Global Lighthouse Network 2026

Celebrating eight years of the Global Lighthouse Network FIGURE 1 )evitalumuc( dedrawa setis esuohthgiL lato T2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Global Lighthouse Network co- founded with McKinsey & Company . First cohort of 16 sites welcomed to the Network. morf seirtnuoc 9 EMEA r ecognised; network expands to over 25 sites. sdrawa tsriF ceremony at Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. sessaprus krowteN 50 Lighthouses. ni htworG China and United States. ”yrotcaF“ secudortnI and “End-to-End (E2E)” awar d categories amid COVID-19 disruptions. tsriF Sustainability Lighthouse awar ds. ni htworG Asia – Thailand, India, Korea, Malaysia. ni htworg laitinI process industries . krowteN surpasses 100 Lighthouses. eht fo noitacilbuP Playbook for Responsible Industr y Transformation marks shift fr om pilots to scaled, sustainable 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) impact. fo htworG Analytical AI/ML (68% of top solutions pr esented for designation, +24% vs. 2022). yrosivda decudortnI boar d of industry leaders. ytilibaniatsuS Lighthouses progress circularity innovations. ni esuohthgiL tsriF Africa (Mor occo). IAneG ni htworG applications (9% of top solutions vs. 1% in 2023). drawa gnivlovE categories acr oss five performance domains. First talent and customer centricity Lighthouse awar ds. ni htworg dipaR GenAI (23% of top solutions, +9% vs. 2024). 26 54 93 124 170 201 16 223 Note: EMEA = Europe, Middle East and Africa. Source: Global Lighthouse Network. Today, the GLN is focused on demonstrating how productivity and digital advancements are just part of a broader transformation journey. The 2025 cohort joins the Network at an exciting juncture as it expands to five award categories. Along with productivity (formerly 4IR), supply chain resilience (formerly E2E) and sustainability, GLN now includes customer centricity and talent categories. Lighthouses demonstrate outstanding performance across all categories, but are recognised for exceptional impact in at least one. The customer centricity category recognises excellence in speed-to-market and customization, while the talent category – established in collaboration with the World Economic Forum’s Frontline of the Future Initiative – is awarded to leaders at the intersection of people and operations. This paper presents the latest Lighthouses from the 2025 application cycles, detailing the transformative journeys that earned them recognition in one of the five award categories (see Figure 2). By sharing their stories, GLN aims to inspire change, foster collaboration and shape a better future for all players in the production ecosystem. Growing from 16 to 223 sites across more than 30 countries and 40 industries, Lighthouses remain at the forefront of holistic, scalable performance transformation. Global Lighthouse Network: Rewiring Operations for Resilience and Impact at Scale 6