2024 DataIQ AI Awards shortlist

AI-enabling solution of the year

Alation - The Alation Data Intelligence Platform
Blend - Enabling The Use of AI Through a Sales Enablement GPT
Domino Data Lab - Domino Enterprise AI Platform
FICO - FICO Platform
Informatica - Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud - AI-Enabling Solution of the Year
Mars Wrigley - 360 Spend Measurement
QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey - AI4DQ - Acceleration of data quality remediation using AI
SnapLogic - GenAI Builder - Build LLM-powered applications in minutes
Softsensor AI - Extracting pathology data and insights for insurance underwriting
Tableau - Data Analytics for Everyone - With Tableau Pulse, Organizations are Making More Data-Driven Decisions
Theory+Practice - Continuum AI

Best Responsible AI program or initiative

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Elevance Health - Core Principles of Responsible AI
EY - EY.ai Confidence Index - Building confidence in Responsible AI
JLR - Data & AI Ethics Framework - JLR - Georgiana Marsic
McDonalds Corporation - Optimizing McDonald’s global data AI strategy with a strong foundation of data governance
Michelin - Responsible AI Program -"With the great power comes great responsibility!”
Scotiabank - Scotiabank’s Data & AI Ethics Program: Operationalizing Ethical Principles
TIAA - Industry-Leading Responsible AI Program at TIAA

Most Effective Use of Generative AI

Blackbaud - AI for Blackbaud: Amplifying Employee Impact through AI
Blend - AI-Powered Invoice Processing Automation
Blend - Turning Unstructured Data into Actionable Insights using Generative AI for retail giant
DataRobot - DataRobot AI Platform
EY - EY.ai EYQ - EY’s own AI assistant
Honeywell - Putting the Power of GenAI into the Hands of All Employees
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research - Mayo Clinic: Pioneering GenAI for Healthcare Transformation
Scotiabank - Chatbot Live Chat Summarization
Truist - Truist Migration Assistant: Pioneering Enterprise Migrations with Generative AI

Most innovative use of AI - client-side

Belcorp - Belcorp reimagines R&D with AI
JLR - Aerodynamic Surrogate Modelling
Moderna Therapeutics - Revolutionizing Drug Discovery with Pioneering AI
Schneider Electric - Pioneering AI for Widespread Sustainable Energy Adoption
Scotiabank - AI for AI: Sustainment Auxiliary Models for Customer Facing Chatbot
Truist - Truist’s Causal Inference Methodology
Truist - ADEPT (Autonomous Data Exploration Platform)
Truist - Truist Client Pulse
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Verizon - Augmented Analytics for KPI Insights

Most innovative use of AI - vendor-side

Astera - Automate document processing with AI to generate structured templates, reducing manual effort by 99% and enabling data extraction from thousands of files.
Blend - Blend’s AI-Enabled Advertising Optimization for F1000 Media & Advertising Company: Transforming Ad Performance and Revenue
Blend - AI-Powered Claims Analysis Solution: Transforming Insights into Action
CoreLogic - Every Pixel Counts: Image Analytics Transforms Real Estate Ecosystems
DataLink Software - Interactive Dashboard Intelligence (IDI) – Gen AI- based solution to generate insights from structured information
FICO - FICO Platform
Telmai Inc - Advanced AI Driven Data Observability
Tradeweb - Tradeweb’s Automated Intelligent Price (Ai-Price) for Municipal Bonds

Transformation with AI - vendor-side

Blend -Transformation with AI across the organization
DataLink Software - Unlocking Healthcare Insights: Sherlock AI for Unstructured Documents
EY - EY Fabric - unlocking the value of AI
LinkedIn - Transformation with AI
QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey - AI power play: Fueling the next wave of innovation in the energy sector
redflags.ai - Using AI to detect economic and corruption crimes
Softsensor AI - Extracting pathology data and insights for insurance underwriting

Transformation with AI - client-side

Ally Financial - Doing It Right with AI: Ally debuts enterprise AI platform
Delek US - Use of AI for Autonomous Inspection to detect and prevent safety hazards in Refineries
Edward Jones - Shannon Favazza, Edward Jones
Honeywell - Transforming Honeywell’s Customer Experience with GenAI
JLR - Slotting Optimiser
Paychex - Transforming Retention and Driving Value through AI Innovation
Schneider Electric - AI Revolutionizing Energy Efficiency for a Sustainable Future
Starbucks - Revolutionizing Retail Through Cutting-Edge AI Solutions at Starbucks
Truist - Truist Client Pulse
Truist - ADEPT (Autonomous Data Exploration Platform)
Verizon - Augmented Analytics for KPI Insights
Visa - Visa Innovative Approach to Data Analytics
Walmart - Revolutionizing Retail: Walmart’s AI-powered Supply Chain Transformation

