Asian Women of Achievement Awards Shortlist 2023
Press Release
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Arts & Culture
Khairani Barokka
Writer, Artist & Editor, Modern Poetry in Translation
Nicole Chui
Artist
Professor Raminder Kaur FRSA FRAI
Professor of Anthropology and Cultural Studies, School of Global Studies/Director, University of Sussex/Sohaya Visions
Nusaiba Mohammad Timol
Founder & Director, WAW Creative Arts
Rubina Pabani and Poppy Jay
Podcasters, Brown Girls Do It Too
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Business
Shazia Azim
Head of Financial Services Consulting, PwC UK
Satmeet Kaur Chahal
HR Generalist Manager, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Viola Jardon
Senior Programme Manager, Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge
Sharmila Paranjpe
Chief Ombudspersons & Chairperson PSHC, Wipro
Ritu Sehgal
Managing Director, Head of Transaction Services & Trade, NatWest Bank
Tingting Yang
Global Spirit of Progress Manager, ESG, Diageo
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Entrepreneur
Jeroo Doodhmal
Founder & CEO, Pip and Henry
MasakoEguchi-Bacon
Founder & CEO, Ocean Bridge Management
Susan Fang
Founder & CEO, OxBridge Holdings
Pranee Laurillard
Co-Founder & Director, Giggling Squid
Safak Muderrisgil
Chair, ETKIYAP
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Media
Anila Dhami
Freelance Presenter & Journalist, 5 News ITN, ITV News London
Catharina Moh
Presenter, Producer & Director, BBC News Current Affairs, The Travel Show
Nabihah Parkar
Video Journalist, Vice World News
Ushma Vyas
Head of Video - Innovation, Saga
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Professions
Harleen Deol
Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon, East & North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Bhavisha Gorecha
EMEA Operations Chief of Staff, Head of the Office of the SMR, EMEA Co-Head of the BAME Network, Credit Suisse
Ediscyll Lorusso
Senior Thrombosis Clinical Nurse Specialist, St George's University Hospital
Krishna Mistry
Body Engineering Programme Lead, Volta Trucks
Kalpana Shah
President – Elect, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
Rachpal Thind
Partner, Sidley Austin
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Public Service
Neelu Agarwal
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead, Prudential Regulation Authority, Bank of England
Anita Grant
ACO for Trust and Legitimacy, Sussex Police
Jhumar Johnson
Chief of Staff, The Open University
Dr Sonali Kinra
General Practitioner/ Deputy Medical Director, NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board
Dr Shivani Sharma
Associate Professor & Executive Lead: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, University of Hertfordshire, School of Life and Medical Sciences
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Real Estate, Infrastructure & Construction
Farheen Ahmed
Technical Director, Arcadis
Lesha Chetty
Business Unit Director, Local Government and Communities, Cities and Places Market, Mace
Gemma Kataky
Managing Director, The Blackstone Group
Michelle Miranda MRICS
Director, Aecom
Aasia Mohammad
Transaction Management Director, CBRE
Saba Nayab FRICS
Director of Sustainability Valuations and Advisory Services, CBRE
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Science
Christina Hu
Head of the ZOE Health Study, ZOE
Dr Hina Khan
Executive Director, Space Scotland
Professor Ji-Seon Kim
Professor in Physics & Director of EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London
Dr Reshma Rao
Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow, Imperial College London
Professor Suchitra Sebastian
Professor of Physics, University of Cambridge
Dr Shweta Singh
Assistant Professor, University of Warwick
Asian Women of Achievement Awards
Social & Humanitarian
Kanchana Gamage
Founder & Director, The Aviatrix Project
Dr Nargis Islam
DClinPsy, C.Psychol., AFBPsS , Freelance Consultant Clinical Psychologist/ Clinical Lead for Inpatient Psychological Therapies Services, Buckinghamshire Oxford Health, NHS Foundation Trust
Nidhi Kapoor
Director - Pre-Sales, Visa Government Solutions, Visa
Nisha Patel
BBC Radio Journalist/UK Commissioner for Perception, The Scouts
Atifa Sayani
Head of Academic Programmes, Aga Khan Schools, Aga Khan Development Network
Amara Sharif
Cross Company Allyship Programme Lead, KPMG UK
Asian Women of Achievement Awards
Sport
Rupinder Bains
Board Member, The Football Association
Yashmin Harun BEM
Chair & Founder, Muslimah Sports Association
Alhena Moosa
Football Coach & Manager, FC Leytonstone
Jayna Patel
Premier League Kicks Programme Manager, Premier League Charitable Fund
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Technology & Digital
Farah Al-Sader
Director, Deals Insights & Analytics, PwC
Simran Mohnani
Circular & Sustainable Supply Chains Venture Associate, Deloitte Ventures
Trisha Prabhu
Founder & CEO, ReThink
Namrata Sarmah
Chief Product Officer, INTO University Partnerships
Shefali Stephens
Capital Markets Senior Manager, Accenture
Jenita Treacy
Senior Product Manager, Transport for London
ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Young Achiever
Anisah Akhtar
Head of Student Experience and Corporate Communications, Luton Sixth Form College
Cathy Yitong Li
Facilitative Committee Member, UNFCCC Women and Gender Constituency
Arushi Madan
Assistant Vice President - Software Engineer, Barclays
Koyesha Mukherjee
Senior Policy Advisor, Department for Business and Trade, Government of United Kingdom
Maryam Rahbar
Chief Scientific Officer, Jack Fertility
Miriam Walker-Khan
Diversity and Inclusion Reporter, Sky Sports