Congratulations to all our 2020 Finalists!
CIO of the Year:
- Amy Slater, British Land
- Barbara Gottardi, Vanguard Europe
- Marykay Wells, Pearson
- Rani Johnson, SolarWinds
Digital Leader of the Year: Enterprise:
- Noeleen Jackson, HSBC
- Emma Lewis, HSBC
- Frances Johnson, KPMG
- Goldy Samra, Lloyds Banking Group
- Tori Hutchinson, NHS Business Services Authority
- Ekin Ozen, Procter & Gamble
- Megan Poole, Rolls-Royce
- Marijana Mileusnic, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Suman Bala, Sky
- Patty Kostkova, University College London
- Sarah Lucas, William Hill Plc
Digital Leader of the Year: SME:
- Anna Bauza, The World's Online Festival
- Caroline Noublanche, APRICITY
- Gita Samani, Astound Commerce UK
- Liz Brandt, Ctrl-Shift Ltd
- Nicky Hoyland, DBLX
- Debbie Garside, GeoLang Limited
- Yaela Shamberg, InvestCloud
- Dione Rogers, Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust
- Laxmi Ramanath, La Meer Inc
- Lucinda Camidge, Vitaccess
- Kiran Roest, Vital Signs Solutions
Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year:
- Ancoris
- Applicaster
- Atos IT Services Ltd
- dressCode
- Empowering Women with Tech
- First Derivatives plc
- HSBC
- HSBC
- IFS
- KPMG LLP
- Puppet
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Schneider Electric
- Sparta Global
- The Shuri Network, NHS
Diversity Employer of the Year: Enterprise:
- Atos IT Services Ltd
- Confused.com
- First Derivatives plc
- Fujitsu
- IFS
- Pearson
- Schneider Electric
- Vodafone UK
Diversity Employer of the Year: SME:
- Apricity
- Astound Commerce
- Automation Logic
- Difrent
- REPL Group
- Revolent Group
- Schneider Electric
- Sparta Global
- SUSE
- Systems Powering Healthcare Ltd
Entrepreneur of the Year:
- Kike Oniwinde, BYP Network
- Caroline Carruthers, Carruthers and Jackson
- Daniela Menzky, CyNation
- Nicky Hoyland, DBLX
- Debbie Garside, GeoLang Limited
- Jane Rimmer, hiviz-marketing
- Joanna Montgomery, Little Riot
- Carol-Anne Krech, MiSANTO AG
- Nathalie Goldstein, MyExpatTaxes
- Sarah Ronald, Nile HQ
- Seema Khinda Johnson, Nuggets
- Claire Chettiar, Pearson
- Rachel Jones, SnapDragon Monitoring Ltd
- Rose Ross, Tech Trailblazers
- Kiran Roest, Vital Signs Solutions
Graduate of the Year:
Sponsored by:

- Alice Lake, Atos
- Lauren Sugden, Atos
- Christine Salib, Automation Logic
- Adele Delaney, Civica
- Soraya Osman, Civica
- Gomathi Shivakumar, DVLA
- Megan Gardiner, First Derivatives plc
- Dionne Mason, HSBC
- Meis Adwan, IBM
- Daphne Coates, IBM
- Liz Wisher, Refinitiv
- Alice Davis, Schneider Electric
- Rachel Ramage, Schneider Electric
- Mhairi Hannah, Softcat
- Georgiana Birjovanu, UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Research, Center for Digital Public Health in Emergencies
Hero of the Year: Enterprise:
- Poonam Powani, ALDI Store Ltd
- Sarah Garton, Atos
- Karen Roche, First Derivatives (Parent Company of Kx)
- Helen Brittain, Genting UK, VolunteerTechArmy.org
- Larissa Suzuki, Google
- Jane Keith, IFS
- Claire Wallace, IBM
- Lisa Hughes, LGSS
- Michelle McGee, Lloyds Bank
- Michaela Garbett, Morgan Stanley
- Sarah Lucas, William Hill Plc
Hero of the Year: SME:
- Anna Bauza, The World's Online Festival
- Toni Scullion, dressCode
- Amanda Nelson, Logicalis
- Amanda Brock, OpenUK
- Rose Ross, Tech Trailblazers
