Novi Social Impact of the Year

This award is open to any woman who is creating or delivering digital products, programmes, or services for positive social impact.

2026 Novi Awards

Now in its 16th year, the Novi Leadership Summit and Awards honours the impact of female leadership, innovation and entrepreneurism in business. We continue to use our platform to showcase the achievements of women breaking barriers across the public and private sectors, giving them the recognition and visibility, they need to inspire the next generation of leaders. These women are changing lives and transforming the UK’s businesses, communities, and industries. They are the audacious ones, the innovative transformational female leaders – the game changers – the unstoppable ones. Check out the alumni and last years magazine. nominate apply

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Alina Timofeeva

Alina Timofeeva is a globally recognised leader in AI, Data, and Digital Transformation with a proven track record delivering large-scale change across the UK, Europe, and the Middle East. She has held senior roles at Oliver Wyman, KPMG, and Accenture, advising global institutions and Boards on aligning technology with strategy and regulation. A LinkedIn Top Voice, BCS Influence Board Member, and trusted media commentator, Alina has spoken at Davos, London Tech Week, and global summits. Honoured with eight national awards, she is reshaping technology narratives by placing ethics and human impact at the centre. Her mission: to inspire 50 million lives.

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Kim Perlow

I believe in the power of community to change lives. With experience leading organisations, programmes, and teams in the charity, international development, and policy sectors, I’ve worked to strengthen not-for-profits so they can be impactful, accountable, and heard. In 2016, I co-founded Link UP London to bridge the gap between small charities that are often under-resourced and professionals who want to use their skills to help but don’t know how. Through short-term, skilled volunteering, we make it easier for people to give back in meaningful ways while helping charities do their vital work even better.

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The 2025 Novi Awards

Now in its 15th year, the Novi Leadership Summit and Awards honours the impact of female leadership, innovation and entrepreneurism in business. We continue to use our platform to showcase the achievements of women breaking barriers across the public and private sectors, giving them the recognition and visibility, they need to inspire the next generation of leaders. These women are changing lives and transforming the UK’s businesses, communities, and industries. They are the audacious ones, the innovative transformational female leaders – the game changers – the unstoppable ones. Check out the alumni and last years magazine. Get tickets to the summit & awards Missed this Year’s Awards?

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Jane Knight

Jane Knight, FIEP, understands the challenges that many women encounter when trying to return to work or start a business. In 2014, she founded Successful Mums Career Academy, with a mission to support all mums no matter their circumstances. What started as a goal to help 100 mums has now grown into a movement, with over 10,000 mums (and dads) supported in their journey back to work.

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Breaking Barriers

Now in its 14th year, the Novi Leadership Summit and Awards honours the impact of female leadership, innovation and entrepreneurism in business. We continue to use our platform to showcase the achievements of women breaking barriers across the public and private sectors, giving them the recognition and visibility, they need to inspire the next generation of leaders. These women are changing lives and transforming the UK’s businesses, communities, and industries. They are the audacious ones, the innovative transformational female leaders – the game changers – the unstoppable ones. Check out the alumni and last years magazine. enter the awards get tickets

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Unstoppable Women

With this year’s theme being “unstoppable women”, we are celebrating women who are showing exceptional leadership abilities in their teams, challenging and breaking glass ceilings and uplifting communities across the entire UK and globe. These women are changing the world with their craft, talents, creativity, eloquence, leadership and impacting generations all around the world. The FL Leadership and Summit Awards will bring together women from all fields, organizations, industries and backgrounds to discuss their journeys and careers and celebrate their exceptional leadership. We are bringing together carefully curated expert panels, as well as industry-leading speakers to share thoughts on how we create a safer, healthier and more gender-balanced working environment for all.

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Sheridan Ash

Sheridan has two major roles. Leader in Technology Innovation at PwC and Founder and Co-CEO of charity Tech She Can. Sheridan set up the charity to improve career opportunities in technology for children and women. She’s a thought leader on technological innovation and its contribution to productivity in the UK.

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Breaking Barriers

Now in its 13th year, the Forward Ladies Leadership Summit and Awards honours the impact of female leadership, innovation and entrepreneurism in business. We continue to use our platform to showcase the achievements of women breaking barriers across the public and private sectors, giving them the recognition and visibility, they need to inspire the next generation of leaders. These women are changing lives and transforming the UK’s businesses, communities, and industries. They are the audacious ones, the innovative transformational female leaders – the game changers – the unstoppable ones. As we celebrate another International Women’s Day, we are excited to launch The Forward Ladies Leadership Summit and Awards to identify and recognize the women breaking barriers.  Our theme for this year is Breaking Barriers.

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