The eagerly awaited shortlist for the Women in IT Awards UK 2023 has been announced, with over 150 individuals and businesses making the grade.
Now in its ninth year, the Women in IT Awards UK continues to recognise advocates, role models, and allies looking to break down barriers for women in the tech industry.
According to a report by The World Bank, women make up under 40% of the global workforce, and recent findings from the European Institute for Gender Equality show that only 17% of ICT specialists are women. In comparison, 34% of STEM graduates are women.
These figures, along with the finding that women in the ICT sector are earning 19% less than men, show that more work must be done to ensure true gender diversity in tech.
Over the years, the prestigious awards have recognised and celebrated over 1,000 women, allies, and organisations across the UK for their outstanding contributions to the technology industry.
This year’s winners will be revealed at a glamorous in-person ceremony on Thursday, 23 February 2023, at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House, London.
You can join the celebrations by reserving your place here.
The shortlist for this year’s Women in IT Awards UK is as follows:
Advocate OTY
Eimear O’Connor, Form3
Irina Kamalova, Revolut
Juliet Bramwell, Google Cloud
Kasia Wojciechowska, Capita / Modular People Solutions
Kate Carlin, HSBC
Kate Hanline, Google
Kenya McKenzie-Jones, Microsoft
Priyanka Gangishetty, Microsoft
Sasha Burgoyne, TechSwitch
Yuyan Zhang, Amazon
Ally OTY
Adam Jordan, Mintel
Andrew Brown, IBM
Emma Gray, Capgemini Invent
Ganesh Kumar, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
Jakub Misiorny, Untrite
Kevin Traynor, Centrica
Nathan Harris, JLL Technologies
Sat Gainda, Version 1
Tim Hatton, AND Digital
Wendy Sabaroche, CGI IT UK Ltd
CI/TO OTY
Floriana Molone, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils
Georgina Owens, former CTO of Liberis
Liz Rice, Isovalent / OpenUK
Melanie Thompson, Ammonite Wealth Ltd (trading name ammonite)
Nadine Thomson, MediaCom
Natasha Sayce-zelem, Amazon Prime Video
Niki Trigoni, Navenio
Sandra Taylor, Worcestershire County Council
Data Leader OTY
Anzy Meerasahib, Ernst and Young
Gemma Elsworth, DWP Digital
Janani Dumbleton, Meta UK Ltd
Kirstin Duffield, Morning Data
Marion Shaw, Chaucer Group
Rachel Turner, NHS Digital
Radhika Bandarupalli, BP
Rituparna Bhattacharya, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
Susmitha Gunda, Moorhouse Consulting
Tiyasha Paul, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
DEI Initiative OTY
#Cajigo100WomenInTech – Rav Bumbra – Cajigo
Agilitas – Bev Markland – Agilitas
DEI Council – Shreya Adhikari – Thoughtworks UK
Form3 – Clara Diaz – Form3
Inclusion without Exception – Leva Jankelaityte – Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
Make HerStory – Nicoleta Raportaru – IBM
Novus Neurodiversity Programme – Kasia Wojciechowska – Capita / Modular People Solutions
Starts With A Name – Chloe Gillard – Version 1
TechSwitch – Sophia Lin – TechSwitch
We All Go Further Together – Khadijah Pandor – Wiley Edge
DEI Tech Platform OTY
Diverse Talent Careers – Jemma Simpson – Diverse Talent Careers
Global Equality Collective App – Nicole Ponsford – Global Equality Collective
Inclusion Maturity Assessment (IMA) – Maddie Wollerton Blanks – Grant Thornton UK LLP
TrustElevate – Rachel O’Connell – TrustElevate
Digital Transformation Leader OTY
Alex Nelson, AB InBev
Ash Finnegan, Conga
Danielle Lloyd, Apploi
Hannah Burke, Capgemini Invent
Lisa Beavis, Centrica
Neeta Mundra, Salesforce
Rachel Ruckley, easyJet
Sarina Sharma, JLL Technologies
