Meet the 2026 Adobe Experience Maker Awards finalists — innovators transforming digital engagement.

01-20-2026

The Adobe Experience Maker Awards celebrate innovators reimagining customer experiences around the globe. This year, we received a record number of submissions from organizations of all sizes across 34 countries.

Blending marketing, creativity, and emerging AI capabilities, this year's honorees are leveraging Adobe solutions to scale content creation and deliver personalized customer experiences. We’re excited to spotlight the spectacular finalists for 2026.

Announcing the 2026 Adobe Experience Maker Awards finalists.

Join us in congratulating the individuals, teams, and companies shaping the future of customer experience across industries and regions in our 10 global award categories.

The Advocate

This award recognizes the company demonstrating a customer-centric approach to creating personalized journeys with Adobe applications.

Costa Crociere
Santander Brazil
Sling TV

The Ambassador

This award recognizes the individual who has gone above and beyond by sharing their Adobe product expertise and best practices to help peers and colleagues deliver exceptional customer experiences.

Muizz Hassan, CIBC
Juliet Machan, EY
Samantha Tuttle, Newell Brands

The Catalyst

This award recognizes the company using Adobe Real-Time Customer Data Platform to unify data across systems and teams, enable timely and engaging digital experiences, and protect privacy with strong data governance.

Techcombank
Workday
YDUQS

The Conductor

This award recognizes the company that has accelerated time-to-market through streamlined content creation and delivery workflows with Adobe applications.

Newell Brands
Publicis Global Delivery
TSB Bank

The Disruptor

This award recognizes the company delivering personalized, immersive shopping experiences for B2C, B2B, or hybrid customers while fueling growth using Adobe Commerce.

Farmacias del Ahorro
Komatsu (nominated by Infosys x Blue Acorn iCi)
M. H. Alshaya

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The Experience Maker Executive of the Year

This award recognizes the leader who has driven digital transformation, elevated customer experiences, and delivered significant business impact using Adobe applications.

Dr. Satya Ramaswamy, Air India
Giovanna Loi, Costa Crociere
Derek Gominger, Lenovo
Brad Audet, Mazda (nominated by VML)

The Experience Maker of the Year

This award recognizes the individual or team that has worked collaboratively to deliver exceptional customer experiences and achieve measurable performance outcomes using Adobe applications.

Maruti Suzuki India Limited, Digital Enterprise Team
NFL, Amit Khare
RMIT University, Darren Boyle
Universal Destinations & Experiences, TJ Jana

The Groundbreaker

This award recognizes the individual or team breaking new ground, advancing customer experiences, and laying the foundation for increasingly personalized journeys at scale.

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Company Limited, Patrick Cheung
Maruti Suzuki India Limited, Dr. Tapan Sahoo
Wegmans, Sean Kegelman

The Maverick

This award recognizes the visionary company that has reimagined customer experiences through inventive strategies and breakthrough use of Adobe applications.

Malaysia Aviation Group Berhad
The Coca-Cola Company (nominated by VML)
Vanguard, Inc.

The Transformer

This award recognizes the company that has made a strategic shift across people, processes, and technology to adopt a digital-first go-to-market approach, driving measurable business growth with Adobe applications.

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Company Limited
O TEMPO
Techcombank

Make your voice heard.

Help determine the winner of The Maverick — the audience choice category recognizing a company pioneering breakthrough customer experiences through visionary use of Adobe applications.

Cast your vote by January 31, 2026.

The Adobe Experience Maker Awards global gala.

We’ll honor our finalists and reveal the winners live at an invitation-only gala at Adobe Summit in Las Vegas on April 19, 2026. Follow Adobe for Business on LinkedIn for live coverage and highlights from the event.

Stay connected.

Thank you to all who applied to the 2026 Adobe Experience Maker Awards for sharing your digital transformation stories. To stay informed about next year’s program — including when submissions open — sign up for updates.