Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards 2022

The prestigious Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards (APEA) is a Regional Award Recognition programme recognising entrepreneurial excellence. APEA aims to band leading entrepreneurs and organisations across Asia to spur greater innovation, fair practices and growth in entrepreneurship, creating a successful entrepreneurial ecosystem which will then shape Asia to sustainable economic and social growth.

APEA honours business leaders and organisations who have shown outstanding performance and tenacity in developing successful businesses, whilst not neglecting the social responsibilities that come with leadership.

Award Categories

Leadership: For Founders, Business Owners, Substantial Shareholders, CEOs

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARD

An entrepreneur who have shown exceptional leadership and are the captains of their respective industries. Going beyond building businesses, recipient of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award must have shown demonstrated stewardship of his or her industry, while championing the growth and sustainability of the community, market and country.

Criteria: Strictly by-invitation only, only one winner will be accorded for each industry in each market. Recipients would likely to be in continued leadership of a registered business for no less than 5 years, with a minimum annual turnover of USD 50 million (manufacturing/trading/real estate) / USD 30 million (services/agriculture/technology); on top of all other criteria defined and determined by Enterprise Asia.

MASTER ENTREPRENEUR AWARD

Awarded to outstanding entrepreneurs who have demonstrated entrepreneurial attributes that serve as role models for emerging entrepreneurs, including the tenacity and perseverance to continue innovating. These individuals continue to provide the vision and direction to their companies.

Criteria: Nominees must be in continued leadership of a registered business for no less than 2 years, with a minimum annual turnover of USD 5 million (manufacturing/trading/real estate) / USD 3 million (services/agriculture/technology). All entries must be entered in the regional chapter where the organisation is based.

ABOUT ENTERPRISE ASIA

Enterprise Asia is a non-governmental organisation in pursuit of creating an Asia that is rich in entrepreneurship as an engine towards sustainable and progressive economic and social development within a world of economic equality.