FDM everywoman in Technology 2022 Award Winners
Woman of the Year Award
Winner
Eleanor Harry
Managing Director
HACE (Data Changing Child Labour)
Academic Award
This is awarded to a woman in academia who has made an outstanding contribution to technology and science and whose work has made or has the potential to make a significant long-term impact in STEM. This could include using technology to enhance and support research and teaching, achieving technological breakthroughs or leveraging one’s position to significantly encourage more talent into stem subjects.
Winner
Runners-up
Dr Sarah Morris
– Head of the Digital Investigation Unit, Senior Lecturer, Cranfield University
Esther Rodriguez-Villegas
– CO-CEO, Acurable
Gemma Pybus
– Lecturer, University of West London and Bucks College Group
Tamsin King
– Deputy Director of Central Timetabling, Imperial College London
Find out more about the Academic Award finalists
Professor Rachel Oliver
Professor of Materials Science
University of Cambridge
Apprentice Award - Sponsored by SSE
This is awarded to a young woman apprentice who is a game-changer and is excelling in her early career.
Winner
Runners-up
Anna Solek – Software Engineer, JP Morgan Chase
Chloe Bishop – Software Engineer, American Express
Elizabeth Hillyard – Apprentice Software Developer, FedEx Express
Pia Read Crawford – Cloud Engineer, Willis Towers Watson
Veronica Wadhwa – Technology Analyst, Accenture
Find out more about the Apprentice Award finalists
Khadija Al-Selini
Software Engineer
IBM
CTO/CIO of the Year Award - Sponsored by Accenture
This will be awarded to a female Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information Officer or equivalent board level executive who promotes meaningful and tangible technological change in an organisation and demonstrates outstanding leadership and/or innovation.
Winner
Runners-up
Aislinn McBride – Digital Services CTO, Kainos
Dr Sadia E.Ahmed – Independent Executive Consultant
Elisa Patrizi – Head of Operation & Maintenance, INWIT
Hazel Oliver – CTO, TradeCredi Tech
Vidya Laxman – Technology Director, Tesco
Find out more about the CTO/CIO of the Year Award finalists
Jacqui Lipinski
CIO and Director of Digital & Technical Services
Royal College of Arts
Cyber Security Award - Sponsored by Avast
This is awarded to a woman who is excelling in her role and making a tangible difference to her business in the field of cyber security.
Winner
Runners-up
Carina Harrison – Senior Information Security Manager, American Express
Carol Raynes – Head of Cyber Security, Royal London Group
Mia Axtell – Senior Security Analyst, ARM
Saba Mohammed – Vice President – Cybersecurity Education Program Lead, JP Morgan Chase
Sema Yuce – Director, Truth ISC Technology and Security Consultancy LTD
Find out more about the Cyber Security Award finalists.
Fay Sears
Cyber Security Supply Chain Assurance, SSE
Digital Star Award - Sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group
This is awarded to a woman who is excelling in a digital role. This could include innovative digital content, social media, web development or developing online solutions.
Winner
Runners-up
Abigail Allman – Chief Marketing Officer, ERP Dynamics
Gemma Hackney – Senior ADAM Engineer, Royal London
Kaveta Mistry – European Solution Leader – B2C eCommerce, McKesson UK
Laveena Ramchandani – Testing and Quality assurance Lead, EasyJet
Priyanka Gangishetty – Senior Azure Customer Engineer, Microsoft
Find out more about the Digital Star Award finalists.
Gigi Taguri
Director of Medical Technology, LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor
Digital Transformation Leader Award - Sponsored by Bupa
This is awarded to a female leader who has led the digital transformation of an organisation as either a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, or as part of a wider business plan.
Winner
Runners-up
Dr Sophia Fannon-Howell – Principal Data and Analytics – B2B & Emerging Solutions, BP
Gill Glover – Head of Evergreen and M365 Product Owner, Lloyds Banking Group
Helen Hancox – Software Engineering Manager, Accenture
Malgorzata (Margo) Urban – Director of Product, Anthony Nolan
Polly Caldwell – Product Lead, Auto Trader
Silvia Diogo – Partner | Technology Strategy, Innovation & Transformation | Financial Services, KPMG LLP
Find out more about the Digital Transformation Leader Award finalists.
Neeta Mundra
Financial Services Transformation Director, Salesforce
Entrepreneur Award - Sponsored by The Howden Group
This is awarded to an owner/operator of a technology business whose vision and talent will inspire others to start their own technology-related venture (trading for a minimum of 24 months).
Winner
Runners-up
Alexandra Depledge MBE – Founder and CEO, Resi
Jordan Brompton – Co-founder and CMO, myenergi
Melinda Nicci – Founder and CEO, Body Collective
Find out more about the Entrepreneur Award finalists.
