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HotTopics Global Future CDO 100 Awards 

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Recognising the world’s most influential data leaders

The HotTopics Global FutureCDO 100 Awards, recognise the future Chief Data Officers who are transforming how organisations use data to drive growth, innovation and competitive advantage. These future CDOs turn insight into action — shaping strategy, enabling transformation and unlocking measurable impact across the business.

Each award winner is peer-nominated, independently judged and recognised as part of the HotTopics Global C-suite Awards. Their work is celebrated throughout the year through conversations, meetups, interviews and our Global and European Awards ceremonies.

 

Who is this for?

Future Chief Data Officers and senior data leaders responsible for enterprise data strategy, analytics, governance and value creation.

 

What makes a HotTopics Global Future CDO 100 award winner?

All awards are judged across four key areas

Functional Innovation

What is the most important positive change that you have made to your organisation this year? 

Leadership and strategic vision

Tell us 3 ways you have taken key stakeholders with you on the journey to make an important positive change

Team development

What positive change have you made for the people in your team(s) this year?

Community contribution

How have you given back to the community and/or your wider industry this year?

 

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Awards judges

Our C-suite awards judging panels are made up of respected industry leaders with deep expertise across business and technology.
Fiona James

Fiona James

Chief Data Officer and Director, Data Growth and Operations, Office for National Statistics

Gunjan Aggarwal

Gunjan Aggarwal

Executive Director, Novartis

Inga Gunnarsdottir

Inga Gunnarsdottir

CDO, City of Reykjavik

Joanna Page

Joanna Page

Data Director, E.ON Next

Matthew Fryer

Matthew Fryer

Group Head of Data & AI (CDO / CAIO), Arrive

Melissa Richards

Melissa Richards

CDO, Renasant Bank

Oleg Kravets

Oleg Kravets

Chief Data & Analytics Officer, The Travel Corporation

Peter Laflin

Peter Laflin

Chief Data Officer,

Samir Boualla

Samir Boualla

Chief Data Officer, ING Bank France

Sarah Gadd

Sarah Gadd

Managing Director, Data Leader, Julius Baer

Simon Kaffel

Simon Kaffel

Chief Data Officer, The Rank Group

Awards ceremonies

Ceremonies held as part of the HotTopics Studio

 

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HotTopics Studio Carnegie Hall
CIO | CISO | CDO | CMO

HotTopics Studio Carnegie Hall

Vector (4)Vector-1 New York

Vector (3)Vector-2 3 Mar 2027

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HotTopics Studio Abbey Road (B2B Marketing Leaders)
CMO

HotTopics Studio Abbey Road (B2B Marketing Leaders)

Vector (4)Vector-1 London

Vector (3)Vector-2 27 Apr 2027

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HotTopics Studio Abbey Road Studios
CIO | CISO | CDO

HotTopics Studio Abbey Road Studios

Vector (4)Vector-1 London

Vector (3)Vector-2 28 Apr 2027

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HotTopics Studio Abbey Road Studios
CIO | CISO | CDO

HotTopics Studio Abbey Road Studios

Vector (4)Vector-1 London

Vector (3)Vector-2 29 Apr 2027

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HotTopics Studio Forte Village
CIO | CISO | CDO

HotTopics Studio Forte Village

Vector (4)Vector-1 Sardinia

Vector (3)Vector-2 22 Jun 2027

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HotTopics Studio Nashville
CIO | CISO | CDO

HotTopics Studio Nashville

Vector (4)Vector-1 Nashville

Vector (3)Vector-2 25 Oct 2027

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