The Global Innovation Institute (GInI) proudly presents the Global Distinguished Innovator Awards — the GDI Awards. A global recognition honoring individuals, organizations, and teams demonstrating exceptional leadership in advancing innovation.
Established to spotlight those shaping the future through purposeful impact, the GDI Awards reflect GInI’s enduring commitment to recognizing excellence at the highest level of innovation practice.
Applications close December 31, 2025. For inquiries, contact gdi@gini.org
Spanning multiple categories, the GDI Awards distinguish a wide range of innovation excellence — from individual and team achievements to organizational initiatives and institutional enablers.
Each award recognizes a specific form of contribution, celebrating those who lead with intention, drive meaningful innovation, and deliver lasting impact across industries, markets, and communities worldwide.
An individual or organization may be recognized across multiple award categories, with each category open to honoring more than one distinguished recipient.
This award does not recognize individuals or teams; it is exclusively conferred upon the asset itself. It honors a formalized innovation enabler—be it a lab, incubator, or program—that has demonstrably empowered others to deliver at least two high-impact innovations over the past two years through sustained engagement and a structured innovation framework.
Recognizes a GInI-chartered chapter that, over the past year, has demonstrated sustained activity, strong council engagement, and meaningful regional impact through programming and outreach, and that is officially chartered, registered, and actively supported by a committed team of GInI Council Members.