Barcelona and London, 2027
The Transformational Leaders & Enterprises Summit 2027. A business leadership summit and enterprise awards for the leaders and enterprises that transformed their industries across India, the Middle East, South Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Enterprise, Leader or both — in Dubai, London or Barcelona. Entry is free and takes about two minutes.
From resort-style apartments and private pools to international expansion, branded residences and vertical integration, Imran Farooq has turned SAMANA Developers into one of Dubai’s fastest-rising property businesses — and is now building for a much larger stage.
Imran Farooq · SAMANA Developers · United Arab Emirates
Aman Mehta · Torrent Pharmaceuticals From strengthening India’s chronic-therapy leadership to integrating major acquisitions and shaping a broader growth agenda, Aman Mehta is emerging as one of the key next-generation leaders in Indian pharmaceuticals.
Dr. (CA) Ankur Aggarwal · BNW Developments From chartered accountancy to creating one of the UAE’s fastest-scaling luxury development platforms, Dr. (CA) Ankur Aggarwal is combining financial discipline, branded residences and ambitious expansion to build BNW Developments for the next phase of Gulf real estate.
Abhyuday Jindal · Jindal Stainless From expanding global stainless-steel capacity to advancing green hydrogen, renewable energy and high-value manufacturing, Abhyuday Jindal is helping position Jindal Stainless for the next phase of India’s industrial growth.
Rashed Ahmadyar · Ahmadyar Developments With a billion-dirham development portfolio, fast-moving projects and a disciplined approach to growth, Rashed Ahmadyar is positioning Ahmadyar Developments as one of Dubai’s emerging real estate names.
Shashank Kumar · Razorpay From solving online-payment friction for startups to helping businesses manage money through payments, banking and AI, Shashank Kumar has spent more than a decade building the rails beneath India’s digital economy.
Hazza Zaal · Al Barari Real Estate Group At Al Barari and through his own venture, Elemental Developments, Hazza Zaal is advancing a different vision of Dubai real estate — one where luxury is measured not only by architecture and address, but by how a place makes people feel.
Adwaita Nayar · Nykaa From taking Nykaa offline to building its fashion business and now scaling House of Nykaa, Adwaita Nayar is helping transform one of India’s most recognised digital-first companies into a portfolio of enduring consumer brands.
Amira Sajwani · PRYPCO With one foot inside one of the Middle East’s best-known property groups and another building an independent PropTech platform, Amira Sajwani is challenging the traditional rules of how real estate is bought, financed and owned.
Alisha Moopen · Aster DM Healthcare GCC From expanding hospital networks to digital health, AI-enabled care and a growing Saudi footprint, Alisha Moopen is helping transform Aster DM Healthcare from a traditional provider into a connected healthcare ecosystem for the GCC.
Navneet Mandhani · Karma Developers From technology and global business to real estate and venture investing, Navneet Mandhani has built his career around one recurring idea: spotting opportunity early and scaling it across markets.
Manisha Raisinghani · SiftHub From co-founding LogiNext to launching SiftHub, Manisha Raisinghani is using AI to solve one of enterprise sales’ oldest problems: too much information, too little usable context.
From continuous glucose monitoring and smart rings to blood biomarkers, women’s health and real-time biointelligence, Bengaluru-based Ultrahuman is attempting something far more ambitious than building another wearable. It wants to create a computing platform that understands the human body continuously.
Ultrahuman · Health-tech and wearables · India
Yalla Group · Digital social networking and gaming From voice-led social networking and culturally resonant gaming to a growing ecosystem of digital entertainment, Yalla Group has built one of the Middle East’s most distinctive technology brands by proving that global-scale digital products can succeed when they begin with local behaviour, language and identity.
Enerwhere · Clean energy and utilities From desert construction sites and quarries to islands, industrial facilities and oilfield operations, Enerwhere has built its reputation by taking renewable energy where conventional grids often cannot go — combining solar, storage, intelligent controls and flexible power systems to reduce diesel dependence without sacrificing reliability.
ShopBack · E-commerce Founded in Singapore in 2014, ShopBack spent a decade turning a browser cashback habit into Asia-Pacific’s largest rewards network, reaching unicorn status in 2026 on the back of quiet profitability. Its next move is harder: standing at the actual point of sale, not just after it.
Cred · Fintech Cred built its business on a contrarian idea — reward India’s most creditworthy consumers, not the underbanked majority. In 2026, that bet drew a $900 million investment from Meta, a $4.5 billion valuation, and sent its founder to run WhatsApp worldwide.
These are business awards no one can buy. For every company and every leader, a named jury decides against published criteria. Then the magazine does what it exists to do: tell the story.
When Kuok Hui Kwong stepped into the CEO office in August 2025, she inherited the spiritual legacy of her father, Robert Kuok, and a…
Priya Nair leads Hindustan Unilever’s consumer goods division, driving product innovation across home and personal care categories for…
Margaret Kao built Marketech into a $2-billion-revenue behemoth that literally builds the factories where advanced chips are born. She…
Maggie Ng joined HSBC in 2020 as head of wealth and personal banking, Hong Kong, later being named head of retail banking and wealth. In…
Digitized wholesale platform for warungs (mom-and-pop shops) offering inventory financing and one-click…
Nominated · 2026 Asia editionTrade network connecting small retailers directly with manufacturers, bypassing layers of distributors for…
Nominated · 2026 Asia editionIoT and AI platform turning commercial buildings into carbon-neutral assets via real-time tenant comfort and…
Nominated · 2026 Asia editionCloud-based CMMS aggregating building data to optimize HVAC, lighting, and maintenance schedules.
Nominated · 2026 Asia edition
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Broadcaster and journalist. Every edition of the awards produces one cover, and the leader on it is chosen by the editor from the winners.
GCEIP is the Global Centre for Enterprise, Innovation and Prosperity, an international platform that runs global business awards, brand awards and leadership awards recognising companies, CEOs and founders across enterprise, innovation and leadership.
GCEIP runs three business awards: Transformational Enterprise of the Year and Transformational Leaders of the Year, presented at the Summit in Barcelona and London, and Great Value Enterprise of the Year, presented in Dubai on 19 November — judged across fourteen enterprise categories and twelve leadership categories, alongside its Premier Brands and Leaders Awards programme.
No. GCEIP business awards and leadership awards are decided by a named jury against published, weighted criteria, and no commercial relationship, sponsorship or partnership influences who is shortlisted or who wins.
Any company, brand or business leader meeting the edition’s regional eligibility can be nominated for the GCEIP business awards or leadership awards, by themselves or by a third party, and entry is free.
The GCEIP Asian Premier Brands and Leaders Awards 2026 are open to companies and leaders across the GCC, South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia, judged by a named jury and presented at Crowne Plaza Dubai on 19 November 2026.
