Innovation Award 2026 – Trinidad & Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce

ABOUT THE AWARD

Companies or Individuals which create a culture of improvement or innovation for customers may be nominated for this award category. The Innovation Award focuses on the pioneering use of technology, such as social media, virtual reality, blockchain or artificial intelligence to increase productivity and measurable improvement for customers, clients and businesses.

This award recognises the significant role innovation plays in transforming our economy.
The award celebrates a company or individual which has provided innovative solutions or services for new and existing market needs.

CRITERIA

Awarded to a company or individual. Nominees must provide proof of innovativeness in the following areas:

Originality: Describe the uniqueness of the product and its superiority in comparison with similar or alternative products in the market. This includes incremental and radical innovations. Be innovative or be a new invention (within the last 3 years)
Marketability: Show the extent to which the innovation sufficiently addresses the problem it seeks to solve at a cost or model that is accessible to the target market and can generate profits or is self-sustainable
Scalability: Describe the extent to which the solution can be easily applied to other similar markets beyond the applicant’s immediate or local environment
Social Impact: The ability of the innovation to create or effect positive and desirable benefit beyond profit within the target community and other stakeholders
Technical Aspects: The technical specifications of the innovation are grounded on established science and sufficiently address anticipated product risks

There may be 3 finalists for this category with 1 emerging as the Innovation award winner

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CRITERIA

Originality(Required)

Describe the uniqueness of the product and its superiority in comparison with similar or alternative products in the market.

Marketability: Please provide some form of evidence (management accounts acceptable)(Required)

Show the extent to which the innovation sufficiently addresses the problem it seeks to solve at a cost or model that is accessible to the target market and can generate profits or is self-sustainable

Supporting documents (optional)

Optional: upload supporting evidence for the above (e.g. registration, financial statements, proof of performance). Accepted: PDF, Word, Excel, JPG, PNG.

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Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, jpg, jpeg, png, Max. file size: 128 MB, Max. files: 5.

Scalability(Required)

Describe the extent to which the solution can be easily applied to other similar markets beyond the applicant’s immediate or local environment

Social Impact(Required)

Describe the ability of the innovation to create or effect positive and desirable benefit beyond profit within the target community and other stakeholders

Supporting documents (optional)

Optional: upload supporting evidence for the above (e.g. registration, financial statements, proof of performance). Accepted: PDF, Word, Excel, JPG, PNG.

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, jpg, jpeg, png, Max. file size: 128 MB, Max. files: 5.

Technical Aspects(Required)

Are the technical specifications of the innovation are grounded on established science and sufficiently address anticipated product risks? Please describe

Marketing Strength: 1) Describe how the product/ service is packaged or presented to the market 2) Provide details on what type of advertising vehicles are used(Required)

For example - packaging, point of sale materials, advertising, distribution For example - traditional, experiential, digital marketing inclusive of social media

Responsible Business Practices Does the company or individual being nominated support or conduct any corporate social responsibility initiatives (CSR) or environment social governance (ESG)?(Required)

If so, please describe your CSR or ESG initiatives and Responsible Business Practices (e.g., Green Agenda) and state the years of activity.

NOMINATIONS CLOSE FOR THIS AWARD ON JULY 24TH 2026 @ MIDNIGHT