FDM everywoman in technology awards 2016 winners
Following the 2016 Everywoman in Technology Forum, the winners of the annual everywoman in technology awards were announced in a ceremony at London Hilton Park Lane.
The awards, sponsored in 2016 by FDM, are designed to showcase many of the great women working in science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) careers.
This year’s finalists included:
For the Start-up Founder Award:
Jelena Aleksic, CEO and co-founder, GeneAdviser
Stella James, MD, Gooseberry Planet Ltd
Georgina Nelson, Group CEO and Founder, truRating
For the Entrepreneur Award:
Lucinda Carney, CEO, Advance Change
Saija Mahon, Founder, CEO, Mahon Digital Marketing
Thayer Prime, CEO and Founder, Team Prime Consulting
For the Innovator Award:
Tania Boler, Founder and CEO, Chiaro
Zoe Farrington, CEO, Realsafe Technologies
Carole Mundell, Professor of Extragalactic Astronomy and Head of Astrophysics, University of Bath
For the Team Leader Award:
Maxine Bulmer, Cyber Security Manager, CGI
Vanessa Hackett, Engineering Director, American Express
Jots Sehmbi, Director of IT Service Strategy & Improvement, UCL
For the Leader Award:
Charlotte Baldwin, SVP, Chief Technology Officer, Core, Pearson
Paula Constant, Field Director, Openreach
Pravina Ladva, Chief Information Officer, Barclays Partner Finance & Global Commercial Payments, Barclaycard
For the International Leader Award:
Cheryl Daniels, Director of Planning & Lifecycle Management, BP
Keit Kollo, European Director, StartupBus EMEA
Janhavi Rao, Head of Compliance Technology, Barclays
For the Inspiration Award:
Dr. Carol Marsh, Electronics Design Process Manager, Finmeccanica Airborne & Space Systems Division
Alysia Silberg, Co-Founder & COO, Acceleforce LLC
Dr Alison Vincent, Chief Technology Officer, Cisco UK & Ireland
For the Rising Star Award:
Megan Castleton, Web Developer, Yard
Jessica Leigh Jones, Engineer, Sony UK Technology Centre
Kimberley Norris, Systems Engineer, Finmeccanica Airborne & Space Systems Division
For the One to Watch Award:
Joana Baptista, School Student
Yasmin Bey, School Student
Nayana Dasgupta, School Student
Risha Jindal, University Student
For the Digital Star Award:
Amanda Follit, Head of Digital Operations Services, Amaze Ltd
Sharon Jennings, Lead Email Developer, CACI Ltd
Shivvy Jervis, Creator-Producer, Digital Futures & The Trailblazers and Head of Digital Media, Telefonica
For the Engineer Award:
Beatriz Escartin-Claveria, Systems Engineer, Alstom
Gemma James , Senior Civil Structures Engineer, Arup
Emma Thomas , M&E Engineering & Support Senior Engineer, Virgin Media