Asian Women of Achievement Awards Shortlist 2022
AWA Chairman's Award
AWA Chairman’s Award
Winner
Waad al-Kateab
Activist, Film Maker & Co-founder, Action For Sama
Waad al-Kateab
Activist, Film Maker & Co-founder, Action For Sama
Winner
Dr Olivia Ahn
CEO & Co-founder, Planera
Dr Olivia Ahn
CEO & Co-founder, Planera
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Arts & Culture
Winner
Usha Sharma
Director, Writer, Producer, Usha Productions
Usha Sharma
Director, Writer, Producer, Usha Productions
Waad al-Kateab
Activist, Film maker, & Co-founder, Action for Sama
Activist, Film maker, & Co-founder, Action for Sama
Waad al-Kateab
Activist, Film maker, & Co-founder, Action for Sama
Nur Khairiyah Ramli
Producer, RUMAH
Producer, RUMAH
Nur Khairiyah Ramli
Producer, RUMAH
Iola Nguyen
Writer, Songwriter and CEO, Founder, Multi-Artist, Meet Key People
Writer, Songwriter and CEO, Founder, Multi-Artist, Meet Key People
Iola Nguyen
Writer, Songwriter and CEO, Founder, Multi-Artist, Meet Key People
Rupinder Sandhu
Curriculum Manager for Creative Industries, Sandwell College
Curriculum Manager for Creative Industries, Sandwell College
Rupinder Sandhu
Curriculum Manager for Creative Industries, Sandwell College
Sneha Vijay Shah
Founder, Curaty
Founder, Curaty
Sneha Vijay Shah
Founder, Curaty
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Business
Winner
Tara Teubner
Director, Westgate Healthcare
Tara Teubner
Director, Westgate Healthcare
Highly Commended
Sayeh Ghanbari
Business Consulting Leader, EY UK & Ireland
Sayeh Ghanbari
Business Consulting Leader, EY UK & Ireland
Harveen Gill
Co-Founder & Joint Managing Director, EVE Female Angel Investors and HGA Group
Co-Founder & Joint Managing Director, EVE Female Angel Investors and HGA Group
Harveen Gill
Co-Founder & Joint Managing Director, EVE Female Angel Investors and HGA Group
Professor Pinar Ozcan
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Oxford
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Oxford
Professor Pinar Ozcan
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Oxford
Burcin Ressamoglu
CEO, Sodexo Benefits & Rewards Services UK
CEO, Sodexo Benefits & Rewards Services UK
Burcin Ressamoglu
CEO, Sodexo Benefits & Rewards Services UK
Bianca Yau CeMAP CCBI
Senior Bank Manager, Drummonds Bank, NatWest Group & Global Co-Chair of NatWest Group Multicultural Network
Senior Bank Manager, Drummonds Bank, NatWest Group & Global Co-Chair of NatWest Group Multicultural Network
Bianca Yau CeMAP CCBI
Senior Bank Manager, Drummonds Bank, NatWest Group & Global Co-Chair of NatWest Group Multicultural Network
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Entrepreneur
Winner
Fatima Patel
Managing Editor, RF Media & Publishing
Fatima Patel
Managing Editor, RF Media & Publishing
Highly Commended
Qun Yang
Co-CEO, Biorbyt Ltd
Qun Yang
Co-CEO, Biorbyt Ltd
Yee Kwan Chan
Founder & Managing Director, Yee Kwan Ltd
Founder & Managing Director, Yee Kwan Ltd
Yee Kwan Chan
Founder & Managing Director, Yee Kwan Ltd
Xiaofang Sutton
Co-founder and CEO, LCN Legal
Co-founder and CEO, LCN Legal
Xiaofang Sutton
Co-founder and CEO, LCN Legal
Dr Bernice Pan
Founder & Creative Director, DEPLOY
Founder & Creative Director, DEPLOY
Dr Bernice Pan
Founder & Creative Director, DEPLOY
Vanita Parti MBE
CEO & Founder, Blink Brow Bar
CEO & Founder, Blink Brow Bar
Vanita Parti MBE
CEO & Founder, Blink Brow Bar
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Media
Winner
Darshna Soni
Home Affairs Correspondent, Channel 4 News
Darshna Soni
Home Affairs Correspondent, Channel 4 News
Highly Commended
Dani Sinha
Presenter & Reporter, 5 News
Dani Sinha
Presenter & Reporter, 5 News
Oruj Defoite
Programme Editor, Channel 4 News
Programme Editor, Channel 4 News
Oruj Defoite
Programme Editor, Channel 4 News
Sirin Kale
Freelance Journalist
Freelance Journalist
Sirin Kale
Freelance Journalist
Harpz Kaur,
Radio & TV Presenter, BBC Asian Network & CBBC Saturday Mash up
Radio & TV Presenter, BBC Asian Network & CBBC Saturday Mash up
