What are the categories?

Data Rising Star Award

This award celebrates a newbie to the data game (less than 3 years’ experience) who has made a transformational impact to a department, team or project. They will have hit the ground running and used data-driven decisions to achieve their goals. They will be an inspirational leader who has made a real difference to their team and inspired others to become more data-driven.

Data-Driven Leader Award

This award celebrates a leader who has contributed to the goals of their organisation through a collaborative, data-led approach. This award celebrates a leader who values both data and leadership skills equally - employing both an empathetic, inspirational leadership approach and a data-driven outlook.

Lifetime Achievement Award

This award celebrates an established data leader who embodies the very essence of a Data-Driven Leader – someone who has contributed greatly to data and analytics throughout their career and who continues to inspire individuals, teams and organisations.

Data-Driven Public Sector Champion Award

This award celebrates a data leader in the public sector (such as the NHS) who has made a transformational impact to their organisation. They will have helped their organisation achieve strategic goals through their data-driven approach.

Data-Driven Social Good Award

This award celebrates an individual or team within a charity who is making a difference through innovative use of data. Whether harnessing data to improve service delivery, measure impact, or enhance fundraising efforts, the winner will have demonstrated how a data-led initiative can drive meaningful change. This award recognises creativity, effectiveness and the power of data to amplify a charity's mission.

Data-Driven TransformationAward

This award celebrates projects or programmes that have demonstrated exceptional creativity, innovation, and strategic vision in leveraging technology to drive data-driven transformation. These initiatives have resulted in significant business outcomes and a transformative impact on their organisations.

AI Visionary Award

This award celebrates outstanding use of Artificial Intelligence in data leadership, strategy or operations. AI technologies have been successfully implemented resulting in significant business impact.

Data Team of the Year Award

This award honours a team that has demonstrated exceptional data-driven leadership. Their collaboration, stakeholder management, and technical excellence has leveraged data to drive significant business outcomes. The winning team will have showcased their ability to harness data to solve complex challenges, improve decision-making or deliver transformative results for their organisation. They deserve to be famous for their impact!