Initiatives of PLDT and Smart have been honored as Stevie Awards® winners at the 20th Annual International Business Awards®.

Receiving back-to-back Gold Stevies® is PH Digicon 2022: BOUNDLESS, the country’s most prestigious and one of the most sought-after digital thought leadership events in Asia Pacific, powered by PLDT Enterprise. Earlier this year, PH Digicon 2022: BOUNDLESS also received the Gold Stevie® at the 2023 ASPAC Stevie Awards.

Meanwhile, PLDT and Smart’s #FarmSmart advocacy, a program that promotes the use of tech-enabled solutions to support Filipino farmers and strengthen food security, bagged a Bronze Stevie®.

“We are truly honored by these consecutive citations from the Stevie Awards. Our Gold citations from both the 2023 Asia-Pacific Stevies® and 20th Annual International Business Awards® highlight that our PH Digicon event is innovative, relevant, and world-class. We will continue to evolve and adapt to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers, ensuring we stay ahead of the curve and provide exceptional value to businesses, ultimately leading to the success of their business visions,” said PLDT and Smart First Vice President and Head of Enterprise and International Business Groups, Mitch Locsin.

The annual PH Digicon brings together industry experts, business leaders, and key opinion shapers to explore the boundless possibilities of digital technologies. Plenary sessions tackle the infinite potential of enterprises in a redefined digital universe; transformational leadership as the core of successful digitalization; and insights on new business models, strategies, and predictions on the future of business and technology. The bigger and better PH Digicon 2023: VISION, will be led by PLDT Enterprise from October 12 to 13, at the Marriott Grand Ballroom.

The Stevie Awards are widely considered to be the world's premier business awards. At this year's International Business Awards®, more than 3,700 nominations from 61 nations were submitted, honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them.

Winners of the 20th Annual International Business Awards® will be celebrated during a gala banquet in Rome, on October 13.