Innovations are proving to be a key driver of successful businesses across a wide range of sectors, from the development of complex engineering products to the use of new technologies in human resource management. The most revolutionary innovations were highlighted at the annual Cases&Faces business award.
The Cases&Faces Award is an annual international recognition focused on showcasing and supporting groundbreaking ideas, projects, and creative minds. Covering a wide spectrum of fields such as science, education, entrepreneurship, management, social practices, gender equality, creative transformation, and digital technologies, the award attracts participants from across the globe. Winning brings public recognition and offers new opportunities and beneficial collaborations, highlighting recipients as leaders in industry evolution and excellence.
The award was held on June 1, 2024 in Florida, US along with the offline conference Cases&Faces with over 200 attendees from across the globe. The conference offered attendees the opportunity to meet renowned experts, share knowledge and discuss the latest trends. During the event, industry leaders led sessions on cutting-edge topics ranging from AI innovations to blockchain applications and the integration of AR/VR into business strategies. The event ended with an evening reception, providing ample opportunities for professional development and networking.
Cases&Faces tackles crucial topics like the expansion of international collaboration, global market trends, the role of AI in venture capital investment, how businesses adapt to the AI era, attracting foreign investment, increasing capital inflows, and the impact of women leaders in international business.
Each application for the Cases&Faces Award is reviewed by an independent jury comprised of experienced professionals with outstanding achievements in their respective fields. They thoroughly evaluate the applicants' work using various criteria. The scores from each judge are aggregated, and the winners in each category are determined based on their total points.
In the 2024 contest, 14 high-level experts participated in the judging panel. Among them were Aisuluu Chymyrbaeva, a mentor in the Women's Entrepreneurship Program, a member of the JIA Business Association, the Board of Directors of the International Coaching Federation (Kyrgyzstan Branch) and ICF Global, and Timur Vershinin, a pioneer of business blogging and author of the influential book "Another Life," who supports training projects and bloggers in marketing, sales and legal aspects.The judges thoroughly evaluated the entries, identifying the most outstanding works that set new business standards.
This year, 13 winners were celebrated in categories such as e-commerce, technology innovation, IoT, wholesale, human resources, marketing, and more. The competition highlighted the groundbreaking innovations and exceptional leadership that are shaping the future of business. For example, in the Achievement in Science or Technology category, Dmirtii Pshichenko, Associate Professor at the Department of Business Informatics, HSE Graduate School of Business (Russia), secured victory. He spearheaded the project for non-airfield-based vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicles (KAMA VTOL UAV), enabling users, technology developers, and manufacturers to realize significant business advantages by expanding the aircraft's scope and scale.
The Achievement in Product Innovation award went to Evgenii Frolikov, the author of the patented Vulnerability Remediation System for Java Libraries, which supports over 1500 libraries. The system provides a unique solution for detecting and resolving vulnerabilities in Java libraries through automatic backporting of security fixes.
The nominee for Executive of the Year in the Retail category was Sergey Televatyuk, CEO of Lochmaty Kashalot, who developed the omnichannel methodology integrating online and offline retail and introduced the click-and-collect system, which is now used in more than ten countries.
Tatiana Kolmogorova was nominated as the leader in the HR Business Partnership category for the creation and successful implementation of the HR Business Partnership methodology in the world's leading FMCGs. Her unique approach uses data analytics to estimate talent needs, adjust to changes, and proactively manage career development.
The Cases&Faces award and conference are supported by numerous international companies that value the opportunity to be part of an innovative community open to collaboration. Among the partners are the US company Crazy Unicorns, which creates innovative, high-quality software products, Neuron Expert Corporation, a leader in the integration of AI with blockchain technology, the management consulting firm ADConsult, the US community of Russian-speaking startup founders, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs Tech Flow, an international PR agency ExpertizeMe, one of the world's largest for guaranteed media publications, full services in large format printing production BART STUDIO, a reliable consulting service Mortgage by Julia, an experienced and dedicated US realtor Victoria Volynets, high-quality content creation and promotion company MAILIS-MEDIA, floral company Le Soul Fleur, and EnerBalls - healthy snack on a stick, designed for people with active lifestyles.
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