Nominations open for Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2020

Judging panel

The judging panel that will decide the shortlist and order of the top 50 alongside the readers’ vote comprises industry professionals and experts, including:

• Russ Shaw, founder of Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates.
• Maggie Berry, founder of Women in Technology.
• Dania Lyons, head of partnerships and customer engagement at Mortimer Spinks.
• Andrea Palmer, business change manager in IT and services, BP and treasurer of BCSWomen.
• Lynda Feeley, representative for WISE.
• Clare McDonald, business editor at Computer Weekly.
• Bryan Glick, editor-in-chief of Computer Weekly.

Those chosen for Computer Weekly’s most influential women in UK IT list will also be added to the nominations for UKtech50, our annual search for the most influential people in the UK technology scene.

Russ Shaw, founder of Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates, who has been a judge for the list for several years, said: “It is always a privilege to be a part of the judging panel for Computer Weekly’s Most Influential Women in UK IT. To hear about such a range of inspirational women making a difference is a testament to the value of a diverse workforce in the UK tech industry.

“In an era of unprecedented uncertainty, we can’t afford to lose the progress that the sector has made with gender diversity in recent years. It is initiatives such as these that ensure talented female entrepreneurs and business leaders receive the credit they are due, but more importantly, remind us all that a non-inclusive digital economy has no future.

“Industry leaders, whether corporates or government, have a responsibility to ensure the conversation is not only sustained in the current climate, but continues to progress so that diversity and inclusion sits at the very heart of the tech industry.”