed tasks that were once considered male-only territory.
• The nominee should have provided an excellent working environment for employees, at the same time making the most of sustainable initiatives in a sector that is traditionally very energy reliant.
• The nominee must have led her organization in the implementation of new and sophisticated technology.
• The nominee should have incorporated unprecedented design, innovative materials, striking forms, and eco-friendliness in her project.
• The nominee must be able to demonstrate her understanding of technical issues.
• The nominee should have contributed to design excellence challenges architects with a vision of what the profession strives to achieve.
• The nominee should have inspiring sustainable, resilient, and inclusive design skills.
• The nominee must have made significant and noteworthy contributions to the growth and prominence of the design field.
• The nominee’s body of work must be of the very highest quality.
• The nominee should have evidence of a positive work/life balance to be a role model to the following generation.
• The nominee should have team leadership and management skills.
• The nominee should have outstanding architectural design talent.
• The nominee should demonstrate design excellence, promote equitable & sustainable practice, and affect change in the profession.
• The nominee should have high design aspirations and a focus on each user’s experience for every project.
• The nominee should have designed that have been published internationally and recognized both for their design quality and community-centered approach.

The "Woman Leader in Tourism Excellence Award" recognizes a woman leader who has demonstrated excellence and a high level of commitment to the tourism sector and also has been actively engaged in mentoring travel and tourism professionals.

1. The nominee could be from either the government or the private sector.
2. The nominee must be a woman professional in the tourism sector of Middle East origin.
3. The nominee should have been based and working in the Middle East for at least the past three years.
4. The nominee should have improved the educational and professional environment for sustaining women in the tourism sector, and/or the nominee should have enhanced the development of women into positions of greater leadership.
5. The nominee must have inspired other women to be leaders through their careers in the tourism sector.
6. The nominee should have promoted positive attitudes and high morale in their work.
7. The nominee's achievements must be impressive enough to inspire the aspirations of young women entrepreneurs looking for a role model to emulate.
8. The nominee should have worked and contributed effectively and immensely towards the tourism sector development of the region.
9. The nominee must have driven environmental awareness and are adopting tangible measures to ensure enhanced sustainability within the tourism sector
10. The nominee should have committed to providing great hospitality experiences and leadership to other women.
11. The nominee should have contributed to bringing a unique set of skills, talent, experience, and flair to their job and organization.
12. The nominee should have contributed to creating a platform for women in the tourism and hospitality industry where they can engage and be empowered.
13. The nominee should have shown extraordinary dedication, commitment, and drive, particularly throughout the past year’s challenges.
14. The nominee should be working across any area of the tourism economy. From hotels to visitor attractions, consultants to social influencers, and business owners to tour operators.
15. The nominee must be a bright star helping to advance the world tourism industry.
16. The nominee should have an influencer partnership that has most successfully achieved campaign goals and a wider community.
17. Creativity and innovation of the tourism economy as well as the meaning of creativity in the tourism business are considered in order to attract more tourists and inflow of capital; moreover, it can be expressed in the creation of various content and campaign.
18. Proficiency in multiple foreign languages is a basic prerequisite for successful communication is considered.
19. The nominee should have fascinating knowledge of the cultural and historical capacity of the country as a condition of tourism development
20. The nominated woman must have achieved a big picture thinking, strategy development, and most importantly, customer service

Women Leader in Community Services Excellence Award honors a woman leader who has demonstrated significant achievements in the management and the delivery of community services through their outstanding commitment to community development and empowerment; moreover, her actions have had a positive impact on their community and its people.

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The "Women Leader in Community Services Excellence Award" recognizes a woman leader who has demonstrated excellence and a high level of commitment to community services and has been actively engaged in the societal developmental activities of the region.

1. The nominee must be a woman of Middle East origin engaged in community services.
2. The nominee will have contributed significantly to the regional socio-economic development with her objectivity and insight.
3. The nominee's contributions must have led to significant growth and development in the community services organization's productivity and its members' performance.
4. The nominee should have demonstrated emphatic leadership in initiating visions and strategies that strengthen community service activities while benefiting and advancing the community and the region.
5. The nominee must have devised strategies that influence other young women leaders to establish their position in this sector and creatively build a better society.
6. The nominee must have worked in accordance with the policies and standards set by the community services group in achieving sustainable growth and development.
7. The nominee should have made significant contributions to building a sense of unity and purpose in her community.
8. The nominee should be an individual who assists others in improving their communities.
9. The nominee should be an individual who demonstrates positive values and behaviors that influence others.
10. The nominee should have demonstrated their role as a change agent.
11. The nominee should have contributed to the public, private sector, civil society, and women’s rights champion worldwide efforts for the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
12. The nominee should have promoted women’s empowerment and equality between men and women.
13. The nominee should encourage innovative approaches and solutions to achieve women’s empowerment in policy and programming and to provide a global space to celebrate these achievements.
14. The nominee should have fostered creative and inclusive thinking by communities to collaborate to achieve women’s empowerment, recognizing that equality for all means prosperity for all and sustainable development for communities and nations.
15. The nominee should support and share to raise the profile of hardworking and community business women locally and nationally.
16. A woman who provides services to their communities that strive to make real change and progress; moreover, providing care and support to women in need.
17. Running a wide range of inspiring, exciting and unique workshops, activities and events that led to strong outcomes for women.   
18. A woman leader should support women who are survivors of violence and advocate for the prevention of violence against women and girls.
19. The nominee should assist women and girls to continue their education through formal or informal support
20. A nominated woman tries to increase awareness of injustice or discrimination.

