GURUGRAM, India – May 30, 2026 – Leena AI, the world’s largest independent employee-facing agentic AI platform, today announced the results of the Leena AI Enterprise Innovation Hackathon 2026: Advancing AI in HR & IT Transformation. Hosted at Leena AI’s Gurugram headquarters on May 30, 2026, the event saw eight finalist teams compete before a distinguished panel of six industry leaders from across the globe.
Team NexusFlow emerged as the winner with their AI Employee Service Copilot, scoring 91.0 out of 100 — recognised for its best-in-class balance of enterprise relevance, employee experience value, HR and IT service delivery impact, technical feasibility, and responsible AI design.
🥇 Winner: Team NexusFlow — AI Employee Service Copilot (91.0)
Team NexusFlow’s solution demonstrated the most compelling combination of practical AI application, measurable employee productivity impact, and enterprise-grade scalability. The judging panel praised the project for moving well beyond a conceptual assistant — delivering a solution with clear deployment potential, strong workflow integration, and thoughtful human oversight design.
🥈 Runner-Up: Team TrustLayer — Responsible AI Governance Monitor (89.0)
Team TrustLayer earned special recognition for directly tackling one of the most pressing challenges in enterprise AI adoption — governance, auditability, privacy, and hallucination risk. The panel noted that as AI expands across HR and IT environments, solutions like TrustLayer will be critical infrastructure for responsible deployment.
🥉 Third Place: Team FlowForge — Cross-Functional Workflow Automation Studio (86.0)
Team FlowForge impressed judges with a strong workflow orchestration concept connecting HR, IT, approvals, and employee requests — delivering high operational impact potential across enterprise functions.
“The strongest projects were those that moved beyond a simple AI assistant concept and demonstrated practical enterprise deployment potential, clear business value, measurable impact, workflow integration, user-centered design, and appropriate human oversight.”
– Gaurav Sharda, CTO, Beacon Mobility | Guest of Honour & Judge
The Judging Panel
The hackathon was evaluated by six distinguished senior executives:
- Gaurav Sharda – CTO, Beacon Mobility (Guest of Honour)
- Rahul Chari – Co-Founder & CTO, PhonePe
- Dheeraj Sinha – EVP & Chief Information Officer, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries
- Dhiren Savla – Group Chief Information Officer, VFS Global
- Dr. Frank Meyer – Chief Digital Officer, Etihad Airways
- Mukesh Rathi – Global Chief Information & Digital Officer, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories
About Leena AI
Founded in 2018, Leena AI is the world’s largest independent employee-facing agentic AI-based assistant, serving hundreds of enterprises worldwide. Its Agentic AI platform empowers employees to access knowledge and execute transactions across ERP, CRM, HRIS, ITSM, and other business systems through a single conversational interface. Customers routinely achieve a 70% reduction in IT, HR, and finance ticket volumes while boosting employee productivity through intuitive self-service.
For more information, visit https://leena.ai
