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The 2025 AIconics Awards North America Shortlists
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These prestigious awards, part of the globally renowned AI Summit Series, have become a benchmark for excellence in AI, recognizing groundbreaking achievements and contributions that are reshaping industries. This milestone year highlights the diversity and depth of talent across the AI ecosystem, with nominees representing a wide range of industries and expertise. Winners will be revealed during the Summit’s return to the Javits Center on December 10-11, 2025.
From over 150 submissions, the shortlisted entrants for the 2025 AIconics Awards North America are:
Outstanding Contribution to AI AwardThis category celebrates individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of AI, demonstrating leadership, innovation, and impact.
- Anusha Dandapani – Chief of Data and AI Services, United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC)
- Nicole Alexander – Professor of Marketing and Technology; Formerly – Global Head of Marketing, Meta
- Dhivya Nagasubramanian – Vice President of AI Innovation & Transformation, Global Operations, U.S. Bank
- Naresh Dulam – Vice President of Software Engineering, JP Morgan Chase
- Nikhil Jarunde – Senior Business Analyst, Morgan Stanley
- Mehdi Goodarzi – Global Business Unit Head for Consulting, Practices & Solutions, Hexaware
- Dr. Pawan Anand – Associate Vice President, Persistent Systems
- Guayente Sanmartin – Senior Vice President & Division President of Commercial Systems and Displays Solutions, HP Inc
- Hitesh Wadhwa – Head of AI GTM, Google
- David Guarrera – Americas Generative AI Leader, EY
This category recognizes emerging leaders under 35 who are driving innovation and shaping the future of AI.
- Akshay Mittal – Staff Software Engineer, PayPal; PhD Scholar in Information Technology
- Anudeep Katangoori – Data Platform Architect - Cloud/AI, Swift Transportation
- Fabiana Clemente – Co-Founder & CTO, YData
- Hugo Affaticati – Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, Microsoft Azure
- Jayeeta Putatunda – Data Science Director - AI CoE, Fitch Ratings
- Mariana Antaya – Founder, AI Product House; Product Manager, Microsoft
- Osasenaga Usoh – President, Federation of Data and Technology Council (FEDTC); Founder, FasTutorAI
- Praneeth Reddy Amudala Puchakayala – Lead Data Scientist, Regions Bank
- Sharmin Pathan – Senior Applied Scientist, Amazon
- Yiqi Zhao – Product Design Lead, Meta
This category honors organizations delivering exceptional AI solutions that drive business transformation.
- Amperity
- Concentrix
- Dataminr
- EverWorker
- FortyGuard
- iOPEX Technologies
- Legion Security
- NiCE Cognigy
- Trace3
- Tredence Inc
This category celebrates organizations that have successfully implemented AI to achieve measurable business outcomes.
- Anaconda
- Sparrow BioAcoustics
- BetterUp
- Digital Neighbor
- EY
- Hexaware
- HGS
- ICE Rideshare
- Morgan Stanley
- PayPal
- Wondershare
On Thursday, December 11, 2025, the awards presentation will take place during a Headliner Stage panel discussion, where the shortlisted nominees will share insights into their contributions to AI and discuss the future of the industry.
Esteemed Judges for The AIconics Awards 2025
The judging panel for this year’s awards features distinguished experts from diverse industries, reflecting the breadth of AI’s impact:
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