SWiT Awards 2026 Shortlisted Nominees

🎉 Congratulations to our SWiT Awards 2026 Shortlisted Nominees! 🎉

Congratulations to everyone who has been shortlisted for this year’s SWiT Awards! The calibre of nominations has been fantastic, and we’re delighted to celebrate the incredible people, organisations and initiatives making a real difference across Scotland’s technology community.

A huge thank you to our headline sponsor Morgan Stanley for their support and for hosting tonight’s fantastic shortlisting event and our gold sponsor Royal Bank of Scotland

🏆 Rising Star of the Year Award sponsored by Flow
* Chloe Masterson, Modulr
* Asha Mullen, Storm ID Ltd
* Bolu Omosowon, JPMorganChase

🏆 Career Changer of the Year Award sponsored by Leidos
* Chloe Masterson, Modulr
* Clare Parry, Head for Data
* Chloe Urquhart, 2i
* Katherine Lavery, NHS

🏆 Everyday Leader of the Year Award sponsored by JPMorganChase
* Meg Sutton, Kaluza
* Natalie Nicholas, Dropbox
* Anushree Sarvey Sathish, 1datapipe
* Natalia Kajdas, Adobe

🏆 Gender Diversity Ally of the Year Award sponsored by 2i
* Jack Walker, St George’s School
* Derek Shanks, Lloyds Banking Group
* Joe McGonagle, JPMorganChase

🏆 Mentor of the Year Award sponsored by FanDuel
* Linda Scott, Fractional Consultant
* Andrea Rosales, MosAIc
* Natasha Kydd, Morgan Stanley
* Shruti Nagaraj, JPMorganChase

🏆 Unsung Hero of the Year Award sponsored by Tesco Insurance and Money Services
* Lora Barclay, John G Russell Group
* Jessica Saridakis, Morgan Stanley
* Sowmya Ramesh, 2i

🏆 Diversity Initiative of the Year Award sponsored by The Data Lab - Innovation Centre
* ScotlandIS Scholarship with Education Academy Scotland, ScotlandIS,
* Hopper Awards, dressCode
* Ada Scotland Festival, Ada Scotland

🏆 Inclusive Recruiter of the Year Award
* Lloyds Banking Group
* Leidos
* Gigged AI

🏆 Female Innovator of the Year Award sponsored by Avaloq
* Alex Sheach, StucturedAF
* Colette Robinson, Morgan Stanley
* Megan Reutin, Grünenthal
* Esma Benssassi, AffectiveHalo

🏆 Inspirational Woman of the Year Award sponsored by Harvey Nash
* Sheryl Newman, Appetite for Business
* Ivona Voroneckaja, Hyercube
* Toni Scullion, dresscode & West Lothian Council
* Emma Mackenzie, Scottish Power
Congratulations once again to every shortlisted nominee! 👏

Being shortlisted is an incredible achievement and recognition of the impact you are making across Scotland’s tech sector.

Thanks also to our sponsors KICK-ICT and RBC Brewin Dolphin for their sponsorship and support.

The support of our sponsors is a vital part that makes all of this possible 🫶🏼

We can’t wait to celebrate with you at the SWiT Awards 2026 on 5 November! 🏆✨