The Award recognizes a successful woman who is actively engaged in self-employment or consulting, and contribute significantly to the growth of their professional or entrepreneurial enterprises. It is presented each year at the Women Leaders Self-Employed Excellence Awards ceremony.

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The Women Leader Self-Employed Excellence Awards is a platform that recognizes, celebrates, and champions a woman who is self-employed as an exceptional leader. The award honors a leading woman in business every year with a professional development event focused on the next generation of women entrepreneurs who are strengthening their businesses, communities and bringing economic prosperity to the region.

The Awards will felicitate an outstanding women personality in the region who has showcased extraordinary caliber in delivering social information and catering to the needs of an info society with her unwavering commitment and strong skills. She would the best of the best and really done something significate in the business world.

1. The nominee has shown dynamic and innovative leadership and mentored, supported, and provided guidance to other women in law enforcement.
2. The nominee is a role model or mentor who shows dedication to women's advancement in the Army.
3. The nominee should have managed tasks that were once considered male-only territory.
4. The nominee should have been based and working in the Middle East region.
5. The nominee contributed significantly to her profession or community; and improved law enforcement for women.
6. The nominee's service track record should significantly contribute to her profession and society.
7. The nominee makes significant contributions in their chosen field of work.
8. Promote positive attitudes and high morale in their work.
9. The nominee should have worked to empower and develop young women leaders in this field.
10. The nominee should have initiated practical steps for combating social issues and must have promoted women's empowerment.
11. The nominee should have been Trailblazer in business in her own right through testimonials, media, bio, or by clearly articulating her unique contributions to her field.
12. The nominee should have created an inclusive, empowering culture in her workplace by driving an inclusive environment to improve performance.
13. The nominee should have proven the Acts as a role model for other women.
14. The nominee should Promote women's leadership in her business context to improve women's leadership in her community.
15. The nominee should have contributed to Sharing best practices for these policies, benefits, or programs with external audiences.
16. The individual must demonstrate business growth, success, effective marketing strategy, customer satisfaction, and a clear plan for the future.
17.  A female businessperson goes above and beyond her core business activity to make a positive contribution to her community in terms of social, charitable, or environmental impact.
18. The nominated woman should be recognized by her staff as a good leader, a fair employer, and who motivates the team to achieve the organization's vision.
19. The nominee should be an entrepreneur who has proactively developed their skills and has ambitions for the future.
20. A woman who is breaking business boundaries and whose journey to success will inspire, motivate and pave the way for more female business owners.

The Woman Leader in Health Care Management Excellence Award honors outstanding women who have made a significant and sustained impact on the healthcare industry by improving patient care or providing excellent services. Judges consider the nominee’s performance, career goals, leadership, and contributions to the community. The Award acknowledges the woman leaders who are working, running, and managing a healthcare organization, those women leaders who have contributed to improving and enhancing the healthcare management system and organizations’ services quality and leadership and do have the best services cases studies in the Middle East region. The award recognizes healthcare management professionals who are ambitious and committed to making a difference and who contribute to the community in the field of managing hospitals, clinics, and healthcare education, research, and development.

