Neurons Awards 2025
Neurons Awards 2025
Innovative AI startups, the Cannes Neurons Awards 2025 are calling! This year, the competition highlights your cutting-edge projects in banking & Finance, Manufacturing, retail, and healthcare. Showcase your groundbreaking solution or high-impact societal and environmental project to win a prestigious trophy in front of a panel of expert judges.
JOIN THE AI REVOLUTION!
Welcome to the 2025 Neurons Awards
The World AI Cannes Festival (WAICF) brings together the individuals and companies currently developing the most revolutionary and impactful AI strategies worldwide.
Driven by the ambition to support and inspire the next generation of visionary leaders, this 4th edition will celebrate the future of AI, focusing on real-world applications in key sectors such as banking & finance, manufacturing, healthcare, and retail.
A highlight of the event, the Cannes Neurons Awards return to honor the most innovative AI startups, with special attention to the four selected strategic sectors.
This year, five trophies will be awarded during our gala dinner, instead of the previous three.
Additionally, an AI For Good Award will distinguish a project with significant societal or environmental impact, offering winners unique opportunities to gain recognition and accelerate their innovations.
Why Participate in the Neurons Awards?
Participating in the Neurons Awards gives your AI project outstanding visibility. With top executives, VCs, AI associations, and political leaders in attendance, winners gain online exposure and PR support, reaching key players in the AI ecosystem. This unique opportunity places you before leading investors and decision-makers, attracting recognition and new opportunities globally.
Choose from these 5 categories
Banking & Finance Award
Manufacturing Award
Retail Award
Healthcare Award
AI For Good Award
Timeline
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REGISTRATION
November 6, 2024 - December 20, 2024
Register and submit your innovative projects directly on our platform.
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FINALIST SELECTION
January 2025
Evaluation phase, with exclusive mentorship from experts for semi-finalists.
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AWARDS CEREMONY
February 13, 2025
Awards ceremony and gala dinner.
You could win
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Banking & Finance Award winner
- Receive a prestigious "CANNES NEURONS" trophy.
- Choose between a booth in the startup village for the 2026 edition or three Full Passes invitations for the 2026 event.
- Benefit from online visibility and public relations support as a winner.
Manufacturing Award winner
- Receive a prestigious "CANNES NEURONS" trophy.
- Choose between a booth in the startup village for the 2026 edition or three Full Passes invitations for the 2026 event.
- Benefit from online visibility and public relations support as a winner.
Retail Award
- Receive a prestigious "CANNES NEURONS" trophy.
- Choose between a booth in the startup village for the 2026 edition or three Full Passes invitations for the 2026 event.
- Benefit from online visibility and public relations support as a winner.
Healthcare Award
- Receive a prestigious "CANNES NEURONS" trophy.
- Choose between a booth in the startup village for the 2026 edition or three Full Passes invitations for the 2026 event.
- Benefit from online visibility and public relations support as a winner.
AI For Good Award
- Receive a prestigious "CANNES NEURONS" trophy.
- Choose between a booth in the startup village for the 2026 edition or three Full Passes invitations for the 2026 event.
- Benefit from online visibility and public relations support as a winner.
Final Event
A prestigious awards ceremony will take place during an exclusive gala dinner, bringing together investors, top executives, and key industry leaders attending the event.
This occasion will celebrate outstanding achievements while offering a prime setting for meaningful exchanges. Blending entertainment with professional opportunities, the evening will encourage valuable interactions and the creation of lasting connections.