Women of the Future Awards

Who we are

The Women of the Future Awards are the platform for successful young women in Britain. Now in their sixteenth year, the awards continue to unearth and recognise the inspirational stars of tomorrow across diverse sectors.

Kindness and collaboration

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Nominations for the 2021 Awards

Submit your nomination

Submit your nomination

We want to showcase the phenomenal female talent in the UK. We are seeking stories of achievers in all fields, from science, to media, to sport. Nominations for the 2021 Awards are now closed.

Shortlisting and Judging

Shortlisting and Judging

All nominations are reviewed by the shortlist committee and five candidates per category will be shortlisted for the 2021 Awards. Shortlisted candidates are invited for a short interview with their category judges on September 29th in London.

Awards ceremony

Awards ceremony

The Award winners will be announced on November 10th at the London Hilton on Park Lane.

Eligibility criteria

The Women of the Future Awards are open to all women aged 35 or under (candidates must be aged 35 or under on December 31st 2021). There are three Special Awards that operate outside of this criteria:

Women of the Future Corporate Award (open to an organisation)
Women of the Future Mentor Award (open to men and women of any age)
Women of the Future Young Star Award (open to 16 to 21-year-old girls on December 31st 2021)

Please note that those nominating for the Women of the Future MBA Star Award must be 2019, 2020 or 2021 MBA graduates (aged 35 and under) or those commencing UK-based MBA courses in 2021.

Categories

Community Spirits

Real Estate, Infrastructure and Construction

Technology & Digital

Four special awards

ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Award

Mentor of the Year

2021 Judges

Our judges are senior leaders with a broad experience across industry.

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Finola McDonnell

Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, Financial Times

Jackie Scully

Executive Director, Think

Chris Sullivan

FCIBS

Jenny Scott

Founder Partner, Apella

Pam Rowan

HR Director, Pernod Ricard

Stuart Strachan

Partner and Senior Vice President at IHS Markit

Kim Morrish

Co-owner and non-executive director of Ground Control

Rishi Jain

Senior Manager, ED&I, Liverpool FC

Suneel Bakhshi

President & CEO, Mizuho International

Kevin Hogarth

Chief People Officer, KPMG

Nick Clayton

CEO, Teneo UK

Samantha Cohen CVO

Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council

Hayley Geffin

Head of Communications, Mishcon de Reya

Ruth Bradley-Jones

Deputy Ambassador, British Embassy, Yangon

Peter Brown MBE

Partner – Global People and Organisation Leader, PwC

Manju Malhotra

Chief Executive Officer of Harvey Nichols

Michaela Weber

Vice President, Enterprise Partners, FIS Merchant Solutions (Worldpay)

Jill Self

Director of Strategy & Planning, Visa

Beki Green

Global Head of Learning and Development, IQE

Sharmila Pindoria

Senior Manager - Diversity & Inclusion, London Stock Exchange Group

Kate Miller

Director of Communications and EDI, ECB

Heather Thomas

VP Walmart International People Team

Huma Allana

Vice President, Legal GB, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Ed Spitzer

Senior Vice President of European Remarketing, Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Clare Milford Haven

Trustee and co–Founder of James’ Place

Professor Jenny Higham

Principal, St George's University of London

Winners 2021

2021 Award Winners

Disha Hegde, Young Star Award Winner

Joint Technology & Digital Award Winners, Dr Anna Ukhanova & Grace Jansen

Kate Seary, Sport Award Winner

Dr Joy Egede, Science Award Winner

Dr Marzia Bolpagni, Real Estate, Infrastructure & Construction Award Winner

Rhona Hunt, Professions Award Winner

Dr Bola Grace, Mentor of the Year Winner

Sophie Alexander, Media Award Winner

Sponsored by

Aviva

Coca Cola

Enterprise

KPMG

London Stock Exchange Group

Mishcon De Reya

Pernod Ricard

Visa

Worldpay

Supported by

Queen’s Commonwealth Trust

Oxford

CNBC

Financial Times

Charity Partner

Inspiringgirls

Connected Programmes

Women of the future Network

An active network of high achieving women

Women of the future Ambassadors Programme

Connecting students with role models and strengthening the pipeline of talent

Women of the future Summit

A global forum for female leaders

Kindness Campaign

Recognising the contribution of kind leaders to business the economy and society