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MMA Global Announces the SMARTIES™ X Global & North America 2024 Winners: A Celebration of Marketing Excellence – Pushing Innovative Boundaries on the Global Stage

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NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — MMA Global proudly announces the winners of the esteemed SMARTIES™ X Global & North America 2024 Awards. This prestigious program honors the most innovative and impactful marketing campaigns worldwide, celebrating the ingenuity of marketing professionals who are redefining industry standards and shaping the future of creativity and innovation in marketing.

The SMARTIES™ X Global & North America Awards recognize the exceptional achievements of agencies and brands driving innovation in marketing. Winners gain unparalleled recognition, showcasing their expertise and fostering valuable industry connections. These awardees serve as industry inspirations, demonstrating the transformative power of strategic creativity. Additionally, SMARTIES™ X Global & North America 2024 winners will be featured in the prestigious MMA Business Impact Index (BII), further solidifying their status as leaders in the field. The BII utilizes a proprietary methodology developed in collaboration with WARC, the global authority on advertising and media effectiveness, compiling rankings using finalist and winner data from awards programs worldwide.

This year, the SMARTIES™ X Global and North America programs received submissions across seven dynamic channels: Purpose-Driven Marketing, Marketing Impact, Impact Media, Emerging Tech Marketing, E-commerce Marketing, Creative, and AI Marketing. Evaluated by two distinguished marketer-only jury panels spanning continents, each entry underwent rigorous scrutiny to identify the most impactful and innovative campaigns.

Global Winners

The SMARTIES™ X Global 2024 Awards presented a total of 26 Gold, 31 Silver, and 33 Bronze category awards, alongside 12 Industry Awards recognizing outstanding achievements across various sectors. TikTok was honored as the Enabling Technology Company of the Year globally, while Ingage from Turkey took home the title of Digital Agency of the Year. Komputer, also from Turkey, was recognized as the Specialist Agency of the Year. Amazon Ads, operating in the USA and India, earned the distinction of Publisher of the Year. Dove from the USA was celebrated as the Most Resilient Brand of the Year, showcasing remarkable adaptability and strength in the market. Ogilvy Vietnam was awarded Creative Agency of the Year, demonstrating exceptional creativity and strategic prowess. Mindshare India secured the title of Media Agency of the Year, reflecting their outstanding media strategies and execution. Ogilvy was further recognized globally as the Agency Network of the Year Global, highlighting their effective network operations. WPP was acknowledged as the Holding Agency Company, underscoring their leadership and influence in the marketing industry. Mastercard from Turkey was named Brand of the Year, exemplifying brand excellence and market impact. Unilever was honored as the Advertiser of the Year globally, and Coca-Cola Foodmarks from Vietnam clinched the Best in Show award, symbolizing exceptional creativity and business impact. These winners exemplify excellence and set a high standard for the marketing industry globally.

The judging process for SMARTIES™ X Global 2024 involved a comprehensive evaluation of each submission across the seven dynamic channels, ensuring that only the most innovative and impactful campaigns were recognized. The Jury Presidents played a crucial role in overseeing this rigorous selection, bringing their extensive expertise and unique perspectives to the table.

Didem Namver, Director of Digital Marketing Excellence & Consumer Loyalty Programs at PepsiCo Türkiye, Chairwoman of MMA Türkiye, and General Secretary of REPİD Türkiye, shared her insights: “The SMARTIES™ X Global Awards showcase the very best in marketing innovation and creativity. It’s inspiring to see how these campaigns not only drive business success but also create meaningful connections with consumers. Congratulations to all the winners for pushing the boundaries and setting new standards in the industry.”

Richa Goswami, Board member at EQT AB, added: “Marketing excellence is about blending creativity with strategic insight, and this year’s SMARTIES™ X Global Awards perfectly highlight that synergy. I’m thrilled to see such diverse and impactful campaigns being recognized, as they truly represent the future of marketing on a global scale.”

Gustavo Aguiar, Integrated Marketing Director at Nestlé Brasil, added: Being part of the SMARTIES™ X Global Jury has been a rewarding experience. The quality and innovation of the submissions this year are exceptional, reflecting the dynamic and ever-evolving landscape of marketing. Kudos to all the winners for their outstanding contributions and for inspiring the entire industry.”

Carol Chen, Global CMO & SVP Shell Mobility, Chairman Shell Brands International, concluded: “The SMARTIES™ X Global Awards exemplify the highest standards of marketing excellence, celebrating campaigns that blend creativity with strategic innovation to drive meaningful impact. I congratulate all the winners for their exceptional achievements and for setting new benchmarks in the industry. These accolades inspire us all to push the boundaries of what’s possible in marketing.”

