Affiliate Leaders Awards 2026 Entry Deadline Approaches Before Lisbon Ceremony

(AsiaGameHub) –   Companies and individuals have less than one month remaining to nominate candidates for the Affiliate Leaders Awards 2026, with the submission deadline set for Thursday, June 11.

The ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, September 30, and will bring together 400 professionals at Lisbon’s MEO Arena, located directly adjacent to the Feira Internacional de Lisboa—the venue hosting both the Affiliate Leaders Summit 2026 and the SBC Summit 2026.

Launched in 2025, the Affiliate Leaders Awards were created to celebrate the companies and individuals driving innovation in affiliate marketing within the global sports betting and iGaming industries.

In just a year, the event has become a premier industry milestone, offering shortlisted nominees significant exposure and recognition before key decision-makers, affiliates, and suppliers from across the world.

“The Affiliate Leaders Awards were my personal highlight of 2025. It was fantastic to see so many worthy winners honored, but what truly stood out was the sense that the affiliate community had finally united to recognize its own accomplishments, moving beyond just a handful of categories,” said Rasmus Sojmark, CEO and Founder of SBC.

“With the Affiliate Leaders Summit evolving into an independent event in 2026, affiliate marketing will take center stage in Lisbon during September. The awards provide companies with an opportunity to formally acknowledge the individuals, campaigns, and teams behind their achievements—and to be seen for the impact they’ve delivered over the past year,” he added.

This year, TV presenter and reporter Alison Bender returns as host, presenting accolades across 20 different award categories.

Designed to honor excellence throughout the entire affiliate ecosystem, the awards spotlight contributions from affiliates, operator affiliate programs, and supplier-side organizations supporting the affiliate marketing landscape.

Categories include individual honors such as Affiliate Content Manager of the Year and Affiliate Marketing Manager of the Year, as well as broader vertical distinctions like Best Affiliate Network, Sports Affiliate, Casino Affiliate, and Crypto Affiliate of the Year.

Past winners include notable names such as Clever Advertising, Flashscore, Gentoo Media, Odds Scanner Group, and bet365 Partners. Individual recognitions were also awarded, with Alina Famenok (former CEO of Already Media) and Jesper Søgaard and Christian Kirk Rasmussen (Co-founders and Co-CEOs of Better Collective) each being named ‘Affiliate Leader of the Year’.

To ensure credibility and authenticity, shortlists are determined by an independent panel of judges, while the final winners are selected through public voting.

The evening begins with a welcome drinks reception, followed by a three-course dinner, live entertainment, a DJ, and an open bar lasting through the night.

Individual tickets and tables can be reserved here:

Sponsorship opportunities for the Affiliate Leaders Awards remain available, including headline, premium, and supporting partnership tiers. For sponsorship inquiries, please contact the sales team at sales@sbcgaming.com.

Nominations for the Affiliate Leaders Awards close on June 11. Companies and individuals may submit entries here. To assist entrants, SBC has published a dedicated guide outlining best practices for creating award-winning submissions, including insights into what judges evaluate when reviewing applications.

The Affiliate Leaders Awards are part of the Affiliate Leaders Summit 2026, the new standalone event for performance marketing and acquisition professionals. It will run alongside the SBC Summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa from September 29 to October 1, 2026.

The summit will feature its own exhibition floor, conference agenda, Affiliate Leaders Academy, exclusive networking events, and the Affiliate Leaders Awards ceremony. Additional details are available on the Affiliate Leaders Summit website.