Outstanding Contribution to the AWS Community

Our Outstanding Contribution to the AWS Community award recognises exceptional contributions to the industry by individuals who are going beyond to lift up their peers.

Criteria

Our judges are looking for a trailblazing individual in the AWS space whose achievements enable, inspire, and empower users and businesses of every shape and size to accomplish more.

Successful nominations should:

Outline the nominee's contribution, which could include publications, educational initiatives, innovative practices, or active involvement within the community through either blogs, podcasts, or creating or supporting events
Define their impact on the AWS community, using relevant examples that showcase their thought-leadership goals in action
Include anything else that supports their nomination and sets them apart from other AWS professionals

UK Shortlist

Ben Ellerby
aleios

Faye Ellis
Pluralsight

Gillian McCann
Workgrid Software

Matt Lewis
IBM

Prasad Rao
AWS

Romy van Es
AWS

2025 UK winners announced

Global Shortlist

Chris Williams
HashiCorp

Julia Furst Morgado
Veeam Software

Padmaja Pulivarthy
Samsung

Swathi Chundru
Motivity Labs Inc

Prasad Roa
AWS

2025 Global Winners announced

Find out more about how our awards are judged here.

Outstanding Contribution to the AWS Community

Criteria

Our 2025 Premium Sponsors