Yewande Akinola’s Favourite Projects from 2023

Yewande is a chartered engineer, innovator and speaker. She has worked on projects in the UK, Africa, the Middle East and East Asia and has been named the UK Young Woman Engineer of the Year by the Institution of Engineering & Technology. She’s a Visiting Professor at the University of Westminster.

See the other judges’ favourite projects from 2023

  • Aoife Flynn’s favourite projects from 2023

    Aoife is the Head of Community Development for Meta Data Centres in Europe and Asia. She and her team deliver on Meta's commitment to playing a positive role and investing in the long-term vitality of Meta Data Centre communities in Ireland, Denmark, Sweden and Singapore.

    Aoife Flynn

  • Lella Halloum’s favourite projects from 2023

    Meet Lella, an award-winning 18-year-old Digital Changemaker and Power of Youth Champion. Since she taught herself to code at age 8, Lella fosters purpose-driven innovation to create global industry opportunities that ensure young people are at the forefront of the ongoing digital transformation.

    Lella Halloum

  • Vaishali Sharma’s favourite projects from 2023

    Vaishali Sharma is an Indian engineer, innovator and revolutionary educationist. She is the co-founder of Young Tinker Academy and Young Tinker Foundation, started in 2015 to educate the less-privileged students of rural India. Her team at Young Tinker Foundation has impacted the lives of 150,000+ students.

    Vaishali Sharma