2026 Forrester Global Technology Awards

Forrester is delighted to announce the opening call for our annual global Technology Awards in three categories this year: the Technology Strategy Impact Award, the Enterprise Architecture Award, and the Data & AI Impact Award. These three awards recognize high-performing organizations across North America; Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); and Asia Pacific (APAC), with each award honoring a regional winner for excellence in IT, AI, and data-driven business outcomes.

The Forrester Technology Strategy Impact Award

The Forrester Technology Strategy Impact Award is the only award dedicated to recognizing IT organizations that drive measurable business results through their technology strategy. We aim to highlight and reward high-performance organizations that demonstrate deliberate alignment between business strategy, IT investment priorities, and IT capability development. Besides strong alignment with business goals, these organizations also distinguish themselves by building trust with stakeholders and adapting to changing conditions.

Start Your Submission Today (Deadline: May 5)

The Forrester Enterprise Architecture Award

The Forrester Enterprise Architecture Award is the only global awards program dedicated to recognizing excellence in enterprise architecture. We continue our partnership with The Open Group — author of the TOGAF® Standard, developed by The Open Group Architecture Forum — to co-judge the EA Award category this year.

The recipients of this award can demonstrate their EA practice’s material contribution to their firms in managing risk, driving cost efficiency, improving customer experience (including the employee experience), and increasing revenue (or supporting mission outcomes for nonprofit, governmental, and military organizations). This year, we continue our special award considerations with two categories: generative AI implementation and managing technical debt.

Start Your Submission Today (Deadline: May 5)

The Forrester Data & AI Impact Award

The Forrester Data & AI Impact Award is designed to celebrate the impact of data, AI, and analytics initiatives that directly contribute to business results, especially in the backdrop of AI’s rapid pace of development. Newly empowered data, AI, and analytics leaders are meeting this challenge with innovative technology and intentional leadership approaches that solve today’s needs and set their enterprises up for the future. We want to recognize and honor their unique contributions at this critical juncture of technological change.

This year, we’re excited to expand the Data & AI Impact Award to include regional winners in EMEA and APAC.

Start Your Submission Today (Deadline: May 5)

The Value Of Submitting A Nomination

The winning team for each award will receive:

Recognition: Members of the winning organization for each of the North America and EMEA awards will be interviewed on stage during a track session at a regional Forum of their choice. Winners of the APAC awards will be recognized onstage at Forrester’s 2026 Singapore and Sydney AI Forums.

Visibility: Amplify your team’s visibility by participating in and leveraging Forrester’s global network through reports, videos, and social media.

Influence: Elevate the brand of your tech, enterprise architecture, or data/AI program by showcasing its strategic impact to industry peers, partners, and decision-makers.

Credibility: Reinforce confidence in the impact of the program with your board, executive peers, and other key internal stakeholders.

Who Should Apply?

Nominations for the three award categories are open to organizations with 1,000 or more employees in sectors other than software or professional services that are executing a high-performance IT strategy, driving business results with AI and data, and/or pursuing outcome-driven architecture as defined by Forrester. Technology leaders, including chief information officers, chief technology officers, chief digital officers, chief data officers, chief AI officers, chief analytics officers, and enterprise architects, across three regions — North America, EMEA, and APAC — are encouraged to apply.

Get Inspired By Last Year’s Winners

Representatives from 2025 North America Enterprise Architecture Award winner Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Data & AI Impact Award winner Bank of America with Forrester Chief Research Officer Sharyn Leaver, Forrester CEO George Colony, and Group Research Director Stephanie Balaouras

Each year, Forrester judges a highly competitive slate of nominations from across a diverse set of industries for its awards programs. The winners and finalists set the standard for excellence in using IT, AI, and data to drive meaningful business outcomes.

Technology Strategy Impact Award

Enterprise Architecture Award

Data & AI Impact Award

You can find more information about the award categories, plus detailed submission packages and instructions, on the Forrester Technology Awards page.

Don’t miss your chance to stand out and bask in the spotlight! Nominate your team today and show the world what achieving real results from technology, enterprise architecture, and data/AI looks like.

Good luck!