14/10/2026
Thank you to everyone who took part in the first BICC Business Excellence Awards nomination process! 🙌
We received 234 nominations representing 135 unique nominees across our six categories, including businesses, entrepreneurs, professionals and researchers contributing to the Brazil-Ireland relationship.
What happens next: we are now moving into the evaluation stage. Every nomination is first reviewed against the eligibility requirements set out in the Official Awards Regulations, before progressing to the independent judging panels of each category.
For the Brazilian Rising Star Award and the Brazilian Enterprise Excellence Award, the jury will select three finalists in each category, and those finalists then go to a public vote, open until 13 November. The other four categories are decided entirely by the jury, with the results kept confidential until the Awards ceremony.
Everything leads to the BICC Annual Gala & Awards, where the winners will be revealed to members, business leaders, institutional representatives, partners and the diplomatic community.
📅 Thursday, 26 November 2026
📍 Dublin (venue and booking details to follow)
ℹ️ Regulations and jurors on our website
We look forward to celebrating the people and organisations that strengthen the relationship between Brazil and Ireland.