1.  The nominee should have developed a very professional healthcare management strategies for embedding the values of happiness and positivity and turning aspirations into tangible achievements for individuals, organizations, societies, and nations
2. The nominee should have developed and implemented healthcare management regulations, policies, and plans for customer services and promoted a work environment that fosters happiness and goodwill in healthcare management organizations.
3. Engagement or involvement through social media to positively influence and encourage social/ health issues important to the community.
4. The nominee should have demonstrated commitment to the development and implementation of projects and drives to promote a happy, supportive, and positive work environment with efficient and transparent lines of communication for management and staff alike within the healthcare organization.
5. The nominee should have demonstrated innovative healthcare management policies and plans to raise the happiness-at-work and towards customers, increase the level of the workforce and lift the spirit of employees through various activities.
6. The nominee should have demonstrated high professionalism and the best healthcare management services - including follow-up to ensure that customers have been receiving the services professionally.
7. The nominee should have developed a secure environment and accurate, easy and distinct customer service transactions according to the latest global smart services in the era of smart technology.
8. The nominee should have an evaluation and follow-up mechanisms to measure customer satisfaction with the provided services in healthcare management
9. The nominee should have demonstrated personal achievements outside the scope of the work environment. This may include awards, honorary degrees, publications, etc.
10. The nominee should have demonstrated excellence and consistently provided exemplary customer service and has a brand name that stands for quality in the field of health care and the application of the highest medical quality standards
11. The nominee should use innovative methods and skills to accomplish achievements.
12. The nominee should contribute to improving healthcare through mentoring, knowledge sharing, or membership in professional associations.
13. The nominee will be assessed on the challenges faced professionally and personally, such as family commitments, raising children, and different strategies to overcome them.
14. The nominee nature of professional and personal challenges faced, and the strategies used to overcome these to achieve positive results.
15. The nominee’s ability to demonstrate integrity and balance professional and personal focus and commitments.
16. The nominee should have demonstrated the level of cooperation and efforts towards financial donations, contributions to community welfare support towards women's causes; and relief and aid programs relating to education and medical support, among others.
17. The nominee amount or level of humanitarian and volunteerism work carried out by the woman (especially to help women's and children’s causes or issues) through the work environment or personally through charity organizations.
18. The nominee should participate in sponsoring health-related community activities.
19. The nominee should have demonstrated excellence in infrastructure and technology development and the provision of all healthcare facilities
20. The nominee organization must have provided and supplied all the main center and sub-center clients with the necessary information and instructions and responded to their suggestions and complaints, and aspirations in an accurate and timely manner.
21. Awardees must be a woman who has widely known as an advocate for health care, especially for challenges facing women in health care
22. Awardees should have active involvement in legislative issues and initiatives affecting healthcare

The Award will recognize women leaders who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in their careers in science, technology, engineering, and production.

These extraordinary women are leading the industry at a critical time and helping to keep their community safe, create lifesaving products, provide the nation's food security and other life essentials and develop revolutionary new technologies.

They represent all levels of the manufacturing industry, from the factory floor to the C-suite, and are central to the story of modern Manufacturing. And by awarding them, they aim to inspire a new generation of women in Manufacturing.

Eligibility criteria to submit a nomination for an award:

• The nominee should have helped make the world come closer, safer place, and able to understand the past to improve the future. And show the importance of the products she has been able to help her factory to use natural resources, and that Manufacturing sees the completion of an idea or a dream.
• The nominee should have contributed to show that Manufacturing is the unsung hero of the world we live in and help Develop a process to design or improve, a person behind the machines and technology to coach, and a need in the world for what she is making.
• The nominee should be passionate about educating others that manufacturing jobs are not stereotypical dirty jobs. They are high-paying, high-tech careers in cutting-edge environments and encourage more young women to join the manufacturing field.
• The nominee should have contributed to taking on challenges that take time to solve and make things that are not the easiest to produce. And have passion for each other and the customers they serve.
• The nominee should have contributed to developing Manufacturing as an entire process that allows individuals and cross-functional teams to design, build and deliver the best possible product to customers.
• The nominee should have contributed to delivering the idea that Manufacturing is extremely rewarding. It involves what most are passionate about, and she should have been working with people and creating new products and enjoy leading teams with different backgrounds and areas of expertise. And be passionate about developing new products to meet evolving consumer needs.
• The nominee should contribute to developing her team's creative design efforts to manifest into a physical product ready to delight her customers. She should also allow her team to practice continuous improvement and real-time problem-solving.
• The nominee should be passionate about Manufacturing because of the opportunities it gives.
• The nominee should have contributed to new product development and ensured that her designs leverage the best technology offerings, can be manufactured efficiently in her facilities, and are marketable to her factory customers. She should have worked with cross-functional teams to solve problems to enhance speed and quality to market her factory products and solutions – it's energizing!
• The nominee should prove that science and technology play a key role in the manufacturing process, allowing her factory to deploy new products cost-effectively to drive global commerce.
• The nominee should have developed the idea that Manufacturing is where ideas are transformed into realities.
• The nominee should love Manufacturing because it is constantly challenging and always new. In Manufacturing even if her product line does not change how she does things, the teams continue to improve and develop. That keeps her looking forward and always focused on how she can continue to make an impact
• The nominee should have contributed to bringing together diverse teams to solve problems that result in tangible products that improve the lives and businesses of their customers. And that manufacturing sites often significantly contribute to the communities they are embedded in. Being where things are made considerably impacts employees and other stakeholders.
• The nominee should have contributed to developing Manufacturing in a high-tech field that challenges manufacturers to surpass the laws of physics to create innovative solutions that change the world.
• The nominee should have contributed to developing Manufacturing because she believes it is important that her country preserves the ability to make something fundamental and integral to the world's economy.

