Asian Women of Achievement Awards Shortlist and Winners 2019
AWA Chairman's Award
AWA Chairman’s Award
Winner
Dr Nitha Naqvi
Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Nitha Naqvi
Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Arts & Culture
Winner
Sindhu Vee
Comedian
Sindhu Vee
Comedian
Nainita Desai
Film & TV Composer
Film & TV Composer
Nainita Desai
Film & TV Composer
Shobna Gulati
Actor, Dancer, Choreographer
Actor, Dancer, Choreographer
Shobna Gulati
Actor, Dancer, Choreographer
Chetna Makan
Author, Food Writer
Author, Food Writer
Chetna Makan
Author, Food Writer
Sara Shamma
Artist
Artist
Sara Shamma
Artist
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Business
Winner
Rajinder Bassi
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Rajinder Bassi
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
June Felix
CEO, IG Group
CEO, IG Group
June Felix
CEO, IG Group
Ava Lau
Group Pensions Manager, London Stock Exchange Group
Group Pensions Manager, London Stock Exchange Group
Ava Lau
Group Pensions Manager, London Stock Exchange Group
Manju Malhotra
Co-Chief Operating Officer, Harvey Nichols
Co-Chief Operating Officer, Harvey Nichols
Manju Malhotra
Co-Chief Operating Officer, Harvey Nichols
Hemlata Narasimhan
Senior Vice President, Merchant Sales and Acquiring, Europe, Visa inc
Senior Vice President, Merchant Sales and Acquiring, Europe, Visa inc
Hemlata Narasimhan
Senior Vice President, Merchant Sales and Acquiring, Europe, Visa inc
Anna Sofat
CEO, Addidi
CEO, Addidi
Anna Sofat
CEO, Addidi
Wincie Wong
Head of Innovation for Supply Chain Services, Royal Bank of Scotland
Head of Innovation for Supply Chain Services, Royal Bank of Scotland
Wincie Wong
Head of Innovation for Supply Chain Services, Royal Bank of Scotland
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Entrepreneur
Winner
Dr Yoge Patel
CEO, Blue Bear Group
Dr Yoge Patel
CEO, Blue Bear Group
Highly Commended
Yang Liu
Founder & CEO, JustWears
Yang Liu
Founder & CEO, JustWears
Harri Dhokia
Director, Black Interiors
Director, Black Interiors
Harri Dhokia
Director, Black Interiors
Shazia Mustafa
Co-founder and Managing Director, Third Door (Co-working & Nursery)
Co-founder and Managing Director, Third Door (Co-working & Nursery)
Shazia Mustafa
Co-founder and Managing Director, Third Door (Co-working & Nursery)
Shermeena Rabbi
Founder, Consultant Speech & Language Therapist, Unlocking Language
Founder, Consultant Speech & Language Therapist, Unlocking Language
Shermeena Rabbi
Founder, Consultant Speech & Language Therapist, Unlocking Language
Sania Shah
Director, Care Avenues
Director, Care Avenues
Sania Shah
Director, Care Avenues
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Media
Winner
Anu Anand
Marketplace Morning Report, BBC World Service
Anu Anand
Marketplace Morning Report, BBC World Service
Highly Commended
Leyla Boulton
Special Reports Editor and Executive Editor, Financial Times
Leyla Boulton
Special Reports Editor and Executive Editor, Financial Times
Layla Haidrani
Journalist
Journalist
Layla Haidrani
Journalist
Ruby Lovell
Children’s Author, TV & Film Producer
Children’s Author, TV & Film Producer
Ruby Lovell
Children’s Author, TV & Film Producer
Bidisha
Broadcaster, journalist, filmmaker
Broadcaster, journalist, filmmaker
Bidisha
Broadcaster, journalist, filmmaker
Manjinder Virk
Actor, Film maker
Actor, Film maker
Manjinder Virk
Actor, Film maker
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Professions
Winner
Shruti Ajitsaria
Head of Fuse, Allen & Overy
Shruti Ajitsaria
Head of Fuse, Allen & Overy
Pragya Agarwal
Director, KPMG
Director, KPMG
Pragya Agarwal
Director, KPMG
Professor King Kuok (Mimi) Hii
Professor of Catalysis, Imperial College London
Professor of Catalysis, Imperial College London
Professor King Kuok (Mimi) Hii
Professor of Catalysis, Imperial College London
Ranjani Kearsley
Global Head of HR, Fidelity International
Global Head of HR, Fidelity International
Ranjani Kearsley
Global Head of HR, Fidelity International
Dr Nitha Naqvi
Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Nitha Naqvi
Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Prini Pithouse
Company Secretary and Deputy General Counsel, Legal Regulatory & Compliance, Visa Europe
Company Secretary and Deputy General Counsel, Legal Regulatory & Compliance, Visa Europe
Prini Pithouse
Company Secretary and Deputy General Counsel, Legal Regulatory & Compliance, Visa Europe
Stella Vig
Consultant Vascular and General Surgeon, Croydon University Hospital
Consultant Vascular and General Surgeon, Croydon University Hospital
Stella Vig
Consultant Vascular and General Surgeon, Croydon University Hospital
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Public Service
Winner
Parpinder K. Dhatt
CEO, Sandwell Asian Family Support (SAFS)
Parpinder K. Dhatt
CEO, Sandwell Asian Family Support (SAFS)
Highly Commended
Aditi Banerjee
Co-founder, SkilIndiGlo
Aditi Banerjee
