Congratulations to all our 2019 finalists:
Digital Leader of the Year
- Shazia Carr, Alzheimers Society
- Pamela Maynard, Avanade
- Kay Deacey-Coulton, Barnsley Council
- Radhika Bandarupalli, Centrica Plc.
- Sarika Soni, HSBC
- Elisha Deol, KPMG
- Bridget Glynn-Baker, Pearson PLC
- Deepa Sreenivasan, Telegraph Media Group
- Roxane Heaton, UKHO
- Chrissie Felthouse, University of Derby
- Jo Steel, Vodafone UK
Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
- Lucia Adams, 10 Digital Ladies
- Anna Somaiya, KPMG LLP
- Joanne Miklo, Leeds City Council
- Camilla Trigwell, QA Consulting
- Rajvinder kaur, ReAssure
- Anushka Davies, Softcat plc
- Valentina Synenka, Symphony Solutions
- Ann Hawkins, Eric Sheley, Sue Hargreaves, Jo Mawdsley, Andrew Coe and Floriana Grigore, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Diversity Employer of The Year
- Atos
- IBM UK
- Microgaming
- Pearson Plc
- Puppet
- Redington
- Simitive
- Skanska
Diversity Project of The Year
- 10 Digital Ladies
- Atos
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Code First: Girls
- DIDFest
- Office for National Statistics
- QA
- Softcat plc
Entrepreneur of the Year
- Kim Aviv, Pathfinder Software Limited
- Rachel Jones, SnapDragon Monitoring Ltd
Graduate of the Year
- Mary Kirby, Atos
- Aine McCaughey, Civica
- Lalita Chopra, Cognizant
- Swetha Thanabalasingam, FDM Group
- Esmé Sullivan, Information System Services, Lancaster University
- Smruthi Chandrasekar, Just Eat
- Lucy Monaghan, Kainos Software Ltd
- Fionnuala Carr, Kx
- Alice Ashcroft, Lancaster University
- Shannon Holmes, Lead Tech
- Kate O'Loughlin, NuData Security, a Mastercard company
- Oishi Deb, Rolls-Royce
- Mollie Cooper, Unipart Group
Hero of the Year - (ENT)
- Jennifer Lam, Atos
- Katie Coleman, FutureLearn
- Storm MacSporran, FutureLearn Limited
- Joanne Cooper, Futures Housing Group
- Helen Brittain, Genting UK
- Helen Campbell, Hitachi Capital UK
- Elena Klokova, Insight
- Jayne Davies, Office for National Statistics
- Kayleigh Charlton, Softcat
- Holly Steele, Sweaty Betty
- Sylvia Lu, u-blox Cambridge Ltd
- Diane Bannister, Worldline
Hero of the Year - (SME)
- Shazia Carr, Alzheimer's Society
- Alyssa Grindstaff, Fitrzrovia IT
- Hella Williams, Hitachi Capital
- Catherine Bond, Lancaster University
- Sophie Xuefei Lu, Lancaster University
- Madeleine Neil Smith, Mind Foundry Ltd
- Laura Turner, Mudano
- Lynsey Taylor, Mudano
- Aimee Garner, University of Derby
Innovator of the Year
- Stacey Birkett, BrightHR
- Jasmina Mularska, British Telecoms Plc
- Sarah Hibbert, Civica UK Ltd
- Gill Holloway, Insight Direct UK Ltd
- Emily Foges, Luminance
- Sarah Tayler, Office for National Statistics
- Laura Bengescu, Pathfinder Software
- Victoria Nicholson, QA Ltd
- Patty Kostkova, University College London
IT Leader of the Year
- Lorraine Campbell, Al-Futtaim
- Jayne Sayer, Aviva PLC
- Elsa Chen, Entanet
- Leanne Allen, KPMG
- Keren Wild, North Yorkshire County Council
- Jane Stack, Paddy Power Betfair
- Hayley Johnson, Hoseasons
- Nimisha Patel, RSA
- Carol Johnson, The Telegraph
- Tamara Castelli, UNiDAYS
- Julia Veall, Vodafone UK
Outstanding Returner Award
- Tracey Webb, Atos
- Elizabeth Valentine-House, FutureLearn
- Kelly Bretherton, Iress
- Lyndsey Parry, Keoghs
- Catherine Askam, Mudano
- Pav Shergill, nimbl Ltd
- Joanna Goodwin, Office for National Statistics
- Holly Steele, Sweaty Betty
- Sumedha Asnani-chetal, University of Dundee
Outstanding Transformation
- Shazia Carr, Alzheimer's Society
- Anne Marie Couper, ATOS IT Services
- Pallavi Swaroop, Capgemini Invent
- Helen foster, First Direct
- Christine Percival, Lancaster University
- Sarah Schofield, Mudano
- Alessia Mancini, Paddy Power Betfair
- Emmy Lippold, Spring & Soar
- Lina Oleszek, Telegraph Media Group
- Jo Kearley, University of Derby
- Jo Steel, Vodafone UK
Rising Star of the Year - (ENT)
