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
Cynthia Dwork and Alex Pentland: Two America 250: AI Pioneers for a Trustworthy and Human-Centered AI Age
As the Boston Global Forum honors America 250: AI Pioneers, two names stand out with particular significance for the future of humanity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Cynthia Dwork […]
Remarks Honoring the 50 America at 250: AI Pioneers
Nguyen Anh Tuan Today, as America approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding, we gather not only to commemorate a great nation’s history, but to honor the extraordinary individuals whose […]
Macron and Pope Leo XIV Affirm the Importance of Dialogue for Peace
On April 10, President Emmanuel Macron, the 2024 World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican in their first personal audience. Vatican News […]
PM Sanae Takaichi and President Emmanuel Macron Strengthen a Democratic Partnership in a Time of Rising Threats
Tokyo, April 2026 — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and French President Emmanuel Macron used their Tokyo meeting to deepen strategic cooperation as both countries respond to rising geopolitical, economic, […]
PM Sanae Takaichi joins G7 Leaders’ Online Meeting
On March 11, 2026, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, recipient of the 2023 World Leader in AIWS Award from the Boston Global Forum, joined a G7 Leaders’ Online Meeting held […]
Causal Inference + AIWS: A Practical Path to a New Iran
Following reports circulating internationally about a major turning point in Iran’s leadership, Professor Judea Pearl (UCLA)—the pioneer of Causal Inference and the 2020 AIWS World Leader Award recipient—posted on X […]
Amandeep Singh Gill at India AI Impact Summit 2026: AI as a Leap Forward, Not a Divide
Addressing the summit in New Delhi, Amandeep Singh Gill, UN Under-Secretary-General and 2022 World Leader in AIWS Award Recipient, articulated a vision where AI serves as a “global equalizer” rather […]
Tokyo hopes voters will hand PM Takaichi new clout to counter China
Tokyo’s strategy, as described by Reuters, is to use the Feb. 8 snap election to give Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi—a 2023 World Leader in AIWS Award recipient and BGF Global […]
Ursula von der Leyen begins India visit to fast-track EU–India initiatives and the “mother of all deals” trade pact
At the India–EU summit in New Delhi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen—a 2020 World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient—and European Council President António Costa underscored a […]
Amandeep Singh Gill Recognized as “Humanity’s Quintessence Laureate 2026” in Hanoi
HANOI — January 16, 2026 — Amandeep Singh Gill, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, and a 2022 World Leader in AIWS Award recipient, was […]