GCC ONE AWARDS 2026 recognises & rewards the Outstanding Contribution of noteworthy GCCs and GCC leaders along with standout Data & AI Leaders in GCCs, Enterprises & Provider Firms.
The GCC One Awards 2026 will recognize select entities and leaders across different award categories that have significantly demonstrated the art of solving large, complex & unresolved problems through Data & AI with sustained & exemplary work contribution. GCC ONE AWARDS 2026 will be assessed and finalised during June-July 2026 and the winners will be felicitated at special awards ceremony at the GCC X…Hyderabad summit 2026 on Friday, July 31st 2026 at HICC, Novotel, Hyderabad.
GCC ONE Awards 2026 categories are open to GCCs, leaders, individuals & teams and is an exceptional opportunity for GCCs, GCC Leaders and Enterprises & Firms to demonstrate prowess in top notch Data & AI capabilities, solutions, offerings & applications and get wider recognition in the ever expanding GCCs and AI segments.
The award categories are open to individuals, teams & enterprises working in the AI & Analytics global arena and is an exceptional opportunity to showcase bleeding edge research, solution, application, engagement capabilities & contribution in AI & Analytics and get wider recognition in the ever expanding AI & Analytics industry.
GCC ONE 2026 Award Categories
1. Exemplary GCCs: Data & AI led Transformation & Innovation
AI has taken a robust foothold in GCCs and with this, bespoke AI talent is powering intelligence led AI capabilities and solutions and driving data-driven decisions for their parent organizations. GCCs are looking at leveraging Al & Data to drive corporate decisions, reinvent business models and automate low-value tasks for the continued success with agentic AI workflows for sustained innovation & transformation.
Exemplary GCCs: Data & AI led Transformation & Innovation award acknowledges the immense contribution of GCCs that are playing a pivotal role in scaling & advancing the transformation & innovation quotient of their parent organizations with AI & Data. The award recognizes the exemplary performance of GCCs that have demonstrated sustained Al & Data prowess through differentiated AI capabilities & offerings, building state of art Al & Agentic AI Centre of Excellence, crafting novel Al & Data talent acquisition & retention strategies, executed continual & impact driven Al & Data work engagements with demonstrated impact & value.
2. Exemplary Firms in AI & Data
Exemplary firms that are building marquee AI & Data solutions, applications, capabilities and building sustained AI & Data prowess to drive innovation & transformation for the GCCs, Enterprises and business stakeholders.
Exemplary Firms in AI & Data award recognises the exemplary performance of Firms (Enterprises, Consulting, Services, Product and Solution Providers) that have demonstrated sustained AI & Data prowess through differentiated AI capabilities & offerings, AI Strategy and consulting, building state of art AI best practices, crafted novel AI & Agentic AI tools, plug-ins, applications with proven client impact and outcome.
3. Top GCC Leaders
to Watch out in 2026
Top GCC Leaders to watch out in 2026 awards aims to recognize GCC leaders (Site Heads, Country Heads, MDs, GCC Technology Heads) that have made outstanding contributions to GCCs, have delivered successful end to end leadership engagements and best practices in GCCs and have curated novel target operating model, capabilities, talent approaches for their GCCs. The award also serves to showcase the contributions of proven and progressive GCC leaders that have demonstrated significant & substantial work eminence within their GCCs and acted as role models for their GCCs, parent organisations and wider GCC segment.
4. Inspiring Women Leaders in GCCs
Inspiring Women Leaders award recognizes the impactful contribution of women Leaders in GCCs, that have stood out and demonstrated eminent leadership engagements and noteworthy work in building & scaling technology, operations & AI practices within the GCCs.
This award category is open to women leaders in GCCs and have showcased significant contribution and demonstrated expertise in managing AI & Data talent, technology CoE and leading and driving HR and Talent practice & function within GCCs.
5. Exceptional AI Leaders in Enterprises
The Award aims to recognize visionary and impact-driven AI and Data leaders that have demonstrated exceptional leadership in building and scaling enterprise , Provider firm’s AI capabilities driving transformative AI, Gen AI, and Agentic AI initiatives. These leaders have successfully accelerated their organizations’ journey towards becoming AI-powered enterprises /marquee AI firms through innovative operating models, scalable AI platforms, responsible AI practices and business-centric AI adoption strategies that delivered significant business outcomes. The award also celebrate accomplished AI leaders whose strategic vision, pioneering contributions and sustained excellence have fostered AI-first culture, developed high-performing AI teams, established enterprise-wide AI best practices and set new benchmarks for innovation, value creation and AI leadership across the industry.
Winners will be announced & felicitated at
