Where global talent meets global impact - Alliance Top Award 2025

As guests took their seats inside the venue in Dubai’s cultural district, a world map slowly illuminated on the ceremony’s main screen - first Asia, then Europe, then the Americas, Africa, and Oceania. Each glowing point marked a country whose talent entered this year’s Alliance Top Award. When the final region lit up, the hall erupted in applause. It was a reminder - before a single winner was named - that this is no longer just an award ceremony. It is a portrait of how interconnected excellence has become.

On 30 November 2025, the Alliance Top Award once again lived up to its mission of celebrating achievements that shape the modern world, welcoming more than 2,300 applicants from across nearly every continent. And this year, the conversation wasn’t simply about who won - but about what their global diversity represents.

Talent from everywhere - judged by universal standards

The defining strength of the Alliance Top Award is its uncompromising belief that world-class talent isn’t concentrated in certain regions or industries - it’s distributed across the globe.

One jury member put it plainly:

“We don’t evaluate where someone comes from. We evaluate what the world gains from their work.”

This approach is not poetic, it’s practical.

The nominees who reached the finals came from vastly different contexts - some from major global capitals, others from emerging regions gaining increasing international visibility. Their backgrounds reflected local challenges, cultural perspectives, and unique pathways to innovation, yet all were assessed through the same rigorous global standards.

What distinguished the 2025 cycle was not geography, but convergence: wildly different markets, realities, and lived experiences - all meeting under a unified framework of merit and impact.

Four categories that reflect a borderless future

The Award’s four hubs - Business & Economy, Science & Technology, Creativity & Art, and Beauty & Wellbeing - were originally designed to recognize distinct domains. But in 2025, they became something more: a mirror of how modern achievement works.

A longtime jury member observed:

“Genuine innovation rarely fits inside a single category anymore. The most interesting people we saw this year were building bridges - between disciplines, cultures, and entire worldviews.”

That was visible everywhere: business founders working with environmental engineers,

artists using machine learning,  scientists collaborating with wellbeing experts.

The categories gave structure,  but the finalists showed how deeply interconnected global excellence has become.

A competition that brings the world together - logistically and mentally

Coordinating finalists from time zones spanning 14 hours brought unexpected challenges. Some nominees traveled two flights and a layover to reach Dubai; others joined pre-ceremony briefings remotely before finally meeting in person.

The hallway conversations alone could have filled a conference program: Latin American designers discussing innovation with Middle Eastern entrepreneurs, Asian researchers comparing insights with European creatives.

One finalist, Nikolay Grebentsov (Small Business Breakthrough) described it best:

“It wasn’t just a celebration - it was a collision of ideas that would never have met otherwise.”

For the organizers, this was the clearest validation of the Award’s purpose.

Selected winners of the alliance top award 2025

The winners of the 2025 edition reflect the global scale and thematic breadth of the program. Here are selected highlights:

Business & Economy

• Еbru Dоrmаn, Turkey - Woman Business Leader
• Najib Vatanshoev, Tajikistan - Financial Visionary
• Piеtеr vаn der Dоеs, Netherlands - Transformation Leader
• Luis Mаrоtо, Spain - Strategic Growth Expert
• Nikolay Grebentsov, USA - Small Business Breakthrough

Science & Technology

• Ricky Rаpа Thоmsоn, Uganda - Tech for Social Good 
• Praveen Ravula, USA - Developer of the Year
• Dr. Hеbа Kurdi, Saudi Arabia - Big Data & Analytics Specialist
• Oleg Pankiv, Ukraine - IT Systems Architect 
• Anastasiia Galgashova, USA - Woman in Tech

Creativity & Art

• Hudа Lutfi, Egypt - Patron of the Year 
• Kubrа Khаdеmi, Afghanistan - Creative Changemaker
• Аidа Mulunеh, Ethiopia - Photographer of the Year
• Sеvdаliza, Iran - Achievement in Music

Beauty & Wellbeing

• The Еlixir Clinic, UAE - Cosmetology Clinic of the Year
• Dr. Nаdа Souеidаn, Lebanon - Medicine Meets Beauty
• Dulciе, UK - Beauty Brand of the Year
• Lоlа Cоsmеtics, Brazil - Ethical Beauty Company 

These examples barely scratch the surface of the geographic and conceptual diversity represented among finalists and winners. The full list of 2025 winners is available on the official Alliance Top Award website: alliance-top.com/award 

A mission that crosses borders - and expands them

The Alliance Top Award was founded not merely to recognize success, but to find it - even in places where it might go unnoticed. The organizers often describe their work as global discovery: identifying individuals who produce transformative ideas in environments where recognition is not guaranteed.

A Jury Board member explained:

“Some of the brightest people in the world work far from global centers. Our responsibility is to make sure their work is seen.”

This mindset is why the Award has rapidly expanded its global footprint. It doesn’t simply follow established hotspots - it seeks emerging ones.

A 2025 winner, Najib Vatanshoev (Financial Visionary), reflected on this with humility:

“When I saw the range of countries represented in my category, I realized that winning wasn’t just a personal moment. It meant becoming part of something much larger.”

A ceremony that reflected the world as it is - and as it’s becoming

The Alliance Top Award 2025 did more than honor individual achievement; it revealed a map of global innovation as it stands today - interconnected, diverse, and rapidly evolving.

With submissions from across continents, finalists whose work crosses traditional boundaries, and winners selected solely on merit and global relevance, the Award demonstrated one of its core truths: talent is global - and the future belongs to those who recognize it.

In a world where borders increasingly matter less than ideas, the Alliance Top Award 2025 showed why its mission is not only valuable, but necessary.