Electronics Weekly
The winners will be announced at the Awards ceremony, hosted by Maggie Philbin, at One Moorgate Place, London, on 29 April.
Business Woman of the Year
Samira Amani, senior product marketing manager, Omron Electronic Components Europe
Emma Armstrong, sustainable electronics ambassador, In2tec
Sujata Das, area sales manager, ABB
Sherry Deol, founder, Taurgo
Jessica Gomez, founder and CEO, Rogue Valley Microdevices
Sarah Gregory, commercial director, Slipstream Engineering Design
Srimathy Kesen, founder and CEO, Space Kidz India
Jocelin Soon, chief finance officer, ENNOVI
Diversion, Equity & Inclusion Programme of the Year
Vibishna Balagopal, head of electronics, Thales UK
Dawn Bonfield, founder, Magnificent Women
Paulette Watson, founder/managing director, Academy Achievers
Electronics Design Leader of the Year
Vibishna Balagopal, head of electronics, Thales UK
Chong Yip Wee, education business director, Keysight Technologies
Zuhal Clarke, corporate senior manager: lead head of safety critical products and systems, Semtech
Maria Cortez, senior vice-president, Advanced Energy
Sujata Das, ABB
Letizia Giuliano, vice-president, IP product marketing and management, Alphawave Semi
Lim Su Ann, Keysight R&D firmware manager, Keysight Technologies
Kate O’Riordan, senior manager, systems design/architect, Analog Devices
Electronics Engineer of the Year – Partner Samtec
Neelima Alluri, Global Inkjet Systems, a Nano Dimension Company
Samrudhi Inamdar, systems engineer, AAC Clyde Space
Sakshi Madaan, Anders Electronics
Rachel Watkins, principal engineer, Vishay Newport
Electronics Entrepreneur of the Year
Ausra Baradoke, CEO, Deep Scientific
Jessica Gomez, founder and CEO, Rogue Valley Microdevices
Sarah Gregory, commercial director, Slipstream Engineering Design
Electronics Rising Star
Morna Baillie, product engineer, Cadence Design Systems
Nikki Beevers, material controller, Deep Sea Electronics
Jana Demitrova, failure analysis engineer, Vishay Newport
Susan Fennell, hardware engineer, Imagination Technologies
Heather Flint, lead device scientist, Pragmatic Semiconductor
Samrudhi Inamdar, systems engineer, AAC Clyde Space
Steffi Johnston, Vishay Newport
Hermione Jones, mould process engineer, Harwin
Sakshi Madaan, product manager, Anders Electronics
Kavyashree Puttananjegowda, staff design engineer – test chip lead, Intel
Diana Ruslan, process engineer, Vishay Newport
Innovator of the Year
Emma Armstrong, sustainable electronics ambassador, In2tec
Sherry Deol, founder, Taurgo
Sakshi Madaan, product manager, Anders Electronics
Despina Moschou, senior lecturer (associate professor) University of Bath; CEO, TeslaDiagnostix
Dr Kalparupa Mukherjee, senior power device, engineering, Cambridge GaN Devices
Nidhi Sharma, lead QA and resource manager, EPAM Systems
Management/Small Team Leader of the Year
Zuhal Clarke, corporate senior manager: lead head of safety critical products and systems, Semtech
Donna (Corso) Coppola, operations manager, ARS Products
Letizia Giuliano, vice-president, IP product marketing and management, Alphawave Semi
Elizabeth Hilton, UK & Ireland sales manager, Samtec
Soo Mei Ling, test and strategic engineer manager, Keysight
Neringa Markeviciute, zone supervisor test, Vishay Newport
Sabarna Mukhopadhyay, CEO, founder director, SymlConnect
Mateja Lampe Rupnik, CEO, Red Pitaya
Jo Seymour, commercial director, UDISYS
Fang Tuurnala, senior director of MEMS process technology and site lead, SiTime Finland
Lisa Watkins, Vishay Newport
Jin Zhang, team lead test and reliability, Cambridge GaN Devices
Mentor of the Year
Salma Alarefi, lecturer in engineering education (electronics and electrical eng), University of Leeds
Maria Cortez, senior vice-president, Advanced Energy
Despina Moschou, senior lecturer (associate professor) University of Bath; CEO, TeslaDiagnostix
Olive Murphy, director of corporate innovation, Analog Devices
Ginny Shooter, senior research scientist, Toshiba Europe
Rachel Watkins, principal engineer, Vishay Newport
Returner of the Year
Salma Alarefi, lecturer in engineering education (electronics and electrical eng), University of Leeds
