MINDS

About the MINDS Programme

The trusted global platform for advancing frontier technology innovation.

Our mission

MINDS exists to help leaders unlock the full value of technology innovation by surfacing meaningful, intelligent, novel, and deployable solutions that tackle real business and societal challenges. 

The programme provides a trusted global platform to accelerate technology adoption at scale.

Meaningful

Solutions addressing real-world challenges

Intelligent

Harnessing advanced intelligence to unlock new capabilities

Novel

Breakthrough technologies and approaches

Deployable Solutions

Ready for real-world implementation

A World Economic Forum programme

In collaboration with Accenture, MINDS is part of the AI Transformation of Industries, a workstream of the AI Global Alliance.

The programme is also shaped by contributions from across the Forum, including the Centre for AI Excellence, Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains, Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems, Centre for Energy and Materials, Centre for Cybersecurity, Centre for the New Economy and Society, Centre for Nature and Climate, Global Industries Team. 

What are the benefits of being a MINDS Champion?

Curated Learning & Community

Join a dynamic community designed to help you tackle real-world adoption challenges. Collaborate with fellow leaders to exchange best practices, share lessons learned, and shape responsible frontier technology deployment. Access the MINDS Intelligence Platform,  the network’s collective intelligence, helping you make more informed technology decisions.

Recognition & Leadership

Gain global exposure through the Forum’s media channels, official publications, and recognition at major events, showcasing your transformation and establishing your organization as a leader in technology innovation adoption.

Access & Visibility

MINDS Champions will have the opportunity to present their transformation journey and receive feedback from a global network of executives, practitioners, and thought leaders.

How to apply and who gets recognised 

Achieving scale and impact with technology innovation isn't straightforward, in many cases it takes partnerships to get there.

Your organization is using technology innovation internally to transform the way you operate

If enabling solution was developed by a single organization, even if using services from different providers, you can apply alone, bringing your own story.

You developed a frontier technology solution that is helping clients, or partners, transforming their processes

If you are a startup or a tech provider, we want to understand how you've worked with your clients and partners to create impact with frontier technologies. In this case, you must apply together, and both organizations must be involved.

You are enabling completely new scenarios or connecting ecosystems

If your frontier technologies solutions is used in scenarios that go beyond the first two scenarios i.e. you're not using AI to transform processes internally, but you're enabling new market dynamics or ecosystems behaviours, apply alone.

For each organization involved, we will recognise the minds behind the solutions

Recognition includes the C-level executive leading the solution, and up to five contributors from product, business, or technical teams.

MINDS awards displayed at the New Drivers for Industry Transformation event in Hangzhou, China, recognizing leadership in applied AI and innovation.
Group of award recipients on stage at a MINDS ceremony, recognizing selected organizations for leadership in applied AI and innovation.

Meet the MINDS Champions

Across 30+ countries, 30+ industries, and 15+ functions, hundreds of organizations are redefining what’s possible with technology innovation. 

Discover how we spotlight the MINDS at the forefront of innovation.

Showcase your organization's frontier technologies transformation

Are you reinventing your organization with technology innovation? Submit your application to be featured in MINDS.

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