View the complete MMA SMARTIES™ X Global 2024 Winner Gallery here. 

North American Winners

In the North American program, SMARTIES™ North America 2024 winners have demonstrated exceptional prowess in marketing innovation. With 12 Gold, 7 Silver, and 9 Bronze category awards, along with 10 Industry Awards, the region celebrates excellence in marketing achievements. AdTheorent was named the Enabling Technology Company of the Year, showcasing their innovative technological solutions. Patients & Purpose from North America earned the title of Specialist Agency of the Year, reflecting their specialized expertise and impactful campaigns. Hearts & Science was celebrated as the Digital Agency of the Year, highlighting their outstanding digital strategies and executions. Vogue was recognized as the Publisher of the Year, demonstrating excellence in publishing and media engagement. Ogilvy secured the title of Creative Agency of the Year, showcasing their creative excellence and strategic insights. Mindshare was honored as the Media Agency of the Year, reflecting their superior media planning and buying capabilities. WPP was acknowledged as the Holding Agency Company of the Year, underscoring their leadership and influence in the North American market. Dove continued its streak of excellence by being named Brand of the Year in North America, while Unilever was honored once again as the Advertiser of the Year. The campaign Barbie Breaks Out The Box (Office) clinched the Best in Show award, demonstrating outstanding creativity and business impact.

“The SMARTIES™ X Global and North American Awards celebrate marketing’s potential to drive positive change. We proudly honor this year’s winners for their creativity and innovation in Marketing Excellence. Their outstanding campaigns not only drive business success but also inspire meaningful change and creativity across the industry. In addition, launching our new Sonic branding logo at MMA SMARTIES™ underscores our commitment to the future of marketing. Congratulations to all award recipients for their extraordinary achievements,” said Rohit Dadwal, CEO of MMA Global APAC & Global Head of SMARTIES™ Worldwide.

Explore the complete MMA SMARTIES™ North America 2024 Winner Gallery and delve into the exceptional campaigns that have set the standard for marketing excellence here. 

About MMA Global: MMA Global is the leading global trade association for marketers, providing essential resources and expertise to empower marketers to navigate the complex world of Marketing. With a commitment to driving innovation and effectiveness, MMA Global plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of marketing.

SMARTIES: SMARTIES is the prestigious marketing awards program hosted by MMA Global, recognizing excellence in Marketing. The SMARTIES Awards celebrate the most innovative and impactful campaigns that push the boundaries of creativity and drive measurable business impact in today’s dynamic landscape.

Find out more about MMA Global at https://www.mmaglobal.com/

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DEFSEC Ships New BLISS (“Battlespace Laser Identification Sensor System”) To U.S. Army Yuma Test Center

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OTTAWA, ON, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ – DEFSEC Technologies Inc. (TSXV: DFSC) (TSXV: DFSC.WT.U) (NASDAQ: DFSC) (NASDAQ: DFSCW) (“DEFSEC” or the “Company”) today confirmed that it has now shipped two new networked BLISSTM systems to the United States Army Yuma Test Center (US Army YTC) for test and evaluation.

The BLISSTM shipment today to the US Army YTC follows delivery of an earlier version, called BLDS (Battlefield Laser Detection System) to the U.S. Army last year for testing and trial activity.  BLISSTM is an enhanced, networked version of BLDS as the next step in the evolution of the Company’s technology roadmap for battlespace laser detection and intelligence.

The patent-pending BLISSTM system alerts operators to laser activity across the battlespace, providing critical early warning and valuable seconds to assess, evade, defend, and deploy countermeasures. Miniaturized BLISSTM sensors can be mounted on vehicles and fixed infrastructure, or worn on personnel, to affordably blanket a battlespace with sensors for enhanced survivability and situational awareness and battlespace intelligence in contested environments.  It transforms laser warning into shared, actionable battlespace information.

Beyond real-time detection, BLISSTM incorporates enhanced laser pulse signature capture and analysis to help identify the source, intent, and affiliation of detected emissions.  By enabling users to distinguish among known signatures, the system supports faster, more informed tactical decisions.

“The BLISSTM system shipped today to Yuma for US Army testing represents a major step forward in tactical-edge force protection and actionable battlespace intelligence for commanders,” said Sean Homuth, President and CEO. “This capability will provide operators with critical time, better information, and a meaningful operational advantage against laser-enabled threats, including those seen in current Middle East conflicts.”