- Monique Ho, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence
- Rosalind Whittam, BBC
- Tracey, FutureLearn
- Kate Hunter, Genting UK
- Laura Harries-Ward, Genting UK
- Becki Hobson, Insight
- Isabel Holden, Insight
- Sureya Udin, Insight
- Johanna Sergent, Just Eat
- Ruth James, Office for National Statistics
- Iraide Ruiz, Paddy Power Betfair
- Erica Allan, Paddy Power Betfair
- Allegra Dellafrana, Pearson Plc
- Amna Askari, Reach Plc
- Juliet Eysenck, Telegraph Media Group
- Joyce Adetula, The Telegraph
- Nikki Dowding, Travis Perkins PLC
- Krittika D'Silva, University of Cambridge
- Claire Newbold, Walgreens Boots Alliance
- Cara Reaston, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Rising Star of the Year - (SME)
- Charlie James, Basingstoke College of Technology
- Alice Rose Little, CENTURY Tech
- Megan Warren, ComputerWorld Systems Ltd
- Janine Gill, CyberCrowd Limited
- Tani Flower, Derivco Isle of Man
- Samantha Lawler, Government Digital Service, Cabinet Office
- Roisin Hunter, Heliocor
- Laura Forster, Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust
- Martyna Wilk, Microgaming
- Beatrice, Mudano
- Laura Bengescu, Pathfinder Software
- Naomi Stanley, QA Consulting
- Lucy Winifired Hamilton, QA Consulting
- Svetla Stoyanova, RockIT
- Cecilia Lai, Snapdragon Monitoring Limited
- Ashlee Barnard, Westminster City Council
Rising Star of the Year (ENT) - Financial Services
- Yemi Oluseun, Barclays
- Pakeeza Hussain, Barclays Wealth
- Siobhan Stevenson, First Derivatives
- Laura Kerr, First Derivatives
- Sarika Soni, HSBC
- Rachel Davies, Legal & General
- Donna Wayman, Zurich Insurance
Rising Star of the Year (ENT) - Tech Industry
- Priya Kanda, Atos
- Louise Lawrey, Atos
- Katie Kirwan, Atos Consulting
- Beth Price, Atos IT Services UK Ltd
- Emma Hudson, Civica
- Swetha Thanabalasingam, FDM Group
- Chloe McAteer, Kainos
- Bronagh Smyth, Kainos
- Faye Koukia-Koutelaki, Kainos Software Ltd
- Ran Jiang, KPMG LLP
- Shannon Holmes, Lead Tech
- Amy Bain, Softcat PLC
- Sylvia Lu, u-blox Cambridge Ltd
Role Model of the Year - (ENT)
- Jo Wilson, Allianz Insurance Plc
- Pamela Maynard, Avanade
- Mivy James, BAE Systems
- Sarah Cockrill, Coventry University
- Lyndsey Charlton, Daisy Corporate Services
- Juliet Parab, Deutsche Bank
- Nabila Aydin, FDM Group
- Lucy Blackwell, FutureLearn
- Clair Hall, Genting Casinos
- Suzanne Viant, Hargreaves Lansdown
- Corina Sas, Lancaster University
- Lorraine Rimmer, Matalan
- Nimisha Patel, RSA
- Susan Binns, RSA
- Alina Tomczak, Skanska UK
- Rima Amin, The Telegraph
Role Model of the Year - (SME)
- Rebecca Harrop, University of Bedfordshire and Open University
- Joanna Cooper, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Radhika Bandarupalli, Centrica Plc.
- Lydia Barbara, Department for Enterprise, Isle of Man Government
- Clare Young, dxw
- Ash Haind, Fitzrovia IT
- Siân Thomas, Food Standards Agency
- Shivvy Jervis, FutureScape 248
- Victoria Hancy, Keoghs LLP
- Michelle Bellwood, North Yorkshire County Council
- Allison Nau, Test Learn Iterate Group Ltd
- Pauline Brown, University of St Andrews
- Dr. Mabrouka Abuhmida, University of Wales Trinity Saint David
Role Model of the Year (ENT) - Tech Industry
- Zoe Wilson, Agilisys Ltd
- Nikki Kelly, Atos
- Nicoleta Raportaru, Atos
- Gemma Emmett, Ladies be Archtect & The Architech Club
- Julie Phelan, Civica UK
- Emily Douglin, Civica UK Ltd
- Jody Stockford, HP inc
- Josephine Farr, Kainos
- Janette Isiguzo, KPMG
- Lizzie Nairn, KPMG LLP
- Kaila Bloomfield, KPMG LLP
- Shalini Thirunilathil, LexisNexis
- Alix Whiteway, Softcat
- Jo Steel, Vodafone UK
Role Model of the Year (SME) - Tech Industry
- Laura-Jane Turner, Centerprise International Limited
- Maria Ward, Creative Virtual Ltd
- Gemma Wooden, Entanet
- Cherie Howlett, Jola
- Ranjani Devarajan, Mudano Ltd
- Anthee Merichovitis, Sitecore
- Gaia Caruso, Sparta Global
- Meera Rao, Synopsys, Inc.
