
DataIQ Awards 2019
Celebrating the Top Performers in Data
Are you an analytics ace? Does your business buzz with brilliant data brains? Have you solved the toughest data and analytics problems by applying people, technology or both?
Then get the recognition you deserve with a DataIQ Award.
Designed to reflect the deep skills, commitment and capabilities of individuals, teams, organisations and solutions, our Awards are the most coveted trophy in the industry. Aligned to the value-driving champions and the challenges they meet, judged by the top tier of practitioners, this is the one to win.
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Speakers

Gillian Docherty

Anita Fernqvist

Ramneet Julka

Andrew Lynn

Wade Munsie

Joe Nathan

Begona Nunez-Herran

Lynn Pope

Rachel Pillsbury

Paul Ravenscroft

Martin Squires

Sudip Trivedi
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Winners
The 2019 DataIQ Awards winners
Best place to work in data (Data Enabler)
Best place to work in data (Data Titan)
Most innovative use of AI
Data apprentice of the year
Best data and analytics team (Data Enabler)
Best data and analytics team (Data Titan)
Best development programme
Best data ethics and privacy initiative - Sponsored by Crowe
Best use of data in a marketing programme
Breakthrough with data
Customer/CRM success
Data and analytics leader of the year (Data Enabler)
Data and analytics leader of the year (Data Titan)
Data aggregation initiative
Digital and data champion
Data-driven product or service of the year (Data Enabler)
Data-driven product or service of the year (Data Titan)
Automation and algorithm effectiveness award
New talent award - Sponsored by DUG
Caterina Constantinescu, data scientist, The Data Lab
Award accepted by Joanna McKenzie, data scientist at The Data Lab on behalf of Caterina
Transformation with data
JCURV and Sainsbury’s
The Professor Derek Holder Lifetime Achievement Award
Keith Dugmore, founder, DUG
Grand Prix
Anita Fernqvist, chief data officer, Zurich Insurance UK
Click here to view the shortlist
Shortlist
The 2019 DataIQ Awards shortlist covers 22 award categories
1. Best place to work in data (Data Enabler)
- Business Data Partners
- The Data Lab
- REaD Group
- Code Worldwide
- Proximity Data & Analytics Team
- Instinctive BI
2. Best place to work in data (Data Titan)
- Aviva Customer Science team
- GoCo Group
- Royal Mail Group Technology
3. Most innovative use of AI
- Channel 4 - Data Science
- Outra
- Merkle Aquila & Total
- Aviva Customer Science Team
- Personalisation and Digital Insights, Walgreens Boots Alliance
- Elsevier Entellect
- NTTDATA
4. Data apprentice of the year
- Matt Furer, Barclaycard
- Ross Mackay, RBS
- Matthew Spicer, Santander
5. Best data and analytics team (Data Enabler)
- Merkle Aquila – Stop the Traffik Team
- Wunderman
- CACI
6. Best data and analytics team (Data Titan)
- Channel 4 Data Science Team
- Aviva Customer Science Team
- The Royal Bank of Scotland
- GoCo Group
- Royal Mail Technology
- Global Analytics, Walgreens Boots Alliance
- Business Intelligence, Fibre & Network Delivery, Openreach
- Turner International Data & Analytics Team
7. Best development programme
- Royal Mail Group Technology
- MBN Academy / Data Lab MSc Placement Programme
- NatWest
- Channel 4 Data Science Team
- Kubrick Group
- Business Data Partners
- Personalisation & Digital Insights, Walgreens Boots Alliance
- The VIQTOR DAVIS UK Data Academy
- Barclays Information Business (ACE)
8. Best data ethics and privacy initiative - Sponsored by Crowe
- Co-op Data Team
- DQM GRC
- Paragon Customer Communications - London office
- CitizenMe
9. Best use of data in a marketing programme
- DAX and eBay
- CACI and EDF Energy
- REaD Group and Titan Travel
- Merkle | Periscopix & Twitter: Let’s get emotional: Using sentiment to manage paid search bids
- Wunderman
- Future Thinking Group
10. Breakthrough with data
- EDF Energy- Smart Metering Supply & Demand Optimisation
- Wunderman
- MyLife Digital Analytics Team
- RBS CPB D&A
- The Royal Bank of Scotland
- Barclays Information Business (ACE)
11. Customer/CRM success
- Pets at Home plc
- Personalisation and Digital Insights, Walgreens Boots Alliance
- Paragon Customer Communications
- Future Thinking Group
- Barclays Information Business
