THE TRENDS AWARDS
THE TRENDS AWARDS - an award for leaders in the world of high technology.
THE TRENDS AWARDS, an award for leaders in the world of high technology, opens its doors to companies and experts from the following industries:
IT
AI
Fintech
Venture & Startups
Blockchain & Mining
Creative Industries
Media & PR
ECom
Stages of the award:
The deadline for applications has been extended to October 13, 2025;
Longlists will be compiled (up to 10 nominees in each category). The longlists will be published on the website on October 20, 2025;
Jury members (by filling out questionnaires) and the public (through open voting in the award bot) vote for nominees on a 5-point scale. The results of the jury and public voting are combined. The 3-5 companies and individuals with the highest ratings are shortlisted in all categories. The shortlists for all categories will be announced on November 1, 2025;
From November 1 to 10, the second stage of voting will take place according to the same principle. The winners with the highest ratings (total number of votes) will be announced and awarded at the award ceremony.
The award ceremony will take place on November 19 as part of The Trends forum and exhibition.
14 nominations for companies:
THE BEST IT COMPANY
AI SOLUTION (B2B)
BLOCKCHAIN COMPANY
AI SOLUTION (B2C)
FINTECH COMPANY
MINING COMPANY
GLOBAL PAYMENT PROVIDER
THE BEST ECOMPANY
THE BEST MOBILE APP
VR/AR/XR COMPANY
THE BEST STARTUP
VENTURE COMPANY
THE BEST DIGITAL MEDIA
BLOCKCHAIN MEDIA
12 personal nominations:
TRENDSETTER
THE BEST FOUNDER
WEB3 ENTREPRENEUR
THE BEST CEO
THE BEST CTO
THE BEST COO
PR DIRECTOR IN TECH
ADVISOR IN TECH
DIGITAL ARTIST
VIDEO CREATOR (AI)
THE BEST SPEAKER
THE BEST INFLUENCER
Applications can be submitted until October 13, 2025.
Participation is on a non-commercial basis.
Jury (to be added):
Alexey Ivanchenko, Chairman of the Board of Directors, AutoFinance Bank;
Evgeny Egorov, President, ACI Russia;
Alma Obaeva, Chairwoman of the Board, NPS;
Andrey Varnavsky, Head of the Financial Technology Center, Ingosstrakh Insurance Company;
Edgar Grigoryan, founder of ATF Media, co-founder of The Trends forum;
Vyacheslav Turpanov, founder of the Razvedka VC community, business angel;
Ilya Shchirov, Executive Vice President, Raiffeisenbank;
Garrett Johnston, CEO and founder of Epiphany;
Laura Zhunusova, founder of WeProject, a media outlet about people in Central Asia;
Boris Agatov, author of Shocking Trends in Retail;
Stella Labuzhskaya, founder of SAS Metagallery, VozDooh, Spelllens;
Artur Anisimov, co-founder of The Trends forum, founder of BRIDGE;
Tatyana Benua, president of the National Artificial Intelligence Fund Association, and others.
Nomination partners:
ACI Russia - FINTECH COMPANY nomination
MIT Association (We IT) - THE BEST IT COMPANY nomination
RUSSOFT Association - THE BEST STARTUP and THE BEST FOUNDER nominations
DP MINING - MINING COMPANY nomination
BRIDGE - ADVISOR IN TECH nomination.
Detailed information can be found on the official website of the award.
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