Shikha Chauhan, industrial sales – inside sales account manager, Delkin Devices
Adetee Anand Kulkarni, full stack developer, Sure24
Tina Muller, senior research scientist, Toshiba Europe
Kate O’Riordan, senior manager, systems design/architect, Analog Devices
STEM Pioneer Rising Star
Aurelia Brzezowska, technical support specialist, IKEA intern
Nishika Chettry, software engineer, Renesas Electronics
Jayashri Goddanti, digital twin engineer (KTP associate), Cranfield University and Levidian Nanosystems
Samrudhi Inamdar, systems engineer, AAC Clyde Space
Oana Lazar, embedded software engineer, Tessent Embedded Analytics (Siemens EDA)
Erin Lowe, level 3 electrical engineering fitter, Yamazaki Mazak
Kate O’Riordan, senior manager, systems design/architect, Analog Devices
Kavyashree Puttananjegowda, staff design engineer – test chip lead, Intel
Ginny Shooter, senior research scientist, Toshiba Europe
Technical Excellence Award
Zuhal Clarke, corporate senior manager: lead head of safety critical products and systems, Semtech
Wendy Preston, senior technical sales engineer, Harwin
Fang Tuurnala, senior director of MEMS process technology and site lead, SiTime Finland
Unsung Hero
Emily Barrow, office and workspace manager, Cambridge GaN Devices
Zuhal Clarke, corporate senior manager: lead head of safety critical products and systems, Semtech
Teresa Gu, group chief human resources officer, ENNOVI
Ragini Jain, innovation and IP manager, Cambridge GaN Devices
Rachael Jones, area sales manager, Omron Electronic Components Europe
Emma Jurkowski, customer engagement specialist, Texas Instruments
Jenny Ortilla, senior commercial analyst, Rebound Electronics
Elisabetta Spigone, senior project manager, Toshiba Europe
Sannah Vinding, digital marketing director, Micro Commercial Components
Victoria Young, distribution account management – EMEA, Samtec
Unsung Hero in a Leadership Role
Vibishna Balagopal, head of electronics, Thales UK
Zuhal Clarke, corporate senior manager: lead head of safety critical products and systems, Semtech
Sarah Gregory, commercial director, Slipstream Engineering Design
Sinead Inson, senior manufacturing manager, Vishay Newport
Kirsty Kay, senior vice-president, Human Resources, Eseye
Ewa Madzia, head of programmes, Cicor Group
Rose McGee, sales director, Component Sense
Nidhi Sharma, lead QA and resource manager, EPAM Systems
Elizabeth Smithies, senior quality lab manager, Nexperia Semiconductors
Elisabetta Spigone, senior project manager, Toshiba Europe
Woman of the Year
Emma Armstrong, In2tec
Vibishna Balagopal, Thales UK
Ausra Baradoke, Deep Scientific
Christine Burrows, Axiom Manufacturing Services
Felicity Carson, onsemi
Maria Cortez, Advanced Energy
Ritu Favre, Emerson
Karen Heath, NOTE Windsor
Debbie McDade, Advanced Rework Technology
Charlotte Noyland, DJ Assembly
Mateja Lampe Rupnik, Red Pitaya
Paulette Watson, Academy Achievers
Woman of the Year – Design Engineer
Dato’ Shidah Ahmad, Keysight Technologies
Ausra Baradoke, CEO, Deep Scientific
Maria Chizalli, Sfera Labs & HSYCO
Despina Moschou, senior lecturer (associate professor) University of Bath; CEO, TeslaDiagnostix
Thank you to our judges
Dr Sujit Bhattacharya – Cambridge Innovation Foundation & CERC
Dr Monkia Biddulph – AFC Energy
Annette Bley – DVCon Europe
Helen Duncan – Blueshift Memory
Harriet Green – Youth with Potential
Karen Holland – XCAM
Ash Madni – Madni Technologies
Margaret Schmitt – Technology Entrepreneur
Andy Sellars – UK Semiconductor Expert Working Group
Priyanka Thachakuzhiyil Viswanathan – SiFive
Paulette Watson – Academy Achievers and STEM Academy Achievers Ghana
Helen Weedon – Radical Moves & Satcoms Innovation Group
Scott White – Pragmatic IC
Meet the host Maggie Philbin
Maggie is a popular TV personality, reporting on science and technology for TV and radio (Tomorrow’s World, Bang goes the Theory).
In 2008 she co-founded TeenTech, an award-winning charity that works across the UK getting young people innovating, creating, building skills and preparing for a fast-changing future.
