The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Tech Awards will look to provide a safe and supportive space for like-minded individuals to collaborate, support and champion the differences that make us unique, and ultimately help businesses to thrive. 

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The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Tech Awards is delighted to reveal the inaugural cohort of shortlisted individuals, teams, initiatives, and businesses for the 2023 Awards, comprising over 90 finalists across 14 categories.

The shortlist, which includes those shortlisted for categories including Role Model of the Year, Diversity, Equity & Inclsuion Advicate of the Year, Race Equality Champpion Award, and more, will be announced at the JW Marriot Grosvenor House in London on April 27th 2023. 

The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Tech Awards will look to provide a safe and supportive space for like-minded individuals to collaborate, support and champion the differences that make us unique, and ultimately help businesses to thrive. 

Many of the country’s leading DEI professionals and organisations have made it on to the shortlist, which will now be reviewed by an esteemed panel of judges, including Estelle Jackson of Ebay, Nina Goswami of Clifford Chance, Pips Bunce of Credit Suisse and many more. 

You can view the full shortlist below:

Shortlist Announced 

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Tech Awards

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The Cultural Diversity Champion Award

  • Suzanne Shields, Cognizant
  • Harry Wordsworth, Oracle
  • Akua Opong, London Stock Exchange Group
  • Athena-Maria Enderstein, Keywords Studios
  • Ada Tagoe, Google Cloud
  • Kerensa Jennings , BT
  • Lucy Shen, Softcat plc

The Neurodiversity Champion Award

  • Joe James, ISS UK
  • Auticon UK Team, auticon UK
  • Lee Corless, Rangam
  • Holly Foxcroft, Stott and May Consulting
  • Kasia Wojciechowska, Capita
  • Just Eat Takeaway.com Neurodiversity Community ERG, Just Eat
  • Leena Haque, BBC

The Gender Equality Champion Award

  • Erin Hill-Parks, Elsevier
  • Sam Watson, ISS UK
  • Myra Fulton, Skyscanner
  • El Reeve, Candyspace
  • Sarah Arana-Morton, OpenCorporates
  • Patricia Gestoso, Dassault Systèmes & Gestoso Consulting

The LGBTQI+ Inclusion Champion Award

  • Jake Potter, Colt Technology Services
  • Jemma Devenish, IFS
  • Antonio Vega, Google
  • Samantha Neath, SLR Consulting
  • Pragna Tevani, NTT Ltd
  • Jay Ersapah, Silicon Valley Bank
  • Adrien & Pierre Gaubert, myGwork
  • Christopher Howard, EPAM Systems Ltd
  • Rosie Hall, Hable
  • Pauric Havlin, Tata Consultancy Services

The Race Equality Champion Award

  • Fifi Ahmed, Publicis Sapient
  • Edwin Danso, Off The Agenda Podcast
  • Kelly Metcalf, Fujitsu
  • Zahra Bahrololoumi, Salesforce
  • Winnie Annan-Forson, Royal Mail
  • Priscilla Baffour, TikTok
  • Hannah Awonuga, Barclays
  • Mike Adebiyi, Google Cloud

The Disability Champion Award

  • Heike Jord Knip, The Good Consulting Company
  • Dajana Edwards, Gemserv Limited
  • Sarah McMullan, Auticon UK
  • Elaine Riley, NTT Ltd
  • Claire Maillet, Ziglu
  • Matthew Johnston, Thoughtworks

The Social Mobility Champion Award

  • David McIntosh, KPMG LLP
  • Carlotta Zorzi, Shopify
  • Padmasini Dayananda, Cognizant
  • Anna Burrows, SEE IT BE IT FILMS LTD

The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advocate of the Year

  • Pamella Barotti, Microsoft UK
  • Sarah Francis, YouGov plc
  • Melissa Di Donato, SUSE
  • Athena-Maria Enderstein, Keywords Studios
  • Emily Pham, HSBC
  • Nivani Govinder, Code Nation
  • Ivy Kayima, Microsoft UK
  • Imogen Fletcher, Centrica Plc.
  • Tolu Oke, Amazon Web Services
  • Keira Jarvis, Code Nation

Rising Star Award

  • Azrael von Prochazka, KPMG
  • Katherine Relle, Management Leadership for Tomorrow
  • Ally Kouao, Red Hat
  • Bibi Kwakye, Atos
  • William Angwa, Clear Channel International Limited
  • Aisha Shofoluwe, Monzo Bank

Support Network of the Year

  • Women @ Microsoft UK Employee Resource Group
  • Cajigo
  • Women in Tech practice, Frank Recruitment Group
  • Defence Women’s Network

Diversity Initiative of the Year

  • Living the Ricoh Way, Ricoh UK Ltd.
  • Menopause Awareness, ISS UK
  • DAZN x DEI Learning Content, DAZN Limited
  • Microsoft TechHer, Microsoft
  • Skyscanner’s Accessibility Empathy Labs, Skyscanner
  • EPAM Systems, Inc.
  • Candyspace
  • Applied Systems
  • Gemserv Limited
  • Complete Anatomy 2023 from Elsevier

Diverse Team of the Year

  • Tata Consultancy Services
  • The Clear Company
  • Testhouse
  • Community Fibre Ltd
  • Maya CARE CIC

Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion of the Year

  • Sug Sahadevan, Testhouse
  • Kat Parsons, ISS UK
  • Roli Agrawal, NTT Limited
  • Caroline Fox, Tenth Revolution Group

Role Model of the Year

  • Amanda Whiteside, Amazon Web Services
  • Ben Ventham, Amazon Web Services
  • Melissa Di Donato, SUSE
  • Fiona Williams, Fife Council
  • Deb Hetherington, Bruntwood
  • Darren Miles, Centrica
  • Flavilla Fongang, GTA Black Women In Tech
  • Georgina Owens, Portfolio CTO
  • Patricia Phillips, Panasonic

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