Recognizing the outstanding achievements of individuals, projects, teams and their organizations that are responsible for breakthrough innovations in the Artificial Intelligence for Business space.
HISTORY
Beginning in 2016, The AIconics provides innovators from around the globe with the platform to showcase themselves to their peers as well as millions of enterprise end-users. These prestigious global Awards create the ultimate showcase for the best and brightest people, projects and transformational innovations. With many new and exciting award categories now open for entries globally, the AIconics acknowledges the advances in technologies and disciplines being made, as we explore and push at the very definition of what can be accomplished by AI.
WHY ENTER
Achieve industry-wide recognition, boost your company profile, and showcase your brand and products.
The AIconics Awards are an unparalleled opportunity to demonstrate your company’s excellence in AI to peers and clients alike. As a nominee, you will be invited to join us at The AIconics ceremony and VIP Reception on September 24 at the Palace Hotel, where you will have the opportunity to network with C-suite level enterprise decision-makers and tech visionaries.
By entering The AIconics you will be joining an elite community of tech leaders – previous winners include IBM Watson, Microsoft, Blue Prism, PwC, and Darktrace, to name just a few. Winners and shortlisted companies will also be invited as all-access VIP guests to The AI Summit, San Francisco, the leading AI for Enterprise Event taking place on September 25-26 at the Palace of Fine Arts.
NEW FOR 2020



CORPORATE INNOVATION
IN AI
AI FOR GOOD
AI INNOVATOR OF
THE YEAR
Are you a pioneer for corporate innovation? Built a data team from scratch or changed the internal structure of your company to scale new AI projects? Developed your initiative internally or have a partner success story? If the answer is yes to any of the above then this is the award for you to tell your story to AI’s major stakeholders, global press and media, and the brightest minds who are eager to find their next move in the industry.
Artificial Intelligence has the potential to help overcome humanity’s biggest challenges, there are a huge number of applications where AI will not only deliver value for businesses but also improve the world itself. This award applauds companies for utilising AI as a positive force for change; the innovations in research and product development that work to create a more sustainable and accessible world; and the AI pioneers that hold the values of leveraging AI for good at their core.
For the first time in the history of The AIconics, we are launching the AI Innovator of the Year Award – a people’s choice vote for excellence in AI.
The AI Innovator of the Year will celebrate the outstanding performance of those who have driven meaningful change or spearheaded innovative projects in their position within the global AI ecosystem.
2020 AWARD CATEGORIES | APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN
Technology Specific
Best Innovation in Intelligent Automation
Intelligent automation (IA)—the combination of artificial intelligence and automation—enabling companies to achieve unparalleled productivity and efficiency by dissecting and synthesising vast swarms of data to automate entire workflows and processes. Applications of IA range from ingesting and analysing textual data, to guiding autonomous robots and vehicles. If you’re developing IA solutions which businesses can use to streamline business and operational processes and enhance complex decision-making capabilities, then send your nomination for this award.
Best Innovation in NLP
As many businesses look toward productivity and automation of roles and tasks, Natural Language Processing sits at the heart of the opportunity. Whether specifically focused on ‘understanding’, ‘generating’, or the end-to-end process itself – there is a great amount of potential for enterprises to adopt NLP into their organization, and this award champions the providers at the head of the curve.
Best Innovation in AI Hardware
While the conversation around AI & ML solutions tends to focus on the software front, a comprehensive set of hardware support is essential in making the most of the AI revolution. With processing power a prerequisite of any AI advancement, it is imperative to recognise the framework on which nearly all AI functionality is conducted. If your company is involved with the production, supply or distribution of hardware which is enabling the advancement of AI then this award is to celebrate your achievement in making an AI-powered world possible.
Best Innovation in Deep Learning
Is your business a pioneer in Deep Learning, helping to drive machine learning applications toward the true potential of AI? Deep Learning is recognised as one of the key pillars for advancing practical AI and is enabling exponential development of applications for real world businesses, in analysing data across image, text, and sound. This is your opportunity to highlight how and why you’re the driving force behind the opportunity it presents.
