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
President Emmanuel Macron Sends Letter of Appreciation to the Boston Global Forum
December 7, 2025 — Boston, MA The Boston Global Forum (BGF) is honored to announce that President Emmanuel Macron of France has sent an official letter expressing his appreciation for […]
Birthday Tribute to President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Co-Author of the Social Contract for the AI Age
December 1 The Boston Global Forum and the AI World Society extend our heartfelt congratulations to President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, the 2019 World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, on […]
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi: A Steady, Abe-Style Leader for Japan in a Defining Moment
World Leader in AIWS – One Month of Leadership, One Clear Direction One month into her historic tenure as Prime Minister of Japan, Sanae Takaichi—recipient of the World Leader in […]
BGF Issues the AIWS Esteemed Digital Assets Series of World Leaders
Honoring Visionary Leadership in the Age of AI Cambridge, Massachusetts – November 3, 2026 At the historic Harvard University Faculty Club, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) officially launched the AIWS […]
Celebrate 10 years of the World Leader for Peace and Security Award (2015-2025)
Join the Boston Global Forum as we celebrate 10 monumental years of the World Leader for Peace and Security Award (2015–2025). This video pays tribute to all past recipients who […]
World Leader Spirit
A Boston Global Forum Initiative: Inspiring Wisdom, Culture, and Innovation for Humanity – Where Leadership Meets the Soul of Humanity. World Leader Spirit is a signature global brand of the […]
Celebrating 10 Years of the World Leader for Peace and Security Award (2015–2025)
For a decade, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) has honored exceptional world leaders who have advanced peace, security, and human dignity through vision, courage, and ethical leadership. As we celebrate […]
Sanae Takaichi Makes History as Japan’s First Female Prime Minister
2023 World Leader in AIWS Award Recipient Continues Her Legacy of Vision and Leadership Tokyo, October 5, 2025 — Sanae Takaichi, recipient of the 2023 World Leader in AIWS Award […]
Defining Bhāvanā through the PAL Framework: Amma’s Contribution to Contemplative Science
A new study published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (Nature) explores the meaning of Bhāvanā within Integrated Amrita Meditation®-35 (IAM®-35), a practice developed by Satguru Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi […]