This category recognises the extraordinary achievements of young people aged 16-30 in the digital transformation space. This award is for a young individual whose actions in the past year have made them stand out as a leader in the transformation of their sector.
Congratulations to our 10 finalists in the Young Digital Leader of the Year Category.
You can check out the top 10 below.
The ultimate winner will be announced at our Digital Leaders 100 awards ceremony in June.
Meet the Finalists
Giulia Carleton
IT Project Manager, GWD
As a determined and resourceful digital leader, Giulia is passionate about solving complex problems and leveraging technology to create positive social impact.
Subhash Chatterjee
Managing Director, One SC Media Ltd
Subhash Chatterjee is a 19 year Undergraduate student and Entrepreneur. He is Managing Director of One SC Media Ltd, a digital media agency he started in lockdown, with a focus on empowering businesses and making them more competitive and driving digital innovation.
Ben Coleman
Senior Digital Project Manager, DWP Digital
A Senior Digital Project Manager within the Email and Office team at DWP Digital. Primarily managing project and people within the Email space but also across Microsoft 365 and Cisco based projects.
Jack Francis
Founder, Pogo Studio
Jack has spent the last few years managing a digital healthcare company, Pogo Studio. They provide digital tools that give patients bespoke information around their long term condition, as well as linking them with a number of charity partners.
Jamie Garrett,
Managing Director, Invuse
From apprentice to MD leading a start-up to a £1million business in just 18 months, Jamie and Invuse work tirelessly creating inclusive digital experiences for all. Jamie’s passion for user-focused platforms and accessibility for users with various disabilities sparked ‘#AccessibilityToMe’ - a critically acclaimed campaign giving disabled users a voice.
Dr Patrick Hart
Founders Associate, Concentric Health
Dr Patrick Hart is Founders Associate at digital health startup Concentric Health. With a passion for using innovative technology to improve healthcare; Patrick brings a unique blend of clinical and technical expertise, shaping the role of digital tools in improving patient care.
Adam Lisik
Head of Software Operations and Automation, Waterstons
Adam is a Head of Software Operations and Automation at Waterstons - He joined 9 years ago as a summer intern, and worked his way all the way to Head of Department. Over the past 18 months he has introduced Automation internally and externally as a consultancy service.
Olivia Maxwell
DevOps Engineer, DWP Digital
A DevOps Engineer recently promoted 2 civil service grades whilst being a young black female, a minority in her field. Olivia assisted in leading a DWP Digital wide programme of work to monitor the departments cloud hosted infrastructure supporting thousands of internal users and payment of billions to UK citizens.
Femi Owolade-Coombes
Influencer & Activist
Keynote speaker on Young Tech Talent, Diversity and Inclusion, Inclusive Leadership & sustainability. Has talked on behalf of Global Tech Advocates in China, Department of International Trade in Thailand, shipping industry in Norway and open source community at COP26.
Ally Zlatar
Artist & Activist
Ally Zlatar is an artist and activist. She is the founder of The Starving Artist; an artist initiative that utilizes creative voices as a way to create advocacy and systemic reform