2025 Winners
Recognition
The Professor Derek Holder Lifetime Achievement Award honours a long-standing and influential member of the data industry. The Grand Prix is given to a submission that is the highest-scoring of all entries.
Category Sponsor 
Lifetime Achievement Award
Carolyn E. Stebbings
Grand Prix
Love Business
Innovation
The Innovation Stream celebrates organisations that harness data and technology in creative ways to drive progress and deliver tangible results. By developing new processes, enhancing services, and boosting performance, these innovators are shaping the future of their fields. From using data to solve complex business challenges to exploring the possibilities of AI, this stream highlights some of the most exciting work of 2025!
Category Sponsors

Best Data Governance with AI Initiative
NatWest and Version 1
Best Responsible AI Programme or Initiative
Lloyds Banking Group
Data & AI for Good Hero Organisation Award
NatWest Group
Most Innovative Use of AI (Europe)
Notting Hill Genesis
Transformation with AI (Global)
The British Council
Culture and Skills
The Culture and Skills Stream celebrates organisations that have built supportive, inspiring environments where data and AI teams can truly thrive. These awards recognise the cultures, tools, and leadership that empower people to grow, collaborate, and innovate – creating workplaces where teams are motivated, engaged, and excited to make an impact.
Category Sponsors 
Best AI Literacy Initiative
The Financial Times
Best Data Academy or Skills Development Programme
Love Business
Most Effective Stakeholder Engagement
Coventry Building Society
People and Teams
The People and Teams Stream recognises the leadership, collaboration, and expertise at the heart of every successful data-driven organisation. From emerging talent to experienced leaders, these awards celebrate the individuals and teams whose passion, skills, and commitment are driving progress and creating impact across the world of data and AI.
Category Sponsors

Best Place to Work in Data & AI
Superdrug
Data & AI Leader of the Year (Europe)
Dan Taffler, Reach PLC
Data & AI Leader of the Year (Global)
Natalija Bezubova, Entain
Emerging Data Talent of the Year
Ben Pereira, Starbucks EMEA
Best Data & AI Team (Media)
News UK
Best Data & AI Team (Europe)
Openreach