Congratulations to all of our winners at the Digital Technology Leaders Awards 2026. In this landmark 10th anniversary year, we celebrated a decade of recognising the individuals, teams and organisations redefining what exceptional digital leadership looks like across the UK.

Over the past ten years, these awards have become a benchmark for innovation, impact and excellence, honouring those who not only embrace technology, but use it to drive meaningful, measurable change.

This year’s winners represent the very best in ambition, execution and forward-thinking leadership, setting a new standard for the industry.

To our winners, enquire about winners’ packages here to showcase your success and amplify your achievement.

**EXCLUSIVE** Decade-Defining Digital Transformation

Winner: Hive, Indurent

Highly Commended: E.ON UK

Best Place to Work in Digital

Winner: E.ON UK

Highly Commented: Snap Finger Click

Digital Service Company of the Year

Winner: Wanstor

Digital Transformation of the Year

Winner: BT Group, Tooling Systems and Automation Team Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation of the Year - Public Sector & Third Sector Transformation

Winner: GOV.UK One Login

**EXCLUSIVE** Digital Veteran Award

Winner: Richard Corbridge, SEGRO

**NEW** AI Leader of the Year

Winner: James Snowdon, Indurent

**NEW** AI Leader of the Year - Public Sector, Third Sector and Education

Winner: Tom Collins, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Highly Commended: Julie Carson, Woodland Academy Trust

**NEW** AI Leader of the Year – Consultancy & Digital Services

Winner: Mini Biswas, Cisilion

CDO of the Year

Winner: Dave Roberts, Stantec

Highly Commended: Deborah Millar, Hull College

CTO of the Year - Large Enterprise

Winner: Kelly Paterson, Serco

CTO of the Year - SME

Winner: Tristram Norman, Simprints

Development Team of the Year

Winner: HM Courts & Tribunals Service & Scrumconnect

Digital Ambassador of the Year

Winner: Sanjay Singh, BT

Highly Commended: Alina Timofeeva, Unique.Bold.You.

Digital Hero of the Year - Large Enterprise

Winner: Dinesh Panigrahi, Rainforest Alliance

Digital Hero of the Year – SME

Winner: Hannah Butterworth, Scrumconnect

Digital Team of the Year

Winner: OVO Energy, The Beyond Team

Engineer of the Year

Winner: Elizabeth Excell, Lloyds Banking Group

Young Digital Professional of the Year

Winner: Areeba Hussain, EON UK

Young Digital Professional of the Year – Vendors & Consultancies

Winner: Matthew Soars, Napier AI

**NEW** Digital Resilience Initiative of the Year

Winner: Nant Gwrtheyrn Nature Trail App, Nant Gwrtheyrn & Tinkr Creative

Best Automation Project

Winner: AtkinsRéalis, ARROW Wastewater Network Optimisation

Best Not-for-Profit Project

Winner: Wavemaker, DigitAll

Best Public Sector Digital Project

Winner: Totalmobile and Fife Council: Transforming Community Care Through Digital Innovation

Breakthrough Data Project

Winner: Marketwide Half Hourly Settlement, E.ON Next

Digital Project of the Year

Winner: Nant Gwrtheyrn Nature Trail App, Nant Gwrtheyrn & Tinkr Creative

Highly Commended: E.ON NEXT, NextCare

Machine Learning / AI Project of the Year - Large Enterprise

Winner: Bank of England. ChatBoE

Machine Learning / AI Project of the Year - SME

Winner: Cleafy - Nyx Autonomous Investigation System

Most Successful Environmental Project

Winner: NatWest Group, Bankline Transformation, Natwest Group in partnership with GoCodeGreen

Outstanding Digital Inclusion Project

Winner: Hassell Inclusion, Free Digital Accessibility Webinars