In 2024, our customers have been busy delivering data-driven return on investment for their respective organisations. We wanted to recognise and praise their efforts in our first-ever Datactics Customer Awards!
(From L to R: Erikas Rimkus, RBC Brewin Dolphin; Rachel Irving, Daryoush Mohammadi-Zaniani, Nick Jones and Tony Cole, NHS BSA; Lyndsay Shields, Danske Bank UK; Bobby McClung, Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership). Not pictured: Solidatus.
The oak-panelled setting of historic Toynbee Hall provided the venue for the 2024 Datactics Summit, which this year carried a theme of ‘Data-Driven Return on Investment.’
Attendees gathered for guest speaker slots covering:
- Danske Bank UK’s Lyndsay Shields presenting a ‘Data Management Playbook’ covering the experiences of beginning with a regulatory-driven change for FSCS compliance, through to broader internal evangelisation on the benefits of better data;
- Datactics’ own data engineer, Eugene Coakley, in a lively discussion on the data driving sport, drawing from his past career as a professional athlete and Olympic rower with Team Ireland;
- and Renfrewshire HSCP’s Bobby McClung explaining how automation and the saving of person-hours or even days in data remediation was having a material impact on the level of care the organsation is now able to deliver to citizens making use of its critical services.
The Datactics Customer Awards in full
In recent months, the team at Datactics has worked to identify notable achievements in data in the past year. Matt Flenley, Head of Marketing at Datactics, presented each with a specific citation, quoted below.
Data Culture Champion of the Year – Lyndsay Shields, Danske Bank UK
“We’re delighted to be presenting Lyndsay with this award. As one of our longest-standing customers, Lyndsay has worked tirelessly to embed a positive data culture at Danske Bank UK. Her work in driving the data team has helped inform and guide data policy at group level, bringing up the standard of data management across Danske Bank.
“Today’s launch of the Playbook serves to showcase the work Lyndsay and her team have put into driving the culture at Danske Bank UK, and the wider culture across Danske Bank.”
Data-Driven Social Impact Award – Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership
“Through targeted use of automation, Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership has been able to make a material difference to the operational costs of local government care provision.
“Joe Deary’s early vision and enthusiasm for the programme, and the drive of the team under and alongside Bobby, has effectively connected data automation to societally-beneficial outcomes.”
Data Strategy Leader of the Year – RBC Brewin Dolphin
“RBC Brewin Dolphin undertook a holistic data review towards the end of 2023, culminating in a set of proposals to create a rationalised data quality estate. The firm twinned data this strategy with technology innovation including being early adopters of ADQ from Datactics. They overcame some sizeable hurdles, notably supporting Datactics in our early stages of deployment. Their commitment to being an ambitious, creative partner makes them stand out.
“At Datactics we’re delighted to be giving the team this award and would also like to thank them for being exemplars of patience in the way they have worked with us this year in particular.”
Datactics Award for Partner of the Year – Solidatus
“Solidatus and Datactics have been partnered for the last two years but it’s really in 2023-2024 that this partnership took off.
“Ever since we jointly supported Maybank, in Malaysia, in their data quality and data lineage programme, we have worked together on joint bids and supported one another in helping customers choose the ‘best of breed’ option in procuring data management technology. We look forward to our next engagements!”
Datactics Data Champion of the Year – NHSBSA
“For all the efforts Tony, Nick and team have made to spread the word about doing more with data, we’d like to recognize NHS Business Services Authority with our Datactics Data Champion of the Year award.
“As well as their advocacy for our platform, applying it to identify opportunities for cost savings and efficiencies across the NHS, the team has regularly presented their work to other Government departments and acted as a reference client on multiple occasions. Their continued commitment to the centrality of data as a business resource is why they’re our final champions this year, the Datactics Data Champion 2024.”
Gallery of Winners
Toasting success at Potter & Reid
The event closed with its traditional visit to Shoreditch hot spot Potter & Reid. Over hand-picked canapés and sparkling drinks, attendees networked and mingled to share in the award winners’ achievements in demonstrating what data-driven culture and return on investment looks like in practice. Keep an eye out for a taster video from this year’s event!
