Here all the winners from the Women in Tech Excellence Awards 2024

Congratulations to all our winners!

The Computing Women in Tech Excellence Awards were joyful and full of inspiration.

More than 650 people gathered to celebrate the work and achievements of some genuinely inspirational women. The awards, presented by comedian, writer and presenter Suzie Ruffell, proved the perfect opportunity to catch up with old friends, forge new connections and, most importantly, to party!

Every finalist is a brilliant ambassador for the tech industry and an outstanding role model. We are privileged to showcase their efforts and put their names up in lights.

These awards attracted nearly 1,900 entries this year, and each winner had to work harder than ever to stand out from such a stellar field. Thirty awards were in play and categories included Hero, Innovator and Role Model of the Year, along with new categories like Emerging Tech Champion and Founder of the Year.

Here are all the winners and highly commended submissions in full:

Emerging Tech Champion of the Year

Winner: Asha Easton - Innovate UK

Highly commended: Patty Kostkova - University College London

Founder/Entrepreneur of the Year

Winner: Sophie Carr - Bays Consulting

Highly commended: Emma O'Brien - Embridge Consulting

Digital Leader of the Year Enterprise

Winner: Wincie Wong - NatWest Group

Highly commended: Sarah Peña – Swindon Borough Council

Digital Leader of the Year SME

Winner: Lindsay Jessup – Geeks Ltd.

Highly commended: Lisa Taylor - Geolytix

Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year

Winner: Manchester Digital, Digital Her

Highly commended: Skills 4 Ltd.

Diversity Employer of the Year

Winner: DWP Digital

Highly commended: Nasstar

Engineer of the Year

Winner: Swapna Alladi - Version 1

Graduate of the Year / Apprentice of the Year

Aisha Chowdhury – IBM

Highly commended: Ziyue Chen - HSBC

Highly commended: Zianna Butt - Accenture

Hero of the Year Enterprise

Sarah Cunningham - Daisy Corporate Services

Highly commended: Jordan Pearson - Lloyds Banking Group

Highly commended: Sarah Neenan - IBM

Hero of the Year SME

Winner: Zoe Dronfield: Dronfield Consulting

Highly commended: Claire Revell – Intellek

Innovator of the Year

Winner: Rachel Dickinson - Lloyds Banking Group

Highly commended: Lyndsay MacLeod – HSBC

IT Leader of the Year

Winner: Wendy Marshall - Rackspace Technology

Highly commended: Lucy Murray-Brown - Ministry of Defence

Outstanding Returner Award

Winner: Nida East – IBM

Highly commended: Lynn Stoneman - Government Digital Service

Outstanding Transformation of the Year

Winner: Teodora (Teddy) Tepavicharova - Condé Nast

Rising Star of the Year

Winner: Asra Aslam - University of Leeds, Alan Turing Institute

Highly commended: Lydia Miller – ivee

Rising Star of the Year - Consultancies and Professional Services

Winner: Chloe Tartan - Accenture

Rising Star of the Year – Financial Services

Winner: Renka Gaddu - Admiral Group

Highly commended: Vibhusha Raval - Lloyds Banking Group

Rising Star of the Year – Tech

Winner: Lella Violet – IBM

Role Model of the Year

Winner: Amanda Dahl - Government Digital Service

Role Model of the Year – Consultancies and Professional Services

Winner: Anna Nation – Eviden

Highly commended: Sheena Prema – PwC

Role Model of the Year - Financial Services

Winner: Elizabeth Excell - Lloyds Banking Group

Highly commended: Faizah Rafique - Atom Bank

Role Model of the Year – Tech

Winner: Priyanka Gangishetty - Microsoft

Highly commended: Kiran Bajar – Keboola

Security Professional of the Year

Winner: Eve Grisenthwaite - Accenture UK Ltd

Highly commended: Justyna Larkowska - Ardonagh Advisory

Team Leader of the Year

Winner: Gabi Talbot - Costa Coffee

Team Leader of the Year - Financial Services

Winner: Julie McLaughlin - Nationwide Building Society

Team Leader of the Year – Tech

Winner: Amanda Robinson – Fujitsu

Highly commended: Vivienne Williamson – Trustmarque

Transformation Leader of the Year

Winner: Kathryn Goddard – Nationwide

Highly commended: Gemma Gwilliam – The

Woman of the Year

Winner: Alice Hendy - R;pple Suicide Prevention Charity

Highly commended: Toni Scullion - STACS (Scottish Teachers Advancing Computing Science)

Highly commended: Shilpa Kaluti – Scrumconnect

Woman of the Year – Financial

Winner: Christine Theodore - Admiral Group

Highly commended: Kapila Dayal - NatWest Group

Woman of the Year – Tech

Winner: Dash Tubor – TUBR