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

ABOUT

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Nominations for the 2018 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 2018 Awards are now closed.

Shortlisting and Judging

All nominations are reviewed by the shortlist committee and five candidates per category will be shortlisted for the 2018 Awards. Shortlisted candidates are invited to a judging day for a short interview with their category judges. Judging day will take place on October 15 in London.

Awards ceremony

The Award winners will be announced at the gala dinner on November 14 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 2018). 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 2018)

Please note that those nominating for the Women of the Future MBA Star Award must be 2016, 2017 or 2018 MBA graduates (aged 35 and under) or those commencing UK-based MBA courses in 2018.

Categories

Arts & Culture

Business

Entrepreneur

Community Spirits

MBA Star

Media

Professions

Real Estate, Infrastructure and Construction

Three special awards

2018 Judges

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

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Dr Melissa Hungerford

Vice President, Global Talent Management and Inclusion, Avon Products

Sir John Peace

CHAIR OF THE JUDGING PANEL

Bridget Long

Vice President/General Manager of London & South East England, Enterprise Holdings

Finola McDonnell

Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, FT

Gillian Charlesworth

Director of Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, RICS

Baroness Gabrielle Bertin

Director of Strategic Communications and Campaigns, BT

Courtney E. Austrian

Minister Counselor for Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy London

Suzie de Rohan Willner

CEO, TOAST

Trui Hebbelinck

VP Human Resources, Trading & Supply, Shell

Jackie Scully

Deputy Managing Director, Think Publishing

Phil Smith

Chairman/Non-Executive Director

Frances Dickens

Entrepreneur, Chairman and Founder, Astus Group

Nigel Hobson

Vice President - Global Operations, Trading & Supply Shell International

Conrad Bird CBE

Director, GREAT Britain campaign, Department for International Trade

Diane Côté

Chief Risk Officer, London Stock Exchange Group

Sue Willis

Director Simplification, Santander

Paul van Zyl

Co-founder, The Conduit

Emma Sergeant

President of Europe for Das, Omnicom

Kate Henwood

Vice President of Human Resources, CNBC International

Lawson Muncaster

Managing Director, City A.M

Costas Kalisperas

Managing Director, OpCapita

Karen Burns

Risk and Control Director & Women in Technology Director, Aviva UK

Jo Fawkes

Director of Marketing & Communications, Saïd Business School

Sarah Willett

Vice President, Investor Relations, Coca-Cola European Partners Great Britain

Candice Cross

Leadership, Talent and OD Director, BT

Alessandra Buonfino

Head of International Development, Mishcon de Reya

Winners 2017

Proudly supported by Aviva, the 2017 Awards were held in the presence of Miriam González Durántez, Antonia Romeo, Permanent Secretary of the Department of International Trade, Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott and Lewis Lukens, Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy in London.

Emma Mooney

Arts & Culture

Kelly Cole

Business

Joana Baptista

Young Star

Cristina Gavrilovic

Community Spirits

Jessica Leigh Jones

Digital & Technology

CBRE

Corporate Award

Lindsey MacDonald

MBA

Dr Naomi Thompson

Professions

Abbie Hutty

Science

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