Click here to book your place at the ceremony<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nAfter careful consideration and rigorous evaluation, our panel of judges has selected the following companies and individuals for their exemplary contributions:<\/p>\n
Organisational Excellence<\/p>\n
Best Place to Work in Digital<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Lateral Connect<\/li>\n
- North Sea Transition Authority<\/li>\n
- DVLA Information Technology Services<\/li>\n
- Smokeball UK<\/li>\n
- Jaguar Land Rover<\/li>\n
- DWP Digital<\/li>\n
- Snap Finger Click<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Digital Service Company of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- B13.ai<\/li>\n
- White Label Loyalty<\/li>\n
- Sitecore<\/li>\n
- RELAYTO<\/li>\n
- Stock in the Channel<\/li>\n
- BreezeMove<\/li>\n
- Information Technology Services \u2013 DVLA<\/li>\n
- Wanstor<\/li>\n
- Engaging Data<\/li>\n
- Crises Control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Project Excellence<\/p>\n
Digital Transformation of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Vodafone – Vodafone IT Change Management Digital Transformation<\/li>\n
- Absoft – Digital Transformation of First Rail<\/li>\n
- The Scouts – The Scouts Volunteer Experience Transformation Programme<\/li>\n
- Sedex Information Exchange – The Enhanced Sedex Customer Experience<\/li>\n
- Otermans Institute – OIAI by Otermans Institute<\/li>\n
- Vodafone UK – Customer Experience Transformation<\/li>\n
- Portsmouth: The Digital City” Project<\/li>\n
- Knight Frank<\/li>\n
- Makutu – Sunderland\u2019s Smart City transformation<\/li>\n
- Engaging Data – Data Governance<\/li>\n
- Novuna Vehicle Solutions – QuotePro: Empowering Brokers Through Digital Transformation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Digital Transformation of the Year: Financial Services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- ThinCats – Digital Process Transformation<\/li>\n
- PCW Tech – Go Compare Digital Replatform<\/li>\n
- Cynergy Bank<\/li>\n
- Nationwide – Nationwide Digital Transformation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Breakthrough Data Project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- HSBC – Entity Resolution<\/li>\n
- The AA & Publicis Sapient – Colleague BI agent<\/li>\n
- British Heart Foundation – Stock Journey Innovation<\/li>\n
- Lloyds Banking Group – Portfolio Movements Notifications<\/li>\n
- Vodafone UK – SEO data-driven approach to Black Friday<\/li>\n
- Network Rail & Cognizant – Geotechnical Asset Insights Application (GAIA)<\/li>\n
- FourNet and Newcastle City Council<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Outstanding Digital Inclusion Project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Earth Minutes<\/li>\n
- Amnesty International – Global Tenancy Services Project<\/li>\n
- Norfolk County Council – Tech Skills for Life<\/li>\n
- Circular Computing<\/li>\n
- DVLA – DVLA STEM Programme and Digital Inclusion scheme<\/li>\n
- Santander – Making Santander\u2019s Retail and Business Apps more accessible<\/li>\n
- ServiceNow – Making the Now Platform more accessible<\/li>\n
- OIAI by Otermans Institute<\/li>\n
- Three UK- Free skills training UK-wide to help bridge the digital divide for elderly people<\/li>\n
- Portsmouth: The Digital City” Project – Portsmouth Digital City Inclusion Project with Google for Education and Canopy Education<\/li>\n
- Snap Finger Click<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Automation Project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- RELAYTO<\/li>\n
- Stock in the Channel, Transforming Academia with Modern Selling<\/li>\n
- Kainos – Kainos Studio<\/li>\n
- Markerstudy Insurance Services<\/li>\n
- Luminance – Luminance\u2019s Legal-Grade\u2122 AI<\/li>\n
- Telegraph Media Group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Not-for-Profit Project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- British Heart Foundation – Stock Journey Innovation<\/li>\n
- OIAI by Otermans Institute<\/li>\n
- FourNet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Public Sector Digital Project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- AND Digital – The \u201cFind a Grant\u201d Service<\/li>\n
- Cisilion<\/li>\n
- Whiteoaks International – The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust and Apogee Corporation<\/li>\n
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Expansion of the MyChart patient portal<\/li>\n
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government – Open Digital Planning: Transforming Planning Services<\/li>\n
- Cognizant – Network Enterprise Structures and Tunnels System<\/li>\n
- Makutu – Sunderland City Council Smart City transformation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Digital Project of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- InFlux Technologies \u2013 FluxAI<\/li>\n
- White Label Loyalty – White Label Loyalty & ARDEX\/BAL<\/li>\n
- Cynergy Bank – Cynergy Bank Mobile App Platform<\/li>\n
- RELAYTO<\/li>\n
- Innovation Group – Fleet Repair Project<\/li>\n
- WhisperClaims – Merged RDEC Scheme Product<\/li>\n
- E.ON – NextWave<\/li>\n
- Vodafone UK – Vodafone TOBI V2 Chatbot<\/li>\n
- Exponentia.ai<\/li>\n
- Ardonagh Advisory – Stanhope with Ardonagh Advisory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Machine Learning \/ AI Project of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Braidr & CULTURE3xTED AI – Winning market leadership through climate leadership<\/li>\n
