Entries are open now and close on June 1, 2026. Here’s everything you need to know to compete for AV's highest honours in the region. Let's get into it.
The Inavate APAC Awards are open for 2026, and if you’ve been doing great work in the region, and we know you have, now is the time to put it forward. Entries are open now, submissions close on June 1, 2026. That is a hard deadline and there will be no extensions.
The important stuff
Entries must be submitted online for all Project Award categories.
Before you dive in, make sure your project qualifies under the eligibility window: projects must have been completed or concluded between June 1, 2025 and June 1, 2026 to be considered.
And please note, that for the Project Award categories you are free to craft your entry as you see fit. Just remember, your work will be judged only based on the information you provide as part of your entry document so be sure to put everything on the (digital) page.
Entries for the Business Award categories must be emailed to the Inavate editorial team.
The same deadlines apply. Business activities must be completed between June 1, 2025, and June 1, 2026, to be considered.
In order to ensure that all entries across the Business Awards are fairly judged, all submissions must be made using the relevant templates found here.
The categories
The 2026 Awards are split across two streams: Project Awards and Business Awards.
The Project Award categories cover the full breadth of where AV does its best work:
- Corporate
- Education
- Hospitality
- Leisure & Entertainment
- Visitor Attraction
- House of Worship
- Retail
- Experience Centre
On the Business Awards side, we're recognising the individuals and organisations that make the industry move: - Consultant of the Year
- Distributor of the Year
- Integrator of the Year
- Manufacturer of the Year
- End User of the Year *(new for 2026)*
- AV Icon
Sharp-eyed readers will have clocked the new addition to the Business Awards lineup. End User of the Year is a new category for 2026, and it's one we're genuinely excited about.
For too long, the people on the other side of the handover — the ones responsible for keeping technology humming day after day — haven't had a spotlight of their own. That changes this year. End User of the Year is for the individual working inside a facility or space who manages, monitors, and maintains the technology that everyone else just assumes will work. If that sounds like you, or like someone you know, this category was made with you in mind.
Need help?
The Inavate APAC team is here throughout the process. If you would like to talk through a category, figure out the best fit for your entry, or just want a sense of what a strong submission looks like, reach out. We’re happy to help.