Call for submissions: WFA President’s Awards 2026

The annual WFA President’s Awards look to recognise industry initiatives led by national advertiser associations around the world which are helping advance the marketer’s agenda and are contributing to positive change in the industry and society.

National associations in WFA membership are invited to nominate their innovative programmes and activities that have made a real difference to their members and the marketing industry in 2025. These initiatives can cover areas related to organisational transformation, cross-industry collaboration, capability and talent development, marketing effectiveness, media transparency, self-regulation, ethics and responsible marketing, inclusive marketing, sustainability and so on.

National associations wishing to submit their entries should do so by February 20^th 2026 by filling in the submission form.

Submissions will be evaluated by the WFA Executive Committee. The winning initiatives will be selected by WFA President David Wheldon OBE and honoured during Global Marketer Week 2026 in Stockholm on April 23.

Nominate your initiative

Winners from previous editions held in Brussels, Toronto, Istanbul, Marrakech, Tokyo, Lisbon and Athens include: CAA (Argentina), AANA (Australia), UBA (Belgium), ABA (Brazil), ANDA Chile, CANA (China), ANDA Colombia, Marketing Finland, Union des marques (France), ISA (India), AAI (Ireland), UPA (Italy), JAA (Japan), MSK (Kenya), GAM (Morocco), bvA (the Netherlands), ANZA (New Zealand), ADVAN (Nigeria), ANFO (Norway), PAS (Pakistan), CAP (Paraguay), ANDA Peru, APAN (Portugal), SOZ (Slovenia), Sveriges Annonsörer (Sweden), RVD (Turkey), ISBA (UK) and ANA (US).