Awards
Best Product Award 2026
The Best Product Award is a yearly contest honoring the Business Potential of new products presented at Channel Summit META.
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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
Best Distributor
Award 2026
The Best Distributors Award recognises the creativity, product attractiveness, company & team performance of the Distributors present at the event.
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Who can participate?
Regional distributors based in UAE.
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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
The circular economy is an important and developing area for the region's consumer technology industry. This award is to celebrate the campaigns and initiatives at retail level that support key circular principles including recycling, refurbishment, repair and buy back programmes .
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Who can participate?
Retailers, e-tailers and vendors operating in the META region
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What is the format?
The award is application based, and will be assessed by the ChannelHub committee
Deadline: 8th May 2026
Product Launch
of the Year
The META region plays host to many innovative and exciting product launches at retail so we are delighted to announce this award to give retailers and vendors the chance to share their best work.
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Who can participate?
Retailers, e-tailers and vendors operating in the META region
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What is the format?
The award is application based, and will be assessed by the ChannelHub committee
Deadline: 8th May 2026
There are 5 award categories including
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Entertainment
TV, Projector, Audio, VR, Gaming, Home Cinema, Cameras, Drones
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Health & Fitness
Fitness Tracker, Smart Ring, Beauty & Wellness, Grooming, Recovery
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Home
Appliances, Smart Home, Security
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IT
Router, Scanner, Printer, AI PC, Laptop, Display, Storage, Networking, Peripherals, Power
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Mobile
Smartphone, Tablet, Smartwatch, Smart Glasses