{"id":35676,"date":"2024-11-14T16:18:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T16:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/?p=35676"},"modified":"2024-11-25T13:13:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T13:13:25","slug":"celebrating-innovation-at-the-2024-digital-leaders-dl100-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/celebrating-innovation-at-the-2024-digital-leaders-dl100-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Innovation at the 2024 Digital Leaders DL100 Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As passionate supporters of digital business growth and innovation, aql have been a major sponsor of\u00a0Digital Leaders<\/a>\u00a0for nine years. Our founder and chairman, Professor Adam Beaumont, is a former winner of the\u00a0Digital Leaders 100<\/a>\u00a0Founders Award. As a prominent technologist, Professor Beaumont celebrates digital innovations that improve people\u2019s lives and promotes his belief of using technology to better the world around us.\u00a0 Beliefs shared and supported by Digital Leaders.<\/p>\n

aql\u2019s VP Product & Development, Andrew Morris, had the privilege of presenting the Digital Leader of the Year award, one of the event\u2019s highest accolades. The winner, Joe Seddon, is CEO of\u00a0Zero Gravity<\/a>, a social mobility tech startup that provides and creates opportunities for children from underprivileged backgrounds. Andrew was also one of the DL100 judges, selecting winners and runners up from hundreds of incredible entries. The event was a great opportunity to celebrate innovation and reflect on the huge number of people who are benefiting from the great work that the winners, runners-up, and nominees of the event are implementing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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DL100 event host & BBC TV Presenter Nina Warhurst (left), Zero Gravity CEO & Digital Leader of the Year award winner Joe Seddon (centre), aql VP Product & Development and Award Presenter Andrew Morris (right)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201caql have been a proud sponsor of Digital Leaders for nearly a decade. As both a judge and an award presenter, it is extremely gratifying to be involved in the DL100. It\u2019s a privilege to give pioneers and innovators a platform through which their work can gain more exposure.\u201d\u00a0<\/i>Andrew Morris, VP Product & Development, aql<\/p>\n

Air Commodore Blythe Crawford CBE, Commandant at the\u00a0Air & Space Warfare Centre<\/a>\u00a0for the RAF, opened the event with a keynote speech. At the invitation of Professor Beaumont,\u00a0 it was a privilege to see Air Commodore Crawford, whose previous posting was as the commander at RAF Leeming, deliver the opening keynote at the DL100.<\/p>\n

In his speech, Air Commodore Crawford offered an insightful view into the similarities between technological innovation in civilian industry and digital innovation in the armed forces. These similarities included the need to adapt, take measured risks and innovate in achieving successful digital transformation.<\/p>\n

aql has long been a partner of the armed forces, working together with them on the Mobile Access North Yorkshire project as well as creating a 5G testbed at RAF Leeming. An initiative that, with Air Commodore Crawford\u2019s sponsorship, has become a permanent part of RAFx\u2019s technology incubator.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Air Commodore Blythe Crawford CBE delivering the keynote address at the DL100<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The 2024 Digital Leaders\u2019 DL100 event was held at the\u00a0Imperial War Museum North<\/a>\u00a0in Manchester. The event recognised the teams and individuals working hard to secure the UK\u2019s digital transformation. With a diverse range of award categories, the event celebrated the achievements of the innovators who work to shape the UK\u2019s digital future.<\/p>\n

A full list of the winners for this year\u2019s DL100<\/a> can be found below:<\/p>\n