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Global Spotlight Awards™ 2026 Finalists Announced

Meet the Global Spotlight Awards™ 2026 Finalists

Best Use of Artificial Intelligence in Business

KUDO
KUDO AI — Speech Translation Platform

SupportYourApp
Support Intelligence Hub: Human-Centered AI for Customer Experience

Paysafe
CodePilot: Paysafe’s In-House AI Developer Assistant

Artificial intelligence is increasingly moving from experimentation into practical application across organisations. The finalists in this category demonstrate different ways AI can be integrated into business, from communication and customer experience to supporting internal development processes.

Technology for Customer Experience

MNB-EduLab / The Money Museum
The Hungarian Money Museum & Visitor Center

Technology has changed the way organisations design and deliver experiences. This category recognises the use of technology to improve how people interact with organisations, services and environments.

The Hungarian Money Museum & Visitor Center has been named the 2026 finalist in this category.

Technology for Social Impact

YTKO Ltd
Click and Connect – Empowering Rural Communities Through Digital Inclusion

Money Confidence Project
Money Confidence Project

Technology can have an impact far beyond operational efficiency or commercial performance.

The Technology for Social Impact category recognises initiatives using technology to address wider social challenges and create meaningful outcomes for communities. This year’s finalists demonstrate how digital tools and approaches can be used to improve inclusion, access and opportunity.

Technology Leader of the Year

Sunil Sharma, Test Engineer – Interoperability, Ford Motor Company

Innovation is ultimately driven by people.

The Technology Leader of the Year category recognises individuals whose expertise and contribution demonstrate leadership within the technology sector. Sunil Sharma has been named the 2026 finalist in this category for his work in interoperability testing at Ford Motor Company.

Cybersecurity Innovation of the Year

KnowBe4
KnowBe4 Agent Risk Manager

The Cybersecurity Innovation of the Year category recognises solutions and approaches responding to those changing challenges. KnowBe4 has been named a finalist for its Agent Risk Manager project.

Looking across this year’s finalists, there is no single definition of technological innovation.

Across the Technology Spotlight Awards™, AI Spotlight Awards™, Data Spotlight Awards™ and Cybersecurity Spotlight Awards™, the programme shines a light on organisations, teams, individuals and projects demonstrating innovation, technical excellence and meaningful impact.

Each entry is considered through an independent judging process by professionals with experience across technology, AI, data, cybersecurity, engineering, product development and related fields.

Reaching the finalist stage is therefore an opportunity to recognise not only the final result, but also the people, ideas and work behind it.

We congratulate all of this year’s finalists and the teams and individuals behind their achievements.

The next question is simple:

Who will step into the Global Spotlight?

The Global Spotlight Awards™ 2026 winners will be announced on 8 October 2026.

Explore the full list of finalists and follow the results at GlobalSpotlightAwards.com.

About Global Spotlight Awards

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