Best place to work in AI and Data - client-side

Domino’s - Unlocking Domino’s Secret Sauce: Shaping the Best Place to Work in Data and AI
Mars Wrigley - Inspiring everyday happiness with Data and AI
National Grid - Creating a Culture Where Data Scientists Thrive: Insights from National Grid
Paychex - Engaging Data Geeks Across the Enterprise Makes Paychex the Best Place to Work in Data and AI

Best place to work in AI and Data - vendor-side

Blend - Blend an AI-native company as the Global Best Place to Work in AI and Data
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SENEN GROUP - Transforming Work Culture: SENEN Group’s Journey to Becoming the Best Place to Work in AI and Data
Softsensor AI - Building an innovation culture

Best AI team

AgileOne - Achieving Excellence in Data and AI: A Skills and Talent Approach
Blend - Blend’s AI Trailblazers Leading the Way As Best AI Team
Department of the Air Force - AI is a Team Sport- DAF Chief Data and AI Office - AI Division
Herbalife - Connected Intelligence Team- Empowering Talent and Driving Disruption: Unleashing AI Innovation for Organizational Transformation
QuantCube Technology - QuantCube team pushes boundaries of computer vision, NLP and big data analytics
SENEN GROUP - Leading with Impact: SENEN Group’s Journey to Building the Best AI Team

AI leader of the year

Anton Aboukhalil, TIAA
Nancy Colton, Elevance Health
Rob Fuller, Blend
Nalini Garg, Deloitte
Venkat Gopalan, Belcorp
Monica Kedzierski, Herbalife
Yannick Lallement, Scotiabank
Suresh Martha, EMD Serono
Sumitha Natarajan, Regions Bank
Ronnie Sheth, SENEN GROUP
Euginio Zuccarelli, CVS Health

Best use of AI for not-for-profit or non-commercial purposes

Blackbaud - Blackbaud’s Prospect Insights tool uses AI to drive smarter fundraising for nonprofits and better experiences for their donors
Destination Canada - Canadian Tourism Data Collective: Harnessing Data and AI to Power a Transformative Tourism Future
Health Care Service Corporation - Transformative Insights: Advancing Member Engagement for SDoH Outreach Programs
Network Rail - AI Assisted Asset Inspection
redflags.ai - Using AI to detect economic and corruption crimes

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) AI award

Intellect Design Arena - ESG Edge
Nestlé - AI for Good: Fostering Sustainability at Nestlé North America
Neural Alpha - Responsible Capital ESG Disclosure Assistant
Schneider Electric - Fair Pay Simulator by Schneider Electric

Best Use of AI for Healthcare Award

Carelon - Carelon’s AI-Enabled Whole Health Clinical Engagement
DataLink Software - AI-Enabled Document Review System (DRS) - Solving the Conundrum of Extracting Insights from Unstructured Healthcare Data
EMD Serono - Cutting-edge AI Models Focused on Brand-Centric Identification of HCPs/Patients to Propel New Drug Launches to Success
Mayo Clinic - Revolutionizing Healthcare: Mayo Clinic’s Pioneering Work in AI
Moderna Therapeutics - Moderna: Revolutionizing Drug Discovery with Pioneering AI
Parexel - Leveraging AI to Enhance Efficiency, Precision, and Cost-Effectiveness in Heart Disease Patient Care

AI for good champion

Ash Dhupar, BAE Systems
Seth Dobrin, Qantm AI
Jesse Fagan, Blend
Smita Rajmohan, Autodesk
Wendy Turner-Williams, TheAssociation.AI
Ankit Virmani, Google
Euginio Zuccarelli, CVS Health

Judging Panel

Aravind Jagannathan

Vice President and Single-Family Chief Data Officer
Freddie Mac

Ashok Chennuru

Global Chief Data and Insights Officer
Elevance Health

Avinash Tripathi

Vice president of analytics
University of Phoenix

Craig Brabec

Chief data analytics officer
Best Buy

Deepak Jose

Global senior director and head of one demand data and analytics solutions
Mars

Ellen Nielsen

Chief data officer
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Jane Rheem

Chief data and analytics officer
Zurich North America

Meaghan Ferrigno

Chief data and analytics officer
Destination Canada

Meet Patel

Global Senior Director, Advanced Analytics
Kellanova

Naras Eechambadi

Chief global data & analytics officer
Universal Music Group

Robin Patra

Director Innovation - Data & AI
ARCO Constructions

Yvonne Li

Vice president of enterprise artificial intelligence, data engineering, and decision science
Advance Auto Parts

AI-enabling solution of the year

Who it’s for: Any product or service developed by a consultancy, data or tech vendor using AI.