Innovator of the Year: Enterprise:
- Fanny Bouyer, Civica
- Elizabeth Kilpatrick, Falkirk Council
- Karen Lamb, HSBC
- Kate Beverly, Pearson
- Katherine Richmond, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Suman Bala, Sky
- Patty Kostkova, University College London (UCL)
Innovator of the Year: SME:
- Pallavi Swaroop, Capgemini Invent
- Zoe Wilson, Agilisys LTD
- Caroline Noublanche, Apricity
- Julie Purves, B2M Solutions
- Liz Brandt, Ctrl-Shift Ltd
- Elena Pasquali, EcoSteer Srl
- Debbie Garside, GeoLang Limited
- Carol-Anne Krech, MiSANTO AG
- Sarah Ronald, Nile HQ
- Seema Khinda Johnson, Nuggets
- Susana Lopes, Onfido
- Rachel Jones, SnapDragon
- Rhonda Textor, True Fit Corporation
- Kiran Roest, Vital Signs Solutions
IT Leader of the Year:
- Kjirste Coltham, Ageas Insurance
- Christelle Heikkila, Arsenal Football Club
- Rachel Ruston, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Caroline Carruthers, Carruthers and Jackson
- Debbie Garside, GeoLang Limited
- Lucy Craven-Wickes, HSBC
- Tracy Venter, Logicalis
- Anna de Rosier, Refinitiv
- Tina Hand, Retail Assist
- Nicole Bryan, Tasktop
- Dorit Bitter, TOMIA
Outstanding Returner Award:
- Nina Anthony, Atos
- Neela Patel, NPL Consuling
- Helen Sparke, Pearson
- Abena Childs, Pearson
- Holly Wade, Softcat
- Karen Dougherty, Softcat
- Madeleine Pettitt, Westminster City Council
Outstanding Transformation:
- Pallavi Swaroop, Capgemini Invent
- Mariah Edwards, Civica
- Gus Tomlinson, GBG
- Atika Mohammed, London Borough of Croydon
- Love Oyeniran, LRO Consults
- Li Qun Taylor, Natwest
- Charley Reynolds, Pearson
- Ekin Ozen, Procter & Gamble
- Kathleen Pai, SolarWinds
- Julie Baldwin, SUSE
- Vicki Barvich, VIAVI
Rising Star of the Year: Financial Services:
- Karla Kirton, Atom Bank
- Kirsty Watt, Atom Bank
- CHANELLE PEREIRA, Credit Suisse
- Aimi McConnell, First Derivatives
- Shiofra Jeyasundaram, First Derivatives
- Sophie Kubitz, HSBC
- Emily Bone, HSBC
- Kate Adamczyk, HSBC
- Sara Rees, HSBC
- Tola Alade, Lloyds Banking Group
- Kate O’Loughlin, NuData Security, a Mastercard Company
- Sunita Khera, NuData Security, A Mastercard Company
Rising Star of the Year: Public Sector & Universities:
- Alice Adedipe, Croydon Council
- Leanne Davies, Glyndwr University
- Rachel Pattinson, Newcastle University
- Evie Brown, Office for National Statistics
- Rachael Johnson, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Sharmila Natarajan, Royal Mail Group
- Tiegan Price, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
- PRAGATI MISHRA, University of Glasgow
- Bethany McNally, University of St Andrews
- Besjona Kukaj, Westminster City Council & The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Rising Star of the Year: SME:
- Varuna Venkatesh, AO.com
- Roxanne Goldfinch, Astound Commerce
- Laura Buxton Moore, Braze
- Leanne Williams, British Land
- Toni Scullion, dressCode
- Ferdie Abdellaoui, Foot Anstey LLP
- Natasha` Rhodes, Matalan
- Camilla Cormack, Mudano, part of Accenture
- Jane Brady, Mumsnet
- Nathalie Goldstein, MyExpatTaxes
- Amy Simpson, Rolls-Royce
- Neveen Elasar, Sparta Global
- Ivana Oblak, SUSE
Rising Star of the Year: Tech & Services:
- Louise Tyson, Agilisys
- Ellie Bellhouse, Agilisys
- Isabella Holland, Atos
- Claudia Cristina, BT
- Urszula Gaworczyk, Civica
