The Digital Revolution Awards (DRA) celebrate the organizations, teams and individuals using technology to drive real change across the UK and beyond. Recognized as one of the leading technology awards programs, the DRA shines a spotlight on innovation across cloud, data, AI and digital transformation.
For those new to the awards, you can explore more about the event here.
The Digital Revolution Awards have always been about one thing, recognizing the people, teams and organizations pushing technology forward in a meaningful way.
This year’s finalists reflect how the technology landscape is evolving. AI is moving into production, data platforms are becoming central to business strategy and cloud ecosystems are driving transformation across every industry.
Being shortlisted is not just recognition, it signals that these organizations are setting the standard for how technology delivers real impact.
This year’s shortlist highlights excellence across a wide range of disciplines, from innovation and delivery to leadership and community impact.
These categories recognize organizations using technology to create meaningful change, whether through AI innovation, large-scale transformation programs or technology-led social impact, and show how AI and digital platforms are being applied to real business and societal challenges. Judges will be looking for measurable outcomes, clear business or societal value and strong execution.
AI Innovation of the Year
Capgemini & Heathrow Airport
Cosimo Consulting
Intrepid Fox
PwC UK
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Digital Transformation Project of the Year
Allstate Northern Ireland
Capgemini & Heathrow Airport
Clinical Partners Ltd
Digital Billing & Dispatch Transformation, Capgemini
North Lincolnshire Council
PwC
TCS in partnership with VodafoneThree
Tech for Good
Chapter One UK
Grassroots Suicide Prevention
Humberside, Thames Valley, Isle of Wight Police & Infomentum
PwC Tech for Good Programme
Valorem Reply & Aberdeen City Council
These categories recognize organizations delivering exceptional results within specific cloud ecosystems. Judges will assess technical excellence, platform innovation and the ability to deliver scalable, high-impact solutions and recognize individuals and teams who are shaping the industry, mentoring others and driving positive change.
Excellence in AWS
Cloudscaler
Engie & Capgemini
England Rugby
Leighton
PwC
Excellence in Microsoft
Avanade
Information Security
British Heart Foundation
CloudSource
Icon Map from Tekantis
PwC
Excellence in Salesforce
Capgemini
Humberside Police and Infomentum
Keyloop and LTIMindtree
QAHE & ThirdEye Consulting
Ziipline and Hargreaves Lansdown
Excellence in ServiceNow
Amarjeet Pal, Advania UK
Dr. Atul Grover, Advance Solutions Corp Ltd
Konversational
Mahathi Veena, Tata Consultancy Services
Suresh Loganathan, Tata Consultancy Services
Excellence in Google Cloud
HCLTech
HSBC Financial Crime, GSNA GCP
PwC
Reply Group
Excellence in NetSuite
Coras Consulting
Eureka Solutions
Macrofin
YouGov
Excellence in Snowflake
Ageas UK
Bupa UK
EY
Hastings Direct
Zurich UK
Excellence in Databricks
Bianca Stratulat, Unifeye
Francis Hart, SEGA
Future Anthem
Gavi Regunath, Advancing Analytics
Marco DeSanctis, Mondra
Each of these categories highlights organizations that are maximizing the value of specific platforms. More importantly, they showcase teams that understand how to design, build and optimize solutions within those ecosystems.
These categories recognize the people behind the technology. Judges will be looking for leadership impact, community contribution, career progression and measurable influence within teams or the wider industry.
Rising Star of the Year
Anushka Gupta, PwC UK
Deirbhile Leonard, Allstate Northern Ireland
Devansh Kanabar, PwC UK
Lizzy Dungworth, Rutland Council
Pamela Eteng, Cloudscaler
Promise Ekeh, Empower the Future Innovators Initiative
Outstanding Leader of the Year
Elaine Forth, Hyphen8
Jake Stevens, Ziipline
Neil Stephenson, North Lincolnshire Council
Peter Brown MBE, PwC UK
Professor Victor Chang, Aston University and Orbro
Tiina Stephens, Capita
Tech Community Contributor of the Year
Ashish Prajapati, AWS BeSA Cloud Academy
Janet Robb
Joanne Hindmarsh, Capita
Lee Gilmore, Leighton
Rob McCargow, PwC UK
The Data Gals
DEI Impact Award
ANS
Capgemini
Nexer Digital
PwC
The Data Gals
This category recognizes consulting partners delivering measurable value through technology strategy, implementation and long-term client impact. Judges will focus on delivery outcomes, client success and innovation.
Consulting Partner of the Year
Advancing Analytics
Astound Digital
Capgemini
Cosimo Consulting
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Looking across all categories, a consistent pattern emerges.
The organizations on this year’s shortlist share several characteristics:
These are not one-off successes, they reflect repeatable operating models. For executives, the key takeaway is simple. Achieving these outcomes is not about choosing the right tool alone. It is about building the right team to implement, scale and evolve that technology over time.
The winners will be announced at the Digital Revolution Awards ceremony on April 22, 2026 in London, bringing together leaders, innovators and teams from across the industry.
But regardless of who takes home the awards, the shortlist itself tells an important story. Technology is evolving quickly. Expectations are rising and the organizations leading the way are those that combine innovation with execution.
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Looking across this year’s categories, three themes stand out.
First, AI is no longer experimental. Many shortlisted entries demonstrate how organizations are embedding AI into real-world applications, improving decision-making and driving efficiency.
Second, cloud platforms continue to dominate enterprise transformation. Whether through AWS, Microsoft, Salesforce or ServiceNow, organizations are building scalable systems that support long-term growth.
Third, impact matters. Categories such as Tech for Good and DEI Impact show that success in technology is increasingly measured by outcomes beyond revenue.
For leaders, the takeaway is clear. The organizations being recognized are not just adopting technology, they're operationalizing it.