The 28th annual Business Continuity Awards took place last night at the London Marriott Grosvenor Square. Congratulations to all our finalists and winners, and especially to Business Continuity Resilience Manager of the Year, Erika Hanzlíková of Tesco Central Europe, and Lifetime Achievement winner, Harry Styles of Lloyds Banking Group.

Huge thanks to this year's judging panel David Aynsley Smyth, Global Head of Crisis Management, Experian; Kristina Charles, EMEA Regional Head of Resilience & Business Continuity, Amazon; Judith Miller, Prinicipal, Business Continuity Management, Gamma; Colm O’Keeffe, Global Head of Business Resiliency, Barings; James Parrish, Head of Business Continuity & Resilience, London Stansted Airport; and Roger Payne, Enterprise Resilience Director, Vocalink Mastercard.

The 2026 Business Continuity Award winners are:

Specialist Company of the Year
Harwell Restoration

Specialist Technology Company of the Year
Fusion Risk Management

Consultancy of the Year
Needhams 1834

Team of the Year
Smart DCC

BCM Planning Software of the Year
Riskonnect

Innovation of the Year
CMAC Group

Strategy of the Year
Cognizant

Initiative of the Year
London Stansted Airport

Transformation Award
OneAdvanced

Resilient Workforce Award
colt

Testing & Exercising
Insignia Crisis Management and Majid Al Futtaim

Strategy through Partnership
CLDigital & Guidepoint Security

Excellence in BC in a Tech Company
OneAdvanced

Excellence in BC in Manufacturing
Vontier

Best Contribution to Continuity & Resilience
University College London - AGILE Project

Global Award
Environment Agency Abu Dhabi

Newcomer of the Year
Emma Briers, Innocent Drinks

Business Continuity or Resilience Manager of the Year
Erika Hanzlíková, Tesco Central Europe

Lifetime Achievement
Harry Styles, Lloyds Banking Group



Business Continuity Awards 2027
Looking to submit an entry into the Business Continuity Awards, sponsor a category, or attend the 2027 Gala Dinner? Reach out to the awards team for help.

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