12. Data and analytics leader of the year (Data Enabler)
- Vicky Byrom, Merkle Aquila
- Richard Pugh, Chief Data Scientist, Mango Solutions
- Di Mayze, Scratch Consulting
13. Data and analytics leader of the year (Data Titan)
- Anita Fernqvist, Zurich
- Jon Hussey, Barclaycard
- Simon Prinn, Walgreens Boots Alliance
14. Data aggregation initiative
- Samsung Europe
- RBS - The Liquidity Lab
15. Digital and data champion
- Caroline Bellamy, OS
- Kinnari Ladha, TUI
- Carolyn Stebbings, RAPP CODE
- Begona Nunez-Herran, Open University
- Ross Simson, Thames Water
- Nicolette Bullivant, Santander UK
- Nick Davies, Argos
16. Data-driven product or service of the year (Data Enabler)
- BlueVenn
- My Life Digital
- Aberdeen
- Adaptable Tools
17. Data-driven product or service of the year (Data Titan)
- Channel 4 - Data Science
- Enterprise Big Data ID Verification Team
- Barclays Information Business - Market and Customer Insights Team
- Royal Mail - Partially Addressed Mail
- DAX, by Global
18. Automation and algorithm effectiveness award
- GoCo Group
- GemSeek Consulting (part of the Future Thinking Group)
19. New talent award - Sponsored by DUG
- Caterina Constantinescu, Data Scientist at The Data Lab
- Abigail Mackie, Dyson Technology Ltd
- Katie Shaw, Paragon Customer Communications
- Arthur Tok, Barclaycard
- Suraj Patel, McLaren Racing
- Ben Tremain, Openreach
- Luke Phelps, Merkle Aquila
20. Transformation with data
- JCurv
- The Open University
- Aviva Customer Science Team
- Infoshare with ECB
- REaD Group and Marie Curie
- DVSA in partnership with PwC
- Samsung Europe
21. The Professor Derek Holder Lifetime Achievement Award
22. Grand Prix
Hall of Fame
DataIQ Awards 2018
Data and analytics leader of the year
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New talent award - Client Charmaine Whittingham - Barclaycard
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Customer/CRM champion
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Breakthrough with data
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Transformation with data
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Best place to work in data
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Best diversity in data programme
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Best development programme
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Best GDPR programme (client-side) BBC Platform Operational Privacy Team
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Best GDPR solution (vendor)
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Best use of data in a marketing programme
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Most innovative analytics solution
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Data-driven product or service of the year
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Most innovative data management solution of the year
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Lifetime Achievement Award Rosemary Smith, managing director, Opt-4 |
Grand Prix Barclays Information Business analytics team |
DataIQ Talent Awards 2017
Data Professional - Client Les Donnelly - Royal Mail |
Data Professional - Services Andrea Sternfeld - Royal Mail MarketReach |
Data-Driven Digital Marketer(s) Barclaycard - Data & Strategic Analytics Barclaycard |
Data-Driven Brand Marketer(s) Sky Vegas - Sky Betting and Gaming |
Analytics and Insight Leader Paul Ravenscroft - Walgreens Boots Alliance |
Best GDPR Programme (Data Controller) Business Planning & Processes Team - Comic Relief |
Best GDPR Programme (Data Processor) Shiona McDougall - RAPP |
Data Scientist/Big Data Leader Ian Smith - RAPP Ltd |
Customer/CRM Champion(s) Data & Analytics - RBS |
Best Place to Work in Data Aquila Insight |
New Talent Award Eleni Kotzampasaki - Aquila Insight |
Transformation Through Data Award Team Data - Economist |
Breakthrough with Data Highly commended - Equotion |
Grand Prix Business Planning & Processes Team - Comic Relief |
Derek Holder Lifetime Achievement Award Sir Tim Berners-Lee / Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt - ODI |
DataIQ Talent Awards 2016
Data Professional - Client
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Data Professional - Services
