The TPiMEA Awards entered a new era in 2026, with a spectacular showcase of the Middle East’s best and brightest industry talent, held for the first time at Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena. With the new arena setting providing a significant step up in size, scale and prestige from previous years, expectations were understandably high and the pressure to deliver an event befitting the occasion was very much on.
“We knew that we wanted to create something special this year and bringing in strategic and experienced partners to help us deliver the event was essential to its success,” commented Fran Begaj, Commercial Director at Mondiale Technology Media, which publishes TPiMEA and runs the TPiMEA Awards. “The teams at Coca-Cola Arena were seamless to work with; their various department heads guided us through the challenges and demands associated with producing an event in such an impressive venue.”
As well as the significant input and backing from the Coca-Cola Arena team, this year’s event relied heavily on the support from a catalogue of suppliers, including Technical Partner, A Loud Minority (ALM); Lighting Partner, PRG; Lighting Sponsor, Robe; Content Partner, More Eyes; SFX Partner, Laser Saga; Show Partner, CasaMilan; and Crew Partner, Showforce. Unusual Rigging delivered the full production rigging package, while illumin8studios and Sennheiser provided key infrastructure for the event’s video control and wireless microphone requirements respectively.
“We were blown away by the level of support from the region in bringing this event together,” Begaj added. “We are extremely proud of the event and are looking forward to growing the TPiMEA Awards even more in the years to come.”
Photos: Marlon Gotingco
