Blue Ocean Strategy Awards | 9th edition

Blue Ocean Strategy Awards | 9th edition

Blue Ocean Awards India - 9th edition
January 8-9, 2026 - Chennai, Umagine TN, India

The Blue Ocean Awards reward and highlight companies from around the world, startups or ex-startups and SMEs that have successfully implemented their Blue Ocean strategy.

The winners of the Blue Ocean Awards are experiencing a strong acceleration. Over 7 years, 91% of Blue Ocean Awards winners were funded within 6 months. In the 3 to 4 years following their victory, their valuation is multiplied by 10 on average, up to more than 40 times.

The origins

The Blue Ocean Strategy Awards are directly inspired by Blue Ocean Strategy, which stems from the research work of Professors W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne on Value Innovation.

Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne

Prof. W. Chan Kim and Prof. Renée Mauborgne are professors of strategy at INSEAD and co-direct the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute in Fontainebleau.

In their global bestsellers Blue Ocean Strategy, Blue Ocean SHIFT et Beyond DisruptionThe two INSEAD professors have deciphered how any company can break free from its competitors to create a new market through an offering inspired by the experience of the “non-customers” in its sector.

3 BOS books

The Blue Ocean Strategy Awards
in 6 questions...

What?

Highlight companies that create new markets through value & responsible innovation

When?

In India, on January 8, 2026, then in the Emirates and in France in 2026

How?

Experts in Blue Ocean Strategy, Global Ecosystem, Experienced Jury

Why?

Discover and accelerate the nuggets that will change the world within 3 years

Where ?

Senegal, South Africa, India, United Arab Emirates, France

Categories

BABY: CA 2M€ SOCIETAL: positive impact on society HACKATHON: HEC Paris projects

India Edition

Senegal Edition

INSEAD Jury & Closing Ceremony

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