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 fourteenth year, the awards continue to unearth and recognise the inspirational stars of tomorrow across diverse sectors.

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Nominations for the 2020 Awards

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 2020 Awards are now open!

Shortlisting and Judging

All nominations are reviewed by the shortlist committee and five candidates per category will be shortlisted for the 2020 Awards. Shortlisted candidates are invited for a short interview with their category judges during the week of October 5th.

Awards ceremony

The Award winners will be announced at the gala dinner on November 11 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 2020). 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 2020)

Please note that those nominating for the Women of the Future MBA Star Award must be 2018, 2019 or 2020 MBA graduates (aged 35 and under) or those commencing UK-based MBA courses in 2020.

Categories

Arts & Culture

Business

Entrepreneur

Community Spirits

MBA Star

Media

Professions

Real Estate, Infrastructure and Construction

Four special awards

2020 Judges

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

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Lady Emma Arbuthnot

Chair of the Judging Panel, Senior District Judge (Chief Magistrate) for England and Wales

Diane Côté

Group Chief Risk Officer, London Stock Exchange Group

Joanna Place

Chief Operating Officer, Bank of England

Julie Brown

Chief Operating and Financial Officer, Burberry plc

Tori Patrick

Vice President of European Airports Operations, Enterprise Holdings

Jonny Briggs

Group Head of Talent Acquisition, Aviva

Pat Brolly

Head of Product for Central Europe, Visa

Katie Lloyd

Development Director, BBC News & Current Affairs

Joshua Graff

Country Manager in UK and VP Marketing Solutions in EMEA and Latin America, Linkedin

Kathryn McLeland

Group Treasurer, Barclays

Atholl Duncan

Chair, Black Isle Group

Chris Sullivan

FCIBS

Deborah Bowman MBE

Professor of Bioethics & Clinical Ethics and Deputy Principal (Institutional Affairs), St. George's, University of London

Snigdha Singh

Managing Director, Global Rates Trading, Bank of America

Jenny Scott

Founder Partner, Apella

John O’Brien MBE

Managing Partner EMEA, One Hundred, Omnicom Group

Annabel Thomas

Partner, Mission de Reya

Tony Matharu

Founder and Chairman of Integrity International Group

Pam Rowan

HR Director, Pernod Ricard

Julia Pasaron

Editor, I-M Intelligent Magazine

Winners 2019

Proudly supported by Aviva, the 2019 Awards were held in the presence of June Sarpong, Director of Creative Diversity, BBC, Julie Brown, CFO & COO, Burberry, Lisa Smosarski, Editor-in-Chief, Stylist Magazine and The Rt Hon Theresa May MP.

Vanessa Madu, winner of the Young Star Award

Tulsi Parida, winner of the MBA Star Award

Jennifer Poynton accepting the Technology & Digital Award on behalf of Marianne Breen-Hart

Soraya Sobh, winner of the Media Award

Dr Rachel Tanner, winner of the Science Award

Georgina Roberts, winner of the Sport Award

Elizabeth Mills, winner of the Business Award

Deborah Bowman MBE, winner of the Mentor of the Year Award

Lucinda Jones, accepting the Commonwealth Award on behalf of Dr Siobhan Gardiner

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