There were 23 nomination categories for the Awards under three divisions - Personal, Corporate and Startups.
The organizers received 86 applications altogether, in all 23 categories. Among the nominees there are representatives from 30 countries across five continents.
As recognition for its creative approach, two Indian startups have bagged the C4F Awards held in Geneva recently. Deerak Solutions received the award for Idea of the Future, while ACG Consulting bagged the honors for Technology of the Future.
In its seventh edition, the C4F Awards 2017 recognizes highly professional and globally remarkable individual communicators and/or organizations with a unique vision on the future of the communications industry worldwide. There were 23 nomination categories for the Awards under three divisions - Personal, Corporate and Startups.
In the personal category, winners include Fran Bidderman, CEO and Strategista of Advantages Inc (USA) and David Gallagher, President Omnicon PR Group (UK) bagging the Grand Davos Award and Kara Alaimo, Asst Professor of Public Relations, Hofstra University (USA) receiving the Titan of the Future award.
Catherine Hernandez-Blades, Senior VP, Corporate Comms Aflac (USA) was awarded Dr. Relations of the Future, Adebola Williams, Founding Partner Red Media, (Nigeria) and Eduardo Vieira, Founder Ideal Group (Brazil) as the Evangelist of the Future.
Assel Kozhakova, Founder Red Point Khazakhstan LLP, (Khazakhstan) was named the Talent of the Future and Ganesh AC, Founder ACG Consultancy (India) and Eduardo Vieira, Founder Ideal Group (Brazil) received the award for Leader of the Future.
In the corporate awards category CROS, Russia, & Ketchum - Svizerra, Italy, Amazing Villach, Austria, Pro Zorro, Ukraine, Spring PR, Armenia, Sound PR, Italy, SPN Communications, Russia, Ketchum - Estra, Italy, TCS, Europe, SAP, Germany and SPN Communications, Russia bagging several awards.
"Congratulations to all the winners. It was a great feeling of cross-cultural communication, when the best practices of each country were shared across the table. I am sure the C4F Awards 2018 is going to be much bigger and more encouraging for the communication professionals all over the globe," said Founding Director of C4F Awards, Yanina Dubeykovskaya.