{"id":621,"date":"2026-02-18T19:16:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/events.gamesbeat.com\/summit26\/?page_id=621"},"modified":"2026-04-10T16:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:57:47","slug":"boss-mode-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/events.gamesbeat.com\/summit26\/boss-mode-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Boss Mode Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"621\" class=\"elementor elementor-621\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a338311 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a338311\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5875be2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5875be2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Boss Mode Awards<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80f2263 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80f2263\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c3e9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15c3e9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Women Driving the Future \u2014 a new GamesBeat series highlighting the women leading change across gaming and every industry it touches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a62ad5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a62ad5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfbb106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfbb106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Categories<\/p><ul><li><strong>The Boss Mode Woman of the Year Award<\/strong>: With this award, GamesBeat honors a woman who has significantly influenced the industry over the past year.<\/li><li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><strong>The Future Boss Rising Star Award<\/strong>: <\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">This award honors an up-and-coming woman in the industry who has managed to make a splash in a short time.<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><strong>The Final Boss Award for Lifetime Achievement<\/strong>: <\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">This award is for the legends who have been in the games industry for years and have made a lasting positive impact on the space.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d7c9b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d7c9b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Awards Ceremony will take place May 18 at 5:30 pm. 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