Congratulations to all our shortlisted nominees

 

Community Project of the Year sponsored by lululemon 

Big Build, Santander Consumer Finance UK

Diverse Project

Engendering Change Ltd

European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN)

Inclusion Europe

Peterborough Asylum and Refugee Community Association (PARCA)

Special Olympics Italia 2023, Snaitech and Playtech Group

Windrush 75 Network, British Future

 

Marketing Campaign of the Year sponsored by IHG Hotels & Resorts

Come As You Are, Syngenta Group & Fourtold Ltd

Construimos Mejor, Brico Depôt Iberia

Do What Matters, Avanade

Gender Neutral Uniform Campaign, Virgin Atlantic

"This is MY EY", EY

No Fixed Address, HSBC UK plc

Visible Voices, dentsu

We Are Undefeatable, Sport England

 

HR Champion of the Year sponsored by Sanofi 

Karol Splawa-Neyman, Jacobs

Khadija Ben Hammada, Merck KGaA

Lisa Dolan, Teleperformance

Maria Loumpourdi, Betsson Group

Nadia Nagamootoo, Avenir Consulting

Rakesh Thakrar, Phoenix Group

Sarah Williams, Culligan International

Vilma Nikolaidou, British Film Institute (BFI)

 

Social Mobility Initiative of the Year sponsored by Gilead

FAIRE, Browne Jacobson

FT News School, Financial Times

Here To Be Grant, lululemon

Ireland Health Care Scholarship Program, (funded by the United Health Foundation and supported by Optum Ireland)

Law Springboard Programme, Slaughter and May

Pareto Kickstarter Scheme, Pareto Facilities Management Ltd

Passport to Change, Virgin Atlantic

STRIVE

 

Charity or Not-For-Profit of the Year sponsored by Optum 

BE United

Check-IN

Eurofirms Foundation

GLAS Foundation

IMANcorp FOUNDATION

Le Refuge

SOS Mediteranée

Spectrum Holidays

 

Diversity Team of the Year sponsored by Syngenta Group

Blue Door with RSC Frankfurt and Kit Theatre

DE&I Country Advocates (Team), Merck KGaA

DE&I Operational Team, Toyota Motor Europe

DEI Team, News UK

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Working Group, HSBC Innovation Banking

EMEA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Team, JP Morgan Chase & Co

Global Diversity, Culture and Experience Team, Sanofi

I&D Centre of Expertise (CoE), Kantar

Inclusion Team, HSBC UK plc

People & Culture Team, Lyreco UK & Ireland

 

Outstanding Employee Network of the Year

Cancer & Work Affinity Group, Sanofi

Collabor8, Santander Consumer Finance UK

Diversity in Tech Network, Kingfisher plc

Lean In UK & Europe, IHG Hotels & Resorts

LSEG WIN (Women Inspired Network), LSEG

NextGen, JPMorgan Chase & Co

Nurture UK, HSBC UK plc

Wavemaker Family, Wavemaker

Women's Affinity Group, Kin + Carta

Young Syngenta Professionals (YSP)​​ Switzerland, Syngenta Group

 

Outstanding LGBTQIA Network of the Year

ACOR (All colours of the rainbow), Toyota Motor Europe

Deloveroo, Deliveroo

L&GBT+Allies Network, Legal & General Group

LGBTQ+ Affinity Network, Kingfisher plc

Lockton Pride, Lockton

Pride Alliance, Gilead Sciences Europe Ltd

Prism, Jacobs

Proud, Paramount

The Village Greene, Greene King

Together with Pride, Swiss Re

Unity, EY

 

Outstanding Disability Network of the Year sponsored by FT

Ability, Greene King

Ability UK, HSBC UK plc

ACE, Jacobs

Adapt Network, Atos

Disability & Neurodiversity Employee Resource Groups, AMS

Enable, Wavemaker

Neurodiversity Network, Legal & General Group

Sponsors Network, Eurofirms Foundation

 

Outstanding Ethnicity Network of the Year

Allianz GRACE, Allianz Technology and Allianz Services

Culture Club, Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)

