Congratulations to all of our winners!
At womenintechnology.co.uk we're always looking for ways to increase the number of women who are working and achieving in the UK's IT profession.
We're also very strong believers in celebrating the wealth of female talent that already exists in the industry which is why we're very excited to announce the finalists in the CWT everywoman in Technology Awards, all of whom are shining examples of how hard work, passion and a refusal to give up can lead to success in a male-dominated industry.
Rising Star of the Year Award
- Emma Davids, IT Professional, Yorkshire Water Services LTD
- *Stephanie Nicolaou, ICT Systems Analyst, Agusta Westland Helicopters Ltd* winner
- Madiha Sayed, Partner System Engineer, Cisco
- Anushree Srivastava, Vice President, Goldman Sachs
Business Leader of the Year Award
- Lesley Cowley OBE, Chief Executive Officer, Nominet
- Janet Day, Director, Technology and Infrastructure Services, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
- Christine Hodgson, Executive Chairman, Capgemini UK plc
- *Bernadette Wightman, Managing Director, Partner Organisation, Cisco UK & Ireland, Cisco* winner
Team Leader of the Year Award
- Carol Bogue-Lloyd, Head of End User Services for the North West European Cluster, Siemens IT Solutions and Services
- Sarah Lynch, Development Director, Snow Valley Ltd
- *Billie Major, Core Assets Portfolio Director, Capgemini UK plc* winner
- Paula Walter, Vice President, Goldman Sachs International
Innovator of the Year Award
- *Naomi Chayen, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Imperial College London* winner
- Leesa Fogarty, Vice President Northern Europe & Asia Pacific, Augure UK Limited
- Ella Romanos, Managing Director, Remode
Entrepreneur of the Year Award
- Alicia Navarro, CEO and Co-founder, Skimlinks
- *Wendy Tan-White, Founder and CMO, Moonfruit* winner
- Juliet Tzabar, Managing Director, Plug-in Media
Inspiration of the Year Award
- Jo Alma, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
- Philippa Snare, Technical Sales and Marketing Director, Microsoft Ltd
- *Nikki Walker, Senior Director Inclusion, Diversity & Sustainability Europe, Cisco Systems* winner
And the Everywoman in Technology of the Year is Christine Hodgson, Executive Chairman, Capgemini UK plc.
Images from the event
All images 'copyright everywoman ltd'
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CWT everywoman in Technology Awards,
The Landmark Hotel,
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Managing Director at
Women in Technology,
Maggie Berry |
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Pre Awards Networking
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Presenter: Carol Vorderman
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Rising Star Award Winner,
Stephanie Nicolaou,
ICT Systems Analyst,
Agusta Westland Helicopters Ltd
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2011 Woman of the Year Winner,
Christine Hodgson,
Executive Chairman,
Capgemini UK plc
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2011 Winners |
Everywoman Co-founders
Maxine Benson MBE (l) and Karen Gill MBE (r)
with Carol Vorderman (centre)
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Award Categories
The six exciting categories cover all the diverse roles women undertake in this sector:
* Rising Star of the Year
This will be awarded to the woman aged under 30 who is excelling in her technology career, making a valuable contribution to her organisation. She is the one to watch.
* Business Leader of the Year
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.
Tip: This nominee need not hold the most senior IT role in the business, she may not be operating at board level but she will hold a senior management position.
* Team Leader of the Year
This will be awarded to the woman leading a technology team to excel in a way that contributes greatly to the company’s success.
Tip: The team need not be big but the achievements and positive impact the team have on the company’s success must be demonstrated.
* Innovator of the Year
This will be awarded to the woman designing, developing or implementing technology in an unconventional and innovative way, for a new technology application, architectural initiative or in a new environment.
* Entrepreneur of the Year
This award will go to an owner/operator of a technology business or business operating within the technology space. Her entrepreneurial vision and talent will inspire others to start their own technology related venture.
Tip: The nominee need not be the primary IT talent in the business but she will be leading the company to success through the successful implementation of technology.
* Inspiration of the Year
This award recognises an individual for their commitment to encouraging, advancing and/or championing the progress and development of women working in technology.
Tip: this could be an individual (male or female) working in an organisation, association or academia. Theirs could be a paid or voluntary role but their achievements in implementing programmes/initiatives that encourage, support and attract more women to technology warrants recognition.
More Information
Further information about the awards can be found here.
If you have any other questions at all, please don't hesitate to contact Maggie Berry on 020 7422 9214 or mberry@womenin.co.uk.
Thanks so much!
About CWT
Connecting Women in Technology (CWT) is a cross industry network for employees at Avaya, Cisco, Dell, Google, HP, IBM, Intel and Microsoft which aims to attract, retain, inspire and empower women by developing a community to help grow women’s contribution in IT. It was created by Eileen Brown in 2007 when she worked at Microsoft and realised the need for mentoring and support outside of traditional company boundaries. The CWT network collaborates across the industry to encourage women to find role models and mentors, share best practice through networking and provide a supportive environment for women to connect. Its purpose is to send a strong message to the market that IT is an attractive place for women to work. Connecting Women in Technology is all about communication: communication within and across company boundaries, across regions and geographies. This initiative celebrates the great practices in each individual workplace. It gives women the opportunity to be inspired and empowered by role models and to network with other women with in similar careers who they normally wouldn’t meet in their day job.
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About everywoman
| Founded in September 1999 by Karen Gill and Maxine Benson, everywoman is an organisation dedicated to the empowerment, inspiration and support of women in business in the UK. With 40,000 members and growing it is the UK's largest female business community - the online and offline network is a hive of activity, contact-building and business debate. The events, training and awards programmes are designed to educate, inspire and support both those women who have already started their business journey and those who have yet to set off. Its ambition is to become the world’s largest and most influential female business network, inspiring generations of businesswomen and championing their cause, talents and prospects on a global scale. Karen and Maxine were both awarded the MBE in January 2009 for services to women’s enterprise. For more information, please visit: www.everywoman.com |
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About womenintechnology.co.uk
Women in Technology is an organisation committed to increasing the number of women working and achieving in the UK’s technology profession - since our launch in 2005 we have grown into a network of over 6,000 individuals. We provide a complete recruitment service, offer a dedicated online IT job board for employers, regularly host networking events, run professional development and career orientated training courses and provide in-depth information about key matters affecting the IT industry and the people who work within it. Any firms looking to hire more female technologists in the UK – highlighting why they are an ideal place for a woman to have a successful technology career – should have a chat with us! And any ladies working in IT or IT-related roles, should join our free network so that we can support them in building the highly successful and satisfying IT career they’ve always wanted. You can also follow us on Twitter @womenintech, join our LinkedIn group 'Women in Technology UK' or become a fan of our Facebook page 'Women in Technology'.
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