Thought Leadership Category Winners
The following nominations have been selected as Stevie® Award winners in the 2026 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards. Winners will be celebrated during a gala awards banquet on Friday, 17 April at the Venetian Hotel in Macao, China.
Innovative Achievement in Thought Leadership
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
IBM Institute for Business Value, Mason City, Iowa, United States: Elevating client engagement through personalized AI readiness insights
PT Indosat Tbk, trading as Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia: Democratizing Risk Intelligence at Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Globe Telecoms, Inc., Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Globe Business G Summit 2025: Disrupt
Thought Leader of The Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Meralco, Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Melanie T. Oteyza
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Adam Nobel - Hugo Alexander Property Group, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Adam Nobel - Rewriting the rules of shared housing: turning crisis into a scalable solution
Coffee Masters Inc., Makati City, Makati City, Philippines: Lorent Martin Adrias: Driving Innovation, Customer Excellence, and Social Impact in Asia-Pacific F&B
DivinaLaw, Makati, Philippines: Atty. Nilo T. Divina: Leading the Law with Vision, Voice, and Value
Dream Culture, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Shelly McElroy
Research Institute for Sustainable Excellence and Leadership, Selangor, Malaysia: Driving Sustainable Excellence Through Evidence-Based Thought Leadership and Systems Change
Women Impact Studio, Tokyo, Japan: WOMEN IMPACT STUDIO: Transforming How Japanese Female Leaders Decide in Uncertain Times
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Collaborative Co-Parent, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Redefining Co-Parenting Through Education, Mediation and Child-Centred Leadership
DLPA Pty Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Karlie Cremin, DLPA and Crestcom ANZ
IntouchCX, Hyderabad, Telangana, India: Dishant Bhojwani, Global Chief Operating Officer
PLDT Global, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Albert V. Villa-Real
Walmart, Bentonvill, Arkansa, United States: Rahul Raj
Thought Leadership Campaign of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Eastern Communications, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines: From Boardroom to Business: Connecting Leaders, Empowering Philippine Enterprises
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Pru Life UK, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Sustaining Impact: Advancing Takaful Education and Engagement