Sasha Jory, Hastings Direct
Swati Murthy, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
Diversity Lead OTY
Akua Opong, LSEG
Beth Foster, Google
Bev Markland, Agilitas
Chloe Gillard, Version 1
Nicole Griffith-Brown, Clarasys
Ramma Shiv Kumar, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
Sheree Atcheson, Valtech
Employer OTY
Agilitas – Richard Eglon
Dragonfly Holdings Ltd – Stacey Howard
DWP Digital – Emma Crawford
Dxw – Vanessa Montgomery Williams
Form3 – Clara Diaz
Snap Finger Click – Joanna Haslam
Talos – Janette Martin
Untrite – Kamila Hankiewicz
Version 1 – Justin Hillis
Entrepreneur OTY
Caroline Duff, Ammonite Wealth Ltd
Emma Forward, Emma Forward Ltd
Hazel Savage, Musiio by SoundCloud
Lavinia Osbourne, Women in Blockchain Talks Ltd
Susan Kabani, Ugenie
IT Team OTY (public)
Jacqui Leggetter, Department for Work and Pensions
Lucy Chieffo, DVLA
Elizabeth Hill, NHS Digital
IT Team OTY (private)
Jeannette Copeland, Ann Summers Ltd
Celine Tisserant, BP
Kathryn Ratcliffe, CGI IT UK Ltd
Pragati Kaurav, Cognizant
Dweeti Fanshawe, easyJet
Joanne Ormandy, JLL Technologies
Sarah Banks, Marks & Spencer (M&S)
Carly Ward, Moorhouse Consulting
Katie Mulligan, Rolls-Royce
Tanmaya Kulkarni, Xero
Newcomer OTY
Bethan Jenkins, Gwent Police
Catherine Heylings, IBM Consulting
Danielle Inkster, SEDNA
Kirsten Phillips, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
Melissa Hayes, River Island
Niamh O’Kane and Aimee McKendry, Version 1
Nicole Jolaoso, Capita
Shobitha Shivakumar, IBM
Veronica Wadhwa, Accenture UK
Next Generation Leader OTY
Ameesha Mittal, Facebook
Cherry Ko, NatWest Group
Ecem Karaman, JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Hillary Prather, Amazon
Katie Gamanji, Apple / OpenUK
Nataliia Pelykh, Ciklum
Priyanka Sharma, LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group
Sabrina Brookfield, Civil Aviation Authority
Vibhusha Raval, Haleon
Yasemin Karakurt, IBM
Outstanding Diversity Network OTY
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Wellbeing Network (DEIW) – Emma Johnson – Credera UK
Employee Network of Networks – Ieva Jankelaityte – Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
Altitude Network – Louise Brown – Heathrow Airport
Women in Tech Group – Rishin Mitra – Version 1
BCS Women Committee – Andrea Palmer – BCS Women
Technology Inclusion Group (TechInc) – Dipen Dhanani – Willis Towers Watson
Women@GoogleCloudUK – Chiara Macarti Speranza, Moriah Baxevane-Connell, Elizabeth Lachhar – Google Cloud
Returner OTY
Christine Houghton, JLL Technologies
Jude McVitty, Version 1
Nida East, IBM
Priyanka Banthia, Synaptics Inc. (DisplayLink)
Security Leader OTY
Aditi Ramachandran, 6point6
Felicity (Flick) March, Kyndryl
Lisa Openshaw, CGI IT UK Ltd
Monica Eaton-Cardone, Chargebacks911
Sabrina Brookfield, Civil Aviation Authority
Shruti Kulkarni, 6point6
Social Impact Project OTY
Academy Achievers – Paulette Watson
Capgemini Invent – Prisca Flint
Giving To Services – Leanne Holder
Version 1 – Justin Hillis
Warwick Business School – Shweta Singh
Tech Start-Up OTY
Dr. Andrea Cullen, CAPSLOCK
Faiza Choudhury, Slync
Gul Aydin, Codementum Ltd
Hazel Savage, Musiio by SoundCloud
Jagroop Sahi, KIDDYKIND
Katee Hunter, Inveztor Ltd
Kathrine Ives, Ellipsis Data Management
Layla White, TechPassport
Sinem Pala, Ceetech Consultancy
Susan Kabani, Ugenie
Woman OTY
Alina Timofeeva, Oliver Wyman
Aneesha Harindran, Clarasys
Debbie Forster MBE, Tech Talent Charter
Emely Patra, Salesforce
Kate Jones, IBM
Manija Poulatova, Google Cloud
Margareta Klincic Tremac, Google Cloud
Sam Robinson, NHS Digital
Sharon Ramus, CGI IT UK Ltd
Wincie Wong, NatWest Group
