Now in its third year, the British Data awards are back for 2023. The awards celebrates the success of organisations and individuals from FTSE 100 heavyweights, public sector pioneers, technology unicorns, fast-growing scale-ups, essential Not-For-Profits, and everything in between.

A record 226 entries were received this year and Advanced Infrastructure we're thrilled to have been announced as a finalist in the shortlist for "Start-Up Of The Year "as well as "Data for Good Initiative Of The Year".

Advanced Infrastructure develops and provides spatial analytics and digital twins for the energy transition. The company helps local authorities, distribution network operators and consultants to plan the rollout of low carbon infrastructure.

Founded in 2020, Advanced Infrastructure has developed an innovative net zero Local Area Energy Planning Tool (LAEP+).

The net-zero planning spatial analytics platform for Local Area Energy Plans puts hundreds of datasets and analysis tools in the hands of local authorities, energy network operators and stakeholders. This supports planners to identify the optimal locations of low-carbon technologies such as EV charge points and heat pumps as well as informing long-term energy strategies and plans.

LAEP+ uses digital twins to support decision making by local stakeholders and forecasts network capacity, building retrofits, heat networks, and EV rollouts all in one platform. Hundreds of API integrations ensure that all decisions are made on the latest, building stock, sociodemographic and energy network data.

Over the past three years, the company has built a client base of public and private sector organisations including Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Oxfordshire County Council and Dundee City Council through project LEO and RESOP as well as B2B and B2C organisations such as Zapmap and Cepro.

Jason Johnson, Co-Founder of Predatech and British Data Awards judge said: “Judging the British Data Awards this year wasn’t easy given the high standard of entries. All our Finalists should be incredibly proud of their data success stories and for helping to showcase the best that the world of data has to offer. I look forward to celebrating your achievements in May.”

The British Data Awards 2023 will announce Winners across some 22 categories. A number of Highly Commended awards will also be presented. This year, ‘Data for Good Initiative of the Year’ and ‘Innovation of the Year’ received the most entries categories.

Other categories include ‘Data Leader of the Year’ and ‘Technology Company of the Year’, while new categories including ‘Climate Change Initiative of the Year’ were introduced to help showcase and celebrate the work of a diverse group of organisations.

The British Data Awards 2023 judging panel included:

Roshan Awatar: Group Director, Data & Analytics at Sky

Lynne Bailey: Chief Data Officer at KPMG UK

Neil Carden: CEO at Forth Point I A Blend360 Company

Dr Sophie Carr: Founder at Bays Consulting

Caroline Carruthers: CEO at Carruthers and Jackson

Christina Finlay: Director of Data & Analytics, Nest

Roxane Heaton: Chief Information Officer at Macmillan Cancer Support

Natalie Jakomis: Director of Data & Analytics at Rightmove

Jason Johnson: Co-Founder at Predatech

Natasha Lauer: Head of Marketing at Soda

Dr Jo Watts: CEO & Founder at effini

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Finalists will be celebrated, and Winners announced, at an awards ceremony taking place in London on the 11^th May.

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