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