DEFSEC expects to brief domestic and foreign delegations on its BLISS product at Canada’s upcoming annual defence and security show, “CANSEC”, May 27 and 28, 2026, in Ottawa.

About DEFSEC

DEFSEC (TSXV: DFSC) (TSXV: DFSC.WT.U) (NASDAQ: DFSC) (NASDAQ: DFSCSW) (FSE: 62UA) develops and commercializes breakthrough next-generation tactical systems for military and security forces. The company’s current portfolio of offerings includes digitization of tactical forces for real-time shared situational awareness and targeting information from any source (including drones) streamed directly to users’ smart devices and weapons. Other DEFSEC products include countermeasures against threats such as electronic detection, lasers and drones. These systems can operate stand-alone or integrate seamlessly with OEM products and battlefield management systems, and all come integrated with TAK. The company also has a new proprietary less-lethal product line branded PARA SHOTTM with applications across all segments of the non-lethal market, including law enforcement. The Company is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

For more information, please visit https://www.defsectec.com

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This news release contains “forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian and United States securities laws (collectively, “forward-looking statements”), which may be identified by the use of terms and phrases such as “may”, “would”, “should”, “could”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “foresee”, “have sight of”, “believe”, or “continue”, the description of “optimism”, ” momentum” or “interest”,  the negative of these terms and similar terminology, including references to assumptions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these terms and phrases. Forward-looking statements are provided for the purpose of assisting the reader in understanding us, our business, operations, prospects and risks at a point in time in the context of historical and possible future developments and therefore the reader is cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Such forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of DEFSEC’s management and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties that are documented in detail in the Company’s public filings. Forward-looking statements included in this include, but are not limited to: management’s belief of sufficiency of available financial resources to support forecasted activities in 2026 based on cash on hand, anticipated revenue streams and planned expenditures in the fiscal year, subject to execution of the Company’s operating plan and other risks and factors described  in its public filings; interest in DEFSEC LightningTM, BLISSTM or other products and services as well as timing of full implementation or commercial release thereof; the Company’s estimates of increases to annualized gross margin on a go-forward basis and extent thereof, if any; the stage of scaled production for the PARA SHOTTM technology into new training cartridges and timing of release thereof; and management’s belief that its extensive customer base of law enforcement agencies for ARWEN throughout North America is a ready market for its new products like PARA SHOTTM as well as DEFSEC LightningTM.

Although DEFSEC’s management believes that the assumptions underlying such forward-looking statements are reasonable, they may prove to be incorrect. The forward-looking statements discussed in this news release may not occur by certain specified dates or at all and could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting DEFSEC, including DEFSEC’s inability to execute on its current operating plan and/or fiscal 2026 forecasted activities, DEFSEC’s inability to secure contracts and subcontracts (on the timelines, size and scale expected or at all), statements of work and orders for its products in fiscal 2026 and onwards for reasons beyond its control, the renewal or extension of agreements beyond their original term, the granting of patents applied for by DEFSEC, inability to finance the scale up to full commercial production levels for its physical products, inability to secure key partnership agreements to facilitate the outsourcing and logistics for its ARWEN® and PARA SHOTTM products, inability to commercialize DEFSEC’s Battlespace Laser Identification Sensor System (BLISS), inability to secure or complete the execution of government contracts, inability to drive growth in DEFSEC’s ARWEN® product line, inability to advance the commercialization of DEFSEC’s PARA SHOTTM products, delay or inability to launch DEFSEC’s Lightning SaaS offering, lower than expected or delayed demand for DEFSEC’s BLISS, overall interest in DEFSEC’s products being lower than anticipated or expected; general economic and stock market conditions; a stagnation or decrease in North American defense and public safety spending, adverse industry events; future legislative and regulatory developments in Canada, the United States and elsewhere; the inability of DEFSEC to implement and execute its business strategies; risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in DEFSEC’s filings with the Canadian Security Administrators and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and many other factors beyond the control of DEFSEC. Although DEFSEC has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Except as required by applicable securities laws, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and DEFSEC undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its respective Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

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SPX Cooling Tech Unveils the Marley® OlympusMAX™ Fluid Cooler

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan., April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — SPX Cooling Tech, LLC announced the launch of the Marley® OlympusMAX™ Fluid Cooler, engineered to deliver unmatched performance, efficiency and design flexibility for mission-critical facilities. Designed to meet the evolving demands of data centers, industrial plants and high-density cooling applications, the OlympusMAX Fluid Cooler sets a new benchmark in dry and adiabatic cooling technology.

