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 will open in June.

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 to a judging day for a short interview with their category judges. Judging day will take place on September 25 in London.

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

2019 Judges

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

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Melanie Richards CBE

Deputy Chair, KPMG UK

Nik Jhangiani

Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Coca-Cola European Partners

Baroness Gabrielle Bertin

CHAIR OF THE JUDGING PANEL

Jackie Scully

Deputy Managing Director, Think Publishing

Diane Côté

Chief Risk Officer, London Stock Exchange Group

Costas Kalisperas

Advisory Committee Member

Candice Cross

Director, Global Leadership Development, IHG

Zoe Brennan

Head of Writing, Portland Communications

Dame Inga Beale DBE

Board Director, London First

Katherine Allen

Head of Policy, Premier League

Joanna Place

Chief Operating Officer, Bank of England

Sherin Aminossehe

Director of Infrastructure, Ministry of Defence

Ash Alexander-Cooper OBE

Former specialist military unit commander, leadership & resilience expert

Roy Khoury

EVP & President, International, LivaNova

Cyrus Akrami

Head of EMEA Marketing for Workplace by Facebook

Claire Cohen

Editor and columnist, The Telegraph

Julie Brown

Chief Operating and Financial Officer, Burberry plc

Mary Keightley

Director of HR, L&D and Change Management, IQE

Tori Patrick

Vice President of European Airports, Enterprise Holdings

Nicola Brentnall

CEO, The Queen's Commonwealth Trust

Angela Bowen

Director of Development for the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London

Fiona Freeman

Executive Advisor

Emma Woollcott

Partner, Mishcon Private and Head of the Reputation Protection Group

Jonny Briggs

Group Head of Talent Acquisition, Aviva

Pat Brolly

Head of Product for Central Europe, Visa

Kath Fontana FRICS

Senior Vice President Elect, RICS

Lucy Bearman

Brand Director Gins & Wines, Pernod Ricard UK

Sarah Anderson

Deputy Director, GREAT Britain Campaign

Caroline Williams

Director of Open Programmes, Saïd Business School

Shernaz Engineer

CEO, Verity Appointments

Julie McGowan

Head of HR, Worldpay Global Operations UK

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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