YES Awards
Submit a pitch for a chance to showcase your know-how at one of the ESOMAR global events.
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Make your voice heard
When you’re building your personal brand, you have to make your voice heard. What better place to have it heard than at some of the data, research and insights community’s best-attended and most global events? When you pitch your ideas for the Young ESOMAR Society (YES) Awards, that’s exactly what you’ll be doing. It's a fantastic opportunity for you to position yourself as one of the emerging, rising stars of this community.
How do you become a YES winner?
How to enter
The first step to becoming a nominee is to have completed a project involving data, research or analytics that you’re particularly proud of.
When you have then, you can send us a 60-second video of your pitch by the deadline mentioned for the specific event where you wish to speak at.
Be as creative as you wish – just be sure your idea is clearly outlined to ensure the judges want to hear more! Once you submit a pitch, a selection panel will review the submissions and choose the finalists.
Who can enter
You should be less than 31 years old
ESOMAR members and non-members are both welcome to apply
Regardless of whether you work specifically in data, research or insights or not, all are welcome
Regardless of what role your organisation plays in the data, research and insights ecosystem, all applicants are welcome
You can collaborate on a submission (more than one person), but only one person’s registration will be covered per submission - others would need to pay the young professional rate to attend
You may select more than one event for your pitch, but please note you will only be allowed to present at one event
The topic
If you want to become the next YES Award recipient, the good news is that you don’t need to focus on any specific theme.
But if you need a little inspiration, perhaps think of how your pitch could:
Showcase how you harness emerging technologies like AI, machine learning, virtual or augmented reality to revolutionise data collection, analysis, and visualisation
Present innovative approaches to actively engage consumers in research, incorporating co-creation, gamification, online communities, or mobile apps to capture their valuable insights
Demonstrate how you integrate sustainability and ethical considerations into your research
Reveal methodologies that uncover cultural nuances, regional differences, and global consumer trends, delivering comprehensive insights across diverse markets
Ignite a call to action within the industry, create an impact, or drive positive change
The sky is the limit, and your pitch has the potential to shape the industry and inspire a future generation of researchers. Submit your proposal today, and seize the opportunity to showcase your innovative ideas to a global audience.
Don't miss the next deadline to submit...
Stay tuned for next year's submission deadlines.
Questions? Contact monique.johnson@esomar.org
Be inspired by those who came before you
How it happens during our events
Your application is a short 60-second elevator pitch. If you're selected as a nominee, you have the opportunity to make a 60-seconds pitch to the audience of the event of your choice to earn a chance to make your full presentation.
If your presentation is selected by the event attendees, you're halfway there! Now it's showtime. You'll get a chance to present on our mainstage for a full 6sec Pecha Kucha style presentation in front of senior business leaders.
Event attendees have the final word, they will vote on your presentation and should it be strong enough, you might have a chance to become an ESOMAR YES award winner and have something to shout about on your CV or resume!
And the 2024 winners are...
Congress Winner
Localization vs. Translation
ESOMAR Latin America Winners
Eres lo que consumes
Art & Science of Innovation [Chicago] Winner
Out With the Old, in With the New
ESOMAR Asia Pacific Winner
Effective Pricing Strategies for Asian Markets
Joey Ophof
Associate Director at SKIM Analytical2023 Winners
Congress Winner
What Brands Can Learn from Tinder
Art & Science of Innovation [Singapore] Winner
From Fleeting Fads to Deep-Innovation Engine
Nathania Christy
Senior Lead at Quantum Consumer Solutions, SingaporeNathania is currently a Senior Lead at Quantum Consumer Solutions. She has 7 years of experience in consumer trends and qualitative research.
Before joining Quantum, she held various leadership roles and spearheaded many initiatives at TrendWatching, including developing an online course to help professionals learn about trends and building a global trendspotters community.Her agility and contributions to the industry around trends won her many awards including the Greenbook Future List, Insight 250 and ESOMAR YES Award.
Nathania holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree from the National University of Singapore, and graduated on a full ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship.
Past winners of the YES Awards
2022 Winner
Sensors and Wearables for Smarter Insights
Bianca Saldanha
ESOMAR Individual Member, Research Executive at Ipsos, India2021 Winners
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Shivani Choksi
Senior Research Associate at IpsosI come from one of the most religiously and ethnically diverse nations in the world. I am an ambitious and experienced consumer insights researcher with over two years of experience in Market Research, Project Management and Business Consulting. Being a team player, I am always keen to gain exposure and increase my learning opportunities.
I am also passionate about dogs, painting, and baking desserts.
Impacting the Market Research Industry with Automated Analyses
Keith Ang
Keith is Client Solutions Director at Pureprofile, a Sydney-based data and insights business that helps brands and media owners identify, connect and engage with consumers - A global leader in market research services, with a large consumer panel and a suite of technology products for media owners, agencies, and brands.
Based in Singapore, Keith most recently spearheaded Pureprofile's expansion into Asia, taking responsibility in growing the business across the region and expanding the scope of the firm's data and insights function as employee number 1.
Keith brings more than seven years of experience in market research to the role, previously working at Kantar Profiles as Client Development Manager and Nielsen as Consumer Insights Consultant.
2020 Winners
Time to Destroy the Online Façade
Kristen Ball
Global Business Graduate at KantarKristen has always had an unwavering desire to understand human behavior. While pursuing her bachelor’s degree in marketing, she compiled an educational program for herself that was deeply rooted in advertising and design principles. After graduating in 2018, Kristen sought a career in market research with the hopes of utilizing her education to discover new and creative ways to communicate with people, and ultimately influence their behaviors. Within her role at Kantar, Kristen uncovered a passion for studying the effects of survey design on respondent data quality. While the trajectory of her career within the market research industry is still to be determined, she is excited by the challenge of finding new ways to communicate with respondents to collect more accurate and honest data.
Young ESOMAR Student Volunteer application
Are you a student, and curious about the data, research, and insights industry? Looking for the perfect platform to get exposure to, and experience with, the industry? Then the Young ESOMAR Student Volunteer programme is for you!
Apply below to travel and join us at one of our global events, and experience the data, research, and insights world first-hand! Want to know more details before applying? Send us an email at students@esomar.org.