Hong Kong Business Management Excellence Awards

• Nominees will be deliberated by a judging committee based on the nomination form and supporting documents submitted.

• The awards are for:

  • Top-level executives, innovative individuals, and dynamic teams who launched successful and notable new projects or innovations

  • Employee engagement initiatives that significantly enhanced the company's business

  • Outstanding Health & Wellness Initiative, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative and Corporate Social Responsibility projects that made a positive impact on the company.

• The awards will be given per industry category.

• Nomination is free of charge. To receive exclusive entitlements, winners must book any of the winner's package options. Email [email protected] for more information on pricing and inclusion.

• For Executive/Innovator & Team of the Year categories - The executive, innovator or team must be able to showcase their remarkable contributions to the success and growth of their companies in the last 24 calendar months. 

• Initiative  categories - The company should have launched a new project, innovation, strategy or initiative that made a positive impact to its workforce and/or customers, not more than 24 calendar months ago.

Note:

Companies in the following industries are not eligible to join the Awards Programme: cryptocurrency, tobacco, multilevel marketing, and products with claim of health benefits

The awards will be given in the following categories per industry:

• Executive of the Year (CEO, COO, President, MD, and other C-level/top-level executives)
• Innovator of the Year
• Team of the Year
• Employee Engagement of the Year
• Health and Wellness Initiative of the Year 
• Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
• CSR Initiative of the Year

INDUSTRY CATEGORIES

• Automotive Services
• Advertising
• Aerospace
• Aerospace & Defense
• Agriculture
• Airline
• Apparel
• Architecture
• Automotive & Transport Equipment
• Aviation
• Banking
• Beauty & Cosmetics
• Broadcasting
• Brokerage
• Building Services & Facilities
• Business Insurance
• Business Services
• Cargo Handling
• Chemicals
• Commercial Building construction
• Commercial Real Estate Trust
• Computer Hardware
• Computer Services
• Computer Software
• Conglomerates
• Consulting
• Consumer Products - Durables
• Consumer Products - Non-Durables
• Corporate Advisory
• Cybersecurity
• Data Center
• Data Privacy
• Department Stores
• Dining & Entertainment
• Diversified Services
• E-Commerce
• Education
• Electronic Manufacturing
• Electronics
• Energy
• Engineering
• Environmental Services
• Executive Search
• Financial Services
• Financial Technology
• Food & Beverage
• Food Manufacturing Solutions
• Food Safety
• Fundraising
• Furniture and fixture
• General Insurance
• Health Products & Services
• Healthcare
• Healthcare Technology
• Heavy Civil Construction
• Hospitality & Leisure
• Human Resource Technology
• Human Resources Consulting
• Industrial Construction
• Industrial Engineering
• Insurance Broker
• Internet/New Media
• Investment Banking
• IT Services
• Life Insurance
• Legal
• Logistics
• Luxury Retail
• Manufacturing
• Marine and Offshore Engineering
• Marine Services
• Materials & Construction
• Mechanical Engineering
• Media & Entertainment
• Metals & Mining
• Motion Picture & Video
• Music
• Non-Profit or Government Organizations
• Oil & Gas
• Payments
• Personal Insurance
• Pharmaceuticals
• Real Estate
• Remittance
• Residential Building construction
• Residential Product Manufacturing
• Retail
• Rubber Manufacturing
• Shipping
• Sports
• Technology
• Telecommunications
• Television
• Training and Development
• Transportation
• Travel Services
• Utilities
• Venture Capital
• Wholesale

Executive of the Year (CEO, COO, Chairman, MD, and other C-level/top-level executives)

• Achievements - How did the executive's exceptional leadership help drive the company's growth?
• Challenges & Solutions - What are the biggest challenges that the executive encountered in moving the company forward? What solutions were implemented to overcome these challenges?
• Innovation - What new ideas did the executive introduce to substantially boost the company's business?

Innovator of the Year

• Uniqueness - What are the unique and innovative initiatives that the innovator have spearheaded? 
• Success - Discuss the innovator's recent notable contributions in pioneering the solution which led to the significant growth of the company.
• Effectiveness - How effective was the innovation and how did it impact the company?

Team of the Year

• Achievements - What are the team's remarkable contributions to the company's growth?
• Challenges & Solutions - What are the biggest challenges that the team encountered in driving growth? What solutions were implemented to overcome these challenges?
• Innovation - What new ideas did the team introduce to substantially boost the company's business?

Employee Engagement of the Year

• Strategy - What are the recent strategies implemented to engage the company's employees and enhance fulfilment with their careers?
• Effectiveness - How effective was the strategy and what was its impact on the workforce?

Health and Wellness Initiative of the Year

• Uniqueness and Innovation: How does the initiative demonstrate a fresh and novel approach to health and wellness management? 
• Effectiveness and Impact: How well does the initiative deliver tangible results in terms of improved health and wellness outcomes? 
• Dynamism: How well does the initiative respond to changing needs and demands in the health and wellness landscape? 

Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year

• Uniqueness and Innovation: How does the initiative demonstrate unique and innovative approaches to promoting diversity and inclusion?
• Effectiveness and Impact: What specific goals or objectives were set for the initiative, and how well were they achieved?
• Sustainability and Scalability: Is the initiative designed to be sustainable and enduring in promoting diversity and inclusion?

CSR Initiative of the Year

• Uniqueness and Innovation: To what extent does the CSR initiative demonstrate a unique and innovative approach to addressing social and environmental challenges?
• Effectiveness and Impact: How effectively does the initiative deliver tangible results in terms of positive social or environmental impact? 
• Dynamism: How well does the initiative respond to changing societal needs and emerging global trends? 

1. Go to the online nomination form of HKB Management Excellence Awards.

2. Read the nomination guidelines.

3. Fill out the required fields.

• Company and entrant details

• Chosen category and industry

• Title

• 500-word summary introducing the individual, team, or employee engagement initiative

• Client or employee testimonials (optional)

• Achievements

• Chosen winner's package

4. Once you're done, you will receive an email confirmation of your nomination.

5. Submit three (3) project photos and supporting documents by email.

• Photos are required to be submitted. Supporting documents are optional but will highly increase your chances of winning the award.

• Each nomination form is valid for one (1) entry only. If you are nominating several projects, please enter each separately. 

The nomination is free of charge. If your company wins, in order to maximise the benefit of winning and be entitled to promotional coverage and other benefits, winners will have to take up any of the winner's package options.

To know more about the winners package entitlements and pricing, please email [email protected]

Deadline for submission: 8 November 2024, Friday
Awards dinner: February 2025