2025 SHORTLIST
We’re proud to present this year’s outstanding finalists, trailblazers who are driving innovation and excellence in the digital technology sector. A huge congratulations to all those shortlisted! Your work continues to shape the future of our industry and inspire others to follow in your footsteps.
Finalists, get ready to celebrate in style! Secure your place with one of our exclusive finalist packages here, or get in touch to create a bespoke experience tailored to your team here.
Now, without further ado, let's unveil our finalists!
Organisational Excellence
Best Place to Work in Digital
DVLA Information Technology Services
DWP Digital
Jaguar Land Rover
Lateral Connect
North Sea Transition Authority
Smokeball UK
Snap Finger Click
Digital Service Company of the Year
B13.ai
BreezeMove
Crises Control
Engaging Data
Information Technology Services - DVLA
RELAYTO
Sitecore
Stock in the Channel
Wanstor
White Label Loyalty
Digital Transformation of the Year
"Portsmouth: The Digital City" Project
Absoft - Digital Transformation of First Rail
Engaging Data - Data Governance
Knight Frank
Makutu - Sunderland’s Smart City Transformation
Novuna Vehicle Solutions - QuotePro: Empowering Brokers Through Digital Transformation
Otermans Institute - OIAI by Otermans Institute
Sedex Information Exchange - The Enhanced Sedex Customer Experience
The Scouts - The Scouts Volunteer Experience Transformation Programme
Vodafone - Vodafone IT Change Management Digital Transformation
Vodafone UK - Customer Experience Transformation
Digital Transformation of the Year - Financial Services
Cynergy Bank
Nationwide - Nationwide Digital Transformation
PCW Tech - Go Compare Digital Replatform
ThinCats - Digital Process Transformation
Personal Excellence
CDO of the Year
Anne Hegmann - SehaMed Global Ltd.
Lara Burns - Chief Digital Officer
Nick Edwards - The AA
Richard Corbridge, SEGRO
Sarah Jensen - Barts Health NHS
CTO of the Year
Barny Ritchley - CV-Library
Farshid Eilami - Stock in the Channel
Ian Marsden - Eseye
Matt Mehrjardi - Geeks Ltd
Paula Felstead - HBX Group
Ross Heritage - Sedex Information Exchange Ltd
Snebu Samuel - Six Senses London
Stephen Rooke - Healthxchange Pharmacy UK Limited
Sumit Ganju - GoCodeGreen
CTO of the Year – Financial Services
Dan Evans - Go Compare
James Coggin - Innovation Group
Mick Barry - Finbridge Global
Rana Bhattacharya - Cynergy Bank
Stuart Walters - BDO LLP
Development Team of the Year
Ardonagh Advisory in partnership with Brillio & Mendix
Aviva Plc - Central Data Ingestion
Cynergy Bank - Cynergy Bank Digital Team
E.ON - Bunny Bunny, Product Development Team
HansaWorld UK - HansaWorld Development Team & LMS
Innovation Group - Gateway Development Team
Lloyds Banking Group - Automated Mobile Design Framework
RELAYTO
SEGRO Plc
Stock in the Channel - Development Team
Digital Ambassador of the Year
Alex Jonas - Accenture
Andy Phillips - AXA UK
Ayelet Sachto - Google
Dr. Suman Ghosh - British Telecom
Kara Flook - E.ON
Lindsey Jackson - Ardonagh Advisory
Marc Purser - SEGRO Plc
Paul Bird - Amnesty International
Digital Hero of the Year
Bill Buchanan - Edinburgh Napier
Dr Catriona Campbell, MBE - EY
Dr. Maryleen Amaizu - Redgate Software
Jordan Pearson - Lloyds Banking Group
Karrie LIU - Hypatia Analytics
Lauren Dally - Ardonagh Advisory
Matthew Sherriff - Telegraph Media Group
Rose Hulse - ScreenHits TV
Shobitha Shivakumar - SBE
Teodora Tepavicharova - Condé Nast
Yamini Kumar - Network Rail
Digital Team of the Year
"Portsmouth: The Digital City" Project
Cynergy Bank Digital Team
Gateway Team - Innovation Group
Kainos Studio
North Sea Transition Authority
RELAYTO
Teddy AI Ltd
Vodafone UK Consumer Digital In Life Team
Engineer of the Year
Ayelet Sachto - Google
