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
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
"Portsmouth: The Digital City" Project
Sedex Information Exchange - The Enhanced Sedex Customer Experience
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
Lara Burns - Chief Digital Officer
Richard Corbridge, SEGRO
Nick Edwards - The AA
Anne Hegmann - SehaMed Global Ltd.
Sarah Jensen - Barts Health NHS
CTO of the Year
Farshid Eilami - Stock in the Channel
Paula Felstead - HBX Group
Sumit Ganju - GoCodeGreen
Ross Heritage - Sedex Information Exchange Ltd
Ian Marsden - Eseye
Matt Mehrjardi - Geeks Ltd
Barny Ritchley - CV-Library
Stephen Rooke - Healthxchange Pharmacy UK Limited
Snebu Samuel - Six Senses London
CTO of the Year – Financial Services
Mick Barry - Finbridge Global
Rana Bhattacharya - Cynergy Bank
James Coggin - Innovation Group
Dan Evans - Go Compare
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
Paul Bird - Amnesty International
Kara Flook - E.ON
Lindsey Jackson - Ardonagh Advisory
Alex Jonas - Accenture
Andy Phillips - AXA UK
Marc Purser - SEGRO Plc
Ayelet Sachto - Google
Dr. Suman Ghosh - British Telecom
Digital Hero of the Year
Dr. Maryleen Amaizu - Redgate Software
Bill Buchanan - Edinburgh Napier
Dr Catriona Campbell, MBE - EY
Lauren Dally - Ardonagh Advisory
Yamini Kumar - Network Rail
Rose Hulse - ScreenHits TV
Karrie LIU - Hypatia Analytics
Jordan Pearson - Lloyds Banking Group
Matthew Sherriff - Telegraph Media Group
Shobitha Shivakumar - SBE
Teodora Tepavicharova - Condé Nast
Digital Team of the Year
Cynergy Bank Digital Team
Gateway Team - Innovation Group
Kainos Studio
North Sea Transition Authority
"Portsmouth: The Digital City" Project
RELAYTO
Teddy AI Ltd
Vodafone UK Consumer Digital In Life Team
Engineer of the Year
Tammy Ajadi - Lloyds Banking Group
Swapna Alladi – Version 1 Solutions
Dr. Maryleen Amaizu - Redgate Software
Parul Chhabra - IBM
Christian Creenan, Backend Engineering - E.ON
Sanjeet Dutta - BCG
Neil Fowler - Rocket Software
Fawaz Hussain – HM Revenue & Customs
Paymon Khamooshi - London School of Innovation
Ayelet Sachto - Google
Young Digital Professional of the Year
Yasmeen Bey - Volkswagen Group UK Limited
Hubert Dembowski - Art of Cloud
Jayashri Goddanti - Cranfield University & Levidian Nanosystems
Max Hallbritter - Cloudpush
James Hillyard - Payara Services
Nathan John - IBM
Emma O'Reilly - Snap Finger Click
Aashi Sahu - Kone
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 - Kent County Council
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 and Alzheimer's Society
OIAI by Otermans Institute
Best Public Sector Digital Project
Apogee Corporation – The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
AND Digital - The “Find a Grant” Service
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Expansion of the MyChart patient portal
Cisilion
Network Rail & Cognizant - Network Enterprise Structures and Tunnels System (NEST)
Makutu - Sunderland City Council Smart City Transformation
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government - Open Digital Planning: Transforming Planning Services
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
RELAYTO
Vodafone UK - Vodafone TOBI V2 Chatbot
WhisperClaims - Merged RDEC Scheme Product
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
Cynergy Bank - Cynergy Bank Digital Team
DVT – Clippd Golf App
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