Judges

Greg Turner-Smart is Head of Culture & Inclusion at Rolls-Royce SMR. Greg spent much of his earlier career in Engineering roles within Civil Aerospace before launching Prism, an LGBTQ+ employee network in a global organisation. Following success with […]

Louise Jenkins is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Tax, LLP in London and leads the People Services Team

Fabienne Viala is an accomplished board director and former CEO with over 35 years’ experience leading construction, energy, and services

Dr. Carol Marsh OBE is the Engineering Director at Celestia-UK, and innovated SME, who have developed the world’s first Ka-Band

Gisela Abbam FRSA is the Chair of the General Pharmaceutical Council – the regulator for the 90,000 plus Pharmacy profession

Elizabeth is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of leadership in digital transformation and business innovation. She champions social

Jessica was born in Zimbabwe and moved to the UK over 20 years ago where she went on to work

Karen was a senior partner and worked for PwC for 27 years, joining in 1997, becoming a director in 2008

Scarlett Allen-Horton is a highly accomplished recruitment leader, BBC Apprentice Finalist, innovative entrepreneur and founder of the multi-award winning Harper Fox

Anna is a dynamic Chief Executive Officer and global executive with over two decades of global leadership experience across the

Naomi Begum-Inglis is the Global Sales Lead for the Accenture Microsoft Business Group and the Global Sovereign Lead. With a

Emma Wright leads the Technology, Data, and Digital team at Harbottle and Lewis. She excels in bridging law and business,

As Chief of Staff, Jhumar is aide, adviser and problem-solver to the Vice-Chancellor, focussed on communications, external relationships, and special

Erica is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) with over 20 years of experience in professional

Richelle’s career in business transformation and innovation has focused on tackling the toughest commercial challenges for businesses at all stages

In 2015 Bill retired as a partner of PwC where he led the Risk Assurance practice for the North of

Susanna Lawson worked in the health and social care sector and witnessed huge inefficiencies in the training delivery models which

Gillian is Head of Philanthropy for The Open University and brings over 11 years’ experience in fundraising for the higher

Hannah Duraid is a multi-award-winning young entrepreneur, best known for founding The Great Escape Game, an immersive escape room attraction. Since

Julianne is a nuclear energy specialist with over 20 years experience of working in the sector in strategic, commercial and

Emma is a partner at Grant Thornton, one of the UK’s largest professional services firms. She is Practice Leader of the

Ajaz Ahmed is best known for being the founder of Freeserve, which was once the UK’s largest ISP and is

In 1995 Sahar Hashemi founded Coffee Republic, and built it into one of the UK’s most recognised high street brands

Professor George Lodorfos is Dean of Leeds Business School at Leeds Beckett University. He is an electrical and electronic engineer by

Lisa assumed the role of Head of BTC UK & Ireland in January 2016. She is also a member of

Lara is a seasoned financial services chief legal officer, general counsel, and company secretary with international experience. She’s skilled in

Ali has over thirty years’ experience in the travel industry working with British Airways, American Express Travel, Sabre, American Airlines,

Recently retired Customer Experience Director, Small Business Banking, HSBC UK Debra White has been a Retail and Commercial Banker with

Rachel has gained experience in the corporate world, as founder of her own businesses, and as an Angel Investor. Co-founding

Professor Nigel Lockett is a senior academic, experienced mentor, serial entrepreneur and community leader. Currently an Emeritus Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Strathclyde,

Sheridan, 2022 Forward Ladies Business Woman Of The Year, is a leader in Technology Innovation at PwC, and Founder and

Matt is the Group CEO of Ello Group, the customer engagement specialists helping brands to acquire, retain, reward and excite customers through a number of recognisable offerings including tastecard, Coffee Club

Joanna Jensen is the Founder & Executive Chairman of the UK’s number one baby and children’s toiletry brand, Childs Farm.