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The National AI Awards

Spotlighting the Remarkable Advances and Contributions in the field of Artificial Intelligence

The AIconics Awards have officially partnered with the National AI Awards 2026, uniting two flagship moments in the UK AI calendar to celebrate excellence and accelerate innovation. This new collaboration creates a seamless journey for the AI ecosystem -  from recognition during the National AI Awards to real-world commercial impact at The AI Summit London on 10–11th June 2026. 

Now in its third year, The National AI Awards will take place on 10th June 2026 for a night celebrating excellence and innovation in artificial intelligence. The official awards ceremony will be held at Tobacco Dock, following day 1 of The AI Summit.

2026 AIconics Awards Categories

AI Enterprise Business of the Year

AI Enterprise Business of the Year

Recognises large organisations that have successfully implemented AI to drive transformation, enhance operational performance, and create measurable business impact.

This award celebrates the adoption, implementation, and integration of AI at scale across the business demonstrating how AI has improved processes, decision-making, customer outcomes, or strategic capabilities.

Entrants should showcase strategic vision, execution excellence, and tangible results achieved through AI.

AI Product of the Year

AI Product of the Year

Recognising outstanding AI-powered products or technologies that have demonstrated exceptional innovation, usability, and impact in addressing specific needs or solving real-world problems.

The recipient of this award will be recognised as the overall best in the AI Product category - the very best of the best.

This is not an award that can be entered directly; eligibility is limited to entrants of the other AI Product awards. From among those entries, the winner will be selected as the ultimate standout within the category.

Responsible AI Award

Responsible AI Award

Recognises individuals, teams or organisations demonstrating outstanding leadership in the ethical, safe and inclusive deployment of AI.

This award celebrates initiatives that embed safety, transparency, fairness, accountability and diversity‑equity‑inclusion into the design, governance and use of AI - including proactive measures to avoid gender, racial or other protected‑group biases, reduce harm and benefit society.

2026 AIconics Category Finalists

Winners will be announced at our Finalists Ceremony on Wednesday, 10 June at 6:00 PM, at the end of The AI Summit day 1.

All finalists across every category are invited to join us for drinks and canapés as we celebrate excellence and reveal the winners, including the announcement of the AI Product of the Year Award.

AI Enterprise of the Year

Auquan
BT Group
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust & The University of Reading
Lloyds Banking Group & Tata Consultancy Services
Rentokil Initial

Responsible AI Award

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Earzz
Financial Conduct Authority & Advai
The Alan Turing Institute, Centre for Emerging Technology and Security
Holistic AI

Thank You to Our 2026 Sponsors & Partners