How to win it: The winner will be an innovative product or service based in the application of AI to key processes. The judges will be looking for a vendor or solution provider who has identified an innovative way to deploy these resources for the benefit of end-users they work with.

Best Responsible AI program or initiative

Who it’s for: Any organization that is demonstrating and/or championing a responsible approach to the use of AI in a programme .

How to win it: This award will go to a specific individual, business or programme that can clearly demonstrate they have the principles of Responsible AI in a way that is building trust and scaling AI with confidence.

Most Effective Use of Generative AI

Who it’s for: Any organization that is achieving success at scale through a proven approach to the use of Gen AI in a programme.

How to win it: This award recognizes where deep consideration has been given to delivering benefits for everybody from genAI, whether through access, enablement, training or similar. This award is open to any application or provision of generative AI by all types of organization.

Most innovative use of AI

Who it’s for: Any application of artificial intelligence, machine learning or automation to introduce a new approach or service.

How to win it: Provide the judges with an insight into how a business opportunity or issue was identified that was subsequently resolved through the use of AI, ML or automation. The impact needs to be fresh and transformative, even if the target was a BAU process.

Transformation with AI

Who it’s for: Any organisation that has achieved significant outcomes or culture change through deploying AI.

How to win it: Provide evidence of how AI has been used to transform the organisation, the way it operates, how a service is delivered or how customers are engaged. This may be through becoming digital-first or by putting a data asset at the heart of operations.

Best place to work in AI & data – client side

Who it’s for: A client/brand-side AI and data department where employee satisfaction and skills levels are off the chart!

How to win it: Colleagues who are engaged and satisfied are more productive and have longer tenures. Achieving this involves fine-tuning working practices, internal culture, external engagement and leadership to build cohesion and value. Tell the judges the story of how you have put all of these elements in place and how you are measuring their impact.

Best place to work in AI and data – vendor side

Who it’s for: A consultancy, data or tech vendor AI and data department where employee satisfaction and skills levels are off the chart!

How to win it: As with teams in end-user organizations - colleagues who are engaged and satisfied are more productive and have longer tenures. Achieving this involves fine-tuning working practices, internal culture, external engagement and leader. Tell the judges the story of how you have put all of these elements in place and how you are measuring impact.

Best AI team

Who it’s for: Best-in-class squads of analysts and AI/data practitioners working in brand-side or enabler organizations.

How to win it: An effective team multiplies the inputs of each individual in the group to generate greater impact from their efforts. Explain for the judges how collaboration, cohesion and productivity are rising as a result of working as an ensemble.

AI leader of the year

Who it’s for: Any data leader with impact, influence and engagement across their organization.

How to win it: To be an award-winning AI and data leader, you need to provide vision and support to your department as well as delivering value to your organisation. The judges will be looking for evidence of strong strategic thinking as well as tactical delivery that builds belief among teams and stakeholders and delivers results time after time.

Best use of AI for not-for-profit or non-commercial purposes

Who it’s for: Any AI data-driven activity that targets societal or economic outcomes, rather than profit.

How to win it: Not all AI practices are intended to generate revenue - many are focused on changing behaviours, providing evidence of critical issues, or shifting policy. The judges are looking for activity that has used data for charitable, governmental, educational and other societal purposes rather than for business.

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) AI award

Who it’s for: Any AI initiative that is making a positive contribution towards ESG action and reporting.

How to win it: ESG is a fast-growing sector of AI and data practice and this award recognizes the demand for evidence that organisations are able to clearly statement their environmental footprint, progress towards net zero, beneficial impact on society, or controls on key aspects of its operation.

Best Use of AI for Healthcare Award

Who it’s for: This award is open to any AI programme developed for healthcare and wellbeing use by any type of organization.

How to win it: One of the biggest use cases for leading-edge AI is around health from fitness tracking and self-optimisation using wearables through to mental health, right up to developed new medicines, personalised medicine and treatment. The judges will be looking for innovative and deliverable AI solutions that are supporting health in any aspect.