The "Woman Leader in Innovation and Creativity Excellence Award" acknowledges the achievements of a woman who has made noteworthy achievements in organizational capability and outstanding performance through the application of knowledge-based initiatives and innovation.

Eligibility criteria to submit a nomination for an award:

• The nominee should have displayed extraordinary leadership skills in knowledge management and innovation by promoting the opportunities that lead to continuous growth and development of the organization.
• The nominee should have devised effective performance indicators that can measure the conduct and growth of the organization.
• The nominee should have utilized her leadership skills to tackle various risks and challenges in following the latest knowledge and education system innovations.
• The nominee should have dealt with various education and knowledge-based strategies and methodologies that are in the organization's best interest.
• The nominee should have supported a culture of dynamism, innovation, and creativity in knowledge and education.
• The nominee should have worked to empower and develop young women leaders in this field.
• The nominee should have demonstrated effective and influential decision-making skills.
• The nominee should have kept track of the current, recent, and prominent regional and global developments in knowledge management.
• The nominee should have demonstrated significant problem-solving skills in developing the ICT competencies.
• The nominee should have extended partnerships with other external organizations for the joint development of the region and the nation.
• The nominee should have participated efficiently in developing the organization as a thriving place for the exchange and orientation of knowledge and innovation.
• The nominee should have contributed actively to improve institutional competitiveness while strengthening its relations with other institutions.
• The nominee should have identified the reasons for the knowledge gap in the region and devised appropriate mechanisms to bridge the gap.
• The nominee should have initiated and implemented various projects based on knowledge-management applications and innovation.
• The nominee should have contributed to addressing and impacting the societal challenges of our times with sustainable solutions and innovations.
• This nominee must demonstrate exceptional efforts to learn new things, develop new skills and competencies, and expand their work responsibilities, as appropriate.
• The nominee has Proactively assumed responsibility for new projects, demonstrates exceptional talents increasing effective processes and methods to solve problems and overcome barriers to enhance operations

• The nominee must possess strong interpersonal skills to identify and analyzes alternative solutions with strong judgement.

The “Woman Leader in Economic Development Excellence Award” recognizes the achievements of woman leaders who have made an achievement in organizational capability and outstanding performance through the application of knowledge-based projects or initiatives.

The Award recognizes her valuable effort in proactively promoting global knowledge management practices and processes while building solid regional economic policies.

Eligibility criteria to submit a nomination for an award:

• The nominee should have demonstrated exemplary leadership skills in participating in and supporting the national economy by improving the competitiveness of the business sector for the economic growth of the region.
• The nominee should have contributed significantly towards developing various investment opportunities for the economic benefit of the region.
• The nominee should have played a crucial role in creating activities that contribute to the planning and development of future investment projects.
• The nominee should have explored and established a firm administrative and economic position that was earlier restricted to men.
• The nominee’s leadership skills should have contributed to the implementation and achievement of economic goals and objectives.
• The nominee’s leadership skills should have been instrumental in the development of the economic legislation and implementation of the strategic plans.
• The nominee’s leadership skills should have effectively benefited the industry as well as the region and its economy.
• The nominee should have contributed effectively to the development of constructive economic policies.
• The nominee should have portrayed effective leadership skills in managing risks and crises and facing the challenges of the dynamic economy by applying the latest technological knowledge.
• The nominee should have improved women’s participation and productivity in the economy.
• The nominee should have reflected in policy frameworks, program investments, private sector business models, and public and private sector leadership commitment.
• The nominee should have empowered women’s equal access to economic opportunities.
• The nominee should have corporate leadership, business, ownership, and entrepreneurship within local, regional and international economies.
• The nominee should have helped globalization reach improved income levels and increased living standards.
• The nominee should demonstrate the best strategies for supporting the economy using capital and resources. 

The "Woman Leader in ICT Excellence Award" acknowledges the achievements of a woman who has utilized her ICT knowledge as the key driver for fostering a culture of innovation and employed technology-driven measures to contribute to an organization's and society's success. This Award acknowledges the steps taken by the nominee to develop a culture that promotes the successful use and implementation of ICT tools for innovative projects to maximize performance, encourage excellent business, enhance productivity, and improve the quality of service delivery.

