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Nominations for the 2021 Awards
Nominations for the 2021 are now closed.
Shortlisting and Judging
All nominations are reviewed by the shortlist committee and five candidates per category will be shortlisted for the 2021 Awards. In June shortlisted candidates will be invited for a short interview with their category judges.
Awards ceremony
The Award winners will be announced on September 22nd at the London Hilton on Park Lane.
Eligibility criteria
- Candidates must be based in UK
- Candidates must be born in one of the countries highlighted in this map, or be born into an ethnic group or had at least one grandparent from one of the countries identified in this map.
2021 Judges
Our judges are senior leaders with a broad experience across industry.
Sir Stephen Lamport GCVO DL
Former Receiver General, Westminster Abbey and Clerk to Dean and Chapter
Susan Black
Director of Communications, Liverpool FC & Executive Director, Liverpool FC Women
Jo Fawkes
Director of Marketing and Communications, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
AWA winners 2019
Held in association with NatWest, the 20th Asian Women of Achievement Awards were held in the presence of Her Royal Highness Princess Badiya bint Hassan, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, Cherie Blair CBE QC, Baroness Chakrabarti CBE PC, Seema Malhotra MP, Nusrath Ghani MP and actress Meera Syal.
2019 AWA Awards Winners
2019 AWA Young Achiever Winner Sonia Adesara
2019 AWA Arts & Culture Winner Sindhu Vee
2019 AWA Professions Winner Shruti Ajitsaria
AWA 2019 Real Estate, Infrastructure & Construction Winner Sherin Aminossege
AWA 2019 Business Winner Rajinder Bassi
2019 AWA Public Service Award Parpinder K. Dhatt
2019 AWA Science Winner Manisha Nair
2019 AWA Technology & Digital Winner Jacqueline de Rojas CBE
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