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title: "2026 Digital Revolution Awards shortlist: the teams shaping the future of tech"
description: Explore the 2026 Digital Revolution Awards shortlist, highlighting innovations in AI, cloud, and technology's impact on society and business.
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# [2026 Digital Revolution Awards shortlist: the teams shaping the future of tech](https://blog.tenthrevolution.com/2026-digital-revolution-awards-shortlist)

 Written by [Amy Wemyss](https://blog.tenthrevolution.com/author/amy-wemyss) | 09-Apr-2026 08:06:22

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](https://www.digitalrevolutionawards.com/).

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.

 

### Innovation and transformation

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  
SEiNG  
Version 1

**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

 

### Cloud and platform excellence

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.

 

### Talent, leadership and community impact

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

 

### Consulting and partner excellence

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  
fluent:cx  
Version 1

 

### What high-performing tech teams have in common

Looking across all categories, a consistent pattern emerges.

The organizations on this year’s shortlist share several characteristics:

- They align technology with business outcomes
- They invest in platform expertise and specialization
- They prioritize governance, scalability and long-term value
- They build teams that can adapt as technology evolves

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.

 

### Looking ahead to the 2026 awards

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.

To stay up to date with the awards, finalists and winners, you can follow the Digital Revolution Awards on social media:

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-revolution-awards
- X: [https://twitter.com/DigiRevAwards](https://twitter.com/DigiRevAwards)

 

### What the 2026 shortlist tells us about the market

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.

 

 

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