Wales Technology Awards 2025 Highlights

Wales Technology Awards 2025 Recap
26 November 2025 | ICC Wales
The Wales Technology Awards 2025 returned for a landmark 10th anniversary, shining a spotlight on the innovators, trailblazers, and game-changers powering Wales’ thriving tech scene. On this special occasion, the awards were the grand finale of Wales Tech Week​ – Wales’ largest international tech summit.

 

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The 2025 Winners

  • The Sir Michael Moritz Tech Start-up Award: Critical Cloud
  • The Aled Miles International Impact Award: Aber Instruments Ltd
  • Rising Star of the Year Award: Madelaine Thomas (Image Angel)
  • Best Tech Leader Award: Mark Sweeny (de Novo Solutions)
  • Best AI Application Award: VisVira Ltd
  • Best Digital Inclusion Award: IE Hub
  • Best Digital Transformation Award (Public Sector): The Social Work Way Ltd
  • Best Digital Transformation Award (Private Sector): Burbank
  • Best EdTech Application Award: SudoCyber Limited
  • Best Greentech Application Award: Nightingale HQ Limited
  • Best Healthtech Application Award: Concentric Health
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Special Recognition Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award – Chris Meadows, CSconnected

A truly special moment of the evening was the presentation of a heartfelt honour to Chris Meadows, Director at CSconnected. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognises not only Chris’s extraordinary contribution to the compound semiconductor sector, but also the huge role he has played in elevating Wales’ reputation on the global stage.

The Cornerstone Award – Avril Lewis MBE, Technology Connected

Presented by Aled Miles – Headline Partner of the Wales Technology Awards, CEO of Intellistack and Welsh Government Envoy to the US – the bespoke Cornerstone Award honoured Avril’s unwavering leadership, years of dedication, and the role she has played in supporting and championing Wales’ tech ecosystem.

The 2025 Partners

Thank you to all of the esteemed Partners of the Wales Technology Awards, without whom the ceremony would not have been possible.

  • Headline Partner – Intellistack
  • The Sir Michael Moritz Tech Start-up Award Partner – Vodafone Business
  • The Aled Miles International Impact Award – Intellistack
  • Rising Star of the Year Award Partner – de Novo Solutions
  • Best Tech Leader Award Partner – Cyber Innovation Hub
  • Best AI Application Award Partner – Vantage Data Centers
  • Best Digital Transformation – Public Sector – Award Partner – HP
  • Best Digital Transformation – Private Sector – Award Partner – High Value Manufacturing Catapult
  • Best EdTech Application Award Partner – Thales
  • Best GreenTech Application Award Partner – Vishay
  • Best HealthTech Application Award Partner – Four
  • Best Digital Inclusion Award Partner – BT
  • Welcome Reception Partner – CSconnected
  • Table Partner – Butterfly Data
  • Welsh Cake Table Gift Partner – Hexa Finance