Vertical Specific
Best Application of AI for Sales and Marketing
AI has the potential to comprehensively overhaul the relation between business and customer. Bespoke, personalised outreach and publicity will soon be the new norm in customer-focused sales & marketing operations. Service levels, CRM & CEM – often challenging areas on multiple fronts for large organisations – will see pivotal changes powered by AI solutions. This award celebrates the renaissance of the customer and business duality fuelled by the advent of intelligent solutions.
Best Application of AI in Financial Services
Financial Services is wide open for AI adoption, and with investment levels to exceed $4.5 billion by 2025 (Tractica), competition is fierce to disrupt the sector and get ahead in the race for AI. Practical applications of AI have been most felt in transforming the customer experience and for the roboticization of regulatory tasks, but AI is fast on its way to augmenting and automating every corner of the industry. If you have a product or service that is set to transform the finance industry, than this award is for you.
Best Application of AI in Telecommunications
The scope of AI in telecommunications is quickly expanding – communication service providers (CSPs) are turning to ML, NLP, RPA and more to optimize across the product from customer service and network infrastructure to labour-intensive back-end processes. Whether you’re a solution provider with a targeted industry application of your product, or a CSP looking to showcase your leadership in AI development and/or implementation, this award recognizes the leading projects that are driving telco innovation.
Best Application of AI in Manufacturing
AI implementation in manufacturing is at an inflection point. The huge swathes of data owned by industrial organisations is providing AI and machine learning adopters with limitless opportunities to deliver new products, new business models, and greater insights into their business. This brand-new award will celebrate manufacturers and solution providers setting the standard in predictive, efficient, and intelligent manufacturing.
Eco-system Specific
Best Enterprise AI Solution
AI is revolutionising business productivity and efficiency across all industries and investment is at an all-time high. As companies increasingly devote resource to R&D labs and expand their technical teams, in-house AI projects are moving quicker than ever from ideation to implementation. Exclusively open to enterprises, this award category recognises the leading companies building and applying the most innovative and effective AI solutions – in any industry.
Best AI Start-up
In such a fast-paced ecosystem, start-ups are emerging daily with fantastic innovations and technological breakthroughs across a range of AI technologies. The Best AI Start-Up award focuses on the business itself as well as the technology and is designed to raise the profile of those leading the field in both technology, product market fit, and scale-up potential.
AI for Good
Artificial Intelligence has the potential to help overcome humanity’s biggest challenges, there are a huge number of applications where AI will not only deliver value for businesses but also improve the world itself. This award applauds companies for utilising AI as a positive force for change; the innovations in research and product development that work to create a more sustainable and accessible world; and the AI pioneers that hold the values of leveraging AI for good at their core.
Quantum awards
Best Quantum Software Solution
From aerospace to telecommunications, quantum computing is set to address business and technical challenges across multiple industries. Whether it’s revolutionising pharmaceuticals or cracking even the most stalwart security system, the possible applications of quantum algorithms are endless. This award celebrates the pioneers that are developing the quantum software of the future.
Best Quantum Hardware Breakthrough
A quantum computer is worth more than just the sum of its qubits. From revolutionary cooling systems to ion traps, the race for quantum supremacy is laced with hardware challenges and pitfalls. As we get nearer to achieving the first truly commercial quantum computer, each breakthrough in the physical infrastructure brings us one step closer to actualising this vision. This award is designed for those building revolutionary hardware solutions that could fast-track the progress of quantum computing.
AI for Good
Artificial Intelligence has the potential to help overcome humanity’s biggest challenges, there are a huge number of applications where AI will not only deliver value for businesses but also improve the world itself. This award applauds companies for utilising AI as a positive force for change; the innovations in research and product development that work to create a more sustainable and accessible world; and the AI pioneers that hold the values of leveraging AI for good at their core.
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