2025 Verint EMEA Partner Summit Largest Yet with 90 Partners Present

The Andalusian event saw awards presented to partners including Sabio, Kerv, Five9, Avaya, Orange Business and BT

Verint recently hosted its 2025 EMEA Partner Summit which culminated in a gala awards dinner recognising excellence among its EMEA partner eco-sphere across customer experience (CX), financial compliance (FC), AI and Cloud.

Taking place from the 14th to 16th May at the five-star La Zambra, Andalusia, the exclusive invite-only Summit brought together innovators, influencers and changemakers for commercial discussions, thought-provoking sessions, and smart networking opportunities.

The awards ceremony, sponsored by Avaya, offered the opportunity to celebrate success amongst a high-calibre field.

Mike Pryke-Smith, VP, Strategic Partnerships, EMEA comments: “Verint has a remarkable partner network across the EMEA region. We’re proud to work alongside these dedicated, trail-blazing pioneers who are consistently at the leading edge of delivering the customer, regulatory and organisational requirements of 2025’s leading brands. Many awards categories were incredibly closely contended which made judging very difficult, and our winners should rightly be proud of their achievements.”

The awards spanned the full spectrum of partnerships and wins, including categories for deals of the year, most innovative AI partnerships, enterprise expansions, hosting and rising stars. Partners were recognized for their contributions including promoting Verint solutions, embracing AI, closing deals, co-marketing, as well as delivering commercial wins for Verint and ultimately customer success.

The full list of winners included:

  • Partner of the Year (CX): Sabio
  • Partner of the Year (FC): Kerv
  • Marketing Partner of the Year: Orange Business
  • Support Partner of the Year: Orange Business
  • Partner CX Deal of the Year: Avaya
  • Partner FC Deal of the Year: Kerv
  • Most Innovative AI Partner Award (CX): Axcess Nordic
  • Solution Innovation Award (CX): 8×8
  • Enterprise Expansion Partner of the Year (WFE): Five9
  • Rising Star Award (FC): TDC Erhverv
  • Hosting Partner of the Year (FC): 1Global
  • Technical Excellence Award (FC): Luware
  • Breakthrough Cloud Solution Award (CX): BT
  • Technology Partner of the Year (FC): IPC

Mike concludes: “Our partners support Verint’s continued success and growth in delivering CX Automation and financial compliance solutions, and these awards are testament to the value of everything they bring to the table: knowledge, collaboration, and material results. Here’s to many more successes in the coming months and, of course, to the 2026 Partner Summit.”