Best Data Governance with AI Initiative – NatWest and Version 1
Conscious of both the opportunities and risks of AI, NatWest and Version 1 designed a pragmatic, organisation-wide AI governance framework enabling safe, ethical, and scalable AI adoption.
Transformation with AI (Global) – The British Council
The British Council’s Eva App has revolutionised access to evaluation insights. The solution delivers instant, evidence-backed answers from a multilingual repository of over 200 reports, saving time, cutting consultant costs, and embedding data-driven decision-making into daily practice.
Transformation with AI (Europe) – EDF UK
EDF UK is helping Britain achieve Net Zero through practical AI-powered products that are changing customer behaviour at scale. EDF’s strategies are reshaping engagement, reducing carbon, and proving that data and AI can align household incentives with national decarbonisation goals.
Transformation with Data (Global) – Burberry
Burberry has redefined the luxury retail experience by embedding Customer Science at the heart of its in-store strategy. With AI-powered campaigns doubling conversion rates, tripling engagement, and driving incremental revenue, Burberry’s single customer view ensures every interaction is timely, personal, and distinctly Burberry.
Transformation with Data (Europe) – Lebara
Lebara has redefined itself from a retail-first telco with siloed systems into a digital-first, AI-driven business. By creating a dedicated analytics team, and embedding machine learning into customer engagement, Lebara has grown its customer base, cut churn, and achieved category-leading satisfaction scores.
Breakthrough with Data or AI – Veolia
By harnessing AI to transform the way Energy Recovery Facilities are managed, Veolia has set a new standard in operational excellence with AI-driven modules for steam, electrical, and boiler monitoring to deliver tangible gains.
Lifetime Achievement Award – Carolyn E. Stebbings
Carolyn E. Stebbings received the DataIQ 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award for her tenacious dedication to enhancing the data and AI landscape of organisations and training the future leaders of the industry.
Data and AI Leader of the year (Solution Provider) – Rob Fuller, Blend
Rob Fuller has been selected as Data and AI Leader of the Year because of what he has built for Blend, but also for the scale, sophistication, and sustained business value his leadership has delivered. At the heart of his impact is BlendX, a strategic middle layer innovation that has redefined how AI solutions […]
DataIQ Lifetime Achievement Award – Randy Bean
In a world where the data and AI landscape is in constant flux, few figures have stood as steadfast and influential as Randy Bean. Over a career spanning more than four decades, Randy has carved a singular path as a pioneering voice on the strategic role of data and artificial intelligence within modern enterprise. His […]
Best Responsible AI Program or Initiative – TD: Trustworthy AI
In an era where AI capabilities are accelerating faster than governance frameworks can keep pace, TD has taken a grounded, pragmatic approach to building trust into its AI initiatives, setting an industry benchmark. TD’s initiative stands out for its substance, ambition, and execution. At the heart of its efforts is TD’s Layer 6, the Bank’s […]
Data and AI For Good Champion – Monica Kedzierski, formerly at Herbalife
Monica Kedzierski’s career has deployed AI and data in a way that redefines how a global business can embed these resources in service of broader human and societal outcomes. Her work demonstrates that AI for good is a leadership principle with tangible results, sustained vision, and ethical backbone. With a career that has included roles […]
Transformation with Data & AI (Solution Provider) – NTT DATA
NTT DATA’s Digital Twin of Customer (DToC) initiative is a sharp reimagining of how businesses interact with, understand, and serve their customers. In a landscape saturated with claims about customer-centricity, DToC demonstrates what it takes to deliver on that promise using real-time data, AI, and machine learning to create actionable, individualized insight that drives business […]
Transformation with Data & AI (Client Side) Destination Canada
Destination Canada’s Canadian Tourism Data Collective is an impressive example of data infrastructure and a national transformation effort that redefines how an entire industry operates. In a sector dominated by SMEs and historically fragmented access to insight, this initiative has introduced data and AI as shared, strategic assets. Shifting from reactive recovery to proactive, intelligent […]
Most Innovative Use of AI (Solution Provider) Cotality
Cotality’s use of AI stands out not just for its technological sophistication, but for its direct and measurable impact on one of the most pressing challenges facing American homeowners today: the crisis in property insurance affordability. Since 2021, insurance premiums across the US have risen by an average of 33%, far outpacing increases in mortgage […]
Most Innovative Use of AI (Client Side) – Carrie Rath, Lowes Food
Carrie Rath’s work at Lowes Foods exemplifies what innovation in AI looks like when rooted in frontline expertise and business-critical impact. She applied Zebra’s Workcloud Actionable Intelligence software and transformed how it is used, building a new standard for loss prevention that is proactive, precise, and profit-protecting. Loss prevention is often reactive, investigating only after […]
Grand Prix – International Air Transport Association (IATA)
International Air Transport Association (IATA) has been awarded the Grand Prix for 2025. The Grand Prix is presented to the submission that scored highest across all the judges, which this year has been won by IATA for its submission to the Data and AI for Good Hero Organization Award category. The Incident Data Exchange […]
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Data and AI award – University Health Network – Dunn House
In a landscape where healthcare outcomes are increasingly shaped by social determinants, University Health Network’s (UHN) Dunn House initiative stands out as a pioneering model of what is possible when data, healthcare, and social action are seamlessly integrated. Dunn House is a systemic intervention that redefines how data-driven collaboration can achieve deep, lasting social and […]
Data and AI Leader of the Year (Client Side) – Meaghan Ferrigno, Destination Canada
Meaghan Ferrigno exemplifies what it means to be a data and AI leader that can reshape industries through insight, influence, and execution. At Destination Canada, her leadership has turned data from a back-office function into a strategic lever for national competitiveness in tourism. At the heart of Meaghan’s impact is the Canadian Tourism Data Collective, […]
Data and AI For Good Hero Organization Award – International Air Transport Association (IATA)
The Incident Data Exchange (IDX), part of IATA’s Global Aviation Data Management (GADM) platform, is a textbook example of how data and AI can serve a higher purpose. It is a technological ambition safeguarding lives, enhancing trust, and enabling informed decisions across one of the most safety-critical industries in the world: aviation. The scale and […]
Data & AI Leader of the Year (Influencer): Ari Kaplan
Ari Kaplan’s career is not defined by a single breakthrough or a fleeting moment of success, but by sustained, industry-shaping impact across multiple paradigms in data and AI. What makes his candidacy for Data and AI Leader of the Year stand out include his current achievements at Databricks and the depth and breadth of his […]