Built on a century of heat rejection expertise, the OlympusMAX Fluid Cooler brings a new level of performance in dry and adiabatic cooling.  It is available in both adiabatic and dry configurations. The bolt-on adiabatic module can be factory or field installed—or even installed after the equipment is operational in order to provide maximum flexibility in response to changing conditions and site demands.

As global data center density continues to expand, operators are increasingly seeking cooling solutions that balance performance, energy use, water use and operational flexibility. “OlympusMAX reflects our commitment to advancing cooling technology to support the evolving demands of mission-critical facilities,” said Dustan Atkinson, Director of Product Management for SPX Cooling Tech. “By offering scalable dry and adiabatic performance, engineered flexibility and streamlined installation, we’re helping facilities meet increasingly challenging demands while maintaining efficiency and long-term reliability.”

At the heart of the OlympusMAX adiabatic module is a patent-pending recirculating adiabatic design that significantly reduces blowdown, minimizing unnecessary water discharge while improving system efficiency. Unlike traditional once-through or spray systems, the unit’s recirculation technology delivers more uniform water flow across the pad – improving saturation efficiency, extending pad life and reducing mineral accumulation on critical components. The result is more predictable energy and water consumption – a critical advantage for performance-sensitive environments such as hyperscale data centers.

Engineered for uptime, the OlympusMAX features high-efficiency Marley Geareducer® gear drives, robust construction materials and integrated component redundancy, including mission-critical fan and VFD systems. With unit options ranging from 120 to 240 horsepower, the design maximizes cooling capacity per square foot, delivering industry-leading heat rejection density.

Installation and serviceability were key priorities in the system’s development. Each unit ships with a factory-assembled electrical access platform, single-point wiring connection, VFDs and PLC controls pre-installed, and full-size access doors with internal walkways. These features streamline installation while enabling safer operation and easier maintenance.

The launch underscores SPX Cooling Tech’s mission to provide flexible, high-efficiency heat rejection solutions across its full portfolio including dry coolers, adiabatic coolers, evaporative coolers, and cooling towers, ensuring customers have a single-supplier solution tailored to their operational strategy.

About SPX Cooling Tech, LLC
SPX Cooling Tech is a leading global manufacturer of cooling towers, fluid coolers, adiabatic and dry cooling systems, evaporative condensers, industrial evaporators and OEM aftermarket parts from brands that include Marley®, Recold® and SGS Refrigeration. Since 1922, our brands’ cooling systems, components and technical services have supported applications in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, and industrial process cooling. SPX Cooling Tech and its product brands are part of SPX Technologies, Inc. For more information see www.spxcooling.com.

About SPX Corporation
SPX Technologies is a supplier of highly engineered products and technologies, holding leadership positions in the HVAC and detection and measurement markets. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, SPX Technologies has approximately 4,700 employees in 16 countries and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SPXC.” For more information, please visit www.spx.com.

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AMTD’s TGE Reports Full Year Results with 27.7% Increase in Revenue, with 25.5% Increase in Total Assets and 9.1% Increase in Net Assets

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PARIS and LONDON and NEW YORK, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Generation Essentials Group (“TGE” or the “Company”) (NYSE: TGE, LSE; TGE), a NYSE and LSE dual-listed company and a subsidiary of AMTD Group Inc., today announced the filing of its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with summary highlights below:

Total Revenue increased by 27.7% from US$77.0 million to US$98.3 millionTotal non-GAAP Net Income increased by 3.2% from US$44.7 million to US$46.2 million Total Assets amounted to US$1,464.1 million (US$30.2/share)Net asset value amounted to US$839.1 million (US$17.3/share)

The annual report is available on the Company’s investor relations website at  http://thegenerationalessentials.com. The Company will provide a hard copy of its annual report containing the audited consolidated financial statements, free of charge, to its shareholders upon request. Requests should be directed to Investor Relations Office at ir@tge.media.

About The Generation Essentials Group

The Generation Essentials Group (NYSE: TGE; LSE: TGE), jointly established by AMTD Group, AMTD IDEA Group (NYSE: AMTD; SGX: HKB) and AMTD Digital Inc. (NYSE: HKD), is headquartered in France and focuses on global strategies and developments in multi-media, entertainment, and cultural affairs worldwide as well as hospitality and VIP services. TGE comprises L’Officiel, The Art Newspaper, movie and entertainment projects. Collectively, TGE is a diversified portfolio of media and entertainment businesses, and a global portfolio of premium properties. Also, TGE is a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsor manager, with its first SPAC successfully raised and priced on December 18, 2025.

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The Generation Essentials Group
EMAIL: ir@tge.media

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