SuperNova Awards LogoCongratulations!

You were recognized by the SuperNova Award judges for your innovative application of disruptive technology in business. On this page you'll find everything you need to know about being a SuperNova Award finalist. 

Constellation will announce the winners of the 2025 SuperNova Awards gala on October 22 at Connected Enterprise, Constellation's three-day innovation summit. Connected Enterprise will be held from October 20-23, 2025 at the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay.

All finalists are awarded one complimentary ticket to Connected Enterprise.

Finalists wishing to speak on a panel discussion at Connected Enterprise should register by September 24. More information on how to register below. 

SuperNova Finalist To-Do List

  1. Spread the word about your accomplishment! Use the resources below to gather votes for your project. Polls are open August 4 – August 29, 2025.
     
  2. Register for Constellation's Connected Enterprise. As a SuperNova Award finalist you are awarded one complimentary pass to Constellation's Connected Enterprise. Constellation will announce the winners of the 2025 SuperNova Awards on the third night of Connected Enterprise at the SuperNova Awards Gala. Register by following the link provided in your SuperNova Finalist email. 

SuperNova Award Gala and Connected Enterprise

The SuperNova Award winners will be announced at the SuperNova Award Gala which will be held October 22, 2025 on the third day of Constellation's Connected Enterprise innovation summit. All SuperNova Award finalists receive compliementary admission to Connected Enterprise and are strongly encouraged to attend. 

All finalists are awarded one complimentary ticket to Constellation's Connected Enterprise, valued at $3,100.* Use the special registration link in your SuperNova Award finalist email to claim your complimentary ticket to Connected Enterprise. 

If you are intersted in speaking on a panel at Connected Enterprise please register by September 24, 2025, and email Meghan Ruona (events@constellationr.com) informing Constellation of your desire to speak on a panel.  
*Lodging and travel not included.

Voting

The SuperNova Award winners are determined by a combination of polling and judging. Accrue votes to boost your chances of winning the Award. 

From August 4 - August 29, 2025 people can vote for you directly from your application webpage. One vote per IP address. 

Spread the Word

Below are some ideas and materials to help you promote your project. 

Press Release

Craft your own press release. Use the template below. 

Download Finalists Press Release Template

Download Winners Press Release Template 

Share on Social Networks

Spread the news on your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn. Use the SuperNova Award finalist badge (below) to drive engagement. 

Use the hashtag #SuperNova2025 and tag @constellationr! We'll help amplify your social posts.

Blog

Promote your SuperNova Award application, ask your audience to vote for you, or thank your team. 

Promote the SuperNova Award Finalist badge

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Key Dates

  • July 30, 2025 - Finalists announced 
  • August 4, 2025 - Voting opens to the public
  • August 29, 2025 - Polls close for voting
  • September 24, 2025- Deadline to register as a speaker at Connected Enterprise
  • October 22, 2025 - Winners announced at the SuperNova Awards Gala at Constellation's Connected Enterprise (CCE)

Rewards

Judges

Technology thought leaders, analysts, and journalists selected for their futurist mindset and ability to separate substance from hype. The SuperNova Award Judges carefully evaluate each SuperNova Award application against a rigorous set of criteria. Judges identify individuals who demonstrate true leadership in the application and adoption of new and emerging technologies. Judges are looking for projects with metrics that demonstrate the business value of the transformation project. 

View 2025 SuperNova Award Judges

Categories

  • Data to Decisions - recognizes organizations, teams, and leaders who are transforming how decisions are made by harnessing data, analytics, and/or AI to drive real-world outcomes. Winners are those who break through silos, eliminate delays, and operationalize insights to empower faster, smarter, and more scalable decision-making across the enterprise. From modern data platforms and integration pipelines to BI/Analytics, governance frameworks, and AI-enabled automation and decision intelligence, honorees show what’s possible when technology moves beyond insight to impact.
  • Digital Safety, Governance, Privacy and Cybersecurity - spotlights organizations, teams and individuals that support policies and technologies to manage how personal information is used, strategies for effective compliance, and privacy best practices. Cybersecurity will include the full spectrum of cybersecurity products and services.
  • Future of Work: Employee Experience - determines organizations, teams and individuals that deliver the best possible employee experience as a means to maximize wellness and productivity using tools that support the future of work and people analytics.
  • Future of Work: Human Capital Management - identifies organizations, teams and individuals that view the workforce as a competitive asset and applies technologies to gain competitive advantage and improve employee effectiveness. Key technologies include talent management, recruiting, benefits, payroll, and core HR.
  • Marketing & Sales Effectiveness - recognizes organizations, teams and individuals evolving marketing operations and strategies to transform campaign-driven points of engagement into comprehensive growth-focused marketing machines.  This includes championing marketing and omnichannel engagement technologies to deploy proactive, contextual experiences while aggregating rich customer insights to inform corporate engagement strategies. Technologies being deployed may include marketing automation, advanced analytics, revenue exploration and allocation optimization, advertising, social, video, and mobile relationship drivers, and dynamic digital asset management solutions.
  • Next-Generation Customer Experience - recognizes organizations, teams and individuals that are transforming their operations to simultaneously improve business performance and customer experience. This includes accurately identifying customer intent and shaping interactions to make it easy for customers to buy and do business. Critical technologies include CPQ, sales enablement platforms, sales performance management, mass personalization, journey orchestration, CRM, and field and customer service management to build win-win relationships.
  • Tech Optimization and Modernization - recognizes organizations, teams, and leaders who are transforming how business gets done—by reducing tactical and technical debt and exponentially increasing efficiency to fund innovation. Winners go beyond cleanup—they engineer clarity, eliminate friction, and create the conditions for scale through initiatives including cloud modernization, ERP transformation, integration platforms, RPA and process mining, or licensing optimization.