The IFA Innovation Awards – Meet the Jury
The IFA Innovation Awards – Meet the Jury
Spotlight on Innovations
Honouring the Ideas Shaping 2026
Innovation doesn’t always look like rocket science. Sometimes it’s a quieter kind of brilliance – a product that solves a real problem, rethinks a daily ritual or simply makes you smile the first time you use it. With the new IFA Innovation Awards, we honour exactly that: the most outstanding design and engineering of the year. In partnership with EVG Media and powered by Gadgety Awards LLC, the IFA Innovation Awards were launched in 2025 to spotlight visionary products across 17 categories – from Smart Home and Digital Health to the ever-surprising world of Beauty Tech. Whether it’s an electric vehicle or an AI-powered washing machine, these are the ideas setting the tone for 2026. The jury reviewed more than 100 submissions to select this year’s winners.
Check out all winners at the IFA Innovation
Gallery at IFA NEXT, Hall 25
New this year: The IFA Innovation Gallery at IFA Next Awarded products are featured in a high-visibility showcase at IFA Next.
Benefits for Winners:
- a custom-designed IFA trophy
- official certification from the jury
- international media exposure
- licensing options for marketing use
- a spot in the IFA Innovation Gallery at IFA Next
Meet the Jury
They represent journalism, sustainability, content creation and tech consulting and come from the Philippines, the United States, France, Germany and Taiwan. Together, they bring a wide-angle view of what truly matters in 2026: relevance, usability, design, and smart engineering.
Helena Stone
Editor-in-Chief
GEEKSPIN (USA)
Andrea Smith
Technology journalist
CNN Underscored (USA)
Sascha Pallenberg
German tech blogger and Consultant MeTacheles (Taiwan)
Isa Rodriguez
Tech journalism content creator
Isa Does Tech (Philippines)
Nora Sophie Griefahn
Co-Founder and Executive Director Cradle to Cradle NGO (Germany)
Tim Janssen
Co-Founder and Executive Director Cradle to Cradle NGO (Germany)
Eliane Fiolet
Journalist, Co-Founder and Editor Ubergizmo (USA & France)
Nick Gray
Editor-in-Chief
Phandroid (USA)
Award Categories 2025
Best in Audio
Best in Beauty & Personal Care
Best in Communications & Connectivity
Best in Computing & Gaming
Best in Content Creation
Best in Design
Best in Digital Health
Best in Emerging Tech
Best in Home Appliances
Best in Home Entertainment
Best in IFA Next (for visionary startups)
Best in Mobility
Best in Smart Home
Best in Sustainability Tech
Best in Tech for Good
Best in Accessibility Focused Product