Eligibility criteria to submit a nomination for an award:

• The nominee should have portrayed efficient competency in developing innovations in the ICT sector that confirm the global standards.
• The nominee should have developed content-based research and applications in the ICT field to meet the region's needs and benefits.
• The nominee should have supported other women leaders in devising strategies to establish a healthy and effective balance between work and other responsibilities.
• The nominee should have linked the technological innovations with the community benefit by taking practical steps to reduce energy consumption, improve healthcare facilities, improve security measures, reduce pollution, and promote knowledge and education orientation.
• The nominee should have contributed effectively towards eliminating the gap and creating more employment opportunities for young women leaders in the ICT sector.
• The nominee should have come up with various effective strategies and measures that enable the crucial evaluation of the progress of women's leadership in the ICT sector.
• The nominee should have devised efficient policies that have provided young women leaders equal and deserving opportunities in the field.
• The nominee should have contributed to developing women's competitiveness by improving their technological and ICT sector enhancement capabilities.
• The nominee should have used her leadership excellence in the ICT sector to empower women in various fields like health, education……etc.
• The nominee should have contributed to recognizing her dedication to advancing the needs of women in ICT.
• The nominee should have contributed to developing ICT professionals and creating an environment encouraging them to learn and enjoy programming.
• The nominee should have contributed to promoting the female role in ICT and used her position as a guide and mentor to current and future generations of females, and ICT practitioners.
• The nominee should have passion, commitment, and leadership in everything she does in ICT.
• The nominee should have contributed to strengthening her connections with the industry and accessing additional professional learning opportunities.
• The nominee should have contributed in the ICT sector of her country for the past year.

The 'Woman Leader in Art Excellence Award' recognizes a woman leader who has a commitment to cultivating a culture of discovery, offering exciting new global perspectives.

The awards recognize women artists who have gained extraordinary achievements and expanded their commitment to cultivating a culture of discovery, offering exciting new global perspectives and broadening conversations about art beyond traditional western-led geographical scopes and narratives.

The award will acknowledge the nominee's contributions to the Middle East and global art and industries.

Eligibility criteria to submit a nomination for an award:

• The nominee should have demonstrated exemplary skills in bringing creativity and innovativeness to the designs and fashion items crafted.
• The nominee should have made a significant creative impact on the Middle East or international art industry.
• The nominee must portray steady growth in her career graph in the fields of art and fashion.
• The nominee must have actively participated in taking steps for women's empowerment and marked the name of the region on the map of the global fashion and art industry.
• The nominee should have the Interpretation and clarity of the theme to the viewer.
• The nominee should have the Creativity and originality of the depicted theme.
• The nominee should have the Quality of artistic composition and overall design based on the theme.
• The nominee should address the effect of the artwork in general and as an Overall impression of the art.
• Nominee idea or project should show creative thinking and Originality of the idea.
• The nominee should have perspective, proportions, anatomy, composition, lighting, and edges in their artwork.
• The nominee should introduce a thought, concept, or idea and make you think higher.
• The nominee's work should have seven elements which are; line, color, value, shape, form, space, and texture.
• The nominee should demonstrate excellence in the creation.
• The nominee's photograph should make one feel something about it as they walk next to it and won't stop staring at it.
• The nominee should ensure that her art conquers the theme and pays homage to it.
• The nominee's Attractive art usually depicts a smooth interaction between line, color, texture, shape, and size that is pleasing to the senses.
• The nominee should be a true industry leader and have already built an impressive legacy. Not only do they have a plethora of accomplishments, but also have an authentic passion that anyone can see.
• The nominee should be A well-known name in the art industry and have established a long list of impressive accomplishments.

The Award recognizes the banker woman leaders and whose professional Banking and Finance career, and achievements have made her an icon within the Middle East banking and finance industry.

Her career achievements and contributions clearly show how women's roles have changed in banking and finance industry, as well as have paved the path that promises to become industry’s best practice for the progression of diversity and inclusion for women in industry.  

The Award endorses her efforts, contributions, struggles, and success stories to promote the cause of bringing women leaders to the forefront Banking and Finance as contributors to the regional economy.