Christian Creenan, Backend Engineering - E.ON
Dr. Maryleen Amaizu - Redgate Software
Fawaz Hussain – HM Revenue & Customs
Neil Fowler - Rocket Software
Parul Chhabra - IBM
Paymon Khamooshi - London School of Innovation
Sanjeet Dutta - BCG
Swapna Alladi – Version 1 Solutions
Tammy Ajadi - Lloyds Banking Group
Young Digital Professional of the Year
Aashi Sahu - Kone
Emma O'Reilly - Snap Finger Click
Hubert Dembowski - Art of Cloud
James Hillyard - Payara Services
Jayashri Goddanti - Cranfield University & Levidian Nanosystems
Max Hallbritter - Cloudpush
Nathan John - IBM
Yasmeen Bey - Volkswagen Group UK Limited
Project Excellence
**NEW!** Breakthrough Data Project
British Heart Foundation - Stock Journey Innovation
FourNet and Newcastle City Council
HSBC - Entity Resolution
Lloyds Banking Group - Portfolio Movements Notifications
Network Rail & Cognizant - Geotechnical Asset Insights Application (GAIA)
The AA & Publicis Sapient - Colleague BI agent
Vodafone UK - SEO data-driven approach to Black Friday
**NEW!** Outstanding Digital Inclusion Project
Portsmouth: The Digital City" Project - Portsmouth Digital City Inclusion Project with Google for Education and Canopy Education
Amnesty International - Global Tenancy Services Project
Circular Computing
DVLA - STEM Programme and Digital Inclusion scheme
Earth Minutes
Santander - Making Santander’s Retail and Business Apps more accessible
ServiceNow - Making the Now Platform more accessible
Norfolk City Council - Tech Skills for Life
OIAI by Otermans Institute
Snap Finger Click
Three UK - Free skills training UK-wide to help bridge the digital divide for elderly people
Best Automation Project
Kainos - Kainos Studio
Luminance - Luminance’s Legal-Grade™ AI
Markerstudy Insurance Services Limited
RELAYTO
Stock in the Channel - Transforming Academia with Modern Selling
Telegraph Media Group
Best Not-for-Profit Project
British Heart Foundation - Stock Journey Innovation
FourNet
OIAI by Otermans Institute
Best Public Sector Digital Project
AND Digital - The “Find a Grant” Service
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Expansion of the MyChart patient portal
Cisilion
Cognizant - Network Enterprise Structures and Tunnels System
Makutu - Sunderland City Council Smart City Transformation
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government - Open Digital Planning: Transforming Planning Services
Apogee Corporation – The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Digital Project of the Year
Ardonagh Advisory - Stanhope with Ardonagh Advisory
Cynergy Bank - Cynergy Bank Mobile App Platform
E.ON - NextWave
Exponentia.ai
InFlux Technologies - FluxAI
Innovation Group - Fleet Repair Project
WhisperClaims - Merged RDEC Scheme Product
RELAYTO
Vodafone UK - Vodafone TOBI V2 Chatbot
White Label Loyalty - White Label Loyalty & ARDEX/BAL
Machine Learning / AI Project of the Year
Braidr & CULTURE3xTED AI - Winning market leadership through climate leadership
Bridgeworks - Bridgeworks Accelerates Digital Tech WANs and Data
British Heart Foundation - Stock Journey Innovation
Caution Your Blast - UK Foreign Office's first AI-enabled public service
Content Guru and Together - Real-Time Transcription and Summarisation
E.ON Next - AI Virtual Assistant
Kainos - Kainos Studio
Leeds Beckett University - OTWISE-AI Project
Lloyds Banking Group - Devices and Digital Experience
OIAI by Otermans Institute
SharpEagle Technology
Mobile Project of the Year
Clippd - Clippd Mobile App
Cynergy Bank - Cynergy Bank Digital Team
Digital Wonderlab
LetPlant Technology®
Salt Communications
Simpro Group - Simpro Mobile Simplifies Job Management in the Field
Teddy AI Ltd
Vodafone UK - Express Mobile Shopping Experience
Most Successful Environmental Project