Intersec Global is the world's convening platform for safety, security and resilience and the Intersec Global Awards celebrate excellence, recognising the people, projects, technologies, and organisations shaping a safer and more secure world.
Returning for its sixth edition on 12 January 2027, the awards provide a prestigious platform to recognise and promote best practices, technological advancements, innovation, and industry leadership.
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2027 Award Categories at a Glance
For its sixth edition, the Intersec Global Awards introduces a refreshed awards structure designed to better reflect the people, projects, and technologies shaping the future of safety, security, and resilience.
The programme is now organised into three main categories:
Technology & Product Excellence
Recognising innovative products, platforms, technologies, systems and services that improve safety, security, fire protection, emergency response, cybersecurity and resilience outcomes.
This pillar celebrates solutions that address real industry challenges, demonstrate innovation and deliver measurable value for users, customers, organizations, authorities or communities.
- Best National Security & Law Enforcement Solution
This award recognizes an outstanding solution that strengthens national security, law enforcement capability, public safety, border protection, operational readiness or crisis response. It celebrates technologies, systems, platforms and services that help authorities, agencies and institutions protect sovereignty, maintain public order, enhance situational awareness and respond more effectively to evolving security risks.
- Best Cybersecurity & Resilience Solution
This award recognizes an outstanding cybersecurity or digital resilience solution that helps organizations protect digital assets, secure critical systems, reduce cyber risk and strengthen operational continuity. It celebrates technologies, platforms, services and frameworks that improve digital trust, cyber defense, detection, response, recovery, governance or resilience across connected environments.
- Best Surveillance & Physical Security Solution
This award recognizes an outstanding solution that enhances the protection of physical environments, buildings, assets, infrastructure, public spaces or operational sites. It celebrates technologies, systems and services that improve visibility, access control, detection, monitoring, response, site protection or integrated physical security performance.
- Best Fire Safety Solution
This award recognizes an outstanding fire safety solution that helps prevent fires, detect risks early, protect people and property, support evacuation, improve compliance or reduce the impact of fire incidents. It celebrates innovation in fire protection, life safety, detection, notification, suppression, passive protection, evacuation, monitoring, inspection or risk management.
- Best Rescue & Emergency Response Solution
This award recognizes an outstanding solution that helps emergency services, first responders, crisis management teams or incident response organizations act quickly, safely and effectively when emergencies occur. It celebrates technologies, systems, equipment and platforms that improve preparedness, coordination, rescue operations, situational awareness, emergency communication or response speed.
- Best Health & Safety Solution
This award recognizes an outstanding health and safety solution that improves workplace safety, occupational health, risk reduction, workforce wellbeing, compliance or operational resilience. It celebrates products, platforms, technologies and services that help organizations protect people, reduce incidents, strengthen safety culture and create safer working environments.
- Best Integrated Protection Solution
This award recognizes an outstanding integrated solution that connects multiple safety, security or resilience capabilities to deliver a stronger protection outcome. It celebrates solutions that bring together technologies, systems, data, workflows, people or response models across more than one domain to improve readiness, visibility, coordination, continuity or protection performance.
Project & Implementation Excellence
Recognising outstanding projects and deployments that demonstrate excellence in planning, implementation, integration, collaboration and measurable real-world impact.
This pillar celebrates projects that have moved from concept to execution and delivered clear operational, safety, security, resilience, compliance or performance outcomes.
- Best National Security & Law Enforcement Project
This award recognizes an outstanding project that has strengthened national security, law enforcement capability, public safety, border protection, operational readiness or institutional resilience. It celebrates projects that demonstrate excellence in planning, implementation, stakeholder coordination and measurable impact across government, public safety, law enforcement or critical security environments.
- Best Cybersecurity & Resilience Project
This award recognizes an outstanding cybersecurity or digital resilience project that has strengthened an organization's security posture, protected critical assets, reduced cyber risk or improved business continuity. It celebrates projects that demonstrate effective planning, implementation, innovation and measurable outcomes in response to evolving digital threats.
- Best Surveillance & Physical Security Project
This award recognizes an outstanding project that has improved the protection of people, assets, buildings, infrastructure, public spaces or operational environments through the effective deployment of surveillance and physical security technologies. It celebrates projects that demonstrate excellence in design, implementation, integration, user adoption and measurable security outcomes.
- Best Fire, Rescue & Emergency Response Project
This award recognizes an outstanding project that has strengthened fire safety, life safety, rescue capability, emergency response or operational readiness. It celebrates projects that bring together planning, systems, equipment, training, coordination and implementation to protect people, assets, infrastructure and communities before, during and after incidents.
- Best Safety & Wellbeing Project
This award recognizes an outstanding project that has improved workforce safety, occupational health, wellbeing, safety culture, compliance or human performance. It celebrates projects that protect people, reduce workplace risks, strengthen operational resilience and create safer, healthier and more responsible working environments.
- Best Systems Integration & Installation Project
This award recognizes an outstanding project that demonstrates excellence in the design, integration, installation, commissioning or operation of safety, security, fire, cyber, smart infrastructure or resilience systems. It celebrates projects that successfully bring together multiple technologies, stakeholders and operational requirements to deliver a seamless, reliable and high-performing outcome.
