Digital Darwins Awards

Celebrating the pioneers shaping the future of AI.

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About the Awards

Inspired by Darwin, the Digital Darwins Awards celebrate those who adapt best to the AI revolution – or help others do so! It's survival of the fittest in the digital age, ensuring we don't become digital dinosaurs. We honor the innovators keeping us relevant as AI evolves.

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Recognizing impact across various sectors.

Dutch Shortlist 2025

(International nominations opening later this year)

Discover the Dutch nominees and cast your vote for the most inspiring AI pioneers. Click anywhere on a card to open the voting form for that category.

AI in Education

Transforming learning with AI.

Top 3 Nominees:

Marieke van Osch Marieke van Osch
Barend Last Barend Last
Erdinc Sacan Erdinc Sacan
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AI Influencer

Shaping public understanding.

Top 3 Nominees:

Sanne Cornelissen Sanne Cornelissen
Olaf Lemmens Olaf Lemmens
Liesbeth Wijlaars Liesbeth Wijlaars
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AI Art

Creative expressions using AI.

Top 3 Nominees:

Rodger Werkhoven Rodger Werkhoven
Hendrik van Zwol Hendrik van Zwol
Cynthia Liem Cynthia Liem
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AI in Marketing

Revolutionizing campaigns and customer insights.

Top 3 Nominees:

Martin van Kranenburg Martin van Kranenburg
Funs Jacobs Funs Jacobs
Joost Lansink Joost Lansink
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AI Ethics & Responsibility

Promoting responsible AI development and deployment.

Top 3 Nominees:

Joris Krijger Joris Krijger
Arnoud Engelfriet Arnoud Engelfriet
Gabriella Obispa Gabriella Obispa
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AI Companies

Leading AI development.

Top 3 Nominees:

LessonUp LessonUp
De Nationale AI-cursus De Nationale AI-cursus
NinA AI Agency NinA AI Agency
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AI Books

Essential reading on Artificial Intelligence.

Top 3 Nominees:

ChatGPT als tweede Brein - Martin van Kranenburg ChatGPT als tweede Brein - Martin van Kranenburg
De magie van AI - Matthijs Akkenaar & Hans Kazan De magie van AI - Matthijs Akkenaar & Hans Kazan
De AI basisgids voor leraren - Dieter Möckelman, Robbert van Empel & Olaf de Groot De AI basisgids voor leraren - Dieter Möckelman, Robbert van Empel & Olaf de Groot
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