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DAIR Awards 2027

Celebrating Data, Analytics & AI
innovation across the Nordics

DAIR Awards 2027

Celebrating Data, Analytics & AI
innovation across the Nordics
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Recognizing Organizational Excellence in Data & AI

Following the successful integration of the DAIR Awards into the Data Innovation Summit, the Data & AI Readiness (DAIR) Awards return for their sixth annual edition in 2027. The awards celebrate organisations driving Data and AI transformation and innovation across industries and sectors in the Nordics. Bringing the DAIR Awards into the heart of the summit gives these achievements a stage within the region’s leading Data and AI community, where practitioners, leaders and innovators come together to learn, connect and celebrate progress.

About the Awards

The DAIR Awards (Data and AI Readiness Awards) recognize organisations that lead the way in using data, analytics, and AI to drive measurable business and societal impact. Focused on organisation achievements, the awards highlight companies that demonstrate strategic vision, innovation, impact and maturity in their data, analytics and AI practices. Through the recognition of real-world success stories, the DAIR Awards aim to accelerate the adoption of data-driven technologies, inspire others to follow best practices, and benchmark progress across the Nordic region’s most advanced organisations.

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Timeline and process

2027 DAIR Categories

Submitted projects must have been initiated or implemented within the past 12 months and must not have been entered in previous DAIR Award competitions, unless they represent a clear and measurable extension of a previously recognised project with a defined new phase or scope.

Data and AI Transformation Excellence Award

The award recognises an organisation that has successfully executed a large-scale data and AI transformation, aligning strategy, people, and technology to drive measurable business impact. This award honors organisations that have embedded data and AI into the core of their operations, culture, and decision-making processes. The winning organisation should demonstrate a clear vision, governance, and long-term results, setting a benchmark for enterprise-wide transformation and data-driven leadership in the Nordic region.

AI-Driven Business Excellence Award (Private Sector)

The award recognises a private-sector enterprise that has effectively leveraged artificial intelligence to create tangible business value and competitive advantage. This award honors initiatives that translate AI innovation into measurable outcomes such as improved efficiency, enhanced customer experience, or accelerated growth. The winning organisation should demonstrate how AI has been strategically integrated into business functions, proving its ability to deliver sustainable value and shape the organisation’s long-term direction.

AI-Driven Business Excellence Award (Public Sector)

The award recognises a public-sector organisation that has successfully applied artificial intelligence to improve public services, operational efficiency, or citizen engagement. This award honors projects that use AI and analytics to enhance decision-making, increase transparency, and deliver measurable value to society. The winning organisation should demonstrate how AI has been responsibly and strategically embedded into operations, setting a benchmark for data-driven public innovation and service excellence.

DATA MANAGEMENT INNOVATION AWARD

The award recognises an organisation that has implemented a modern and effective data management strategy that delivers measurable business value and enables innovation. This award honors initiatives that have introduced novel approaches to data governance, architecture, or lifecycle management, resulting in significant improvements in data quality, accessibility, and trust. The winning organisation should demonstrate clear ROI and impact through how strong data foundations accelerate analytics and AI adoption across the organisation.

Technical AI Innovation of the Year

The award recognises a company, startup, enterprise or organisation, that has introduced a technically novel AI innovation such as a new model, framework, or process that has influenced the broader industry. This award honors breakthroughs in AI development that have moved from experimentation to recognised standard practice, significantly shaping how organisations build or apply AI today. The winning innovation should demonstrate originality, scalability, and proven adoption or influence, setting a new benchmark for technical excellence in AI.

Lifetime Achievement in AI

A practitioner who has made a substantial contribution to the Data, Analytics, and AI research and enterprise maturity development across the Nordic region, demonstrated outstanding mentorship and example to others, and provided noteworthy service to the community

Data and AI Transformation Excellence Award

The award recognises an organisation that has successfully executed a large-scale data and AI transformation, aligning strategy, people, and technology to drive measurable business impact. This award honors organisations that have embedded data and AI into the core of their operations, culture, and decision-making processes. The winning organisation should demonstrate a clear vision, governance, and long-term results, setting a benchmark for enterprise-wide transformation and data-driven leadership in the Nordic region.

AI-Driven Business Excellence Award (Private Sector)

The award recognises a private-sector enterprise that has effectively leveraged artificial intelligence to create tangible business value and competitive advantage. This award honors initiatives that translate AI innovation into measurable outcomes such as improved efficiency, enhanced customer experience, or accelerated growth. The winning organisation should demonstrate how AI has been strategically integrated into business functions, proving its ability to deliver sustainable value and shape the organisation’s long-term direction.