Eligibility criteria to submit a nomination for an award are:

• The nominee's track record should prove her abilities, achievements, credentials, and contributions to an organization and the banking and finance industry.
• The nominee's profile should reflect her initiative in promoting the role of national women in the banking and finance industry.
• The nominee should have played an active role in transforming the bank into a technology-driven, customer-centered, globally competitive organization. 
• The nominee should have contributed an innovative or lateral approach to problem-solving or project execution.
• The nominee should have contributed to prioritizing innovation. This could include the development or application of pioneering technologies.
• The nominee should have contributed to developing traditional technologies, for example, the application of a technology or technologies developed in one context to another.
• The nominee should have contributed to the advice and delivery of simple or complex products and services to large institutions, listed companies, or the government.
• The nominee should have contributed to the advice and delivery of financial products and services to ultra/high net worth individuals, family offices, and superannuation and funds management.
• The nominee should have contributed to the advice and delivery of financial products and services by companies with an aggregated turnover.
• The nominee should have contributed to advice and delivery of financial products and services to businesses including trade finance, foreign exchange, project finance, transaction banking, business loans, lines of credit, cash management, other business-related products, and services.
• The nominee should impact this initiative on women in their organization.
• The nominee should have contributed to providing an Exclusive focus on solutions that aim to close the gender gap for women.
• The nominee should have contributed to access to significant investor and partnership opportunities to foster growth potential.
• The nominee should have contributed to Emphasis on attracting later-stage fintech rather than start-ups.
• The nominee should have contributed to developing the Opportunity to join and engage with the broader women's financial inclusion community, such as the Women's World Banking Global Network.
• She should have a demonstrable ability showing how she met targets strategically.
• Nominees should clearly exhibit her winning performance versus competitors in the key areas such as launch/development of new financial products that have been very successful.
• Nominee should showcase the successes in achieving better risk management in difficult or changing market conditions faced by economy with a clear difference to their competitors in their term of performance, offerings to their clients, or in their strategy.

Every time and every season, women in fashion are disrupting the industry with their trailblazing creativity and ingenuity. This award celebrates their achievements and recognizes those who have made a substantial impact on the industry.

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The Woman Leader In Fashion Excellence Award is presented to a woman who exemplifies leadership in the fashion industry and has made significant contributions to the growth of the profession. This award recognizes a woman who has had a remarkable impact on fashion, positively influencing others and creating opportunities for other women leaders.

The women Leader in Fashion Excellence Award Recognizing the best innovators and creatives in Fashion, this award celebrates invaluable contributions that have changed the entire fashion landscape. With a discerning eye and incessant drive, this award has brought designers' creations to life and helped create worlds within Fashion. Their dedication to the craft has attracted legions of fans, and the incredible body of work has already left an indelible mark on the entire industry. Fashion Excellence Award fashion business that has overseen both creative and commercial success in the past year. With a natural aptitude to nurture both creative talent and commercial growth, the "Fashion Excellence Award" enables creative freedom alongside Fashion creativity, which generates innovation and excitement within the fashion industry and beyond.

1. The nominee should have notable business, academic or other achievements in Fashion.
2. The nominee should have measured improvements in the quality of life of the defined Fashion community.
3. The nominee should have contributed to employing creative ways to find new fashion designs or creations.
4. The nominee should have contributed responsibly to overcoming political, social, and environmental challenges to deliver their fashion ideas and creations.
5. The nominee should have used internal and external communication, public relations outreach, Innovative marketing strategies, and creative marketing tactics, including TV, radio, social media, and direct marketing
6. The nominee should have contributed to developing and recognizing the best use of the Metaverse by a fashion brand to market and sell to customers.
7. The nominee should have contributed to creating a live shopping campaign that most effectively drove sales for a fashion brand.
8. The nominee should have contributed to recognizing the product innovation by a fashion brand that was most successful in improving the product, generating awareness, and increasing sales.
9. The nominee should have contributed to supporting retailers that have best leveraged their partnership to serve customers and meet business objectives.
10. The nominee should have contributed to developing a product, category, sub-brand launch campaign, or rebrand that successfully generated buzz and audience engagement and improved brand positioning.
11. The nominee should have contributed to having an influencer partnership that has most successfully achieved campaign goals.
12. The nominee should have contributed to developing a brand whose use of new technology has most significantly enhanced the customer experience.
13. The nominee should have contributed to developing a strategy that, following changes due to external factors, could successfully deliver desired goals.
14. The nominee should have contributed to creating a video strategy that most effectively drove audience engagement for a fashion brand.
15. The nominee should have contributed to creating a brand that has provided the most cohesive and on-brand customer experience across channels.
16. The nominee should have contributed to partnering with a resale company that has most consistently met or exceeded set goals and has gained a core following.
17. The nominee should have created a fashion marketplace that has best supported the sales and exposure goals of both startups and established fashion brands.
18. The nominee should have contributed to developing a fashion brand with the best offerings for everyone.
19. The nominee should have contributed to the emergence of a fashion brand that has successfully established a core following in the industry.
20. A woman who has the ability to manage or /and conduct a fashion show, award ceremony, or even social gathering that had a great impact on the social and fashion scene of a country.
21. The nominated female leader should be a journalist or blogger in the field of fashion, style, and beauty. The well-documented, very trendy, and up-to-date fashion blog is considered.
22. An awardee woman who has blazed a trail in the fashion industry from groundbreakers in the field to entrepreneurs, role models, and mentors.