Harpz Kaur,
Radio & TV Presenter, BBC Asian Network & CBBC Saturday Mash up
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Public Service
Winner
Rachna Vyas
Executive Director of Integration and Transformation, Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group
Rachna Vyas
Executive Director of Integration and Transformation, Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group
Highly Commended
Rabia Nasimi
Research and Insights Lead, Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities
Rabia Nasimi
Research and Insights Lead, Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities
Monica Shafaq
CEO, The Kaleidoscope Plus Group
CEO, The Kaleidoscope Plus Group
Monica Shafaq
CEO, The Kaleidoscope Plus Group
Kusum Trikha
Senior Policy Adviser, Department of Business and Industrial Strategy
Senior Policy Adviser, Department of Business and Industrial Strategy
Kusum Trikha
Senior Policy Adviser, Department of Business and Industrial Strategy
Dr Etheldreda (Ethie) Kong
GP, Clinical Lead, Crawford Street Surgery Westminster, NHS NWLCCG
GP, Clinical Lead, Crawford Street Surgery Westminster, NHS NWLCCG
Dr Etheldreda (Ethie) Kong
GP, Clinical Lead, Crawford Street Surgery Westminster, NHS NWLCCG
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Professions
Winner
Professor Parveen Ali
Professor of Nursing and Gender Based Violence, University of Sheffield
Professor Parveen Ali
Professor of Nursing and Gender Based Violence, University of Sheffield
Highly Commended
Bano Sheikh
Partner, Financial Services, KPMG
Bano Sheikh
Partner, Financial Services, KPMG
Highly Commended
Fatema Orjela
Partner, Sidley Austin
Fatema Orjela
Partner, Sidley Austin
Mehak Nagpal
Principal Consultant, Capco
Principal Consultant, Capco
Mehak Nagpal
Principal Consultant, Capco
Sufia Hussain Parkar
Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Director, EMEA, Wunderman Thompson
Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Director, EMEA, Wunderman Thompson
Sufia Hussain Parkar
Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Director, EMEA, Wunderman Thompson
Dr Rumina Taylor
Chief Clinical Officer, HelloSelf
Chief Clinical Officer, HelloSelf
Dr Rumina Taylor
Chief Clinical Officer, HelloSelf
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Real Estate, Infrastructure & Construction
Winner
Jyoti Sehdev CEng MICE
Group Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Lead, Costain
Jyoti Sehdev CEng MICE
Group Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Lead, Costain
Highly Commended
Rupali Sharma-Patel
Senior Engineering Leader – Built Environment, Transport for London
Rupali Sharma-Patel
Senior Engineering Leader – Built Environment, Transport for London
Catharine Arul Dass
Architect, UK Parliament
Architect, UK Parliament
Catharine Arul Dass
Architect, UK Parliament
Azlina Bulmer
Director of International - RIBA, Royal Institute of British Architects
Director of International - RIBA, Royal Institute of British Architects
Azlina Bulmer
Director of International - RIBA, Royal Institute of British Architects
Kara de los Reyes
Architect, Educator, Regenerative Design & Intuitive Strategies, Terralupa
Architect, Educator, Regenerative Design & Intuitive Strategies, Terralupa
Kara de los Reyes
Architect, Educator, Regenerative Design & Intuitive Strategies, Terralupa
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Science
Winner
Dr Pavani Cherukupally
Research Associate, Imperial College London
Dr Pavani Cherukupally
Research Associate, Imperial College London
Highly Commended
Professor Harbinder Sandhu
Professor of Health Psychology, Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick
Professor Harbinder Sandhu
Professor of Health Psychology, Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick
Highly Commended
Dr Tina Lovleen Joshi
Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology, University of Plymouth
Dr Tina Lovleen Joshi
Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology, University of Plymouth
