Winners 2025

Discover the trailblazers of AI innovation as we unveil the finalists and winners of the National AI Awards 2025. Each category reflects the critical areas of AI advancement, celebrating those who lead the way with their contributions.

This category recognises the outstanding application of AI in transforming business practices and driving innovation. It celebrates organisations that have successfully integrated AI technologies to enhance operational efficiency, improve customer experiences, and unlock new business opportunities. Whether through automation, data analytics, machine learning, or AI-powered decision-making, this award honors businesses that leverage AI to achieve measurable growth.

AI Adoption Award

This award recognises companies that have embraced AI to transform the way they work. From streamlining internal processes to empowering employees and enhancing decision-making. Entrants to this award will demonstrate how AI has been practically and positively implemented across their organisation. The judges will look for real-world examples of how AI adoption has led to meaningful business outcomes and cultural change.

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EDF UK and TCS

Openreach

Forward Institute

Transforming Border Security with the International Organization for Migration: Powered by Microsoft and Kainos

AI Business of the Year

Awarded to a standout enterprise demonstrating exceptional leadership and innovation in leveraging artificial intelligence to drive business growth, improve operational efficiency, enhance customer experiences, and deliver tangible value across various industries and sectors.

Darktrace

Intent HQ

Luminance's Legal-Grade™ AI

Ocado Technology

VirtTuri

AI Award for High Tech & Telecom

This award recognises pioneers in the high tech and telecommunications industries harnessing artificial intelligence to drive innovation, optimise networks, enhance connectivity, and deliver cutting-edge products and services. Recipients demonstrate visionary leadership and impactful AI applications shaping the future of technology and communication.

BT’s AI-Powered Operational Innovations in Telecom

JET Connectivity

Joint Open Infrastructure for Network Research (JOINER)

THEMIS, BT Group Research & Network Strategy and Openreach

AI Award for Healthcare

Celebrating advancements in healthcare enabled by artificial intelligence, this award honours organisations and initiatives leveraging AI to revolutionise patient care, diagnostics, treatment planning, drug discovery, and healthcare delivery. Recipients demonstrate exceptional innovation and impact in improving health outcomes and driving efficiencies within the healthcare ecosystem.

Cineon

Intersectional Majority

Nuritas

VirTuri

AI Award for Financial Services

Recognising innovation and excellence in the financial services sector, this award celebrates organisations leveraging artificial intelligence to revolutionise banking, insurance, investment, and related services. From personalised customer experiences to risk management and fraud detection, recipients showcase the transformative power of AI in finance.

Blankstate's Consensus AI

Fivecast

Intellect Design Arena

Intrepid Fox

Liquidity

AI Award for Energy & Utilities

This accolade honours organisations at the forefront of utilising artificial intelligence to revolutionise the energy and utilities sector. From optimising energy production and distribution to improving resource management and sustainability practices, recipients of this award showcase pioneering AI applications driving positive transformation within the industry.

Centrica Energy

Checkfirst.ai

EDF UK and TCS

JET Connectivity

Smith Institute and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks

AI Award for Media & Entertainment

This award celebrates the power of AI in the world of entertainment. It recognises individuals, teams, or organisations that have leveraged AI to create innovative, engaging, and groundbreaking experiences across industries such as film, television, music, gaming, virtual reality, and live events.

The AO Arena Manchester, ASM Global

Charismatic.ai

Starpal

This category recognises the impact of AI in education and learning. It celebrates innovative applications of AI that enhance educational experiences, foster personalised learning, and improve outcomes for students, educators, and institutions. Entries in this category can showcase initiatives, programmes, or organisations, as well as schools, universities and of course, the student of the year.

AI Award for Education

Recognising initiatives, programs, or organisations dedicated to leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance learning outcomes, improve educational experiences, and drive innovation in education. Recipients of this award demonstrate exemplary efforts in deploying AI technologies to personalise learning, promote accessibility, and empower educators and learners.

AI Edify

Cineon

Developing Experts

Spark AI

TopSchool

This category celebrates the power of innovation and leadership in service of society. It recognises the individuals, teams, and organisations who are harnessing artificial intelligence to deliver real impact for citizens, communities, and the public good.

