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Sponsor
HotTopics Global C-suite Awards

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Partner with the world’s most influential tech buyers

 The HotTopics Global C-suite Awards are built by our global community of 19,000 technology and marketing executives — peer-nominated, judged, and celebrated by leaders across the C-suite.

That’s what makes them so powerful for our partners.

By aligning with a peer-led, trusted network of CIOs, CISOs, CDOs, CMOs and Future C-suite (C-1 and C-2) — your brand connects directly with the decision-makers shaping enterprise technology and marketing worldwide.

 

A year-round platform to build real relationships

 

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Accelerate pipeline

Reach and engage high-value buyers 

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Build relationships

Connect with senior decision-makers

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Influence

Position your brand as a thought leader

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Partner with purpose

Celebrating leadership and impact


 

Trusted by the world’s leading brands

With over 75% of the Fortune 500 represented, HotTopics gives partners access to the biggest technology buyers and most influential enterprise brands in the world.

Shell
HSBC
Verizon
AstraZeneca
Unilever
Diageo
BT
Experian
GE
NTT Ltd.
Boeing
American Airlines
Cisco
Oracle
Target
ForgeRock
AXA
Airbus
Telefonica
BASF
Carrefour
Ericsson
Bayer
Schneider Electric
BUPA
Santander
Allen & Overy
Asda
Beiersdorf
ALDI
Costa Coffee
Volvo
Amazon
HMRC
BEIS
Bank of England
Yum Brands
Persimmon Homes
Cigna
AT&T
Generali
Walgreens

 

Award categories

We have two award programmes — C-suite and Future C-suite

C-suite

HotTopics Global CIO 100
HotTopics Global CISO 100
HotTopicsGlobal CDO 100 (Data)
HotTopicsGlobal CDO 100 (Digital)
HotTopics Global B2B CMO 100
HotTopics Global Hall of Fame

Future C-suite

HotTopics Future CIO 100
HotTopics Future CISO 100
HotTopics Future B2B CMO 100


Partner with us

Contact us to learn more about sponsoring the HotTopics Global C-suite Awards


 

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Partnership highlights

 

Global CIO 100

Global Awards ceremonies

Engage with senior leaders at the Global Awards in the USA and European Awards in London - Build relationships face-to-face with the people who matter most.

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Conversations that matter

Connect with executives virtually and in-person meet-and-greets — positioning your brand in the conversations that shape the global C-suite.

 

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Brand embedded in the community

Keep your brand front-of-mind — featured in content, broadcasts and experiences that reach 19,000+ global executives throughout the year.

Real impact. Real influence. Real results.

See how leading brands use HotTopics to reach key buyers, grow trust and accelerate enterprise relationships.

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Case study: ForgeRock

Learn how ForgeRock used the HotTopics Global C-suite Awards and community experiences to engage the world’s top CIOs — and close its biggest-ever deal.

The results

  • $50M attributed revenue — ForgeRock’s largest-ever deal
  • 50+ conversations with Fortune 500 CIOs
  • Strategic relationships built, including one of the world’s largest banks
  • Major uplift in trust and awareness with global tech buyers

Global C-Suite Award series 2026

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Global C-Suite Awards nominations open

Nominations and
judges selection
November - May 2026

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Marketing C-Suite
Award ceremony

Abbey Road Studios,
London
April 21st 2026

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The Global C-Suite
Award ceremony

The Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville
October 2026

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European C-Suite
Award ceremony

BAFTA,
London
December 2026

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Partner with us

Contact us to learn more about sponsoring the HotTopics Global C-suite Awards