The Women Leaders in Megaproject Management Excellence Awards is a celebration of the year’s most extraordinary women in project management. These extraordinary women are rewarded for their leadership, and their ability to overcome challenges and inspire their teams. The program recognizes exceptional performance and offers you an opportunity to join a community of global peers who recognize that excellence, innovation, and teamwork all come together when women lead the charge toward the future.

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The Women Leaders in Megaproject Management Excellence Award is dedicated to recognizing an outstanding woman leader who has demonstrated “professional excellence, leadership and extraordinary achievements” in megaproject management.

The "Women Leaders in Megaproject Management Excellence Award" recognizes women leaders who have demonstrated excellence and a high level of commitment and have been actively engaged in megaproject activities. They must be a project leader who inspires, motivate, and needs to emerge within the industry. Also reveals how to build a sustainable project through integration and change initiation.

1. The nominee should have been based in the Middle East.
2. The nominee demonstrates a commitment to women's success in the mega projects. 
3. The nominee's innovative and far-reaching social responsibility initiatives benefit the community or environment. 
4. The nominee should have successfully overcome the gender gap through her leadership excellence.
5. The nominee should provide guidelines for achieving specific project, program, and portfolio management results.
6. The nominee should have added value to the organization by supporting successful strategic initiatives.
7. The nominee should prove herself as a woman who continues to revolutionize project management techniques and theories.
8. The nominee should have strong aptitudes across a range of interpersonal skills and continually cultivate their abilities to ensure success.
9. The nominee should have utilized her creative skill to tackle various risks and challenges in following the latest and modern innovations in Megaprojects.
10. A woman leader who has demonstrated success in managing projects or organizations that are characterized by high levels of complexity, risk, or uncertainty.
11. The nominee's achievements must be impressive enough to inspire the aspirations of young women looking for a role model to emulate.
12. A nominated woman leader who has used their talent and passion to be a role model, inspire others to reach their full potential, and make an impact in the workplace while making the workplace a better place for all those they serve.
13. The nominee should have developed an approved scope, schedule, and budget and implemented it within reasonable tolerance in each constraint.
14. The nominee must be a woman professional with distinguished activity, exceptional leadership qualities, and prominent achievements in Megaprojects.
15. The nominee's track record should significantly contribute to her organization and industry and dedicate adequate time for project success.
16. The nominee should have Attention to detail and obsession with achieving objectives on time and on budget.
17. The nominee should have Mastery of the project management process and tools.
18. The nominee should have the ability to juggle multiple responsibilities.
19. The candidate should have a track record in solving major obstacles in megaproject
20. The nominee must have proved or demonstrated long-term sustainable results. 
21. The Nominee is a woman who is leading the way in megaprojects across all disciplines and industries, empowering other women to follow suit.
22. She must demonstrate high ethical standards, be the best at maintaining relationships with clients and team members, possess great analytical skills, and have excellent communication skills.

The awards pay tribute to the remarkable expertise of businesswoman leaders for their overall excellence, and achievements in managing and running businesses with innovative leadership. It recognizes the impact of her contribution to the regional and global businesses and the national and global economy, in the process, it highlights the important role that women leaders play in today's business organizations and how they inspire new businesswomen leaders.

The awards focus on those businesswomen leaders who are supporting achieving sustainable business that provides women with the opportunity of contributing to the future of the national economy development and highlighting the best businesswomen’s achievements, the award seeks to engage businesswomen with the world-leading businesses, innovation, technology in both regional and global projects, the award benchmarks the full spectrum of their products, services, and initiatives that reviews their business performance.

The success of an organization transcends beyond just profit. It also reflects on efficient leadership, positive business growth, and sustainability throughout the economic downfall. Leaders across all sectors of business and industries must always be able to bring their companies to the forefront of the competition and always stay at the top of their game.