Joy Foster
Founder and CEO, TechPixies
Innovator Award - Sponsored by American Express
This is awarded to a woman designing, developing, researching, implementing or being exceptionally creative with technology in an unconventional and innovative way.
Winner
Runners-up
Alison Ettridge – Chief Believer (CEO), Talent Intuition Ltd
Anne Widdop – Founding Director, The VR Hive
Ilana Wisby – Chief Executive Officer, Oxford Quantum Circuits
Joana Paiva – CTO & Co-Founder, Intelligent Lab on Fiber, Limited
Find out more about the Innovator Award finalists.
Rubina Singh
Head of Ideation Delivery, Centrica
Leader Award - Sponsored by Twilio
This will be awarded to the woman operating in a senior technology role within her organisation. She will be making a contribution to the strategic direction of the business.
Winner
Runners-up
Donna-Marie Patten – Global Technology Infrastructure (GTI) EMEA Technology Delivery Lead, JP Morgan Chase & Co
Fiona Gallagher-Payet – Global Director, Enterprise Operations Engagement, Meta
Folashade Adetunji – Release Train Engineer, Discover Financial Services
Kristina Marriott – Value Stream Product Owner, Lloyds Banking Group
Lois Aldington – Data Science Manager, Deliveroo
Victoria Cope – Head of Procurement and Supply Chain – Major Systems & Equipment, BAE Systems
Find out more about the Leader Award finalists.
Sara Jones
Mobile Operations Director, BT plc
Male Agent of Change Award
This is awarded to a male agent of change for their active commitment to encouraging, advancing, sponsoring or championing the progress of women working in technology.
Winner
Runners-up
Juan Villamil – Chief Information Officer, Imperial College London
Kas Arshad – Analysis Practice Lead, Royal London
Kevin Dainty – Client Relationship Manager, Reed
Michael Sanders – Managing Director – Head of Macro Technology, JP Morgan Chase
Tom King – People Strategy Lead, M&G
Find out more about the Male Agent of Change Award finalists.
Darren Miles
Chief Information Officer, Centrica
One to Watch Award - Sponsored by Computacenter
This is awarded to a girl aged 11-18 who is actively encouraging girls to study STEM subjects at school-level or making waves in the tech space. This award seeks to identify young game-changers and is open to inspirational students.
Winner
Runners-up
Imogen Mann – Student, Highgate School
Joely To – Founder and CEO, Pioneer
Find out more about the One to Watch Award finalists.
Lea Button
Computer Science Student, The University of Sheffield
Rising Star Award - Sponsored by SUSE
This is awarded to a woman aged 26 or under who is excelling in her technology career, making a valuable contribution to her organisation.
Winner
Runners-up
Amber Swift – Performance Insights Analyst, Northumbrian Water
Giorgia Litwin – Sales Specialist – Adaptive Organisation, Fujitsu
Harshitha Shivakumar – Technical Consultant, IBM
Rituja Rao – Senior Enterprise Project Manager, Deliveroo
Roxanne Sammons – Software Engineer, JP Morgan
Find out more about the Rising Star Award finalists.
Tulika Agarwal
Assistant Manager, KPMG
Software Engineer Award - Sponsored by NatWest Group
Awarded to a woman who has made a significant difference to the art of software engineering. She has built something new, shifted the art of the possible and is moving the profession forward.
Winner
Runners-up
Emily Lawton – Senior Software Engineer, REPL
Katerina Sidiropoulou – Lead Software Developer, Software Engineering, Discover Financial Services
Shweta Patil – Senior Software Engineer, IRIS Software Group
Find out more about the Software Engineer Award finalists.
Kim Diep
Software Engineer & Tech Coach, Tech Returners
Team Leader Award - Sponsored by Fujitsu
This is awarded to a woman whose team leadership has greatly contributed to the organisation’s success.
Winner
Runners-up
Emma Rothschild – Senior Sales Manager, Nordics & Benelux, Twilio
Joanne Rose – Head of Salesforce Platform, Centrica
Johanna Chant – IT Manager, FedEx Express
Laura Magnani – Solution Architect and UKI Technology I&D Lead, Accenture
Liz Lutgendorff – Lead Insight and Analysis Advisor, Government Digital Service
Find out more about the Team Leader Award finalists.
Jess Majekodunmi
Director, Human Sciences Studio, Accenture
Tech For Good Award - Sponsored by RS Components
This is awarded to a woman who is driving forward an initiative that uses tech for good – whether as part of a social enterprise, diversity and inclusion, a focus on sustainability or any other area of impact.
Winner
Runners-up
Caroline Laurenson – Managing Director, TL Tech Ltd
Eleanor Harry – Managing Director, HACE (Data Changing Child Labour)
Namrata Sharma – Manager, Founder & Global Lead of Deloitte’s Women for Ethical AI Network, Deloitte