Categories
Whether you want to nominate a business professional, executive, team, company or product, there is a Champions in AI business award category for you.
And if there isn’t… in Champions in AI – unlike in our more established Best in Biz Awards – we offer a new opportunity to write in your own business award category.
Company categories
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AI Start-up of the Year
AI business awards for brand new companies in the AI industry, established since 2025
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AI Leader of the Year
AI business awards for established companies leading the momentum, developments and innovations in the AI space.
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Most Innovative Company of the Year in AI
AI business awards for innovative AI companies. AI innovations evaluated in terms of first-to-market products, patents, new discoveries, published AI research.
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Fastest-Growing Company of the Year in AI
AI business awards for fast-growing AI companies. Growth evaluated in terms of revenue growth, staff growth, sales increases.
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Most Ethical Company of the Year in AI
With all the ethical concerns about AI, it goes without saying that sales numbers are not everything. AI business awards for those companies in AI who put their moral code, ethics, responsibility, concern for the future ahead of – or on par with – immediate profits.
Executive and individual categories
1
AI Executive of the Year
Business award category for all executives in AI companies or AI functions, regardless of specific industry sector or company position.
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AI Founder of the Year
Business award category for executives who founded a new AI start-up since 2025.
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AI Innovator of the Year
Business award category for all innovators in the AI space, regardless of their company positions. AI innovations evaluated in terms of first-to-market products, patents, new discoveries, published AI research.
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AI Technologist of the Year
Business award category for all AI leaders in technology functions, from CTO and CIO to an individual developer. This includes IT, product development and product management functions.
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AI Researcher of the Year
Business award category for all AI researchers, at universities and other government-funded institutions, non-profit organizations and for-profit companies.
Product categories
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AI Solution of the Year
AI business awards to honor the best – most innovative, fastest-to-market, best ROI – AI solutions in the space.
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AI Innovation of the Year
AI business awards to honor the most innovative AI developments. AI innovation will be evaluated in terms of first-to-market developments, patents, research articles,
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AI Breakthrough of the Year
AI business awards to honor the biggest AI technological headway or breakthroughs.
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AI Deployment of the Year
AI awards for successful deployments in the space.
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AI Implementation of the Year
AI business awards for successful implementations of AI technologies.
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AI Integration of the Year
AI business awards for successful integration of AI into existing products of solutions, by any sized company, including internal AI integrations, as well as externally commissioned AI integrations conducted by outside agencies.
Best Use of AI Categories
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Best Use of AI in Advertising and Marketing
AI business award category for any AI-produced imagery, video or sounds used for advertising or marketing purposes.
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Best Use of AI in Communications
AI business award category for any solutions that leverage AI to improve telecommunications and collaboration technologies, from improving performance and reliability to using NLP to provide real-time translation and meeting summaries.
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Best Use of AI in Customer Service
Customer service has been revolutionized by the introduction of natural language processing, machine learning and chatbots. AI business award category for AI solutions that aim to offer personalized, efficient and 24/7 customer service across a variety of channels.
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Best Use of AI in Cybersecurity
AI business award category for AI’s use in cybersecurity, this can include any AI solutions used to detect, mitigate, and respond to cybersecurity threats with accuracy, efficiency and effectiveness.
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Best Use of AI in Entertainment
AI business award category for film, TV, music, gaming and sports and any AI solutions to automate production, personalize content, optimize marketing, and unlock new possibilities for artistic expression.
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Best Use of AI in Finance
AI business award category for AI’s use in financial services, business finance, personal and corporate banking, lending, payments, and insurance, including advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and automation capabilities.
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Best Use of AI in Healthcare
AI business award category for best deployment of AI in healthcare.
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Best Use of AI in HR
AI business award category for best AI solutions for HR, enhancing workforce management, and optimizing talent acquisition, development, and retention strategies.
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Best Use of AI in Learning
AI business award category for AI’s use to augment learning. This could include AI-powered tutoring systems, machine learning algorithms improving adaptive assessment and feedback, or NLP deployment for foreign languages learning and comprehension.
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Best Use of AI in Legal Technology
AI business award category for AI’s use in legal practice, including research, contract analysis, case management, regulatory compliance, and litigation support.
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Best Use of AI in Manufacturing
AI business award category for innovative deployment of AI in manufacturing, including AI solutions to optimize production efficiency, streamline manufacturing processes and improve product quality.
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Best Use of AI in Natural Language Processing and Translation
AI business award category for AI’s use in linguistics, including speech recognition, text classification, named entity recognition, sentiment analysis, machine translation, and more.
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Best Use of AI in Retail and e-commerce
AI business award category for AI’s use in e-commerce and retail sectors. This can include both enhancing customer experiences and optimizing operations.
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Best Use of AI in Transportation and Logistics
AI business award category for best deployment of AI to improve transportation and logistics, including fleet management, route optimization, demand forecasting, and supply chain visibility.
$450
Save up to $200 by submitting early
Early entry fees, before Jan 30, are only $450
Regular entry fees, before Mar 20: $550
Late entry fees, before May 15: $650
10%
Quantity discount
Offered if submitting 3 or more entries across any AI business award categories.
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Unlimited entries
There is no limit on the number of business award entries you can submit in Champions in AI. Multiple entries are encouraged, as they can score you a Most Awarded Champion distinction.
Can’t find a business award category that best corresponds to your achievements?
AI is a rapidly evolving field, so we realize we might have missed some business award categories in our initial line-up — and we’re allowing entrants to “write in” their own categories to compete in. These business award categories will automatically be added to subsequent award programs.