🌍 AI Without Borders Global Summit Awards

Mission

The AI Without Borders Global Summit Awards honor the pioneers, visionaries, and changemakers who are redefining the role of artificial intelligence in building a more inclusive, ethical, and cooperative world.

Our mission is to celebrate excellence in AI leadership that transcends borders and uplifts humanity. These awards spotlight individuals, organizations, and partnerships that embody the summit’s core values: shared responsibility, inclusive innovation, ethical governance, and global solidarity.

We recognize those who:

• Empower local intelligence to solve real-world challenges.

• Champion ethical AI governance rooted in human rights and transparency.

• Amplify underrepresented voices, including youth, women, formerly incarcerated individuals, and innovators from the Global South.

• Foster global partnerships that address shared challenges through collaborative technology.

• Inspire a new generation of AI leaders committed to justice, dignity, and peace.

Through these awards, we affirm our belief that the future of AI must be shaped by people-centered values, not just technological advancement. Together, we celebrate those who are turning AI into a tool for transformation—across borders, across sectors, and across generations.

Award Categories

Through these awards, we affirm our belief that the future of AI must be shaped by people-centered values, not just technological advancement. Together, we celebrate those who are turning AI into a tool for transformation—across borders, across sectors, and across generations.

🕊️ AI Without Borders Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award honors a distinguished individual whose lifelong work has advanced the ethical, inclusive, and cooperative use of AI globally.

This award recognizes a visionary leader whose work is transforming the future of AI in the Global South.

This award celebrates those pioneering international cooperation in AI and digital governance.

🌍 Global South AI Leadership Award

🤝Global Tech Diplomacy Trailblazer Award

👩🏽‍💼 Global Women in AI Leadership Award

🌱 Local Intelligence Champion Award

📚 AI Without Borders Distinguished Author Award

The Global Women in AI Leadership Award honors exceptional women whose leadership, innovation, and advocacy are redefining the global landscape of artificial intelligence.

The Local Intelligence Champion Award honors those who harness AI to solve local challenges, empower communities, and redefine what’s possible from the ground up in Africa

The AI Without Borders Distinguished Author Award honors an exceptional writer whose published work has significantly advanced global understanding of artificial intelligence and its role in shaping a more inclusive, ethical, and cooperative world.

Celebrating visionary women shaping the future of artificial intelligence.

🏅 Meet Our Awards Committee

The AI Without Borders Global Summit Awards Committee is composed of distinguished leaders, experts, and advocates from across the globe who share a commitment to ethical innovation, inclusive leadership, and transformative impact in artificial intelligence.

Together, they bring diverse perspectives from government, academia, civil society, industry, and international organizations to ensure that the awards reflect the summit’s values of equity, excellence, and global cooperation.

🌍 Committee Responsibilities

• Oversee the nomination and selection process for all award categories.

• Ensure transparency, fairness, and inclusivity in evaluating nominees.

• Promote the visibility of underrepresented voices in AI and leadership.

• Uphold the mission of the AI Without Borders Global Summit through strategic guidance and thought leadership.

Award Committee Members Include:

Our 2026 Award Committee members are the following:

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