BRITISH DIVERSITY AWARDS 2023 SHORTLIST:
COMMUNITY PROJECT OF THE YEAR
Bring The Power - Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Hinkley Connection Project -National Grid
I AM: Programme - Unloc supported by Verizon
Northumbria Police and Hedleys College Students Police
Getting on Board
Schools' Inclusion Alliance
The 93% Club
The Community Impact Initiative CIC
The Wolfpack Project
UK Black Pride
10X BANKING - HEAD OF DIVERSITY OF THE YEAR
Alessandro Storer - OVO
Ama Ocansey -BNP Paribas
Cecil Peters - J.P. Morgan
Dr. María Angélica Pérez - Fitch Ratings
Karen Wiesenekker - British Transport Police
Katherine Gansallo - London Stock Exchange Group
Lisa Waterhouse - National Grid
Megan Cross - Kantar
Melissa Godfray - Jacobs
Raj Jones - Sodexo
Tim Hardy-Lenik - CSG and Equality Leaders
Zoey Hudson - Govia Thameslink Railway
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BOOTS - HERO OF THE YEAR
Amjad Khan - HSBC
Anne Aslett - Elton John Aids Foundation
Anna Dilku - Aviva
Chloe Davies - Lucky Generals
Elizabeth Rimmington - Barclaycard
Genevieve Glover - RFU
Jamie Christon - Chester Zoo
John Gillies-Wilkes - Motor Neurone Disease Association
Katie Neeves - Cool2BTrans
Oliver Holmes - Browne Jacobson
Mandy Rico - INvolve
Vijay Chohan - OLIVER
BT - DIVERSITY IN TECH (DISABILITY) OF THE YEAR
AccessAble
Accessercise
auticon UK
BRACI
Brain in Hand
Caretech & Smartbox
Clifford Chance Tech Group
Clu
Code First Girls
Connected Academy
Snap Finger Click
TextEdit
MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
#Breakthestereotype-The Glenlivet
Break the Bias Campaign - Wates Group
Fair Pensions For All - NOW: Pensions
Guest How You Guest - IHG Hotels & Resorts
I'm Not Prejudiced, But… - Greene King
Imagine a world… - CPB London
Gender Neutral Uniform Campaign - Virgin Atlantic
No Fixed Address - HSBC UK and Shelter
Say Yes to Rainbow Laces and No To Hate - Chelsea FC
Welcome Inclusion Campaign - ICAEW in collaboration with We are Sunday
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CENTRICA - SUSTAINABILITY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Abigail Adams - Motion Content Group
Amber Nuttall - EXTREME Hangout
Amir Sethu - MS Amlin
Anna Russell - Bupa
Ben Wilson - Association of British Insurers
David Croft - Reckitt
Dominique Santini - CSM Sport & Entertainment
David Pugh - Digital Catapult
Jessica Runicles - Motorsport UK
Julia Meek - Zenobe Energy
Peter Bragg - Canon EMEA
Sophie Platts - Entain Group
HALEON - DIVERSITY TEAM OF THE YEAR
Be Yourself & Community Team - Virgin Atlantic
Diversity and Inclusion Strategy Team - Govia Thameslink Railway
DE&I Team - OLIVER
DE&I Team - Clarasys
DEI Team - News UK
Diversity Board - Selfridges
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Committee - Sidley Austin LLP
Inclusion Team - HSBC UK
Belonging Team - OVO
Student Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Team - University of Birmingham
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BURBERRY - CHARITY OF THE YEAR
Age Exchange
DFN Project SEARCH
Hidayah UK
Micro Rainbow
NeuroDiversity in Business
Sporting Equals
Technology Community for Racial Equality (TC4RE)
UK Chinese Women Connect
Urban Synergy
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LOCKTON - INSPIRATIONAL ROLE MODEL OF THE YEAR
Antonio Bebba - Pfizer
Bobbi Pickard - Trans In The City
David McIntosh - KPMG
Emma Rawlinson - Atlanta Group
Franklin Asante - Coutts
Greg Turner-Smart - Rolls-Royce SMR
Hannah Awonuga - Barclays
Kabir Alam - HSBC UK
Michael Adeniya - UK Black Business Week & Show
Roianne Nedd - Oliver Wyman
Tolu Oke - Amazon Web Services
Vishal Desai - MS Amlin
