Boston Global Forum Awards
These awards are nominated and selected annually by the Boston Global Forum Board of Directors, distinguished contributors, and thinkers.
BGF World Leader for Peace and Security Award
Boston Global Forum recognizes and honors distinguished leaders for their exemplary leadership and contributions in promoting peace and security in the world with the World Leader for Peace and Security Award. The first recipients of the award were Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2015.
World Leaders in AI World Society
Boston Global Forum recognizes and honors distinguished leaders for their exemplary leadership and contributions in promoting artificial intelligence for a better world with the World Leader in AIWS Award. The first recipient of the award was the OECD General Secretary José Ángel Gurría in 2018.
Global Enlightenment Leaders
Global Enlightenment Leaders are distinguished contributors to the book “Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment” and leaders, thinkers who support, practice, implement concepts, principles, ideas, initiatives, solutions of the book “Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment”.
UPDATES ON AWARDS AND AWARDEES
The book “The AI World Society: A 30-Year US-Vietnam Partnership from Nha Trang to Boston (1995-2025)”, Chapter 11
Chapter 11 delves into a pivotal moment in the history of the Boston Global Forum (BGF): the establishment of the prestigious World Leader for Peace and Security Award in 2015. […]
BGF Board Reflections on World Leaders: Mark Kennedy on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
In the World Leader Award Section of this week’s BGF Weekly, we proudly introduce insights and reflections from distinguished members of the BGF Board of Thinkers on prominent global leaders […]
AIWS Unveils “Leader NFTs” to Immortalize Legacies of Global Visionaries
Boston, MA – July 4, 2025 – In a significant announcement made as part of his July 4th message, Governor Michael Dukakis, Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Boston Global Forum […]
BGF Special Gift: E-Card Honoring 2018 World Leader for Peace and Security Award
During a significant meeting this afternoon, June 28, 2025, at Hotel Kämp in Helsinki, Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Co-Chair and CEO of the Boston Global Forum (BGF), presented Finnish President […]
‘Donald is right’ and China is the problem, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says
KANANASKIS, Alberta — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, 2020 World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, on Monday June 16, 2025 tried to find common ground with […]
Audrey Tang Speaks at the Inaugural Boston Plurality Summit
2025 World Leader in AIWS Award Recipient On June 9, 2025, former Taiwan Digital Minister Audrey Tang, recipient of the 2025 World Leader in AIWS Award, delivered a powerful keynote […]
France’s president, World Leader for Peace and Security Award Recipient, will visit Greenland
French President Emmanuel Macron, 2024 World Leader for Peace and Security Award Recipient, will travel to Greenland next weekend, the Danish prime minister’s office said Saturday — a visit by […]
Ursula von der Leyen, World Leader for Peace and Security, honored with award for contributions to European unity
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, 2020 World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, received the International Charlemagne Prize, an annual award for contributions to European unity, on […]
French President Macron hopes for defence, energy and tech deals as he starts Asia trip
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that he hoped to strike deals for France in areas such as defence, energy and tech innovation, as he arrived in Vietnam for […]
Deliberative Approaches to Inclusive Governance
Audrey Tang, 2025 World Leader in AIWS Award Recipient, coauthored an essay highlighting the need for AI tools that support meaningful civic discourse in the face of rampant polarization and […]