Esteemed impartial judges and advisory board from industry-leading organisations
Judges and the advisory board are independent and from many different sectors reflecting the reach of AI and digital influence.
The Judging application form for 2026 is now closed.
Head & Vice Judge
Judges
Aaron Rajan
CDIO
// Unilever
Dr Catriona Campbell MBE
Author
// AI 100 leader
Lawrence Ampofo
AI & Product Lead
// Vodafone
Josh Lloyd Lyons
Head of Corporate Development and M&A, EVP
// 73 Strings
Matthew Candy
Global Managing Partner, Strategy & Transformation Service Line
// IBM Consulting
Sophie Phelan
Digital Marketing Manager
// Metricell
Tom Fowler
AI Adoption Lead
// Kainos
Nektarios Georgalas
Innovation Principal, Data and AI
// BT
Dan Francis
Partner & Chief Innovation and Digital Officer
// BDO
Abby Thomas
Founder and CEO
// Atago Green
Andreas Manolis
Andreas Manolis
// Unit CTO, TCS
Richard McGrail
Sales Director, Automation & AI Services - GIDS EMEA
// SS&C Technologies
Rich Merrett
AI Innovation Lead
// The Citation Group
Ravinder Singh
Head of Digital and Systems Team
// Cabinet Office- GCF
Pedro Cosa
Managing Director
// Data Minds Consulting
Lera Leonteva
CEO
// Leo AI
Arkin Gupta
Vice President
// Morgan Stanley
Alex Yip
CTO & Vice Chair
// Puritan AI & TechUK AI & Data Analytics Leadership Committee
Matt Whelan
Senior Associate
// Trowers&Hamlins
Sarah Schlobohm
Chief AI Officer
Darren Lewis
Senior Lead Technical and Commercial
// Plexal
Duncan Welberry
Head of IT Business Partnering, Data & Analytics
// Associated British Ports
Alpesh Doshi
Founder
// Fintricity & Kendra Labs
Haitham Rowley
AI & Technology Consultant
// Keywords Studios
Professor Kamal Bechkoum
// Minsky Academy
David Hicks
Co-Founder & Chairman
// XMcoach
David Vilf
Product Manager - Android Automotive
Advisory Board
Darren Lewis
Senior lead, technical and commercial
// Plexal
Alexandra Foster
Director
// Fujitsu