Best Ethical AI Initiative

This award recognises an outstanding project, organisation, or initiative that has demonstrated exemplary commitment to developing and applying artificial intelligence ethically.

Anya

Intent HQ

Manchester's Digital Strategy Team

Smith Institute and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks

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. Recipients of this award showcase cutting-edge AI products that deliver tangible value, enhance user experiences, and drive market differentiation.

Earzz

Hertzian

Kiki Family App

Oura Ring

Report It Team, Westminster City Council

AI Startup of the Year

This award celebrates a pioneering startup that is making a significant impact in the field of AI. It recognises innovative young companies that demonstrate exceptional growth potential, creativity, and the ability to solve real-world challenges through AI-driven solutions.

Blankstate

Earzz

iCook

Kiki Family App

XRAI

AI Innovation Award

Celebrating bold and transformative innovations driven by artificial intelligence across various domains and industries. Recipients of this award showcase groundbreaking AI technologies, products, or solutions that demonstrate creativity, impact, and potential to reshape industries, solve complex challenges, and drive positive societal change.

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Earzz

Kiki Family App

Literal Labs

Intersectional Majority

NPCC Award for Public Safety

A closed award recognising exceptional contributions to AI safety and security within policing. Chosen by the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), this award recognises systems that demonstrate innovation, effectiveness in crime reduction, ethical data use, community engagement, adaptability, accuracy, interoperability, legal compliance, resilience to adversarial attacks and bias, and sustained impact. These systems should exhibit creativity in addressing policing challenges, measurable crime reduction, ethical data practices, community trust building, adaptability to changing circumstances, high accuracy, seamless integration with existing technologies, legal compliance, robustness against adversarial attacks and biases, and long-term sustainability in supporting law enforcement objectives.

Andi-Esra, West Midlands Police

National Biometrics Team

Project THRAWCROOK, National Cyber Crime Unit

AI Award for Cyber Security

The AI Award for Cybersecurity honours outstanding achievements in using artificial intelligence to fortify cyber defences. Recognising innovative approaches in threat detection, prevention, and response, this award celebrates initiatives that leverage AI to enhance cybersecurity practices and safeguard digital assets against evolving threats. Recipients showcase leadership and innovation at the forefront of the intersection between artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, driving advancements that bolster resilience and protect critical infrastructure in the face of cyber risks.

Charlotte AI, CrowdStrike

Cyber AI Analyst™, Darktrace

JET Connectivity

Palo Alto Networks

Vortex, BT Cybersecurity Research team

This category celebrates the transformative use of artificial intelligence in public service. It recognises initiatives that leverage AI to improve governmental operations, enhance public safety, deliver essential services, or address pressing societal challenges.

AI Award for Government and Public Sector

Celebrating excellence and innovation in the use of artificial intelligence within government agencies, public sector organisations, and civic institutions. Recipients of this award demonstrate exemplary initiatives, policies, or projects leveraging AI to enhance public services, improve governance, and address societal challenges effectively.

Assist, UK Government Communications Applied Data and Insight Team

Derby City Council & ICS.AI

Fivecast

Intersectional Majority

Westminster City Council

Alan Turing AI Innovator

Named in honour of pioneering computer scientist Alan Turing, this award recognises individuals or organisations for outstanding contributions to advancing the field of artificial intelligence through groundbreaking research, impactful innovations, and visionary leadership. Recipients embody Turing's spirit of innovation, intellectual rigour, and commitment to excellence in AI.

Dr Angie Ma

ICS.AI

Kerry Sheehan

Mara Pometti, Director, AI and Data Strategy at Mastercard

1956 Individuals

AI Citizen of the Year Award

Recognising individuals making significant contributions to promoting AI literacy, advocacy, and responsible AI adoption within communities. Recipients of this award demonstrate dedication to raising awareness, fostering dialogue, and empowering citizens to understand and engage with AI technologies in ethical and meaningful ways.

Asa Burrows

Geoffrey Hinton

Jarell Bempong

Joseph Arday MBCS FCCT FRSA

Lisa Ventura MBE FCIIS