People & Talent
Recognising individuals and organizations that are advancing leadership, talent, professionalism, inclusion and workforce excellence across the safety, security and resilience sectors.
This pillar celebrates the people and employers shaping the future of the industry through leadership, talent development, innovation, culture and contribution.
- H. H. Sheikh Mansoor Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Emirati Rising Star Award
This award recognizes an outstanding Emirati professional who demonstrates exceptional promise, achievement and leadership potential within the safety, security, fire protection, emergency response, cybersecurity or resilience sectors. It celebrates the next generation of UAE talent contributing to national capability, public safety, innovation, professional excellence and the future of the industry.
- Leader of the Year
This award recognizes an exceptional leader who has demonstrated vision, influence and measurable impact in advancing safety, security, fire protection, emergency response, cybersecurity or resilience. It celebrates individuals who have strengthened organizations, shaped industry progress, led transformation, improved outcomes and contributed to safer, more secure and more resilient communities.
- Women Changemaker
This award recognizes an exceptional woman who has made a significant contribution to the safety, security, fire protection, emergency response, cybersecurity or resilience sectors. It celebrates women who are driving progress through leadership, innovation, technical excellence, advocacy, mentorship, entrepreneurship, public service or industry advancement.
- Pioneer of Tomorrow
This award recognizes an emerging professional who is already making a positive impact within the safety, security, fire protection, emergency response, cybersecurity or resilience sectors. It celebrates individuals who demonstrate initiative, innovation, leadership potential and a commitment to shaping the future of their profession.
- Brand Excellence in Safety, Security & Resilience
This award recognises an outstanding brand that has earned the trust of its customers, partners, and the wider industry through consistent excellence, responsible leadership, and a strong commitment to safety, security, and resilience. It celebrates organisations that have built a respected market presence while delivering meaningful value through innovation, customer success, and long-term business sustainability.
Why participate at the Intersec Global Awards?
Industry Recognition
Winners of the Intersec Global Awards gain widespread accolade, showcasing their contributions to a safer and more secure future
Strengthen Credibility
Being shortlisted or winning at the Intersec Global Awards elevates your brand reputation, reinforces trust, and boosts morale across teams and stakeholders.
Networking Opportunities
Intersec Global Awards offers unmatched opportunities to connect, collaborate and grow within a global network of industry leaders.
2027 Judges
Fire & Safety
Lt Col. Dr. Essa Almutawa
Chief AI Officer & Assistant Commander for Smart Services, General Command of Dubai Civil Defence
Abdulrahman Zaben
Principal Engineer, Jensen Hughes
Faris Al Zahrani
Safety & Security Consultant, Ministry of Education
Ghaith Bakir
Senior Regulatory Engineer, UL Solutions
Mike Ward
Managing Director, Association for Specialist Fire Protection
Olga C. Caledonia
Director, International Development, National Fire Protection Associtaion
Peter Stephenson
Fire & Life Safety Specialist, Committee Member, IFE GCC UAE Branch
Rob Davies
Managing Director - Property & Buildings, WSP in Asia
Robert Rea
Principal Operations, Design Confidence
Sawsan Dahham
Founder & CEO, SIENA
Steve Apter QFSM
Fire & Life Safety Consultant, Apter Consulting Ltd
Steven Reilly
Senior Consultant - Fire & Life Safety, Dubai Airports
Sutharson Sathaiah
Director - Health, Safety and Environment, Qiddiya City
Terry Johnson
Senior Technical Advisor, General Command of Dubai Civil Defence
Security
Dr. Claude Fachkha
Associate Professor, University of Dubai
Dana Haubold
Information and Cyber Security Advisor, Confidential
Emanuel Jech
Head of Security Risk Management - Technical Director, WSP in the Middle East
Irene Corpuz
Founding Partner, Head of Governance & Communications, Women in Cybersecurity Middle East
John Cowling
Disctrict Security Manager - Middle East & CIS, Caterpillar Inc.
Mark Nutall
Strategy and Investigations Executive Advisor, Confidential
Rasheed Alzahrani
Safety & Security Director, King Salman Park Foundation
Satia Rai
CEO, International Professional Security Association
Simon Whitehouse
Director of Security Consultancy, AESG
Yacine Benamane
Head of Market Security, Unilever
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FAQs
What is the deadline for submission?
The Intersec Global Awards 2027 submission deadline is 18 September 2026
How are the entries judged?
The entries are evaluated by a panel of industry experts based on criteria outlined for each category. The process includes a review of the submitted materials. The Finalists will be announced 19 October 2026
How can I submit a nomination?
Submit your nomination through our official awards portal – Evalato. Link shared on the website.
Is it possible to modify my nomination after submission?
Entries can be edited only when in drafts mode. Once submitted, modifications cannot be made.
How do I attend the awards ceremony?
You will need to buy a ticket to attend the awards ceremony. Please contact us for details.
Is sponsorship available for the awards?
Yes, sponsorship opportunities are available. Please contact us for details.