Chenying Liu
D.Phil. (Ph.D) Candidate, University of Oxford
D.Phil. (Ph.D) Candidate, University of Oxford
Chenying Liu
D.Phil. (Ph.D) Candidate, University of Oxford
Dr Vijayalakshmi Gunasekaran
Research & Development Lead, FA-Bio, Harpenden
Research & Development Lead, FA-Bio, Harpenden
Dr Vijayalakshmi Gunasekaran
Research & Development Lead, FA-Bio, Harpenden
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Social & Humanitarian
Winner
Dr Homira May Rezai
Chief Operations Officer, MirZyme Therapeutics
Dr Homira May Rezai
Chief Operations Officer, MirZyme Therapeutics
Highly Commended
Sahdaish Pall BEM
Director, Sikh Women’s Aid and Gender Equality Matters
Sahdaish Pall BEM
Director, Sikh Women’s Aid and Gender Equality Matters
Dr Ayesha Ahmad
Senior Lecturer in Global Health, St George’s, University of London
Senior Lecturer in Global Health, St George’s, University of London
Dr Ayesha Ahmad
Senior Lecturer in Global Health, St George’s, University of London
Amina Ahmad
Non-Executive Director, The Social Investment Business & European Impact Programs, Village Capital
Non-Executive Director, The Social Investment Business & European Impact Programs, Village Capital
Amina Ahmad
Non-Executive Director, The Social Investment Business & European Impact Programs, Village Capital
Ranjita Rajan
Executive Chair, Oxford Global Partnership
Executive Chair, Oxford Global Partnership
Ranjita Rajan
Executive Chair, Oxford Global Partnership
Sharena Shiv, Founder
Devotion Property Management & START UP.START NOW. Podcast
Devotion Property Management & START UP.START NOW. Podcast
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Sport
Winner
Sabah Mahmood
Head Girls Football Coach, FC Leytonstone
Sabah Mahmood
Head Girls Football Coach, FC Leytonstone
Highly Commended
Zaynab Osman
Insight Officer (UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 Legacy), The FA
Zaynab Osman
Insight Officer (UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 Legacy), The FA
Capt Preet Chandi
Army Physiotherapist, British Army
Army Physiotherapist, British Army
Capt Preet Chandi
Army Physiotherapist, British Army
Millie Chandarana
Professional Footballer, Blackburn Rovers LFC
Professional Footballer, Blackburn Rovers LFC
Millie Chandarana
Professional Footballer, Blackburn Rovers LFC
Christy Chan
Computer Engineering Student, Imperial College London
Computer Engineering Student, Imperial College London
Christy Chan
Computer Engineering Student, Imperial College London
Nazia Khatun
Body Transformation Coach
Body Transformation Coach
Nazia Khatun
Body Transformation Coach
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Technology & Digital
Winner
Carol Yung
Senior Experience Design Lead, Deloitte Digital
Carol Yung
Senior Experience Design Lead, Deloitte Digital
Highly Commended
Serena Chaudhry Pandey
Associate Director, Dataminr
Serena Chaudhry Pandey
Associate Director, Dataminr
Meric Sevgi Eren
Founder, MSE Comms
Founder, MSE Comms
Meric Sevgi Eren
Founder, MSE Comms
Dr Mridula Pore
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Peppy
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Peppy
Dr Mridula Pore
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Peppy
Rupa Shah
Founder & Director, Hashtag Ad Consulting
Founder & Director, Hashtag Ad Consulting
Rupa Shah
Founder & Director, Hashtag Ad Consulting
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Young Achiever
Winner
Qudaija Bhayat
Senior Manager, KPMG
Qudaija Bhayat
Senior Manager, KPMG
Winner
Kim Dewe
Head of SEO, Blue Array
Kim Dewe
Head of SEO, Blue Array
Jess Alden
Associate Solicitor, Slateford
Associate Solicitor, Slateford
Jess Alden
Associate Solicitor, Slateford
Dr Olivia Ahn
Co-Founder & CEO, Planera
Co-Founder & CEO, Planera
Dr Olivia Ahn
Co-Founder & CEO, Planera
Sonya Barlow
CEO & Founder, Like Minded Females (LMF) Network
CEO & Founder, Like Minded Females (LMF) Network
Sonya Barlow
CEO & Founder, Like Minded Females (LMF) Network