UKIT Awards - Inspirational Individual of the Year - Alina Timofeeva

"A win not just for me, but all immigrants and women in IT"

The UK IT Industry Awards was back in Central London last night, with the industry out in force to support the awards and celebrate success after another challenging year.

Alina Timofeeva, a Principal at Oliver Wyman's Digital Practice, secured the Inspirational Individual of the Year award.

Alina said the award was "not only for me, but also the immigrants and women in IT that I inspire. I never thought that I myself as an immigrant would ever go through such a journey and be on-stage here. It's not just a victory for me, but a victory for all of us."

The UK IT Industry Awards represent the best and brightest of the IT sector. Alina particularly noted the lack of siloes in who can enter:

"It's a great opportunity to see not just men and women, but men and women together. I see a lot of more siloed awards...but this is very good because you have [awards for] the graduates and the inspirational people and the vendors. It's really a great selection."

We have also published a full list of winners and will share more videos soon, so stay tuned to Computing!