Globy Awards
What is a Globy? The Globy Award is a way to recognize outstanding individuals making a difference in Greater Philadelphia and beyond. It is an annual award recognizing Philadelphians who make significant contributions to education, journalism, heritage, culture, commerce, and other areas. It’s called a Globy for two reasons. One, it’s from the Global Philadelphia Association, and two, it recognizes the kind of accomplishments that attract people from across the globe to our city.
Recognizing and celebrating our influential citizens builds Philadelphia’s status as a global leader. Since their introduction in 2015, Globy Awards now grace the mantles of leaders in local politics, business, education, arts, nonprofits, heritage, and journalism.
The annual Globy Awards is a night to celebrate, get inspired, and forge new bonds across communities. Proceeds from the event help support the work of the Global Philadelphia Association to raise the international profile of Greater Philadelphia.
2024 Globy Awards - Celebrating 10 years of Global Leadership in Philadelphia
Date: December 9, 2024
Time: 11:30 am - 2 pm
Location: The Westin Philadelphia - 99 S 17th St
The Globy Awards is the distinguished occasion where outstanding individual accomplishments with international implications are recognized and celebrated in six categories. Stay tuned to find out who will be our 2024 honorees!
Announcing our 2024 Globy Awardees
Educational Leadership
Corporate Leadership
Heritage and Preservation Leadership
Leslie S. Richards, CEO and General Manager
Become a Sponsor
Sponsors will honor these six extraordinary individuals, support Global Philadelphia Association's work, and recognize the Globy Awards as an important occasion in our global city. Sponsors will be recognized in all pre-event publicity and on GPA’s website.
If you or your organization is interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact:
Zabeth Teelucksingh at:
[email protected] or 561-843-1050
Elizabeth Blair:
[email protected]
There are four sponsorship levels. Click below to learn more!
2023 Full Highlight Video
How does someone win a Globy?
GPA has organized a Globy Selection Committee of Philadelphia leaders and professionals who carefully evaluate each year’s nominees and select the recipients. While most winners are Philadelphians, accomplished outsiders with deep local roots are also eligible, like Andrea Mitchell, who began her distinguished journalism career in Philadelphia.
The Globy itself is a significant statuette designed especially for GPA. Each little Globy is quite hefty, representing the heavyweight accomplishments of winners like MSNBC’s Ali Velshi, Drexel University President John Fry, and Dr. Ala Stanford, Founder of The Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium.
Globy Award Selection Committee
- Christopher Chaplin, Consular Corps Association of Philadelphia
- Kosh Daphtary, Chemtech
- Osagie Imasogie, Pheonix IP Ventures
- Amid Ismail, Temple University
- Jabari Jones, President of West Philadelphia Corridor Collaborative
- Rob McNeill, Deloitte
- Dianne Semingson, DLS International
- John Smith, Global Philadelphia Association
- Bill Sasso, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young
- Blane Stoddard, BFW Group
- Zabeth Teelucksingh, Global Philadelphia Association
- Omar Woodard, HRS Management
- Harold Yaffe, Global Philadelphia Association
- Svetlana Yazovskikh, Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
Our 2023 Globy Awars charitable partner was Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC).
RMHC received all small toy figures & figurines, given by attendees, as donations and will be used to support families on their children’s medical journeys.
Stay tuned to learn who will be our 2024 partner.
