The Novi Leadership Summit & Awards Finalists 2024
Corporate Categories
Novi Transformational Leader of the Year 2024
Erica Katsambis
VP Partnerships | Railsr
Kate Philpot
Vice President | Getty Images
Kathryn Dolan
Chief People Officer
Kizzy Augustin
Equity Partner | Mishcon De Reya
Nikki Stenson
Chief Marketing Officer | Credentially
Poonam Kaur
CEO | fds Director Services Limited
Sophia Aluko
Transformation Director | Barclays Bank
Ugo Ojike
Senior Director of Contract Management (Legal), UK, Ireland & Africa| ACN
Novi Emerging Leader of the Year 2024
Cassie Gasson
Co-CEO | Thrive
Chadya El Karimi
Planner | BOUYGUES UK
Elin Ng
Chief of Staff | Griffin
Farzana Naz
Director/Solicitor | Saracens Solicitors
Georgia Marchant
Head of Global External Communications | Fluke Corporation
Tolulope Osobu
Management Consultant | Accenture
Vanessa Viney
UK Innovations Manager | Airbus
Victoria Thorpe
UK Technology Strategy and Advisory Lead - Health and Public Sector | Accenture
Cheryl Razzell
Head of compute | AWS
Krystina Pearson-Rampeearee
Engineering Delivery Lead | BAE Systems
Mivy James
Chief Technology Officer | Ministry of Defence
Monica Sasso
Global Financial Services Digital Transformation Lead | Red Hat
Sue Partridge
Head of Airbus Filton | Airbus UK
Susan McDonald
Energy Transition Lead | Deloitte’s Sustainability & Climate Strategy practice
Novi Women On Boards 2024
Diana Madibekova
Board Member, Motivational Speaker and Scholar | University of Liverpool
Chetal Patel
Head of Immigration and Partner | Bates Wells
Gisela Abbam
Chair of the General Pharmaceutical Council | The General Pharmaceutical Council
Elizabeth Vega
Group CEO | Informed Solutions
Emily Carlson
Digital Accessibility Lead | KPMG UK
Isabella Rocha
UX Designer | IBM
Khalia Ismain
Black Entrepreneurs Programme Manager | Lloyds Bank
Swati Raipancholia
Management Consultant | Accenture
Alisha Kasobya
Apprentice | MBDA
Joint Categories
Novi Education / Academic Leader of the Year 2024
Asra Aslam
Research Fellow | University of Leeds and Principal Investigator | Alan Turing Institute
Bernadine Idowu
Professor of Biomedical Sciences| University of West London
Camille Baker
Professor Interactive and Immersive Arts | Royal College of Art
Joanitha Ntangeki
Lecturer | University of Plymouth
Rebecca Padgett
Senior Teaching Fellow| Leeds University Business School
Tamsin Bowers-Brown
Director of the Office for Institutional Equity | Leeds Trinity University
Abimbola Ajala
Executive Director | Lend a hand initiative
Hannah Wilson
Founder/ Director | Diverse Educators
Jane Knight
Director | Successful Mums Career Academy
Julie Feest
CEO | EDT (Engineering Development Trust)
Keranjeet Kaur Virdee MBE
CEO & Artistic Director | South Asian Arts UK (SAA-uk)
Pawlet Brookes
CEO and Artistic Director | Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage
Premila Puri
Interim CEO | Be Kind Movement
Rav Bumbra
Founder and CEO | Cajigo
Victoria Kinkaid
Co-founder | The FGM Education Project
Novi Inspiring Mentor of the Year 2024
Abadesi Osunsade
CEO & Founder | Hustle Crew
Angela Browne
CEO/Founder | BEING LUMINARY.
Cordelia Osewa-Ediae
Director and Consultant | Cemsed Consultancy Ltd.
Elizabeth Ward
Principal | Virtuoso Legal
Hanaa Bengtsson
Founder CEO | OHeeBa
Kasia Hayward
Head of Culture, Innovation, and Engagement | Diversity Atlas
Liz Byrne
Founder | Believe Solutions Ltd
Ramita Anand
Founder | ElevateRA
Sallee Poinsette-Nash
Founder, Director and Brand Strategist | Brandable & Co
Novi Public / Third Sector Leader of the Year 2024
Emma Oldham
Enviornmentalist | Newark and Sherwood District Council
Julie Hammond
GP | Dr Shimmins and Partners - NHS
Rehana Ramesh
Acting Director of Customer Service, Digital and Data | London Borough of Hackney
Enterpreneur Categories
Novi Start Up of the Year 2024
Aletha Shepherd
Producer | Shot Of Tea
Bianca Cefalo
CEO & Co-founder | Space DOTS
Carol Mead
Founder | Elyse
Nzinga Graham-Smith
CEO | The ForeverGreen Group
Sona Kaur
Clinical Psychologist / Director | Serenity Psychological and Home Services
Victoria Crampton
Director | Create Us Online and Maxwell Richards
Novi Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2024
Helen Neal
CEO and Founder | HN Communications
Jessica Gwaringa
Managing Director | Moonrise 24hr Recruitment
Katie Harrison
Director | Picture News
Lucy Litwack
Owner & CEO | Coco de Mer
Natalie Burkinshaw
Founder | Crush Design
Novi Disruptor / Innovator of the Year 2024
Elsa Gayle Zekeng
Founder & CEO | SökerData Ltd
Nikki Garg
Co-founder & CEO| The Good Pea Limited
Pauldy Otermans
COO and Head of Research in AI | OIAI by Otermans Institute
Sejal Assi
Founder/Director | Amaura London
Vassiliki Somaraki
Founder | V&V Health Innovations.Ltd
Vivian Bertseka
Co-founder, COO, Head of Climate | BlueLayer
Novi Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2024
Caitlyn Sheldon
Director | CVS-Technical
Katherine Keddie
Co-founder | Adopter
Katie Callaghan
Founder/Chair | Cards for Bravery
Elsa Gayle Zekeng
Founder & CEO | SökerData Ltd
Novi International 2024
Dakshika Weerasinghe
Program Manager | IFS
Erani Srikantha
Director Software Engineering | IFS
Laila Berchane
CEO and Co-founder | Robots & More
Sofia Bourhim
Founder | MEF
Sonja Jost
Co-Founder & CEO | DUDE CHEM
Rohia Munavar Shaik
Senior Product Marketing Manager | Enlighta