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Asia AI Awards 2026

Annual recognition of APAC AI deployments

When
Nov 19, 2026
Where
Singapore, Singapore
Format
In-person

Annual awards recognizing the most impactful enterprise AI deployments across APAC.

The Asia AI Awards are the region's leading recognition programme for enterprise AI excellence, covering APAC deployments in production across 9 markets. Judged by a panel of independent practitioners, academic researchers, and technology journalists, the Awards recognise organisations across categories including: Best AI Transformation (by industry sector), Best AI Governance Framework, AI Startup of the Year, and Responsible AI Leadership.

The Awards serve several functions beyond trophy allocation: shortlisted case studies become a curated intelligence library of what AI in production actually looks like across APAC industries — a resource more practically useful than vendor-commissioned research. The annual ceremony and accompanying conference sessions bring together AI project leads from winning and shortlisted organisations for peer exchange that typically isn't possible in the standard conference format.

AIMenta has provided the AI Governance category's judging criteria for two consecutive years and regularly supports clients in preparing award submissions — not for the trophy itself, but because the submission discipline of documenting a deployment's scope, methodology, outcomes, and governance approach creates internal artefacts that accelerate subsequent AI procurement and regulatory discussions.

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