It’s not often that you get to be in a room filled with forward-thinking visionaries who dare to redefine the status quo. But for a couple of days every year, our team gets to do exactly that at Nexus, an executive gathering celebrating the impact of smart risk-taking and exceptional technology execution.
In a world where innovation is the lifeblood of progress, we all ought to take a moment to recognize those who continuously challenge the status quo and deliver breakthroughs. We formalized that recognition last year with the inaugural Launch Awards and continued the tradition at Nexus ‘24 by honoring six enterprises who created applications, platforms, and digital experiences that prove what’s possible when the boundaries of potential are pushed.
“The Launch Awards recognize the innovative ideas that our clients have brought to reality,” said Tammy Soares, President of Launch by NTT DATA. “We’re celebrating the winners, each of whom are fearless agents of change who roll up their sleeves to get to the heart of problems and move things forward. Launch by NTT DATA is thrilled to celebrate their visionary spirits and recognize the positive work they have done."
Please join us in celebrating their incredible achievements!
Product Revolution Award: Alcon
The Product Revolution Award recognizes the boldest client innovation of the year. This year's winner is Alcon, the largest eye care device company in the world with complementary businesses in Surgical and Vision Care. Alcon created an inventory solution to help track products, allowing for better forecasting, enhanced data transparency, and a seamless user experience.
Experience of the Year Award: VivaAerobus
Our final award recognizes the most useful, usable, and desirable user experience or user interface designed and developed through Proof of Concept or beyond. This year, VivaAerobus checked every box with their innovative Viva Kiosk.
This year’s award was presented to Mexico’s VivaAerobus in celebration of the complete UX/UI kiosk redesign the airline underwent to alleviate queues, maximize customer retention, and provide a best-in-class experience.
Emerging Technology Award: Stellantis
It’s easy to get caught up in the hype of emerging technologies, which is why we created an award for those who look past the buzz and create one-of-a-kind solutions using cutting-edge tech advancements that make a real impact.
Global automaker, Stellantis, enhanced its driver experiences across its 16 brands and won for its implementation of a scalable VR program to help its design and engineering teams test different features before entering production.
Business Model Transformation Award: Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.
The Business Model Transformation Award recognizes those who have gone beyond incremental changes and embraced a holistic transformation of how they create and deliver value.
That certainly describes this year’s winner. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. is a leading, globally integrated, full-line lift truck manufacturer offering an array of solutions to meet the specific materials handling needs of its customers. The company was recognized at this year’s Launch awards for integrating solutions to help customers operate their autonomous fleet of trucks.
Enterprise Application Award: A global job listing website
Groundbreaking solutions don’t have to be built from scratch; sometimes they’re born from taking what already exists and using it in new ways. The Enterprise Application Award celebrates the most innovative uses of best-in-class business platforms such as ServiceNow, Salesforce, and others to propel business growth.
A global job listing website available in over 60 countries adopted a streamlined integration process ensuring loose coupling, scalability, and flexibility, securing its win in the category.
Platform of the Year: A global logistics company
Platform of the Year celebrates the best executed, multi-phased, or scaled program. It focuses on celebrating platform innovation and execution on an ongoing basis. A leading global logistics company replaced a decades-old legacy scheduling system for managing crew and flight planning, leading to simpler, automated processes and boosted efficiency, earning them this year’s honor.
You can find the official NTT DATA press release here. Congrats to all of our winners and thank you to everyone at Nexus ‘24 for an unforgettable experience. We’ll see you next year!
