At its annual Appian World 2026 conference, Appian announced the winners of its 2026 Partner Awards.<!----> The awards recognize global partners who have leveraged the Appian Platform to deliver high-impact, AI-powered solutions that drive digital transformation across healthcare, government, and financial services.<!----><button aria-label="View source details for citations from PR Newswire and Utusan Malaysia. Opens side panel."><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></button><!----><!----><!----><!---->
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| Award Category | Winner | Key Achievement |
| Delivery Excellence | Perficient | Delivered a mobile-enabled healthcare portal in 6 months; expected to reduce customer care requests by 25%. |
| Ecosystem Growth | Ignyte Group | 71% growth in certified Lead Developers; implemented a Patient Engagement Platform for the VA. |
| Innovative Solution | Synechron | Developed an "agentic framework" for banks, assessing 13.1 million retail clients via AI automation. |
| Client Transformation | KPMG | Automated complex regulatory functions for a life sciences leader using AI-guided intelligence. |
This year’s awards emphasized the shift from simple efficiency to "high-impact ROI" through agentic AI and process orchestration.<!----> Scott Van Valkenburgh, SVP of Global Alliances at Appian, described the winners as the "architects of modern enterprise transformation."<!----><button aria-label="View source details for citations from Utusan Malaysia and PR Newswire. Opens side panel."><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></button><!----><!----><!----><!---->
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Perficient was recognized for its rapid delivery of a member portal for a major health insurer.<!----> The solution utilizes AI Agents to provide proactive healthcare suggestions and AI skills for automated document ingestion, significantly reducing technical debt.<!----><button aria-label="View source details for citation from PR Newswire. Opens side panel." data-hveid="0" data-ved="0CAAQvoAQahgKEwjnhsmfk6eUAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQkAw"><!----><!----></button><!----><!----><!---->
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Ignyte’s Patient Engagement Platform (PEP) for the Veterans Affairs (VA) stands as a foundational modernization effort.<!----> By allowing Veterans to track conditions and subscribe to health plans via a streamlined app, Ignyte is building a robust suite of digital health services.<!----><button aria-label="View source details for citations from Utusan Malaysia and PR Newswire. Opens side panel."><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></button><!----><!----><!----><!---->
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Synechron’s "auto plausibility agent squads" have redefined regulatory scanning and financial crime assessment.<!----> Their framework allows global banks to scan the regulatory horizon and assess millions of clients with minimal human intervention.<!----><button aria-label="View source details for citations from PR Newswire and Intellectia AI. Opens side panel."><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></button><!----><!----><!----><!---->
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KPMG moved a life sciences giant away from disconnected systems into governed, end-to-end digital workflows.<!----> Their use of Appian's Unified Data Fabric has accelerated response cycles and allowed the client to use historical intelligence for future regulatory strategies.<!----><button aria-label="View source details for citations from PR Newswire and Intellectia AI. Opens side panel."><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></button><!----><!----><!----><!---->
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About Appian
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