Rising Star: SME

• Shazia Khan, Senior Privacy Counsel, Women in AI Governance
• Spandana Durbha, Head of Security and Compliance, C2 Risk Ltd
• André H. Paris, Fakos
• Lauren Durham-Hutchins, Senior Data Protection Consultant, DPAS
• Innocent Paul Ojo, Coredefense Limited

Rising Star: Large Company

• Maria Boulieri, Lead Privacy Counsel, Chiesi Group
• Keisha Gordon, Data Protection Lead, Leidos Europe
• Lucas Saric, Solicitor, PwC
• Olivia Brown, Data Privacy Adviser, ASOS.com
• Giscard Kotelo, CVC
• Hulya Erzurumlu, Solicitor, Fremantle Media Group
• Laura Brodahl, Of Counsel, Wilson Sonsini
• Olivia Fraser, Senior Privacy Counsel in the Privacy Center of Excellence (COE), Marsh McLennan (MMC)

Author / Creator of the Year

• Ira Goel, CEO & DPO, Gira Group
• Andrew Thomas Bosz, Compliance Officer, Green Climate Fund
• Temitope Olodo, Director/Preventive Terrorism Consultant, TRAZ Intelligence & Security Solutions Limited
• Julio Verissimo, President & CEO, Borderless Consulting
• Serious Privacy Podcast, Co-Host, Serious Privacy Podcast
• Jacqueline Janice Michelle Stockwell, CEO & Founder, Leadership Through Data
• Elena Pykhova, CEO & Founder, The Op Risk Company Ltd
• Astha Keshariya, Chief Technology Officer Program, University of Cambridge, pursuing CTO Program
• Alice Wallbank, Senior Professional Support Lawyer, Shoosmiths LLP

Inspiring Communications Award

• Helen Dodd, Data Protection Officer, Wellcome Trust
• BDO LLP
• Royal Mail
• Data Privacy Simplified
• Flo Health
• Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
• Tina Forrester, University Data Protection Officer & Head of Records Management, Liverpool John Moores University
• Faith Okpara, Lawyer, JLL

Best Privacy Culture Improvement Award

• Data Protection Team, Veolia
• HP Inc.
• Dentsu
• Vodafone Group
• Boundless
• Skyscanner
  

Best Privacy Programme Award

• Wales Accord on the Sharing of Personal Information, Digital Health and Care Wales,
• Pax8 Inc
• Altrata Ltd
• Amadeus
• Gilead Science
• Qover SA
• SITA
• Vodafone Group

Bridging the Privacy and Security Gap Award

• Onur Korucu, Managing Partner and Advisory Board Member, GovernID
• Zivver
• Royal Mail
• Flo HealthFlo Health
• Thibault Meunier, Senior Research Engineer, Cloudflare
• JLL

Sustainability and Privacy Initiative of the Year

• Andrew Thomas Bosz, Compliance Officer, Green Climate Fund
• Giulia Abrate, Senior Consultant, Capgemini UK
• Admiral Group
• Xworks AI

Data Governance & Record Management Programme of the Year

• Veolia
• Wales Accord on the Sharing of Personal Information - Digital Health and Care Wales
• Portman Dentex
• GDPR Register
• Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
• Cognizant Worldwide Limited

Most Innovative Platform/Software of the Year

• hoggo AG
• Superbutler Limited
• Obeng Ltd
• Gemserv
• Signatu
• The Guardian
• Keepabl
• Fair Patterns
• Baker McKenzie
• Esc. - Cyber Escape Rooms

DE&I Leadership Excellence Award

• Ito Onojeghuo Head of Training and Consultancy ALLNET Law
• Sanjeev Manaktala Capgemini Invent UK CISO Capgemini Invent UK
• Ayesha Sharma Senior Consultant Capgemini UK
• Jamal Ahmed CEO & Founder Kazient and the Privacy Pros Academy
• Manjiri Gokhale Joshi Founder Maya CARE CIC
• Clare Paterson Director and founder CP Data Protection
• Ethnic Diversity Employee Impact Group, Computacenter

Privacy Champion of the Year: SME

• Tania Palmariellodiviney Director, Founder and Data Protection Officer Data Privacy Simplified Limited
• Rachel Mitchell Principal Consultant Leadership Through Data
• Dolores Martyn Data Governance and Policy Lead XpertDPO
• Eleonor Duhs Lawyer Bates Wells
• Tony Imossi Secretariat Association of British Investigators (ABI
• Simon Pillinger Director of Pillinger Privacy Pillinger Privacy

Privacy Champion of the Year: Large Company

• Elena Turtureanu Global VP Legal and Privacy Compliance Adform
• Natasha McAllister Manager - Data Responsibility & Privacy Cognizant
• Noriswadi Ismail Senior Director, Data Privacy GSMA
• Justyna Niemczyk Senior Legal Associate De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
• Alexandra Khammud Data Protection and Sovereignty Process Manager TikTok
• Luis Machado General Counsel Tik Tok Inc
• Anne-Claire Dubois Senior Director, Global Privacy Sony PlayStation
• Carolina Braga Privacy Program Manager Meta
• Shannon O'Sullivan BL, Fexco

Compliance Champion: SME

• Cristiana Deca CEO & Data protection expert Decalex Digital SRL
• Shazia Khan Senior Privacy Counsel Women in AI Governance
• Susan Daniel Chief Risk Officer Aquilae Consulting LLC
• Luke Beckley Chief Compliance Officer Hope4
• Elena Pykhova Director and Founder The Op Risk Company Ltd

