Over the past few months we have received a record number of entries to the 2020 Digital DNA Awards. Breaking all previous records, the 2020 edition of the highly anticipated awards received in excess of 300 entries from 160+ companies, highlighting the strength and depth of the tech industry here in Northern Ireland. The first phase of the judging process is now complete and over 300 entries have been whittled down to a high-calibre short list featuring the very best technology businesses and people from right across Northern Ireland.
Winners of the 13 categories will be revealed at the biggest night for the Northern Irish tech industry, taking place at the ICC Belfast on Thursday 26th March, 2020. Tables are now and sale and can be purchased via the website or by contacting the team at Digital DNA HQ directly via engage@digitaldna.org.uk.
App of the Year
Virtual Visit Tours – AMAZE AR Portals
Hay – Hay Banking App
STATSports – Apex Coach Series
Sugar Rush Creative – Versus Arthritis | Arthritis Tracker for Teens
Dynamic Signal – Dynamic Signal Mobile App
Liberty IT – Quantum Next Gen Insurance Platform
Scaffold Digital – TakeTen
STATSports – Apex Athlete Series 2.0
Digital Innovation of the Year
Rakuten Blockchain Lab – Rakuten Wallet (Cryptocurrency Exchange)
SaltDNA – SaltDNA
STATSports – SMART Training Ground
PWC – PwC Smart Credentials
Velocity Worldwide – Retail Digital Transformation Programme at CastleCourt Shopping Centre
Power NI – One Account Project
Danske Bank – Danske Bank Automation Transformation
BT – Value-Added Future Services for 5G-Enabled Edge Compute
Best Digital Marketing Campaign
Firefly Friends – GoTo Shop USA Campaign
Belfast Giants – CHL Campaign
Origin Digital & Hume Brophy – One Too Many Campaign
STATSports & Groundswell – Talent alone is not enough
Lighthouse Comms – Belfast City Airport | NI Best Small Visitor Attraction
Dokoo Digital – Write The Code The World Has Been Waiting For – Dokoo in conjunction with Acne London for Deloitte.
Velocity Worldwide – Retail Digital Transformation Programme at CastleCourt Shopping Centre
Wilsons Auctions – World’s First Crypto Currency Auction
eCommerce Project of the Year
Eyekiller – Wood Floor Warehouse
Glaze Digital – In Car Safety Centre
Selazar – Selazar
GCD Technologies – Fane Valley Stores
Built For Growth Digital – Ann’s Cottage
CyberSource – Flex Microform by Visa CyberSource Belfast
Groundswell – Craigmore Online
BT – Digital Business Marketplace
Tech for Good Project of the Year
ESTHER – ESTHER Giving
Children’s Law Centre Digital Solutions to Young People’s Legal Problems – REE Rights Responder
The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) – STEM in Minecraft: Vikings
Neon – Talking Sense Project
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast – Neonatal Resuscitation Project Team
Origin – Cancer Fund for Children
Civica – Coding for Kids
Sugar Rush Creative – Versus Arthritis
Young person of the Year
Johnny McFadden – Bazaarvoice, Software Engineer
Laura Blacklock – 3EN, Client Services Manager
Cathal O’Neill BT – Software Engineering Manager,Digital Commerce & BT Ireland Innovation Centre
Shauna Corr – Datactics, Data Scientist
Orlaith Kelly – Version 1, Business Analyst
Amy Crockett – Instil Software, Software Engineer
Robert Finn – Signifyd, Software Engineer
Garry Irwin – Unosquare, Delivery Management/ Site Lead
Developer of the Year
Annette McCullough – Bazaarvoice, Staff Software Engineer
Zeki Kucuk-Kose – Rakuten Blockchain Lab, Software Engineer
Niall Kelly – Instil Software, Principal Software Engineer
Alan Moynagh – STATSports, Senior Full Stack Developer
Michael Miscampbell – Dynamic Signal, Senior Mobile Developer
Christopher Moffett – Signifyd, Software Engineer
Niamh Tohill – Secure Broadcast, Head of Android
Kevin Higgins – Allstate NI, Technical Lead
Founder of the Year
Joe Boyle – SaltDNA, CEO & Co-Founder
Francesca Morelli – Airtight Influencers, Co-Founder
Alan Whitley – Halo Technologies Europe Ltd, Managing Director
Lee Skillen – Cloudsmith, Co-Founder & CTO
Leeann Monk-Özgül & Jennifer Neff – Elemental Software, Co-Founders & Co-CEO’s
Liam McEvoy – SustainIQ, Co-Founder
Carol Rossborough & Ailis McCaul ESTHER, Co-Founders
Jack Williams – Selezar, Founder
Business Personality of the Year
Adrienne Hanna – Right Revenue
Stephen Morrow – Options Technology
Peter Stewart – No79 Design
Lorna McAdoo – Version 1
Gareth Burns – Selazar
Samantha Kirk – Dynamic Signal
Keith Lippert – Allstate NI
Tara Simpson – Instil Software
Best Large Tech Company of the Year
Virgin media
MRP
Rakuten Blockchain Lab
CyberSource
STATSports
Signifyd
First Derivatives plc
Options Technology
Best Small tech of the Year
SaltDNA
Locate a Locum
3EN Cloud
Instil Software
B-Secur
Datactics
GCD Technologies
Elemental Software
Startup of the Year
MindBoggle
Angoka Limited
Aligned Agency
Sonrai Analytics
SeeMeHired
SustainIQ
Halo Technologies Europe Ltd
Alfi NI Ltd
Best Workplace of the Year
Options Technology
GOLFNOW
Allstate Northern Ireland
Origin
Signifyd
FinTrU
Liberty IT
Rapid7