Co-founder, SkilIndiGlo
Nadia Khan
Co-founder, The Delicate Mind
Co-founder, The Delicate Mind
Nadia Khan
Co-founder, The Delicate Mind
Dr Duleeka Knipe
Vice Chancellor's Research Fellow, University of Bristol
Vice Chancellor's Research Fellow, University of Bristol
Dr Duleeka Knipe
Vice Chancellor's Research Fellow, University of Bristol
Dr Mimi Zou
Fangda Fellow in Chinese Commercial Law, University of Oxford
Fangda Fellow in Chinese Commercial Law, University of Oxford
Dr Mimi Zou
Fangda Fellow in Chinese Commercial Law, University of Oxford
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Real Estate, Infrastructure and Construction
Winner
Sherin Aminossehe FRICS
Head of Offices, Lendlease
Sherin Aminossehe FRICS
Head of Offices, Lendlease
Highly Commended
Judy Zhu
Associate Director, CBRE
Judy Zhu
Associate Director, CBRE
Vidhya Issac-Langford
Senior Project Manager, Arcadis
Senior Project Manager, Arcadis
Vidhya Issac-Langford
Senior Project Manager, Arcadis
Doris Lam
Senior Project Manager, Far East Consortium
Senior Project Manager, Far East Consortium
Doris Lam
Senior Project Manager, Far East Consortium
Hana Sicander
Cost Manager, Turner & Townsend
Cost Manager, Turner & Townsend
Hana Sicander
Cost Manager, Turner & Townsend
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Science
Winner
Manisha Nair
Senior Epidemiologist and Research Fellow, University of Oxford
Manisha Nair
Senior Epidemiologist and Research Fellow, University of Oxford
Yasmin Ali
Technical Energy Specialist, BEIS
Technical Energy Specialist, BEIS
Yasmin Ali
Technical Energy Specialist, BEIS
Professor Sunetra Gupta
Professor of Theoretical Epidemiology, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford
Professor of Theoretical Epidemiology, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford
Professor Sunetra Gupta
Professor of Theoretical Epidemiology, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford
Professor Sonia Saxena
Professor of Primary Care, Imperial College London
Professor of Primary Care, Imperial College London
Professor Sonia Saxena
Professor of Primary Care, Imperial College London
Dr Tara Swart MD PHD
Neuroscientist, Author, Faculty at MIT
Neuroscientist, Author, Faculty at MIT
Dr Tara Swart MD PHD
Neuroscientist, Author, Faculty at MIT
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Social & Humanitarian
Winner
Bhavna Keane-Rao
Founder and Managing Director, BKR Care Consultancy
Bhavna Keane-Rao
Founder and Managing Director, BKR Care Consultancy
Highly Commended
Geethika Jayatilaka
CEO, Chance UK
Geethika Jayatilaka
CEO, Chance UK
Highly Commended
Deeyah Khan
Documentary Filmmaker/Founder, Fuuse
Deeyah Khan
Documentary Filmmaker/Founder, Fuuse
Leesa Gazi
Co-Artistic Director, Komola Collective
Co-Artistic Director, Komola Collective
Leesa Gazi
Co-Artistic Director, Komola Collective
Salma Zulfiqar
Artist, Activist
Artist, Activist
Salma Zulfiqar
Artist, Activist
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Sport
Winner
Archie Kalyana
Producer & Director, Sport Production
Archie Kalyana
Producer & Director, Sport Production
Highly Commended
Naomi Dattani
Women's One Day Middlesex Cricket Captain
Naomi Dattani
Women's One Day Middlesex Cricket Captain
Joy Haizelden
Wheelchair Basketball Player, BWB
Wheelchair Basketball Player, BWB
Joy Haizelden
Wheelchair Basketball Player, BWB
Rashida Salloo
Founder and Director, Ready Steady Active
Founder and Director, Ready Steady Active
Rashida Salloo
Founder and Director, Ready Steady Active
Nabila Tejpar
Rally Driver
Rally Driver
Nabila Tejpar
Rally Driver
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Technology & Digital
Winner
Jacqueline de Rojas CBE
President, techUK
Jacqueline de Rojas CBE
President, techUK
Highly Commended
Payal Jain
Managing Director, JCURV and Chair of Women in Data
Payal Jain
Managing Director, JCURV and Chair of Women in Data
Agnes Hoffmann
Manager, Programme Management, Publicis Sapient
Manager, Programme Management, Publicis Sapient
Agnes Hoffmann
Manager, Programme Management, Publicis Sapient
Minal Mehta
Digital Strategy Consultant, IBM iX
Digital Strategy Consultant, IBM iX
Minal Mehta
Digital Strategy Consultant, IBM iX
Sarika Soni
Senior Manager, HSBC
Senior Manager, HSBC
Sarika Soni
Senior Manager, HSBC
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Young Achiever
Winner
Sonia Adesara
Medical Doctor, NHS
Sonia Adesara
Medical Doctor, NHS
Winner
Shruthi Vijayakumar
Associate, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
Shruthi Vijayakumar
Associate, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
Monika Plaha
Broadcast Journalist, BBC
Broadcast Journalist, BBC
Monika Plaha
Broadcast Journalist, BBC
Geetha Sathi
Electrical Engineer, Arcadis
Electrical Engineer, Arcadis
Geetha Sathi
Electrical Engineer, Arcadis
Anika Walia
Founder, Anika Food Charity
Founder, Anika Food Charity
Anika Walia
Founder, Anika Food Charity