AI-Driven Business Excellence Award (Public Sector)

The award recognises a public-sector organisation that has successfully applied artificial intelligence to improve public services, operational efficiency, or citizen engagement. This award honors projects that use AI and analytics to enhance decision-making, increase transparency, and deliver measurable value to society. The winning organisation should demonstrate how AI has been responsibly and strategically embedded into operations, setting a benchmark for data-driven public innovation and service excellence.

Data Management Innovation Award

The award recognises an organisation that has implemented a modern and effective data management strategy that delivers measurable business value and enables innovation. This award honors initiatives that have introduced novel approaches to data governance, architecture, or lifecycle management, resulting in significant improvements in data quality, accessibility, and trust. The winning organisation should demonstrate clear ROI and impact through how strong data foundations accelerate analytics and AI adoption across the organisation.

Technical AI Innovation of the Year

The award recognises a company, startup, enterprise or organisation, that has introduced a technically novel AI innovation such as a new model, framework, or process that has influenced the broader industry. This award honors breakthroughs in AI development that have moved from experimentation to recognised standard practice, significantly shaping how organisations build or apply AI today. The winning innovation should demonstrate originality, scalability, and proven adoption or influence, setting a new benchmark for technical excellence in AI.

Lifetime Achievement in AI

A practitioner who has made a substantial contribution to the Data, Analytics, and AI research and enterprise maturity development across the Nordic region, demonstrated outstanding mentorship and example to others, and provided noteworthy service to the community.

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DAIR Awards Sponsors

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Why Apply?

Participating in the DAIR Awards 2027 is an opportunity to showcase your organisation’s achievements, gain regional and international visibility, and benchmark your progress among the most innovative organisations in the Nordics.

Winning or being shortlisted places you in the company of a few leading organisations and innovators who are setting new standards in how Data and AI create business and societal value.

Winning or being shortlisted provides:

Industry Recognition

Earn prestige as a leader in data, analytics, and AI, acknowledged by a respected jury of experts and peers.

Visibility at the DIS

Present your success story in front of 3000+ industry professionals, partners, and thousands of other viewers online.

Employer Branding Value

Strengthen your company’s reputation as an innovation-driven workplace that attracts top talent.

Networking & Collaboration

Connect with other leading organizations, startups, and thought leaders shaping the data and AI landscape

Long-Term Exposure

Winners are featured in post-event reports, online publications, and media coverage across the Nordic Data and AI ecosystem.

Industry Recognition

Earn prestige as a leader in data, analytics, and AI, acknowledged by a respected jury of experts and peers.

Visibility at the Data Innovation Summit

Present your success story in front of 3000+ industry professionals, partners, and thousands of other viewers online.

Employer Branding Value

Strengthen your company’s reputation as an innovation-driven workplace that attracts top talent.

Networking & Collaboration

Connect with other leading organizations, startups, and thought leaders shaping the data and AI landscape.

Long-Term Exposure

Winners are featured in post-event reports, online publications, and media coverage across the Nordic Data and AI ecosystem.

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Lifetime Achievement in AI 2026

Virginia Dignum

Organisation Winners 2026

Data and AI Transformation Excellence Award

AI-Driven Business Excellence Award (Private Sector)

AI-Driven Business Excellence Award (Private Sector)

Data Management Innovation Award

Technical AI Innovation
of the Year

Judges

Patrick Eckemo

Senior Advisor/Strategist
Bolagsverket

Anna Felländer

Co-Founder and President
Asenion

Robert Børlum-Bach

Head of Data Architecture and Transformation
JP/Politiken Media Group

Henrik Göthberg

Founder and CEO
Daridux

Tonia Sideri

Vice President of AI & Automation
Novo Nordisk

Lars Gudbrandsson

CEO
Det Nordjyske Mediehus

Frances D’Silva

Data ART
Co-ordinator, Data Insights and Analytics
Nexi Group

Kim Øystein Naess

Industrial Engineering Director
Cognizant

Goran Vuksic

CTO / Co-founder
SyntheticAIData

Iiris Lahti

Head of Services & Customer Success
Saidot

Linda Borelius

SVP, Data Sweden
Solita

Ulla Kruhse-Lehtonen

CEO
DAIN Studios

Mikko Muurinen

Head of AI, Optimization & Decision Intelligence
Helen

Peter Helth

Senior Product Manager
Sweco

Risto Karinkanta

Head of ESG & Structured Finance Tools
Nordea

Jakob Mainz

Director of AI Governance
Novo Nordisk

Luba Weissmann

AI & Data Director
Epiroc

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