- Bridgeworks – Bridgeworks Accelerates Digital Tech WANs and Data<\/li>\n
- Content Guru and Together – Real-Time Transcription and Summarisation<\/li>\n
- Kainos – Kainos Studio<\/li>\n
- Lloyds Banking Group – Devices and Digital Experience<\/li>\n
- Caution Your Blast – UK Foreign Office’s first AI-enabled public service<\/li>\n
- British Heart Foundation – Stock Journey Innovation<\/li>\n
- E.ON Next – AI Virtual Assistant<\/li>\n
- OIAI by Otermans Institute<\/li>\n
- SharpEagle Technology<\/li>\n
- Leeds Beckett University – OTWISE-AI Project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Mobile Project of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Salt Communications<\/li>\n
- Cynergy Bank – Cynergy Bank Digital Team<\/li>\n
- Simpro Group – Simpro Mobile Simplifies Job Management in the Field<\/li>\n
- Clippd – Clippd Mobile App<\/li>\n
- Vodafone UK – Express Mobile Shopping Experience<\/li>\n
- Teddy AI Ltd<\/li>\n
- Digital Wonderlab<\/li>\n
- LetPlant Technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Most Successful Environmental Project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- KPMG UK \/ GCG: Sustainable IT Programme<\/li>\n
- RELAYTO<\/li>\n
- Aviva – Net Zero Sustainable Technology Team<\/li>\n
- Circular Computing<\/li>\n
- AXA UK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Personal Excellence<\/p>\n
CDO of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Richard Corbridge \u2013 SEGRO<\/li>\n
- Anne Hegmann – SehaMed Global Ltd.<\/li>\n
- Lara Burns – The Scouts<\/li>\n
- Sarah Jensen – Barts Health NHS<\/li>\n
- Nick Edwards – The AA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
CTO of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Snebu Samuel – Six Senses London<\/li>\n
- Sumit Ganju \u2013 gocodegreen<\/li>\n
- Paula Felstead – FINN Partners<\/li>\n
- Farshid Eilami – Stock in the Channel<\/li>\n
- Matt Mehrjardi – Geeks Ltd<\/li>\n
- Ross Heritage – Sedex Information Exchange Ltd<\/li>\n
- Barny Ritchley – CV-Library<\/li>\n
- Stephen Rooke – Healthxchange Pharmacy UK Limited<\/li>\n
- Ian Marsden – Eseye<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
CTO of the Year: Financial Services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Dan Evans – Go Compare<\/li>\n
- Mick Barry – Finbridge Global<\/li>\n
- Rana Bhattacharya – Cynergy Bank<\/li>\n
- Stuart Walters – BDO LLP<\/li>\n
- James Coggin – Innovation Group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Development Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Aviva Plc – Central Data Ingestion<\/li>\n
- Cynergy Bank – Cynergy Bank Digital Team<\/li>\n
- RELAYTO<\/li>\n
- Stock in the Channel – Development Team<\/li>\n
- Innovation Group – Gateway Development Team<\/li>\n
- HansaWorld UK – HansaWorld Development Team & LMS<\/li>\n
- SEGRO Plc<\/li>\n
- E.ON – Bunny Bunny, Product Development Team<\/li>\n
- Lloyds – Automated Mobile Design Framework<\/li>\n
- Ardonagh Advisory in partnership with Brillio & Mendix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Digital Ambassador of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Alex Jonas \u2013 Accenture<\/li>\n
- Dr. Suman Ghosh – British Telecom<\/li>\n
- Paul Bird – Amnesty International<\/li>\n
- Ayelet Sachto \u2013 Google<\/li>\n
- Marc Purser – SEGRO Plc<\/li>\n
- Kara Flook – E.ON<\/li>\n
- Andy Phillips – AXA UK<\/li>\n
- Lindsey Jackson – Ardonagh Advisory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Digital Hero of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Shobitha Shivakumar \u2013 SBE<\/li>\n
- Teodora (Teddy) Tepavicharova – Cond\u00e9 Nast<\/li>\n
- Karrie Liu – Hypatia Analytics<\/li>\n
- Yamini Kumar – Network Rail<\/li>\n
- Bill Buchanan – Edinburgh Napier<\/li>\n
- Dr Catriona Campbell, MBE \u2013 EY<\/li>\n
- Dr Maryleen Amaizu – Redgate Software<\/li>\n
- Matthew Sherriff – Telegraph Media Group<\/li>\n
- Jordan Pearson – Lloyds Banking Group<\/li>\n
- Lauren Dally – Ardonagh Advisory<\/li>\n
- Rose Hulse – ScreenHits TV<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Digital Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- North Sea Transition Authority<\/li>\n
- Cynergy Bank<\/li>\n
- RELAYTO<\/li>\n
- Innovation Group<\/li>\n
- Kainos<\/li>\n
- Vodafone UK<\/li>\n
- Teddy AI Ltd<\/li>\n
- Portsmouth: The Digital City” Project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Engineer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Sanjeet Dutta \u2013 BCG<\/li>\n
- Paymon Khamooshi, London School of Innovation – London School of Innovation<\/li>\n
- Swapna Alladi \u2013 Version 1 Solutions<\/li>\n
- Fawaz Hussain \u2013 HM Revenue & Customs<\/li>\n
- Tammy Ajadi – Lloyds Banking Group<\/li>\n
- Neil Fowler, Rocket Software – FINN Partners<\/li>\n
- Ayelet Sachto \u2013 Google<\/li>\n
- Dr. Maryleen Amaizu – Redgate Software<\/li>\n
- Christian Creenan, Backend Engineering – E.ON<\/li>\n
- Parul Chhabra \u2013 IBM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Young Digital Professional of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Jayashri Goddanti – Cranfield University & Levidian Nanosystems<\/li>\n
- Yasmeen Bey – Volkswagen Group UK Limited<\/li>\n
- James Hillyard – Payara Services<\/li>\n
- Nathan John \u2013 IBM<\/li>\n
- Hubert Dembowski – Art of Cloud<\/li>\n
- Emma O’Reilly – Snap Finger Click<\/li>\n
- Max Hallbritter \u2013 Cloudpush<\/li>\n
- Aashi Sahu \u2013 Kone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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