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OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE NETWORK OF THE YEAR
Collabor8 - Santander Consumer Finance
Defence Women's Network
Greene Sky - Greene King
Health & Wellbeing Network - Legal & General
LSEG WIN (Women Inspired Network) - London Stock Exchange Group
Pride Network - Sage
Forces Community Network - Centrica
Social Mobility Network - KPMG
WiNG (Women in National Grid) - National Grid
Inclusion Council - Ketchum UK, part of Omnicom Group
OUTSTANDING DISABILITY NETWORK OF THE YEAR
Ability - Mills & Reeve
Ability - Greene King
Ability UK - HSBC UK
Able2 Network - BT
Disability & NeuroDiversity Employee Resource Groups - AMS
Disability Staff Network - University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
Enable - Clifford Chance
NeuroDiversity & Disability Employee Network - Direct Line Group
The Adapt Network - Atos
The Association of Disabled Lawyer
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OUTSTANDING ETHNIC DIVERSITY NETWORK OF THE YEAR
EMPOWERED - Oliver Wyman
Ethnic Diversity Network - BT
FT Embrace - Financial Times
LEAD Network (Latin@s for Empowerment, Advancement and Development) - London Stock Exchange Group
Mosaic Employee Resource Group - Dell Technologies
Multicultural Inclusion Network (MCIN) - WTW
Multicultural Network (MCN) - NatWest
Positive Ethnicity Network (PEN) - bp
REACH - Direct Line Group
Unity - Greene King
OUTSTANDING LGBTQI+ NETWORK OF THE YEAR
Archway - Network Rail
bp Pride - bp
Breathe Network - KPMG
Pride - HSBC UK
Pride Alliance UK - Walgreens Boots Alliance
Prism - Post Office
Proud FT - Financial Times
PrOWd - Oliver Wyman
UK LGBT+ Network - WTW
Unity - EY
SOCIAL MOBILITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
Big Voice London
Clu
Football For Change
Kickstarter - OLIVER
Passport to Change - Virgin Atlantic
Pathways to Consulting - Oliver Wyman, McKinsey, Bain, and BCG
Social Mobility Action Plan - Simmons & Simmons LLP
Social Mobility Network - KPMG
Social Mobility Strategy - Mishcon de Reya LLP
The Changing Face of Technology - Atos
The Integrated Vicious Circle Campaign - HSBC UK
RUEBIK - HR CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Ciprian Arhire - Entain Group
Claire Hope - IHG Hotels and Resorts
Hannah Spencer - National Grid
Jordana Semaan - Investcorp
Kevin Hogarth - KPMG
Marie-Helene Tyack - Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
Rebecca Roberts - Kellogg Europe
Sanchia Alasia - London South Bank University Group
Sharlene John - Selfridges
Vania Jussara - The Bank of London
NATIONAL GRID - COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Deutsche Bank
Kantar
London South Bank University Group
NatWest
Silicon Valley Bank UK
SThree plc
Swinton Insurance
Virgin Atlantic
Wickes
WTW
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LEATHWAITE - DIVERSITY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Bano Sheikh - KPMG
Deepa Shah - Bupa
Deon Pillay - Legal & General Investment Management
Eimear O'Connor - Form3
Emily Hamilton - RS Group PLC
Fraser Longden - Wickes
Jennifer Tippin - NatWest
Olivia Grant - Reed Smith
Romi Savova - PensionBee
Simon Lem - Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Victoria Anderson - Big Voice London
Georgia Dawson - Freshfields
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GREENE KING - MEDIA CHAMPION IN THE PUBLIC EYE
Alan Carr - Comedian, broadcaster and writer
Alison Hammond - TV Personality
Ellie Simmonds OBE - Paralympian
Jill Scott MBE - Professional footballer
John Bishop - Comedian
Little Simz - Musician
Ncuti Gatwa - Actor
Romesh Ranganathan - Actor and comedian
Sadiq Khan - Mayor of London
Stormzy - Musician