Global Spotlight Awards 2026: Meet the Winners of the Inaugural Awards
The inaugural Global Spotlight Awards™ 2026 has celebrated outstanding achievements in technology, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, recognising the individuals and organisations developing innovative solutions and making an impact across their industries.
The first edition of the awards marks an exciting milestone for the programme, shining a spotlight on the people, teams and organisations helping shape the future of technology. From artificial intelligence and customer experience to social impact and cybersecurity innovation, the winners demonstrate the diverse ways expertise and creativity can translate into meaningful progress.
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2026 Global Spotlight Awards!
The Best Use of Artificial Intelligence in Business
This category recognises organisations applying artificial intelligence to address business challenges and improve the way people work and interact with technology.
Gold Award: SupportYourApp
Project: Support Intelligence Hub: Human-Centered AI for Customer Experience
SupportYourApp received the Gold Award for its project focused on human-centred AI in customer experience, highlighting the role of artificial intelligence in supporting customer-facing operations.
Silver Award: KUDO
Project: KUDO AI — Speech Translation Platform
KUDO earned the Silver Award for its speech translation platform, showcasing the application of AI to multilingual communication.
Bronze Award: Paysafe
Project: CodePilot: Paysafe’s In-House AI Developer Assistant
Paysafe received the Bronze Award for its in-house AI developer assistant, recognising another practical application of artificial intelligence in business.
Technology for Customer Experience
Gold Award: MNB-EduLab / The Money Museum
Project: The Hungarian Money Museum & Visitor Center
MNB-EduLab / The Money Museum received the Gold Award for The Hungarian Money Museum & Visitor Center. The recognition highlights the importance of technology in creating engaging experiences and bringing innovative approaches to visitors.
Technology for Social Impact
This category celebrates initiatives that use technology and innovation to address social needs and create opportunities for individuals and communities.
Gold Award: Money Confidence Project
Project: Money Confidence Project
The Money Confidence Project received the Gold Award for its initiative of the same name, bringing recognition to work focused on money confidence.
Silver Award: YTKO Ltd
Project: Click and Connect – Empowering Rural Communities Through Digital Inclusion
YTKO Ltd earned the Silver Award for Click and Connect, an initiative focused on empowering rural communities through digital inclusion. The project highlights the importance of expanding digital opportunities and supporting communities in accessing the benefits of technology.
Technology Leader of the Year
Gold Award: Sunil Sharma, Test Engineer – Interoperability, Ford Motor Company
Project: Vehicular Technology
Sunil Sharma, Test Engineer – Interoperability at Ford Motor Company, received the Gold Award for Vehicular Technology. This recognition celebrates individual achievement in the technology sector and highlights the contribution of specialist expertise to technological development.
Cybersecurity Innovation of the Year
Gold Award: KnowBe4
Project: KnowBe4 Agent Risk Manager
KnowBe4 received the Gold Award for KnowBe4 Agent Risk Manager. The recognition highlights the importance of continued innovation in cybersecurity as organisations navigate an increasingly complex digital environment.
Celebrating Every 2026 Winner
The Global Spotlight Awards extend its congratulations to all eight winning entries. We also thank all entrants and judges whose participation helped make the inaugural awards possible.
As the Global Spotlight Awards looks ahead to its next edition, the programme remains committed to recognising the innovators, leaders and organisations driving progress across technology, artificial intelligence, data science and cybersecurity.
Enter the Global Spotlight Awards 2027
Inspired by this year’s winners? The next chapter of innovation starts with you.
The Global Spotlight Awards™ 2027 invites individuals, teams and organisations to showcase their achievements and gain international recognition for the work shaping the future of technology. Whether you are advancing artificial intelligence, developing groundbreaking technology, driving data science forward or strengthening cybersecurity, this is your opportunity to put your achievements in the spotlight.
Submit your entry, share the impact of your work and join a global community of innovators setting new standards for excellence.
Explore the 2027 awards programmes and submit your entry: https://globalspotlightawards.com/
