BrandEx Award 2026: Submission phase closed

The submission deadline for the eighth BrandEx Awards closed on August 31, 2025. The creative competition recognizes outstanding achievements in live communication and received a total of 147 submissions from 72 companies this year.

Dortmund, 05.09.2025 – In the “EVENT” segment, the jurors have to evaluate a total of 71 submissions. These are divided into sub-categories such as “Best Brand Activation”, “Best Live PR”, “Best Motivation/Employee Event”, “Best Corporate Event”, “Best Conference”, “Best Execution” and “Best Formats”.

The “ARCHITECTURE” category saw 76 projects submitted in the sub-categories “Best Stand S-L”, “Best Brand Architecture”, “Best Thematic Exhibition”, “Best Store Concept”, “Best Execution” and “Best Stand Smart”.

The jury will decide which projects will make it to the next round in the first of three meetings on October 2, 2025. Information on this year’s jury members can be found at BrandEx 2026 Jury.

The submission phase for the “FRESH” category does not end until November 11, 2025. Until then, projects can apply for this segment by e-mail(fresh@brand-ex.org).

Award ceremony at BOE INTERNATIONAL

The winners of the BrandEx Award 2026 will be announced on January 14, 2026 at BOE INTERNATIONAL, the industry get-together for creative minds from the entire event industry, in Dortmund. All information about the BrandEx Award 2026, the categories and how to enter can be found at BrandEx Award

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