The Expert of the Year Award - founded in 2010

From the organisation's official site

What the organisation itself states on its site expertgoda.com. Paraphrased, checked Oct 2, 2026.

Organiser

Founded and run by Expert Analytics Centre LLC (the "Expert North-West" publication) with the support of the Petersburgers World Club.

Founded

The award was established in 2010.

Geography

The 2024 and 2025 ceremonies were held in Moscow; in 2024 projects from China, South Africa, Egypt and Cuba were accepted alongside Russian ones for the first time.

Frequency

Annual; 2026 is the 15th edition (applications from 1 December 2025 to 31 May 2026, ceremony in autumn 2026).

Who can enter

Experts, young professionals and teams with completed projects and measurable results; future plans without proven results are not accepted.

Entry fee

Entry is free: the rules say applying for the award costs nothing and the application is free.

How winners are chosen

Self-nomination or nomination by organisations (a recommendation letter is required); the organising committee checks applications and makes a shortlist, then the Expert Council picks the top three and a laureate per category by secret vote.

Jury

The organiser forms the Expert Council from business, science, public and cultural institutions and government; regional experts are added every year.

Categories

The rules and the English page mention 21 categories; the site says there were 15 in 2025. Usually one laureate per category, two in case of a tie.

What the winner receives

The rules mention laureate diplomas signed by the organising committee and the head of the Expert Council.

• According to the site, over 6,300 experts have been nominated and 308 laureates have received the award.
• The site gives different dates for the first ceremony: 2011 (2025 results page) and 2012 (history page).
• According to the history page, the award became national and international in 2021 (applications in 6 languages), while ceremonies were still held in St Petersburg.

Source: the organisation's site expertgoda.com (pages /polozhenie-o-premii, /englishversion, /, /history), checked Oct 2, 2026; the version on the site applies.