- Larissa Suzuki, Google
- Grace Jansen, IBM
- Evlynne Smith, IBM
- Tessa Bridgeman, KPMG
- Alina Timofeeva, KPMG
- Safia Mirza, KPMG LLP
- DEBORAH AKUOKO, KPMG UK
- Geraldine Abbey, Morgan Stanley
- Ellie Sion, Softcat Plc
- Ayaka Shinozaki, techspert.io
Role Model of the Year: Financial Services:
- Laura Lewis, First Derivatives
- Sara Russell-Vardy, HSBC
- Crystal Downie, JP Morgan
- Alice Genevois, Lloyds Banking group
- Mags Teale, Lloyds Banking Group
- Katherine Wetmur, Morgan Stanley
- Christine Kim, NuData Security, a Mastercard company
- Leena Ruhela, NuData Security, a Mastercard company
Role Model of the Year: Public Sector & Universities:
- Michelle Slee, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
- Sam Allin, HMRC
- Kerry Rodger, Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Adele Gilpin, LGSS Digitial
- Amanda Brock, OpenUK
- Lisa Ventura, UK Cyber Security Association
- Humera Tariq, University of Karachi
- Pauline Brown, University of St Andrews
- Ashlee Barnard, Westminster City Council
Role Model of the Year: SME:
- Poonam Powani, ALDI Stores Ltd
- Christelle Heikkila, Arsenal Football Club
- Anastasiia Osipova, Astound Commerce
- Nadia Bashir, Astound Commerce
- Justine Harris, Datto
- Sophie Anderson, Foot Anstey
- Rhiannon Lawson, Government Digital Service
- Liz Calder, International Institue of Business Analysis UK Chapter
- Lorraine Gray, Pursuit Marketing
- Nabila Salem, Revolent Group
- Sarah Kay, Schneider Electric
- Renee Chandler, Skanska
- Suman Bala, Sky
- Natasha Zelem, Sky
- Jessica Murphy, True Fit Corporation
- Sarah Lucas, William Hill Plc
Role Model of the Year: Tech & Services:
- Alison Young, Agilisys
- Cassie Keable, Civica
- Hayley Horwood, Civica
- Liz Brandt, Ctrl-Shift Ltd
- Nicoleta Raportaru, IBM
- Alina Timofeeva, KPMG
- Anna Somaiya, KPMG LLP
- Tracy Venter, Logicalis
- Jaeger Glucina, Luminance
- Jacqualine Kennedy, Novosco Ltd
- Safina Begum, NTT DATA UK
- Jane Rendall, Sectra Ltd
- Heather Bustin, Softcat plc
- Jennifer Cox, Tenable
- Angela Bishop, ThoughtWorks
Security Leader of the Year:
- Christelle Heikkila, Arsenal Football Club
- Anne-Marie Balfour, Atos
- Leah Claireaux, BT
- Debbie Garside, GeoLang Limited
- Rebecca Cox, HSBC
- Alina Timofeeva, KPMG
- Samantha Hoffmann, Microgaming
- Sadie Ahier, PCI Pal
- Adenike Cosgrove, Proofpoint
- Sumitra Rao, Refinitiv
- Anna-Lisa Miller, Spectris plc
Software Engineer of the Year:
Sponsored by:

- Orla Burns, Civica
- Emma Kapias, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
- Frances Moore, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
- Geetha Balaji, First Derivatives PLC
- Martyna Wilk, Microgaming
- Sharmila Natarajan, Royal Mail Group
- Caroline Lawson, SailPoint
- Josie Field, Sky
- Preethy Krishnamoorthy, Wipro Technologies
Team Leader of the Year: Financial Services:
- Annemarie Warner, Atom Bank
- Laura Lewis, Frist Derivatives
- Seema Kukadia, HSBC
- Kathleen Moore, Hsbc
- Jia-Yan Gu, HSBC
- Catarina Miranda, Lloyds Banking Group
- Mags Teale, Lloyds Banking Group
- Laura Hill, Morgan Stanley
- Leena Ruhela, NuData Security, a Mastercard Company
Team Leader of the Year: SME:
- Pallavi Swaroop, Capgemini Invent
- Toni Scullion, dressCode
- Susannah Rushden, Firebrand Training
- Phillipa Rodney, Zego
