PAGE and W&V are jointly searching for the first time, in their call for nominations, for 50 creative minds who shape business, culture and society. You can nominate until November 30, 2026 via an online form, explicitly including yourself. The requirement is residence in the DACH region; origin does not matter.
Who can be nominated?
The search is for people who are responsible for a creative direction and whose work has an impact beyond their own field of activity. PAGE names creative directors and Chief Creative Officers at agencies, design and creative leads in companies, brand managers with a strategic view of creative processes, founders of studios, and personalities from teaching and research. The discipline is deliberately open.
The selection is not based on fame, position or company size. PAGE does not require a minimum size for studios.
How does the selection work?
A jury made up of the editorial teams of PAGE and W&V will decide, represented by Conrad Breyer (W&V) and Stefan Lara Torres (PAGE). Four external members complete the jury; PAGE will announce their names by the end of November 2026. Assessment is based on three criteria: creative excellence, visible impact on companies, brands, culture, society or the creative industry, and contribution to the future, meaning new impulses that sustainably advance creativity.
The TOP 50 timeline
From the call on November 4, 2026 to the meeting in Munich
- November 30, 2026The nomination deadline ends
- End of November 2026The four external jury members are announced
- Mid-December 2026The selected individuals are notified personally
- March 10, 2027Meeting of the TOP 50 at the W&V Summit in Munich
Source: PAGE
In December 2026 the jury will select the TOP 50, and in the middle of the month PAGE will notify those honored. At the beginning of 2027 the presentation will appear online and in PAGE 01.2027. On March 10, 2027, the 50 will come together with representatives of the creative industry at the W&V Summit in the Motorworld München.
The TOP 50 are expressly not a ranking, but an editorial distinction. The distinction includes presentation in print, online and live. PAGE does not mention prize money or a fee for the nomination.
What this means for you
It's best to mark November 30 in your calendar as a firm deadline and think in advance about whose work has an effect far beyond their own field: a creative director among your clients, a lecturer you learned from, or the founder of a studio you work with. Nominations of others are expressly welcome.
Before nominating yourself, it's worth checking against the three criteria. It's best to prepare two or three verifiable results that show impact and contribution to the future. Which details the form requires, you will only see after opening it.
Visibility with clients also arises outside of awards, for example with the methods from the course on client acquisition on the internet.
Another competition in the industry in which social media becomes a discipline of its own can be found in our report on the ADC Competition 2027.
PAGE published the call on November 4, 2026.
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