Free entries now open for the Digital Technology Leaders Awards 2026: Celebrating 10 years

Join us to celebrate a decade of digital leadership

The Digital Technology Leaders Awards are back, and this year marks a milestone.

As the awards enters its tenth year, entries are now open for 2026, with the ceremony scheduled for Thursday 2nd July 2026 at Royal Gardens Hotel, London.

We saw a record-breaking number of entries in 2025, setting the stage for our biggest year yet. Coming up? We’ve outdone ourselves, with 25 categories (more than ever before) covering everything from digital transformation to AI leadership, resilience, team culture and beyond. Register to enter and find out more.

What’s new for 2026?

This year we have expanded the awards' scope with exciting new categories, reflecting how digital leadership and innovation are evolving and to commemorate the decade's milestone. Here are some below:

• **EXCLUSIVE** Decade-Defining Digital Transformation
  Recognises a transformation initiative that has fundamentally reshaped an organisation or sector over the past ten years.
• **EXCLUSIVE** Digital Veteran Award
  Celebrating the professionals who have been shaping the industry for a decade or more.
• **NEW** AI Leader of the Year
  Spotlights an individual who plays a decisive role in shaping how their organisation adopts, governs and benefits from AI.
• **NEW** Digital Resilience Initiative of the Year
  Provides a stage for a project that has significantly improved an organisation’s ability to withstand, respond to and recover from disruption.
• **NEW** Editor’s Choice Award
  No entries for this category are required. Instead Computing’s Editor, Tom Allen, will choose a stand-out entry from across the Project Excellence submissions to take home this award.

We still have 20 other categories to choose from - view them here.

Why enter?

• Establish yourself as a digital leader: Entering gives you a platform to boost credibility and position yourself or your organisation as a benchmark for excellence.
• Showcase cutting-edge work: Highlight your innovations, digital projects, and commitment to excellence for wide recognition.
• Build trust and strengthen reputation: Public recognition helps instill confidence among customers, clients and stakeholders that you deliver at a high standard.
• Reward your team’s hard work: Use the awards to shine a light on your team’s contributions, acknowledge their dedication and motivate future performance.
• Be part of a decade of excellence: As we celebrate 10 years of the Digital Technology Leaders Awards, this landmark edition is set to be the biggest yet; it’s where the industry’s attention will be.

As we enter our tenth year, we invite you to share your story, celebrate your progress and stand alongside the UK’s most forward-thinking digital leaders.

Entries are now open, and close on Friday 20th March at 23:55. Register to enter now to be part of our biggest year yet.