2025 Kong Innovator Awards

2025 Kong Innovator Awards

Call for submissions are now closed.

The Kong Innovator Awards shine a light on our customers' impressive achievements with Kong.

Who can submit a nomination?

The call for submissions closed on September 18, and the judges evaluated each submission to select winners and categories based on the use case, challenges faced, innovative solution, and unique differentiators.

Winners were notified in early September and announced at the awards ceremony at Kong Summit on October 15, 2025. Check below for a recap of the event!

What can winners expect?

All winners were recognized at the awards ceremony during API Summit on October 15, 2025. Winners also received a trophy, recognition via social promotion and a press release, a promotional toolkit, and a donation to a charity by Kong on the winner’s behalf.

2025 Winners

Innovator of the Year
Winners
  • Oliver Heinze from BMW
Top Kong Innovator: Enterprise Transformation
Winners
  • United Airlines
Top Kong Innovator: Americas
Winners
  • SeatGeek
Top Kong Innovator: Europe
Winners
  • Siemens
Top Kong Innovator: Asia-Pacific
Winners
  • Seaco
Top Kong Innovator: Public Sector
Winners
  • HMRC
Top Kong Innovator: Finance
Winners
  • Verifone
Top Kong Innovator: AI
Winners
  • H&M

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