ET Now AI Disruptors Awards
These awards shall celebrate visionary organizations and individuals that are harnessing AI to redefine and transform their businesses. These awards recognize excellence across multiple sectors, honouring initiatives at the forefront of AI innovation.
We invite entries to the awards in the form of nominations as per the prescribed format given here. Our analysts and jury members will follow a scientific process to identify the winners, who shall be felicitated on the 27th of September 2024 in Mumbai.
Your Nomination Matters
Join us in celebrating the stories driving the future of business through AI innovation.
What Winners Will Receive?
The announcement will be made through a formal ceremony post the ET Now AI Summit 2024 and a press release, followed by wide publicity across our various social media platforms, further promoting your achievements and solidifying your place at the forefront of AI innovation.
The AI Disruptors Awards 2024 will celebrate excellence and innovation across various domains, recognizing both individuals and organizations. For organizations, awards will be presented in multiple categories, including a Platinum Award and a Gold Award for standout achievements. The AI Disruptor Leader Award will honor individuals for their exceptional contributions and thought leadership in artificial intelligence, highlighting their significant impact on the field.
Platinum || Gold
Recognizes excellence in enhancing customer interactions and satisfaction through AI solutions.
Platinum || Gold
Honors innovative use of AI in driving sales growth and marketing effectiveness.
Platinum || Gold
Awards contributions to optimizing distribution networks and logistics using AI.
Platinum || Gold
Highlights advancements in improving operational efficiency and productivity with AI.
Platinum || Gold
Celebrates the use of AI in financial planning, analysis, and accounting functions.
Platinum || Gold
Acknowledges AI-driven improvements in human resources, administrative processes, and legal compliance.
Platinum || Gold
Recognizes the impact of AI in managing procurement and supplier partnerships.
Platinum || Gold
Honors innovative AI applications in streamlining supply chain operations.
Platinum || Gold
Awards contributions to environmental, safety, and sustainability initiatives using AI.
Platinum || Gold
Highlights advancements in IT infrastructure management and cybersecurity through AI.
Crisp, short and to the point entries with supporting data shall have higher chances of selection.
Your submission may include:
- Innovative AI Applications: Submissions should showcase pioneering use cases of AI in business operations, customer service, risk management, or other critical areas.
- Measurable Impact: Entries must highlight tangible benefits such as improved efficiency, enhanced customer experience, cost savings, or revenue growth achieved through AI implementation.
- Scalability and Sustainability: Judges will assess the scalability potential and long-term sustainability of the AI solution, considering factors like adaptability to changing market dynamics and scalability across different banking functions.
- Ethical Use of AI: Emphasis will be placed on ethical considerations in AI deployment, including transparency, fairness, and compliance with regulatory standards.
- Innovation and Originality: The degree of innovation, uniqueness of approach, and originality in leveraging AI technologies to solve business challenges will be key evaluation criteria.
- Industry Impact: Evidence of leadership in setting industry benchmarks or influencing best practices in AI adoption within the sector.
Step 01
Registration
Register for the Awards. Access the submission form once registered.
Step 02
Select Your Categories
Select the categories that best represent you or your organisation for nomination. You can enter multiple categories. We wish you success!
Step 03
Complete the Official Nomination Form
Only submissions made through the official form will be considered. Access to the form is granted upon registration.
Don’t delay – register now to begin working on your submissions.
Step 04
Register for the Awards
For each category you enter, prepare to answer that meets the criteria.
Make the most of each submission to impress our esteemed judging panel.
Step 05
Stay Tuned for Updates
After the entry deadline – September 10, 2024, our esteemed panel of judges will review all submissions to determine the finalists. Rest assured; we’ll keep you informed every step of the way.
Please visit the FAQs section before submitting your entries.
Nominations Entries Open
15th August 2024
Deadline for Applications Submission
15th September 2024
Winners Announcement
27th September 2024
The ET Now AI Summit & Awards 2024 is a prestigious event that celebrates visionary organizations and individuals who are at the forefront of harnessing AI to redefine and transform their industries. The AI Disruptors Awards is part of the summit which will recognize excellence across multiple sectors, honoring those initiatives and projects that are pushing the boundaries of AI innovation and making a significant impact in their respective fields.
Yes, these awards are for decisions/tasks undertaken for the period for 1st August 2022 to 1st August 2024.
The awards are open to any firm registered under the laws of India and operating within the country. Additionally, individuals working in leadership roles within these organizations are eligible to apply for nominations. Applications can be submitted directly by the organization or by an appointed POC on behalf of the respective organisation.
Please visit our website to register on the platform and begin preparing your entry online using the online entry system.
Please be mindful of the word limits for each segment.
Yes, you are welcome to submit entries in multiple categories. However, we encourage you to tailor each submission to the specific category you are entering, ensuring that each entry is distinct and highlights different aspects of your innovation or initiative. This approach will increase the chances of success across different categories.
The entry deadline is the 5th September 2024.
