Awards
Best Product Award 2026
The Best Product Award is a yearly contest honoring the Business Potential of new products presented at Channel Summit EMEA.
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Who can participate?
Any vendor attending the Event
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How is it decided?
Winners will be determined by LIVE voting
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Who votes?
Votes will be only collected from the buyers
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Voting Criteria
Business Potential
Best Vendor Award 2026
The Best Vendor Award recognises the creativity, product attractiveness, company & team performance of the Vendors present at the event.
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Who can participate?
Any vendor attending the Event
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How is it decided?
Winners will be determined by LIVE voting
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Who votes?
Votes will be only collected from the buyers
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Voting Criteria
Combination of products presented, business potential & team interaction during the event
Circular initiative 2026
In 2023, Channel Summit introduced the first Sustainability Initiative Award to showcase the vendors and channel partners going the extra mile to reduce the impact of their products, services and solutions.
This year, we are pleased to announce the Circular Initiative Award to celebrate the work by distributors and their partners to tackle growing issue of e-waste.
Example initiatives include
- Launch of a refurbished device programme
- A recycling drive with your channel partners
- Campaign to promote and incentivise repair
- Successful introduction of a new refurbished product category
- Reverse logistics scheme case study
- Buy Back programme
Evaluation Criteria included
- People involved internally and also 3rd party partners
- How was the project delivered and in what time frame
- What were the biggest hurdles and how did the applicant overcome them
- What were the environmental benefits and how were they measured
- How did each applicant communicated this initiative to their target audience
- What was the response from the relevant stakeholders
- How is the applicant looking to build on this initiative
- Is this initiative part of a wider strategy?