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Are you, your team or organisation doing amazing things in tech? Do you want to showcase your innovation and impact to the world? If so, the UK IT Industry Awards is the perfect platform for you!

Brought to you by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT and Computing, the UK IT Industry Awards are one of the most prestigious events in the UK technology sector, celebrating the excellence and innovation of individuals and organisations across the industry.

Join us for a webinar where we’ll speak to award judges and past winners, plus give you the opportunity to ask all your questions about the UK IT Industry Awards. What is the best way to craft an entry? What does the judging day look like? What are the categories in 2023?

We’ll answer every question you have; share experience and insights from the people who’ve already been there; and discuss tips and tricks on how to create an award-winning submission.

In this webinar, you'll:

  • Learn more about the awards, what they’re all about and why they exist
  • Hear about the exciting new categories for 2023!
  • Gain top tips and tricks for crafting a compelling entry that showcases your innovation and impact
  • Learn how to impress the judges and what they’re looking for

But that's not all. You’ll also hear from past winners who will share their experience of winning a UK IT Industry Award, and what it has meant for their career and organisation. You'll get insights into how winning the award has helped them to stand out in a competitive industry, and how they've used the award to build their reputation and credibility.

By the end of this webinar, you'll be ready to hit the stage at the UK IT Industry Awards. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the best and get on the path to tech stardom.

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Tom Allen

Tom Allen

Editor, Computing

Tom is the Editor for Computing, where he has been covering the UK IT market since 2017. He is an industry veteran, writing his first tech story back in the mists of 2011, and specialises in covering topics around sustainable IT, diversity and Web3 developments like blockchain and the metaverse.

Tom regularly chats to leading IT professionals around the world, from companies both large and small, keeping a finger on the pulse of the technology space. He is always on the lookout for the newest market trends that affect IT leaders in the UK and worldwide.

Tom has previously written for a variety of B2B titles, including those serving the jewellery, pet and funeral industries - and yes, he's heard all the jokes. Often spotted with a notebook, grumbling about the Oxford comma.

Carl Harris

Carl Harris

Executive Director for Brand, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

Carl is the Executive Director for Brand at BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. A Chartered IT Professional (CITP), Carl has worked in the IT industry for more than 25 years’ starting his career as a website designer & developer.  His experience spans a range of domains including IT, digital transformation, operations and marketing.  His previous roles at BCS include Director for Business Technology, and Director of Operations overseeing the delivery of all technology strategy and operational capability within the business.  Carl’s current role as Brand Director sees him leading the Institute’s brand development strategy, group marketing activity and BCS’s programme of awards and flagship events which includes the UK IT Industry Awards. Carl is one of our experienced judges at the UK IT Industry Awards, now judging in the awards for more than 10 years. He is also a Trustee Director of a Multi-Academy Trust, serving as Vice-Chair of the Board and Chairing the Trust’s Risk & Audit Committee.

Alina Timofeeva

Alina Timofeeva

Associate Partner at Oliver Wyman and winner of Inspirational Individual of the Year

Alina Timofeeva is a multi-award-winning Associate Partner at Oliver Wyman (a global management consulting firm), TEDx speaker & Mentor. She helps leaders of Fortune100 companies to leverage Technology Dexterity so they increase their value for customers and shareholders. As a first-generation immigrant from Russia, who despite the odds, achieved ultra-fast growth in a male dominated technology industry, she actively gives back to the community. Alina helps those from underprivileged background & immigrant communities who face challenges similar to those she experienced to see failure as an opportunity to grow.
Milla Mazilu

Milla Mazilu

Principal Programme Controls Manager for Network Rail’s Wales & Western Region and winners of IT Project Team of the Year 2022

Milla began her railway career in 2005, initially working with Union Railways on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (now known as High Speed 1) and then with Network Rail, the railway infrastructure owner and operator for Great Britain. Over the years, Milla has focused on programme controls, planning, scheduling, and integration in the railway industry. More recently, Milla has honed in on modernising processes and systems to improve project delivery. In her current role in Wales & Western Region, Milla is leading initiatives in project data analytics across the capital delivery portfolio.

Milla is a keen volunteer, having supported the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways as a permanent way worker, the Royal Academy of Engineering with project CARE, as well as the Association for Project Management in a variety of roles. Her work with Network Rail and the Royal Academy of Engineering was recognised with the honour of a British Empire Medal.

Within APM, Milla has been a passionate and active volunteer, joining the Planning, Monitoring & Control SIG in 2014 and becoming the group’s chair in 2016. That same year, Milla was elected as a charity trustee of APM, where she has served on the board committees for Professional Standards & Knowledge, Remunerations, Advocacy & Nominations, and Audit & Assurance. Most recently, in 2022, Milla was elected as the chair of the APM board.

Milla’s passion is for innovation and lifelong learning; she will either be found working, volunteering, or learning something new.
Gill Friend

Gill Friend

Head of Communications at Digital Health & Care Wales and winners of Best Place to Work in IT 2022

Gill has worked in NHS communications for over 30 years, in both England and in Wales. She was in at the outset of health IT leading on the development of user guides for key UK preventive healthcare screening systems. While at the Health and Social Care Information Centre she was instrumental in pioneering a new way to present healthcare statistics to the public and media.

Passionate about the power of the written word she began her career as a journalist working for Mirror Group newspapers.

Over the years, Gill’s experience within health and care communications has covered public relations, media management, website development, events, campaigns, social media, copywriting and internal communications

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