Yes, all submissions will be treated with the highest level of confidentiality. We ensure that no information provided will be disclosed to anyone outside of our panel of judges. To further safeguard your data, all judges are required to sign a strict confidentiality agreement before they are granted access to any of the entries, ensuring that your information remains secure and private.
Only organisations based in India will be considered for entry. The criteria for consideration for AI Disruptors Awards nominations are as follows:
Strategy – 25%
Evaluation of the strategic approach employed, assessing the clarity, coherence, and alignment with organizations digital transformation goals.
Element of innovation – 25%
Recognition of innovative practices or approaches implemented within for transformation initiative, demonstrating creativity and forward-thinking.
Execution – 25%
Assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of execution, including the implementation of strategies and initiatives.
Results – 25%
Review of the tangible outcomes achieved, such as improvements in efficiency, cost savings, or enhanced performance metrics.
These criteria collectively provide a comprehensive framework for evaluating project’s excellence and identifying standout achievements.
Nomination – Businesses or their leaders can nominate themselves for the awards, with the nomination process open to businesses who have operations in India.
Screening and Evaluation – All nominations will undergo screening based on eligibility criteria, including elements such as Strategy, Innovation, Execution, and Results. A panel of expert and impartial jury members will conduct the screening process. These criteria are essential for evaluating nominations across each category, enabling the jury to make informed assessments. Nominees will be informed and may be requested to provide additional information if necessary. The evaluation will prioritize measurable data to ensure fairness and objectivity. Nominees that do not meet eligibility criteria will be disqualified.
Announcement of Winners – The ET Now AI Disruptors Awards 2024 program aims to honor businesses for their exemplary transformation initiatives with AI, applauding remarkable achievements, innovative practices, and steadfast dedication to excellence in digital transformations. This platform offers businesses a chance to spotlight their accomplishments in AI innovation, gaining recognition for their valuable contributions to the industry.
Winners will be revealed during a formal ceremony on September 27th, where they will be presented with trophies commemorating their exceptional performance within their respective categories. The announcement of the winners will also be shared on social media platforms to showcase and promote the recognized businesses.
- Nominations can be submitted by any firm registered under the law of India and having business operations in India either directly or through any of its agency (hereinafter referred as “Applicant”). The Event is organised by Times Strategic Solutions Ltd., (“Organiser”).
- All information and documents shall be submitted by the Applicant in English language. Documents shall not be password protected and once submitted for evaluation are not permitted for any editing. Re-submission of documents are also not allowed.
- Applicant shall ensure that they have the intellectual property rights & other rights of the brand being submitted for the nomination. In case of agency, they need to authenticate the same.
- Organiser may contact the Applicants at the request of jury, during the judging process, should any questions about the implementation or presentation of the work arise.
- Organiser shall have the right to use the submitted information in form of text, images, audio/video clips in Print, Radio, TV (free-to-air, pay, cable, satellite, direct-to-home), Mobile, Out-of-Home, Internet or any other Digital medium for promoting or reporting the awards, with due credit to the Applicant.
- Organisers are entitled to modify the content of the website without prior notice. Applicants are requested to keep themselves updated at regular intervals.
- At no stage of the jury meetings for ET Now AI Summit & Awards 2024 will anyone from the Organizers team will be a part of the decision-making process.
- Decision of the Organizer in relation to the interpretation of any of these Terms shall be final and binding on the Applicant.
- Decision taken by the Organizer based upon the observation & recommendations of Jury members with respect to the evaluation/disqualification/qualification/re-categorisation is final and binding for all Applicants. No claims/queries raised with respect to the same will be entertained in this regard.
- TSSL takes photographs, audio and videos of the Event, which might also reflect presence of your representatives. TSSL reserves the right to use this in its promotional materials in print, electronic, TV and other media, TSSL website & social media platforms. Applicant confirms that it has consented to TSSL using their video/ picture captured during the Event.
- Any agency applying on behalf of a brand will need their approval in the form and manner as requested by the Organiser.
- We presume that all entries sent to us are based on original work. If a Nomination is found to be plagiarized/ not factual, it will be disqualified.
- The Award will be conferred at the Event and the Awardee organization may advertise receipt of the Award subject to compliance with ASCI guidelines.
- Advertisement by the Awardee should be only for the category in which they have received the award and not for some other category.
- If no Applicant in a category is found to be worthy of inclusion by the Jury, the Award category may be cancelled by the Jury. The Jury may decide to add nominees in the category to maintain high standards of participation. The decision of the Jury in this regard will be final, non-contestable and binding on all participants. Organizer will not entertain any queries in this regard.
- All mandatory fields of the application form need to be complete in all respects; else it may be disqualified from participation.
- By submitting the nomination, Applicant permit the organizer to produce the content for the jury and any purposes related to the awards.
- The submitted content are the sole responsibility of the Applicant submitting the nomination and at no point in time the organisers will be liable for the content submitted.
- Organizers also reserve the right to disqualify a nomination if it doesn’t meet the criteria and/or is misleading or religious sentiment.