- Sabrina Castiglione, Tessian
- Eileen O'Mahony, WM Promus
Security Leader of the Year
- Anne-Marie Balfour, Atos
- Rebecca Harrop, University of Bedfordshire and Open University
- Ash Haind, Fitzrovia IT
- Katy Hinchcliffe, Littlefish (uk) Ltd
- Sara Vecchini, Pearson
- Jennifer Williams, Practical Vision Network
- Dee Deu, The British Land Company PLC
- Beverley Robinson, Waterstons
Software Engineer of the Year
- Oliwia Komperda, Azuri Technologies
- Polly McEldowney, BBC
- Samantha Louise Hall, Derivco
- Emily Biggs, Digital Shadows
- Yuliya Maksimchyk, Godel Technologies
- Alina Ungureanu, Hargreaves Lansdown
- Amna Askari, Reach Plc
- Rachna Mehta, Telegraph Media Group
- Sarah Sharp, Telegraph Media Group
- Wendy Cocksedge, Telegraph Media Group
Team Leader of the Year - (ENT)
- Samantha Kite, Advanced
- Monique Ho, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence
- Sarah Cockrill, Coventry University
- Lynne Magennis, Daisy Corporate Services
- Sikhulile Dlamini, Derivco Isle of Man
- Elaine Bailey, First Derivatives
- Kate Richardson, Just Eat
- Louise Harte, Paddy Power Betfair
- Carola van der Sommen, Softcat
- Tara Pathirana, Telegraph Media Group
- Amma Amosah, The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster City Council
- Rebecca Davies, Worldline
- Louise Walker, Worldline
Team Leader of the Year - (SME)
- Radhika Bandarupalli, Centrica Plc
- Alice Rose Little, CENTURY Tech
- Melissa Rahilly, Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Zoe Jones, Practical Vision
- Katy Watson, Radius Payment Solutions
- Kathy Bloomfield, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
- Natasha James, Simitive
- Emmy Lippold, Spring & Soar
- Pauline brown, University of St Andrews
Transformation Leader - (ENT)
- Samantha Kite, Advanced
- Caroline Gray, Agilisys
- Cheryl Allen, Atos
- Monique Ho, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence
- Radhika Bandarupalli, Centrica Plc
- Kate McSwiney, Flutter
- Helen Brittain, Genting UK
- Helenna Vaughan-Smith, Good Energy
- Michelle Loughlin, Pearson
- Lesley Bunting, Pearson PLC
- Arabela Silva, Vodafone UK
- Julie Hillman, Worldline
Transformation Leader - (SME)
- Shazia Carr, Alzheimer's Society
- Pav Shergill, nimbl Ltd
- Emmy Lippold, Spring & Soar
- Naseem Golamgouse, Westminster City Council and Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
- Susan Brown, Zortrex Ltd
Woman of the Year - (ENT)
- Sue Lees, Agilisys
- Anu Koolothumkandi, Barclays
- Rebecca Harrop, University of Bedfordshire and Open University
- Radhika Bandarupalli, Centrica Plc.
- Sophia Meola, Expandi Digital
- Suguna Venkataraju, Handelsbanken
- Rishu Sharma, IDC
- Devon Edwards Joseph, Lloyds Banking Group
- Lisa Harrington, QA Ltd
- Ewa Lacombe, Relyon IT Services
- Louise Curtis, Telegraph Media Group
- Sylvia Lu, u-blox Cambridge Ltd
- Julia Veall, Vodafone UK
- Lisa Coleman, Worldline
Woman of the Year - (SME)
- Nina Lovelace, 10 Digital Ladies, Kandu
- Stephanie North, bChannels
- Nina Cicakova, BlueCat Networks Europe Ltd.
- Samantha Wessels, Elastic
- Nusrat Khondaker, Fitzrovia IT
- Elly Zhang, Heliocor
- Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon, Immuta
- Elena Yegorova, London Media Exchange (LMX)
- Emily Foges, Luminance
- Laura Bengescu, Pathfinder
- Bamidele Farinre, Public Health England, Colindale UK
- Emmy Lippold, Spring & Soar
- Jacqueline de Rojas CBE, techUK
- Sabrina Castiglione, Tessian
- Claire Cromie, Tourism Northern Ireland
- Jill Martin, University of Dundee
- Lorraine Meeks, Voip Unlimited
CIO of the Year
- Jennifer Anderson, incuto
- Nimisha Patel, RSA
- Elizabeth White, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sustainability Leader of the Year
Special Award: Winner announced at the awards