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Data Innovator of the Year
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Data-Driven Direct Mail Advertiser(s)
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Data-Driven Digital Marketer(s)
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Data-Driven Brand Marketer(s) Barclays Premier On-boarding Team, Barclays
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Marketing Technologist
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Data Governance and Privacy Professional(s)
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Analytics and Insight Leader
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Data Scientist/Big Data Leader
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Data Quality Programme Leader or Team
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Customer/CRM Champion(s) Customer Experience Data & Analytics team, RBS
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Best Place to Work in Data Merkle|Periscopix RAPP
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New Talent Award
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Transformation Through Data Award
Shortlist: Analytics and Service Development Team, Capita |
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"Data is the New Creative"
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DataIQ Talent Awards 2015
The Professor Derek Holder Lifetime Achievement Award Professor Merlin Stone |
Data quality programme leader Paul Hennessey Aldermore |
Data-driven direct mail advertiser(s) Costco Costco and MarketReach from Royal Mail |
New Data award Tim Drye DataTalk |
Customer/CRM champion(s) CRM Team |
Data governance and privacy professional(s) Maya Bull Guardian, News & Media |
Data is the new creative Deborah Hofman & Ciaran Power Havas helia |
Data professional (Services) Mark Barry Havas helia |
Data security programme leader Paul Eveleigh Havas helia |
New Talent Deborah Hofmann & Ciaran Power Havas helia |
Transformation through data award Laura Scarlett National Trust |
Analytics and insight leader News UK BI Insight team News UK |
Data scientist/big data leader News UK BI Analytics team News UK |
Marketing technologist John Markham RAPP Ltd |
Data-driven digital marketer(s) Direct Analytics Team Royal Bank of Scotland |
Data professional (Client) Shetal Bhatt SUBWAY |
Multi-channel marketer or team Adobe Campaign SWAT Team The National Trust |
The grand Prix News UK BI Insight & Analytics Teams News UK |
DataIQ Talent Awards 2014
The Professor Derek Holder Lifetime Achievement Award
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Grand Prix Karina Murtagh |
B2B Marketing Leader
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Customer Champion Karina Murtagh, England and Wales Cricket Board |
Data Governance Team of the Year Capita TVL Data Management Team, Capita |
“Data is the New Creative” Edward Ballard , RAPP |
Data Professional (Client)
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Data Professional (Services) Ben Winter, MarketReach from Royal Mail |
Data Scientist Anne Connell, Havas EHS |
Data-driven Direct Mail Advertiser or Advertising Team Tesco and MarketReach from Royal Mail |
Data-driven Marketer or Marketing Team Havas EHS easyJet team, Havas EHS |
Data-driven Media Planner Tania Mag, Havas EHS |
Integrated Data Planning Team (Client and Agency) Bright North and BSkyB |
Marketing Technologist Kevin Allan, autoGraph |
Multi-channel Marketing Team of the Year Caravan Club Marketing Team |
New Talent Award Sandra Matz, University of Cambridge Psychometrics Centre |
“SoLoMo” Marketer or Marketing Team Liz Curry, Comic Relief |
DataIQ Talent Awards 2013
B2B Leader Keith Jones, Royal Mail Data Services |
CRM Manager Ed Cracknell, ESPN |
Data is the new creative Oliver Betts, TMW |
Data Planner Claire Gardner, Cyance |
Data Professional Jane Huntington, The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association |
Data Scientist Tim Drye, Data Talk |
Data Steward Rudi Leoni, Telefonica UK |
Digital Marketer Tess Tucker, JUST EAT |
Marketing Technologist Melanie Boland, Reed Business Information |
Real Mail Marketer Liz Curry, Comic Relief |
Social Marketer Lynn Grimes & Nicola Miller, London South Bank University |