Compliance Champion: Large Company

• Andrew Thomas Bosz Compliance Officer Green Climate Fund
• Adaobi Chikwe-Ihezue Customer Service & Admin Specialist Trustfund Pensions Limited
• Keisha Gordon Data Protection Lead Leidos Europe
• Abi Aluko Head of Compliance, Baltic Exchange Baltic Exchange
• Chikamgaefe (Kam) Ahumibe Data Protection and Compliance Manager NHBC
• Sofia Calado Director and Lead Privacy Counsel Cloudflare
• Odvar Bjerkholt Principal Lawyer BT Group
• Tina Forrester University Data Protection Officer & Head of Records Management Liverpool John Moores University

InfoSec Champion

• Marcelo Canha Organon Pharmaceuticals
• Matthew Martin Founder and CEO Two Candlesticks
• Ira Goel Founder and CEO Gira Group
• Lurong Chen Consultant Capgemini Invent UK
• Mark Rodman Chief Technology and Security Officer SQR
• Michelle Hayes Information Security Manager Financial Services Compensation Scheme
• Gary Rawlings Managing Director Nataim UK Ltd
• Julio Verissimo President and CEO Borderless Consulting

Responsible AI & Data Ethics Initiative or Leadership: SME

• Luke Beckley Chief Compliance Officer Hope4
• Handley Gill & Isle of Wight Constabulary
• Rocco Panetta Supreme Court Lawyer & Chairman PANETTA Consulting
• Trilateral Research

Responsible AI & Data Ethics Initiative or Leadership: Large Company

• Tharishni Arumugam Regional Privacy Counsel Aon
• Sandy Tsakiridi Senior Director - Legal Counsel The Coca-Cola Company
• David Crelley Data Ethics Lead Admiral
• Sofia Calado Director and Lead Privacy Counsel Cloudflare
• Carly Thurgood AI Privacy Governance Manager Pax8 Inc
• Luis Machado General Counsel Tik Tok Inc
• Hulya Erzurumlu Soliciter Fremantle Media Group
• Carolina Braga Privacy Program Manager Meta

Safeguarding Children's Data Award

• Dolores Martyn, Data Governance and Policy Lead XpertDPO
• Claire Archibald Legal Director - Education Team Browne Jacobson
• hoggo AG
• Simon Botten, Executive Headteacher of Blackhorse Primary & Emersons Green Primary Schools in South Gloucestershire
• The Proud Trust
• Privacy Culture
• Natasha Jackson, Head of Public Policy and Consumer Affairs GSMA

Outstanding DPO: SME

• Alexandre Horvath CISO & DPO Cryptix AG
• Caroline Driver Data Protection Officer Portman Dentex
• Kathryn Brooks Group Data Protection Officer Cambridge Education Group
• Eleanor Blore Data Protection Officer Best Companies
• Mark Burnett CEO & DPO Hope & May
• Henry Davies Data Protection Officer Birdie
• Liz Smith Data Protection Officer DataGuard
• Oliver Baxendale Data Protection Officer The Office of the Data Protection Authority

Outstanding DPO: Large Company

• Richard Green Data Protection Officer, Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
• Nikki Whiter Data Protection Officer Ocado Group
• Chris Whitewood Group Privacy and Data Protection Officer Direct Line Group
• Suzanne Rodway Chief Data Protection Officer NatWest Group
• Rachel Morris DPO Charlotte Tilbury
• Ernst Oliver Wilhelm Data Protection Officer GFT Technologies SE
• James Finlayson DPO VM O2
• Terry Evetts Data Protection Officer Admiral Group
• Adele Ashiru Data Protection Officer The Coca-Cola Company

Most Innovative Recruiter of the Year

• Richard Plaistowe Principal - Financial Services Odgers Interim
• Jide Chinshman Partner & Practice Leader - Privacy, Compliance, and AI Governance ECB Star Group
• JLL

Industry Network of the Year

• Sourcing International / INPLP
• TrustWorks
• Shoosmiths LLP
• Admiral Group
• Privacy Space
• Consultants Like Us
  

Law Firm of the Year

• PwC
• Stephenson Harwood
• Kemp IT Law
• Dentons
• Lewis Silkin LLP
• Bird and Bird LLP
• DWF LLP

ISO 27001 / ISMS – Team of the Year

• Likewize
• Capgemini UK
• BDO LLP
• SQR
• Flo Health
• Financial Services Compensation Scheme

Cyber Security Team of the Year

• C2 Risk Ltd
• LLR Patient Care Locally Community Interest Company
• CQURE Inc
• Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
• NormCyber
• NCC Group

Compliance Team of the Year

• Veolia
• Trustfund Pensions Limited
• Nixon Digital Services
• Data Privacy Advisory Service
• Utiq
• PrivacyEngine
• Dornan Engineering Ltd
• Decalex Digital SRL

InfoSec Team of the Year

• Capgemini UK
• CQURE Inc
• Digitain

Privacy Team of the Year: Public Company

• Grupo CTT S.A.
• Wales Accord on the Sharing of Personal Information - Digital Health and Care Wales
• Bumble
• dentsu
• Vodafone Group
• HSBC
• States of Guernsey

Privacy Team of the Year: Private Company

• brighter AI
• TLT
• Deloitte
• Skyscanner
• Boundless