AWARDS
6 Oct 2026
The MENA Digital Awards recognise digital innovation and media excellence across the Middle East and North Africa.
Deric Wong, Founder and CEO of DJM Consulting, has been announced as a jury member for the MENA Digital Awards 2026, covering the upcoming KSA and Dubai editions in Q4.
The appointment marks Deric’s continued involvement with the MENA Digital Awards following his participation in the 2025 Riyadh edition. It also reflects his growing engagement with the Middle East’s marketing, media and digital business community.
Deric brings to the jury experience spanning business leadership, brand transformation, strategic communications, marketing innovation and cross-border growth. His career includes senior leadership roles across China and Asia Pacific, together with international jury appointments for Cannes Lions, the Effie Awards, the Shanghai International Advertising Festival and other industry programmes.
About the MENA Digital Awards
The MENA Digital Awards recognise digital innovation and media excellence across the Middle East and North Africa. The programme welcomes work from clients, agencies and organisations operating across marketing, advertising, communications, media and the wider digital sector.
Award categories encompass performance marketing, mobile, social media, integrated campaigns, digital assets, technology and the use of digital across different industry sectors.
The judging process evaluates work across four principal areas:
Strategy
Creativity and innovation
Execution
Results and measurable business impact
Entries progress through preliminary and final judging rounds, with jurors assessing the quality of the insight, originality of the work, effectiveness of the execution and evidence connecting campaign strategy with results.
As digital transformation continues to accelerate across Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the wider MENA region, the 2026 awards will provide a platform for recognising the ideas, technologies and campaigns shaping the region’s evolving marketing landscape.
Further details regarding the KSA and Dubai judging schedules and award ceremonies will be announced by the organisers.
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