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C-suite awards:
Community awards and recognition

Honouring excellence in innovation and leadership
Designed to celebrate and acknowledge outstanding innovation and leadership within our global community of C-suite executives. At the heart of the HotTopics Awards is the power of community recognition. Powered by the votes of our expansive network of over 17,000 leading executives, these awards embody the admiration and respect of industry peers worldwide. Our awards are not just about recognising accomplishments, but about celebrating the impact these leaders have on their industries. From ground-breaking innovations to transformative leadership strategies, we honour the inspiring contributions that drive progress.

Movers and shakers
New positions and promotions across the globe

Meet the HotTopics
advisory board
Our advisory board helps shape HotTopics' activities across the year, including The Studio.

Alejandro Becerra
CISO, Telefonica

Alison Davis
CIO , GE Healthcare

Anna Barsby
CIO, 888 Holdings

Anna-Lisa Miller
CIO, Spectris

Avril Chester
CTO, Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Bradley Schaufenbuel
CISO, PayChex

Brian Brackenborough
CISO, C4

Catherine Buhler
CISO, Energy Australia

Charlotte Baldwin
CDIO, Costa Coffee

Christina Scott
CIO & CPO, OVO Energy

Christopher Neal
Global CISO, Ramsay Health Care

Conor Whelan
CIO, Experian

Deborah Wheeler
CISO, Delta Airlines

Donna Ross
CISO, Radian

Eileen Jennings-Brown
CIO, Exscientia

Freddie Quek
CTO, THS

George Eapen
CIO & CISO, Petrofac

Georgina Owens
CTO, William Hill International

Ian Cohen
CIO, Acacium Group

Inken Braunschmidt
Chief Innovation and Digital Officer, Halma

Itumeleng Makgati
CISO, Standard Bank Group

Joanna Drake
CIO, THG

Juan Villamil
CIO, Imperial

Lauren Walker
MD Head Data Analytics UKI Europe, Accenture Song

Les McCollum
CISO, UChicago Medical Center

Liz Banbury
CISO, Hiscox

Mark Walmsley
Global CISO, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Norma Dove-Edwin
CIO, National Grid

Paul Coby
CIO, Persimmon

Richard Newsome
Former CTO, Cancer Research UK

Robert Sheesley
Group CIO, Wrench Group
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Sarah Wilkinson
COO & NED, Virgin Money

Vukosi Sambo
Executive Head of Data Insights, Afrocentric Group

Sarah Wilkinson
COO, Virgin Money
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Sandeep Seeripat
Global Chief Transformation and Technology Officer, Twinings

Dominic Howson
Chief Information Officer, Viridor

Jason Oliver
Chief Digital Transformation Officer, University of Sussex

Alan Boehm
Former CTO, H&M Group

Walt Carter
Chief Digital Officer, Homestar Financial Corporation

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