# World CEO Awards

> The World CEO Awards are a global, merit-based program honoring outstanding chief executive officers, founders, presidents, managing directors, chairpersons and senior corporate leaders for excellence in leadership, innovation, business growth and organizational impact. Recognition is determined by an independent jury — there is no public voting.

## Key facts
- Organizer: World CEO Awards (a Golden Tree Awards program)
- Contact: awards@goldentreeawards.com | WhatsApp/Call +971585862014
- Office: Iris Bay Tower, Business Bay, Dubai, UAE
- 2026 Gala: The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina, Dubai, UAE — Saturday 14 November 2026, 5:00 PM–11:00 PM
- Eligibility: CEOs, founders, presidents, managing directors, chairpersons, group CEOs, women CEOs, young CEOs, startup CEOs, public-sector and family-business leaders worldwide
- Selection: independent, jury-led, merit-based evaluation (no public voting)
- Categories: 20 CEO award categories
- Judging criteria: Leadership Excellence, Strategic Vision, Innovation, Business Growth, Corporate Governance, Sustainability, Employee Development, Market Impact, Financial Performance, Industry Contribution

## Pages
- About: https://worldceoawards.com/about.html
- Categories: https://worldceoawards.com/categories.html
- Leadership Sectors: https://worldceoawards.com/sectors.html
- Fee / Cost: https://worldceoawards.com/fee-cost.html
- FAQ: https://worldceoawards.com/faq.html
- Contact: https://worldceoawards.com/contact.html
- Nominate: https://worldceoawards.com/award-nomination.html
- Regional pages: https://worldceoawards.com/asia-ceo-awards.html, https://worldceoawards.com/europe-ceo-awards.html, https://worldceoawards.com/middle-east-ceo-awards.html, https://worldceoawards.com/north-america-ceo-awards.html, https://worldceoawards.com/south-america-ceo-awards.html, https://worldceoawards.com/africa-ceo-awards.html, https://worldceoawards.com/oceania-ceo-awards.html

## How to nominate
Submit a nomination via https://worldceoawards.com/award-nomination.html. No nomination form is embedded on the site; nominations are submitted through the official portal and confirmed by the awards team.