Eligibility criteria to submit a nomination for an award:

• The nominee must have demonstrated vision and leadership over years in the local and regional markets. This includes specific situations or initiatives where the nominee's insight and discernment can lead and guide the organization to a new level of sustainable growth, achievement, or recognition.
• The nominee should have contributed to developing financial information, and any form of recognition is an important indicator of success. The panel of judges will examine these for the nominee's organization. Leadership in bringing the organizations to the forefront of will also be assessed.
• The nominee should have contributed to developing an organization that is unique or innovative in bringing organizations and companies to their maximum level of achievement.
• The nominee should have emphasized its major products and services. Why is it unique, and how has it demonstrated excellence in its field? How does the organization or individual adapt to the new way of carrying their companies and organizations despite challenging times?
• The nominee should have a part in addition to corporate performance and innovation, a truly outstanding leader will use their skills to incorporate sustainability initiatives to help the companies grow organically and overcome social, environmental, and economic hurdles by providing solutions. Now and beyond this, a leader must be prepared to withstand and weather the unexpected.
• The nominee should be a pioneer in her industry with a minimum of 15 years of increasing responsibility, significant professional accomplishments, and work experience.
• The nominee should be a proven senior executive leader recognized both internally & externally through professional recognition and media coverage.
• The nominee should Lead positive actions or interventions to enable talented women employees to realize their full potential with proven engagement in professional networks for women and documented sponsorship of female talent.
• The nominee should Actively sponsor women to advance into leadership through specific individuals or talent profiles she has helped to grow and testimonials from sponsored talent.
• The nominee should Engage other leaders to become advocates for women by encouraging male sponsors to become champions for women and testimonials from other leaders.
• The nominee Should Promote women's leadership in a regional business context and lead women in leadership internationally.
• The nominee should act as a role model for other women, and she has given her time to help advance other women.
• The nominee should have a Commitment to business development/strategy to become more inclusive and gender equality through participation in the local leadership team with a clear commitment or documented actions to advancing gender equity within the organization.
• The nominee should Actively advocate for the advancement of young female talent in her industry and develop meaningful solutions towards this end through mentorship or sponsorship of emerging female talent, encouraging others to sponsor young talent.
• The nominee should have contributed as a mentor to others.
• The nominee should Support women's initiatives/programs within the company and community through engagement within the community.
• The nominee should be a Trailblazer in business in her own right, with testimonials, media, bio, or another example clearly articulating her unique contributions to her field.
• The nominee should create an inclusive, empowering culture in her workplace by driving an inclusive environment to drive better performance.
• The nominee should have made a marked difference across the business industry, creating new pathways for others to follow.
• The nominee should have outstanding achievements in the area of company unit growth.
• The nominee must have positively impacted revenue for the business development. Improving systems/processes to increase efficiency.

The awards recognize the Organizations that have Provided training, leadership opportunities, and valuable services by contributing to the empowerment of women leaders in business, corporate management, and leadership by Offering Strengths-Based Professional Development Plans. Build a Talent Pipeline, recruitment, retention, training, and advancement of women in all levels and sectors of society. The award recognizes efforts made to engage women successfully and let go of Limiting Beliefs and has encouraged and supported the Advocate for Potential Female Leaders.

Eligibility criteria to submit a nomination for an award:

• The nominee should have demonstrated leadership, excellence, creativity, and initiative in their business or profession.
• The nominee should have provided valuable service by contributing time and energy to improve the quality of life for women in business.
• The nominee should have actively assisted women in realizing their full leadership potential.
• The nominee should have higher female representation in the company, particularly at an executive level.
• The nominee should feature gender equity policies above and beyond what is required by law and the length of time they have been implemented.
• The nominee should often hold special programs focusing on female development.
• The nominee should have paved the way for women who follow; and encouraged other women to develop their skills, abilities, and career.
• The nominee should have contributed to driving change by advocating for causes that impact the lives of others, the community, the workplace, or the environment.
• The nominee should Advancement of women into senior leadership roles in Their community (ex. year-on-year increase of women in leadership in their organization).
• The nominee should have contributed to developing Documented policies and training programs that support the advancement of women (ex. Programs or policies that support the development of women leaders.
• The nominee should have contributed to making Strong employee sentiment results (ex. net promoter score or other employee engagement sentiment).
• The nominee should have contributed to developing communications to educate and engage employees in gender equality initiatives.
• The nominee should have contributed to developing Documented engagement of senior leadership in advancing female talent at all levels of the organization.
• The nominee should have actively engaged in the community to share best practices to move the needle more broadly on diversity and inclusion. (ex. Cross-company collaboration or other community engagement aimed at advancing the agenda around the community).
• The nominee should have contributed to developing Impactful programs to advance women into leadership with documented outcomes.
• The nominee should have a program that seeks to develop the next generation of young women's talent within the company or externally.
• The nominee should have a detailed overview of women's representation within the company/organization with year-on-year progress.
• The nominee should have a detailed overview of how a company/organization is at the forefront of addressing gender equality and women empowerment.
• The nominee should have detailed information on impactful programs within the company/organization or that they are part of to promote women's talent.