NOMINATIONS OPEN · AWARDS GALA 2026
Nominees
Every award is nominated publicly. Propose up to three nominees for each category.
Innovation Leadership Award
Google
AI Infrastructure Excellence Award
NVIDIA
AI Enterprise Transformation Award
IBM
AI Leadership in Responsible Innovation Award
Microsoft
Open-Source AI Advancement Award
Alibaba Cloud
AI Data Solutions Excellence Award
Oracle
AI Strategy & Business Transformation Award
KPMG
AI-Driven Professional Growth Award
LinkedIn
AI Sustainability & Smart Energy Award
PPC Romania
Enterprise AI Solutions Award
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
AI Policy Leadership Award
Victor Negrescu - Vice President of the European Parliament
Public Leadership in Digital Transformation Award
Sabin Sărmaș
AI & Digital Infrastructure Excellence Award
ANCOM
Urban Innovation & Sustainability Award
George Tuță - Primăria Sectorului 1
AI for Public Safety & Cyber Awareness Award
Chief Inspector Sorin Stănică – Crime Research and Prevention Institute of the Romanian Police
Digital Governance Leadership Award
Dragoș Vlad – President, Authority for the Digitalization of Romania (ADR)
AI Policy & Health Innovation Award
Andrei Baciu – Parliament of Romania
AI & Cloud Security Excellence Award
Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)
Tech Communication & Awareness Award
George Buhnici – Journalist & Tech Creator
AI Entrepreneurship & Education Award
Cristian Onețiu – Academia de Business
AI Scale-Up Innovation Award
Brillu.AI
AI Mobility & Urban Tech Award
Bolt Business
Legal Excellence in Technologies Award
VD Law Group
AI Academic Excellence Award
Lucian Botea – Romanian-American University
Academic Impact in Artificial Intelligence Award
Radu Tudor Ionescu Professor - the University of Bucharest (Romania)
AI Thought Leadership Award
AI Strategy Institute
AI Research & Education Leadership Award
Politehnica University of Bucharest
AI Robotics Innovation Award
RobotsNET
AI & Connectivity Transformation Award
Vodafone
AI in Financial Innovation Award
Lloyds Bank
Next-Gen Robotics Award
IRIS Robotics
AI in Education Impact Award
eStudent AI
Most Innovative Fintech Award
SiegPath
Digital Competence & Education Award
ECDL Romania
Creative Use of Technology in Design Award
Yoda Design Interior
Business Software Innovation Award
Pluriva
Cloud Infrastructure & Data Innovation Award
EMGC Cloud