- Debbie Garside, GeoLang Limited
- Rhiannon Lawson, Government Digital Service
- Lynsey Preen, HMRC
- Lorna Watson, Microgaming
- Matau Andronica Ramapuputla, Moepi Publishing and Moepi Technology Institute
- Amma Amosah, RBKC and Westminister Council
- Nicola Warburton, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
- Humera Tariq, University of Karachi
- Pauline Brown, University of St Andrews
- Susan Halfpenny, University of York
Team Leader of the Year: Tech Sector:
- Eleanor Freeman, Agilisys
- Shona Leavey, Agilisys
- Helen Wells, HP
- Hannah Billington, HP
- EVGENIYA NAUMOVA, Kaspersky
- Amanda Nelson, Logicalis
- Clementine Fox, Luminance
- Jaeger Glucina, Luminance
- Lara Barnes, Sitecore.com
- Rachel Cowell, Softcat
- Helen Gidney, Softcat plc
- Jade Stevens, Softcat plc
- Megan Leadbetter, Softcat Plc
Transformation Leader: Financial Services:
- Sophie Turnbull, Atom Bank
- Karen Roche, First Derivatives (Parent Company of Kx)
- Debra Johnson, HSBC
- Laurie Poole, HSBC
- Dax Grant, HSBC
- Wided Ouaja, JP Morgan Chase
- Mags Teale, Lloyds Banking Group
- Ophelia Chan, NuData Security, a Mastercard Company
Transformation Leader: SME:
- Ursula Dolton, British Heart Foundation
- Dorothy Mitchell, CACI Ltd
- Phillipa Rodney, Zego
- Atika Mohammed, London Borough of Croydon
- Nabila Salem, Revolent Group
- Maria Savin, Skanska UK plc
- Marlen von Roth, SUSE
- Humera Tariq, University of Karachi
- Fahmeeda Amir, Westminster City Council
- Sarah Lucas, William Hill Plc
Transformation Leader: Tech Sector:
- Carmen Ene, 3stepIT
- Corran Griffin, Agilisys
- Dr. Silvia Veronese, Guavus (a Thales company)
- Ellen Dickson, Novosco
- Jody Kasparek, Refinitiv
- Cynthia Phillips, The Disruptive Factory
- Mandy Griffin, The Health Informatics Service - Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Melita Hopper, Wipro Technologies
- Sukhi Gill, World Wide Technology
- Tracy Monday, Xeocom
Woman of the Year: Enterprise:
- Poonam Powani, ALDI Stores Ltd
- Preeti Chawla, First Derivatives Plc
- Helen Brittain, Genting UK, VolunteerTechArmy.org
- Gillian Bates, HMRC
- Kate Platonova, HSBC
- Anna Somaiya , KPMG LLP
- Mags Teale, Lloyds Banking Group
- Josie Field, Sky
- Suman Bala, Sky UK
- Sophie Hussey, The Lowell Group
- Sarah Lucas, William Hill Plc
Woman of the Year: SME:
- Caroline Noublanche, Apricity
- Christelle Heikkila, Arsenal Football Club
- Rosie Gould, Astound Commerce
- Kike Oniwinde, BYP Network
- Caroline Carruthers, Carruthers and Jackson
- Emma Call, Creative EC
- Nicky Hoyland, DBLX
- Toni Scullion, dressCode
- Gail Shaw, Gant Innovations Limited
- Rhiannon Lawson, Government Digital Service
- Carol-Anne Krech, MiSANTO AG
- Amanda Brock, OpenUK
- Bita Milanian, Ribbon Communications
- Melissa Di Donato, SUSE
Woman of the Year: Tech Sector:
- Clara van Heck, Ancoris
- Iwona Winiarska, Automation Logic
- Connie Wilson, BAE Systems
- Ifeoma Uzoegwu, British Telecommunications
- Sharon Sumner, Business Cloud Integration Ltd
- Emily Biggs, Digital Shadows
- Larissa Suzuki, Google
- Sharon Moore, IBM
- Jaeger Glucina, Luminance
- Christina Van Houten, Mimecast, Ltd
- Alex Cesar, Refinitiv
- Kelly Becker, Schneider Electric
- Ayaka Shinozaki, techspert.io
- Jennifer Cox, Tenable
- Lisa Ventura, UK Cyber Security Association