CIO 100 Awards UK

CIO 100 Awards UK

How to apply for the 2025 CIO 100 Awards UK

Application process:

Enter yourself, or to apply on behalf of one of your team members.

The application process has been redesigned to attract diverse candidates through a new two-phase system that begins with preliminary submissions highlighting key achievements.

High-potential candidates then advance to an in-depth assessment phase where they can showcase their work through written responses, video submissions, or interviews—accommodating different communication styles.

Detailed steps on how to enter:

  1. Register an account.
  2. Start your entry (save it in-progress).
  3. Submit your entry to be judged.
  4. You can return to your entry to make any changes yourself (up until the 1st Stage Entry Deadline Extended:  Tuesday, 6 May 2025).
  5. 2nd stage opens: on Friday, 6 June 2025 (interviews or video submission)
  6. 2nd stage deadline: Friday, 4 July 2025.

Application criteria:

To be eligible to apply for the CIO100 Awards, applicants must be the most senior IT decision-maker within their organisation. The applicant must also have been at their current organisation for one year up until the date CIO 100 submissions open.

Consultants, IT vendors, software/hardware suppliers and market research or information services companies will not be eligible for the CIO 100. Additionally, individuals currently in the 2025 NextCIO or 2024 NextCSO cohorts will not be considered.

Applicants must also be living and working in the UK and be available for the second stage of the application process between 6th June and 6th August.

Applications will not be published, and only shared with the judging commitee.

2025 Judges

Chris Weston, Senior Technology Consultant, NashTech, Speaker at the CIO Summit UK
Speaker
Chris Weston
Senior Technology ConsultantNashTech
Dave Roberts, Global IT Director, Stantec, Speaker at the CIO Summit UK
Speaker
Dave Roberts
Global IT DirectorStantec
Laura Dawson, CEO, Leaderly, Speaker at the CIO Summit UK
Speaker
Laura Dawson
CEOLeaderly
Kevin Gibbs, Executive Director of Delivery, Bracknell Forest Council, Speaker at the CIO Summit UK
Speaker
Kevin Gibbs
Executive Director of DeliveryBracknell Forest Council
Tracy Keeling, VP, IDC, Speaker at the CIO Summit UK
Speaker
Tracy Keeling
VPIDC
Georgina Owens, CIO, Playnetic, Speaker at the CIO Summit UK
Speaker
Georgina Owens
CIOPlaynetic
Fergus Boyd, NED & CIO Advisor, Speaker at the CIO Summit UK
Speaker
Fergus Boyd
NED & CIO Advisor
Norma Dove-Edwin, CIO, Rolls Royce, Speaker at the CIO Summit UK
Speaker
Norma Dove-Edwin
CIORolls Royce
Ian Golding, Interim CIO, Speaker at the CIO Summit UK
Speaker
Ian Golding
Interim CIO
Madhu Bhabuta, Fractional CIO, Freeman Clarke, Speaker at the CIO Summit UK
Speaker
Madhu Bhabuta
Fractional CIOFreeman Clarke
Kelly Olsen, NED, Speaker at the CIO Summit UK
Speaker
Kelly Olsen
NED
Duncan Brown, Group Vice President, IDC, Speaker at the CIO Summit UK
Speaker
Duncan Brown
Group Vice PresidentIDC
Tom Meyer, Group VP Research, IDC, Speaker at the CIO Summit UK
Speaker
Tom Meyer
Group VP ResearchIDC
Nic Granger, Chief Information and Financial Officer, North Sea Transition Authority, Speaker at the CIO Summit UK
Speaker
Nic Granger
Chief Information and Financial OfficerNorth Sea Transition Authority
Romy Tuin, CIO 100 Chair, Speaker at the CIO Summit UK
Speaker
Romy Tuin
CIO 100 Chair