Qlik Honors 2026 Data Impact Award Winners for AI and Trusted Data Deployments
Event summary
- Qlik announced the 2026 Data Impact Award winners at its annual Qlik Connect event on April 15, 2026.
- HelloFresh won the AI Innovation Award for using predictive models to detect delivery risks and reallocating five full-time employees to higher-value analysis.
- UPS Customer Solutions received the Analytics Leadership Award for consolidating logistics data into a single analytics hub powered by Qlik.
- Mahindra & Mahindra cut ETL processing times by over 80% using Qlik Automate and Qlik Replicate.
- Schneider Electric saved $17 million in rebate overpayments and reclaimed $500K in productivity with Qlik Replicate.
The big picture
Qlik's 2026 Data Impact Award winners highlight a broader industry shift toward operationalizing trusted data foundations for scalable AI and advanced analytics. The awards underscore how organizations are leveraging these capabilities to drive measurable performance improvements, from predictive models that prevent customer issues to governed platforms that standardize decision-making across global teams. This trend reflects the growing importance of data governance and automation in preparing for emerging AI agent workflows.
What we're watching
- AI Integration
- How HelloFresh's reallocation of employees to higher-value analysis will impact its competitive positioning in the meal-kit industry.
- Data Governance
- Whether Aviva can sustain its culture of data literacy and governed access across global teams.
- Operational Efficiency
- The pace at which Mahindra & Mahindra can scale its ETL processing improvements to other areas of the business.
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