Embrace UK, HSBC UK plc

FT Embrace, Financial Times

Fusion, Paramount

LSEG LEAD Network (Latin@s for Empowerment, Advancement and Development), LSEG

OneWorld, Jacobs

Asian Network, Johnson Matthey plc

Together Network, Atos

Unity, Greene King

Wavemaker Roots, Wavemaker

BP PEN (Positive Ethnicity Network) UK, bp

 

Hero of the Year sponsored by TP ICAP

Akua Opong, LSEG 

Amjad Khan, Notting Hill Genesis

Antonio Vega, Google

Elizabeth Oladunni, Slaughter and May

Jude Guaitamacchi, becomingjude

Kabir Alam, HSBC UK plc

Kasia Wojciechowska, Peregrine (formerly Capita)

Kim Vanspauwen, Lenovo Belgium

Riccardo Magi

Trishna Naik, Jaguar Land Rover

 

Inspirational Role Model of the Year sponsored by Allianz Commercial

Antonio Bebba, Pfizer

Christine Palmer, Santander UK

Fraser Longden, Wickes

Keri Gilder, Colt Technology Services

Nalan Dodgson, Burberry

Pips Bunce, Credit Suisse

Ritu Shirgaokar, State Street

Sarah Rench, Avanade

Satvir Bungar, BDO LLP

Sharon Sharples, Barclays

Shelina Janmohamed, Ogilvy Consulting

Tokeer Ahmed, Capgemini

 

Women in Tech sponsored by HSBC Innovation Banking

Agate Freimane, Norrsken VC

Annika Grosse, Avanade

Cristina Bentue, IriusRisk

Gülay Stelzmüllner, Allianz Technology SE

Helena Samsioe, GLOBHE

Jane Reddin, Albion Capital

Joanna Haslam, Snap Finger Click

Joanna Redebrant, Nyfikna Investerare

Leïla Maidane, Femmes Fières

Rav Bumbra, Cajigo

 

Head of Diversity of the Year sponsored by Haleon 

Asmana Iftakhar, Lyreco UK & Ireland

Chami Dhillon, Kingfisher plc

Kat Parsons, ISS UK & Ireland

Lauren Baer, BlackRock

Michelle Elliott, Virgin Atlantic

Monique Pennings, NN Group

Rachel Osikoya, LSEG 

Rubén Alejandro Ramírez, Syngenta Group

Sarah Fennell, Macquarie Group

Shelley Bishton, News UK

Stacia Jones , lululemon

 

Diversity in Tech Initiative of the Year sponsored by bp 

auticon UK

Avanade

In Their Shoes, VIVIDA working together with HSBC

Lux, Gina Battye Ltd

myGwork

Optum Women’s ReBOOT Internship Programme – in partnership with Technology Ireland Digital Skillnet

Tech4all, Eurofirms Foundation

TSERAS (Disability Subsystem), DOST Digital Innovations Center

 

Media Diversity Champion of the Year sponsored by Paramount

Alex Scott MBE

Alexia Putellas

Charlene White

George Webster

Jakub Jankto

Jean-Baptiste Alaize

Joshua Patterson

Ouissem Belgacem

 

Diversity Champion of the Year sponsored by Abercrombie & Fitch 

Anna Di Silverio, Avanade

Arne Benzin, Allianz Technology SE

Deon Pillay, Legal & General Investment Management 

Emma Palethorpe, St. James's Place

Nicola Morris , ISS UK & Ireland

Renee Connolly, Merck KGaA

Rick Jackson, DHL Group

Shobana Rajamani, PwC

Tasneem Kadiri, L'Oreal

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Company of the Year sponsored by DHL Group 

Avanade

HSBC Innovation Banking

ISS UK & Ireland

Ketchum UK

Macquarie Group

Merck KGaA

Paramount

Playtech

Sanofi

Virgin Atlantic

 

 

Lifetime Achievement 

This award is not shortlisted and will be announced at the event on Friday 10 November.

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