#MarketingEventsAwards
Gala Dinner: 16 July 2026 (Thur)
Venue: Hotel ICON (View map)
Dresscode: The Golden Tides
Marketing Events Awards Key Dates
Forge your legacy in the new era of connection
In a world yearning for authentic connections, the most powerful brand stories are not just told, they are felt. They are lived.
Marketing Events Awards 2026 stands as the definitive stage for marketing leaders who have mastered this art – transforming visions into visceral realities and moments into momentum. This is where strategic brilliance meets unforgettable executions, and where your work is celebrated for its power to not only captivate, but to truly matter.
At Marketing Events Awards, we don’t just acknowledge success: we dissect it. We celebrate the strategic brilliance, the operational excellence, and the raw creativity that defines success. Your entries will become part of a collective narrative of innovation, illustrating how live experiences are driving business results, building brand legacies, and forging unbreakable bonds with audiences.
Your work will be judged solely by an independent panel of senior, brand-side marketers. These awards present the perfect opportunity to not only showcase your best work to the wider industry and potential clients, but to also increase credibility for your events and mark yourself as an industry leader.
This year we have meticulously curated 37 categories to reflect the full spectrum of event excellence. From hyper-immersive technologies to purpose-driven activations, these categories are designed to honour every facet of your groundbreaking work.
Join us at the Marketing Events Awards 2026. Let us collectively honour the campaigns that didn’t just capture attention, but captured hearts and minds. Let’s raise a glass to the pioneers who are proving, unequivocally, that in a connected world, nothing connects us more powerfully than a shared and live experience.
What’s new in 2026?
Best
Anniversary Event
Best
Brand Experience and Activation
Best
Performing Event
Sustainability Event
Best
Use of BUDGET
Best
Use of Gamification / Contests
Best
Use of Merchandise
Event
Team of the Year (Agency)
Event
Team of the Year (Brand)
Why Enter?
MARKETING-INTERACTIVE prides itself on developing events that reflect an ever-evolving industry and on delivering the best possible opportunities for those who take part.
By entering the Marketing Events Awards 2026 you can:

Showcase your best work, achievements and innovations to our independent, expert, client-side judges and potential future clients

Increase credibility and gain industry-wide recognition as an award-winning company

Receive extensive coverage across MARKETING-INTERACTIVE and social media, before and after the event

Raise your profile to help attract new business

Remind current clients that you are still the best!

Celebrate your successes across your company and project teams

Boost team morale and reward outstanding work
Make sure your hard work doesn’t go unnoticed and your teams get the recognition they deserve!
Judging Criteria
Your entry will be evaluated on the following four key areas (please read the Entry Guidelines for full descriptions):
Campaign Categories:
Context/ CHALLENGE
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STRATEGY
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EXECUTION
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RESULTS
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Talent Categories:
Please write a maximum 2,000 words (total) including evidence to support and address each of the specific category criteria bullet points outlined in the entry guideline’s judging criteria. Please ensure all areas mentioned are covered within your submission as the jury will be looking for these details. Each bullet point will hold a maximum potential value of 10 points.
Please read the Entry Guidelines for full description
2026 Panel of Judges
If you interested in joining the judging panel, please contact Selina Kwok at +852 2695 6610 or selinak@lighthouse-media.com

Isaac Lau
Marketing Director
24/7 FITNESS

Phyllis Wong
Head of Account Management & Marketing.
ASUS Technology (HK)

Tereza Hui
Senior Head of Payment Business (Business Development & Marketing Communications)
Bank of China (Hong Kong)

Danny Wu
VP and Head of Digital & Marketing
Blue Insurance

Rekky Liu
Head of Marketing, Asia Pacific
Canali

Ricardo Lo
Head of Marketing
Cathay Cargo

Kaman Chan
Head of Marketing and Public Relations
EGL Tours Company

Leslie Tang
Director, Marketing & Communications
Gaw Capital

Alexia Chow
Director of Marketing
Hong Kong Ballet

Shirley Choy
Head of Marketing
Hong Kong Hereditary Breast Cancer Family Registry

Anna Ho
Head of Marketing and Communications
KGI Asia

Joanna Ho
General Manager - HK and Macau
K-Swiss Global Brands

Mancy Howe
Head of Marketing
Leading Nation Hospitality

Ziv Wang
Head of Marketing, Hong Kong & Macau
Marsh

Renee Sin
Chief Marketing Officer
Medialink Group

Joanne Yue
Director of Communications
Mira Hotel Collection

Katelyn Jiang
Head of APAC Marketing & Global Segment Lead
MSCI

Key Ng
Vice President, Brand and Communications
OCBC

Milky Lau
Deputy General Manager, Sales and Marketing
Octopus Cards

Vivian Lee
Group General Manager, Corporate Marketing, Communications & Sustainability
Sino Group

Angela Chan
Senior Director, Marketing Communications, Asia Pacific
TransUnion

Miko Lau
Assistant General Manager, Marketing (Trading)
Uni-China Group

Ernest Siu
Director of Marketing
ZOTAC
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