Official BIE Day Ceremony and Awards Ceremony Held -Winners of the Official Participant Awards, BIE Cosmos Prize, and Other Awards Announced- | Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Official Website

2025.10.14

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Official BIE Day Ceremony and Awards Ceremony Held -Winners of the Official Participant Awards, BIE Cosmos Prize, and Other Awards Announced-

The Bureau International des Expositions and the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition held the official BIE Day ceremony and awards ceremony on Sunday 12 October at EXPO Hall “Shining Hat” at the site of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.

Official BIE Day Ceremony Overview

Date and Time: 11:00 – 12:00 Sunday, 12 October 2025
Venue: EXPO Hall “Shining Hat”

The BIE day is a day for the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) and its member countries to celebrate the closing of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan reflect on their collective achievements and strengthen their cooperation for the future.
The official ceremony featured speeches from representatives of the BIE and Japan, as well as cultural performances by the organisers of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, the International Horticultural Expo 2027 Yokohama, Expo 2027 Belgrade, Serbia, and Expo 2030, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Performance by the organisers of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan and the International Horticulture Expo 2027 Yokohama.

Programme　

１　Raising of the Japanese national flag and BIE flag

２　Greetings from the representatives　
（Speakers）
Minister for the World Expo 2025: ITO Yoshitaka
President of the General Assembly of the BIE: Alain BERGER
Chairperson of Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition: TOKURA Masakazu
Secretary General of the BIE: Dimitri S. KERKENTZES

３　Cultural Programme
・Performance from the organisers of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan and the International Horticulture Expo 2027 Yokohama.
（Performers）
AUN J-CLASSIC ORCHESTRA
Osaka Prefectural Engei Senior High School
Yokohama Hayato Senior High School
Tezukayama Gakuin High School
MYAKU-MYAKU

・Performance from the organisers of Expo 2027 Belgrade, Serbia
（Performers）
Nikola Peković
Bojana Peković

・Performance from the organisers of Expo 2030 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
（Performers）
Abdulrahman Sami Al
Malak M

BIE Day Ceremony of Prizes and Awards Overview

Date and Time: 17:00 – 18:30 Sunday, 12 October 2025
Venue: EXPO Hall “Shining Hat”

The awards ceremony included the announcement of the recipients of the Official Participant Awards, the presentation of the BIE Medals given to organizations and individuals who made extraordinary contributions to the success of the Expo, and the presentation of the BIE Cosmos Prize.

〇　Official Participant Award Recipients
(Architecture & Landscape Award Recipients)
・Self-built pavilions – Type A (larger than 1,500m2)
Gold Award – Saudi Arabia
Silver Award – Spain
Bronze Award – United Arab Emirates

・Self-built pavilions – Type A (smaller than 1,500m2)
Gold Award – Bahrain
Silver Award – Czechia
Bronze Award – Switzerland

・Module pavilions (Type B+X)
Gold Award – Angola
Silver Award – Algeria
Bronze Award – India

(Exhibition Design Award Recipients)
・Self-built pavilions – Type A (larger than 1,500m2)
Gold Award – China
Silver Award – Indonesia
Bronze Award – Canada

・Self-built pavilions – Type A (smaller than 1,500m2)
Gold Award – Poland
Silver Award – Philippines
Bronze Award – Austria

・Module pavilions (Type B+X)
Gold Award – Peru
Silver Award – Vietnam
Bronze Award – Cambodia

・Shared pavilions (Type C) – Saving Lives
Gold Award – Panama
Silver Award – Ukraine
Bronze Award – Pakistan

Shared pavilions (Type C) – Empowering Lives
Gold Award – Kyrgyzstan
Silver Award – Kenya
Bronze Award – Yemen

・Shared pavilions (Type C) – Connecting Lives
Gold Award – Benin
Silver Award – Armenia
Bronze Award – Guyana

(Theme Development Award Recipients)
・Self-built pavilions – Type A (larger than 1,500m2)
Gold Award – Italy
Silver Award – Germany
Bronze Award – Belgium

・Self-built pavilions – Type A (smaller than 1,500m2)
Gold Award – Uzbekistan
Silver Award – Serbia
Bronze Award – Ireland

・Module pavilions (Type B+X)
Gold Award – Jordan
Silver Award – Brazil
Bronze Award – Chile

・Shared pavilions (Type C) – Saving Lives
Gold Award – Gabon
Silver Award – Croatia
Bronze Award – Bhutan

・Shared pavilions (Type C) – Empowering Lives
Gold Award – Ghana
Silver Award – North Macedonia
Bronze Award – Tonga

・Shared pavilions (Type C) – Connecting Lives
Gold Award – Kazakhstan
Silver Award – Jamaica
Bronze Award – Djibouti

(Sustainability Awards Recipients)
・Self-built pavilions – Type A (larger than 1,500m2) – Germany
・Self-built pavilions – Type A (smaller than 1,500m2) – Luxembourg
・Module pavilions (Type B+X) – Jordan
・Shared pavilions (Type C) – Equatorial Guinea

〇　BIE Medals
（Recipients)
Gold Medal
1) Government of Japan: ITO Yoshitaka, Minister for the World Expo
2) Keidanren (Japan Business Federation): TOKURA Masakazu, Honorary Chair of Keidanren
3) Kankeiren (Kansai Economic Federation): MATSUMOTO Masayoshi, Chairman of Kankeiren
4) Osaka Prefecture: YOSHIMURA Hirofumi, Governor of Osaka Prefecture
5) Osaka City: YOKOHAMA Hideyuki, Mayor of Osaka City
6) Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition: ISHIGE Hiroyuki, Secretary General of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
7) Commissioner General of Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai: Ambassador HANEDA Koji
8) Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Steering Committee: Manuel SALCHLI, Commissioner-General of Switzerland and Chairman of the Steering Committee
9) Women’s Pavilion in collaboration with Cartier: MIYACHI June, President and CEO of Cartier Japan.

Silver Medal
1) Volunteers of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
2) Media of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
3) Civil Society Participants at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan

〇　BIE Cosmos Prize
(Recipient)
ONG Mon Enfant, Ma Vie