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What are the industry categories?

 

The Industry Categories goes as follows: 

Advertising
The agencies, technologies, and ideas advancing the business of persuasion


Agriculture
The companies improving how we feed the world and creating less stress on the planet

 

Architecture
Firms and commissions that are transforming the built world

 

Artificial Intelligence
Algorithmically powered products that are changing how humans interact with computers 

 

Augmented and Virtual Reality
The firms creating the future of tech-powered immersive entertainment and experiences

 

Beauty
The science and marketing of cosmetics

 

Biotech
The therapies and new solutions using biological science to solve medical problems


Branding
Marketers redefining and elevating the identities of their companies or brands


Business Services
The secret engines of corporate innovation, including consulting, legal, and other fee-based firms


Consumer Electronics
The new gadgets improving people’s lives


Consumer Goods
Pioneering products and brands that are transforming consumers' daily lives

Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate initiatives that meaningfully make a positive contribution to a company’s community and stakeholders

Crypto/ Blockchain/ Web3/ Metaverse
The organizations building the future of the internet

Current Events
Special recognition for proactive, high-impact efforts to address seminal events in 2021 such as pandemic effects; income inequality; racial, gender, and class-based divisions; and more

Data Science
Companies building a competitive advantage through their unique cache of intelligence

Design
The companies and firms reshaping business through industrial design, design thinking, and new user experiences

Dining
The restaurants and food service companies adapting to changing customer demands

Education
New approaches to improving learning

Energy/Sustainability
Novel initiatives that address climate change

Enterprise
Organizations offering software as a service and other technologies that make other businesses more efficient and effective

Fashion and Apparel
The companies influencing the future of clothing and how we express ourselves through style

Film and Television
The companies developing breakthrough programming—and rethinking how content is marketed and released

Finance
The products, technologies, and firms facilitating how businesses manage their fiscal assets

Food
Businesses that are developing the food products, distribution systems, and technologies that are transforming the way we eat

Gaming
Cutting-edge play that entertains, enlightens, and fosters new communities

Healthcare
The systems, hospitals, and services delivering care, empowering patients, and lowering costs

Live Events
Bringing people together in real or virtual life to create indelible, shared moments

Logistics
The businesses doing their part to ameliorate supply-chain challenges for their customers

Manufacturing
The facilities reinventing their processes to promote flexibility, efficiency, and worker well-being

Media
The businesses inventing or reinventing the future of news

Medical Devices
Hardware and gadgets that are changing how healthcare is delivered

Medicines and Therapeutics
Advances in treatments, vaccines, and drugs that help people live longer, healthier lives

Music
The artists, labels, streamers, promoters, and anyone else making beautiful noise

Not-for-Profit
Fashioning the future of philanthropy

Personal Finance
The services powering wealth-building opportunities for everyone

Rapid Response
Innovative projects, products, or services created or deployed to react quickly to a major current event

Retail
Fresh approaches to selling goods and services

Robotics
The companies finding creative ways of integrating robotics into our lives and our work

Security
Keeping people and companies safe from the new digital warfare

Social Good
For-profit companies doing their part to make the world a better place

Social Media
Daring strategies and new platforms for meeting people where they live

Space
The startups and stalwarts commercializing the final frontier

Sports
The teams, leagues, products, and off-the-field all-stars scoring in the business of play

Transportation
Who’s driving new mobility solutions and clean alternatives to traditional conveyances

Travel and Hospitality
The businesses enabling new ways to explore the world and making people feel welcome wherever they are

Urban Development/Real Estate
The landscapes, properties, and thoughtful initiatives defining how we live today

Video
The players designing new platforms and novel ways to consume media

Wellness
The products and services redefining fitness and self-care

Workplace
Companies that have adopted services, policies, and programs that fulfill their employees’ needs—and make them happier

Asia-Pacific
Companies headquartered in the Asia-Pacific whose innovations embody the best ideals of the region and/or work to solve problems inherent to the area

Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Companies headquartered in EMEA whose innovations embody the best ideals of the region and/or work to solve problems inherent to the area

Latin America
Companies headquartered in Latin America whose innovations embody the best ideals of the region and/or work to solve problems inherent to the area

North America
Companies headquartered in North America whose innovations embody the best ideals of the region and/or work to solve problems inherent to the area

Small and Mighty: Under 10 Employees
Organizations with less than 10 employees but big ideas that put them at the vanguard of the next generation of innovators

Small and Mighty: 10-100 Employees
Organizations who have between 10 and 100 employees with big ideas that put them at the vanguard of the next generation of innovators


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