Everywoman has introduced the winners of this yr’s Everywoman in Know-how Awards, chosen by greater than 30 skilled judges from greater than eighty finalists.
First launched in 2011, annually the Everywoman in Know-how Awards purpose to have fun ladies in tech from across many sectors and organisations for their achievements.
Highlighting the importance of showcasing position models within the know-how sector, Maxine Benson, co-founding father of Everywoman, stated: “Over the past 14 years, the accomplishments and tales of those gifted ladies have and will proceed to encourage future generations to pursue a profession in an business the place ladies are underneath-represented.
“Every winner is a task mannequin whose exceptional achievements showcase the very important advancements know-how has in saving, reworking and enhancing lives, whereas additionally positively impacting the planet and making certain the future of tech grows ever more numerous and inclusive.”
The theme for this yr’s awards and the community’s associated Tech Discussion board was “individuals, planet, progress”, specializing in how know-how can be used to unravel a number of the world’s largest issues, as well as the large half know-how plays in individuals’s day-to-day lives.
The winners of this yr’s FDM Everywoman in Know-how Awards have been as follows:
Apprentice Award – sponsored by SSE
- Amy Groves, software program engineer, Lloyds Banking Group
CTO/CIO of the Yr Award – sponsored by Accenture
- Nadine Thomson, CTO, GroupM – MediaCom
Cyber Safety Award – sponsored by BAE Methods
- Eleanor Sim, director cyber safety technique and structure, Bupa
Digital Star Award – sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group
- Vibhusha Raval, scrum grasp, Haleon
Digital Transformation Chief Award – sponsored by Bupa
- Li Qun Taylor, head of digital channels know-how, retail digitech, NatWest Financial institution
Entrepreneur Award – sponsored by Howden Group Holdings
- Vinita Rathi, CEO, Systango
Innovator Award – sponsored by American Categorical
- Francesca Rosella, co-founder and chief artistic officer, Cute Circuit
Chief Award – sponsored by Twilio
- Lindsey Bateman, chief info safety officer, M&G plc
Male Agent of Change Award – sponsored by Centrica PLC
- Declan O’Gorman, head of engineering, NatWest Group
One to Watch Award – sponsored by Computacenter
- Catherine James, scholar at Woman Eleanor Holles Faculty
Rising Star Award – sponsored by SUSE
- Bethany Clarke, former advanced advisor engineer, Capgemini Engineering
Software Engineer Award – sponsored by Discover
- Duygu Cakmak, R&D director, Artistic Assembly
Staff Leader Award – sponsored by Fujitsu
- Becky Ferraro, inclusive design lead, Deloitte Digital
Tech For Good Award – sponsored by RS Group
- Christiane Demgenski, chief product officer, Awina
Educational Award
- Jackie Carter, professor in statistical literacy, University of Manchester
The Lady of the Yr award was given to Pamela Maynard, CEO of Avanade, for her work in creating a “individuals-first” culture at Avanade.
Maynard defined there have been occasions initially of her profession when there was “no one who seemed like [her] in the room”, which frequently left her feeling like she didn’t belong.
She stated: “What it did was encourage me, motivated me to work incredibly arduous. It drove my ardour and motivation. As a result of what I would like to be able to do is depart the know-how business in a much more inclusive and numerous place than the place at which I found it once I entered the know-how business many years ago.”