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Nominations for the 2023 Awards are closed
Nominations for the 2023 awards are now closed.
Please visit the nominate page for further details.
Shortlisting and Judging
All nominations are reviewed by the shortlist committee and five candidates per category will be shortlisted for the 2023 Awards. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a short interview with their category judges on April 26 in London.
Awards ceremony
The Award winners will be announced on June 8th at the London Hilton Bankside.
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.
2023 Judges
Our judges are senior leaders with a broad experience across industry.
Katie Adams
Consultant Colorectal & Emergency General Surgeon, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital
Prini Pithouse
Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Company Secretary Europe, Visa Europe
Sam Wise
Associate Director for Market Development, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Jeremy Ham
Assistant Vice President- Revenue Management for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Enterprise Holdings
AWA winners 2022
2022 AWA Young Achiever Award Winner Qudaija Bhayat
2022 AWA Technology & Digital Award Winner Carol Yung
2022 AWA Sport Award Winner Sabah Mahmood
2022 AWA Social & Humanitarian Award Winner Dr Homira May Rezai
2022 AWA Real Estate, Infrastructure & Construction Award Winner Jyoti Sehdev CEng MICE
2022 AWA Public Service Award Winner Rachna Vyas
2022 AWA Professions Award Winner Professor Parveen Ali
2022 AWA Media Award Winner Darshna Soni
2022 AWA Entrepreneur Award Winner Fatima Patel
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