Catherine Awards

Judging Panel Jasmin Buttar Company: BBC Position: Business and Economics Unit Editor Jasmin began her career at the BBC as a News Trainee. She joined Newsnight in 1997 and worked on the programme as a producer, film-maker and output editor before becoming Deputy Editor in 2006. She was Newsnight's political producer for a number of years working with Mark Mardell and Martha Kearney on coverage of events including the Northern Ireland peace process. Jasmin is now the Business and Economics Unit Editor at BBC, and responsible for producing output for all BBC platforms and offer editorial guidance to the full range of BBC programmes. They have a truly global presence including teams based in Singapore, New York, Johannesburg and Mumbai. Jasmin holds one of the most senior roles in BBC News, leading the BBC‘s coverage across all platforms, domestic and international.

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Charlotte Crosswell Company: NASDAQ Position: Strategic Advisor Charlotte has recently stepped down from her executive role at Nasdaq to move to a portfolio career and have the ability and time to pursue some personal initiatives. She continues to be a Strategic Advisor for NASDAQ and sits on the boards of LCH Ltd and City UK. She was most recently Founder and Chief Executive Officer for Nasdaq NLX (―NLX‖), a London-based derivatives market trading the full European interest curve on a single market. Charlotte believes strongly in building a diverse executive pipeline and board. She has been exposed to many different sectors throughout her career with a particular emphasis on public companies in technology, shipping and financial services; and undertaken significant market infrastructure roles covering equities, fixed income, OTC derivatives and clearing. She has considerable previous international experience, in the USA, Asia, Russia, Israel and mainland Europe. Prior to setting up Nasdaq NLX, Ms. Crosswell held a number of management positions at Nasdaq and London Stock Exchange covering international capital markets, and equity, fixed income and OTC derivatives trading and clearing. Ms Crosswell started her financial services career at Goldman Sachs in European Equity Sales and holds a BA (Hons.) in French from the University of Southampton.

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Sahar Hashemi OBE Company: Coffee Republic Position: Co-Founder Sahar Hashemi founded Coffee Republic, the UK‘s first US style coffee bar chain with her brother and built it into one of the UK‘s most recognised high street brands with 110 bars and a turnover of £30m. Giving up professional careers (she as a lawyer in London and Bobby as an investment banker in New York) they staked everything on a dream and made Coffee Republic one of the main players in the coffee revolution that transformed the UK high street. Sahar left the day-to-day management of Coffee Republic in 2001 and published a bestselling book Anyone Can Do It – Building Coffee Republic from Our Kitchen Table, which has been translated into 6 languages and is 2nd-highest selling book on entrepreneurship after Richard Branson. In 2005 she founded Skinny Candy, a brand of sugar free sweets, labeled hip by Vogue magazine. Skinny Candy was sold to confectionery conglomerate Glisten PLC in 2007. In 2011 Sahar was nominated by Director Magazine as one of its Top 10 Original Thinkers, alongside Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Jonathan Ive and was invited to join the Entrepreneurs Forum set up by UK Business Secretary Vince Cable to give informal personal advice to the government on enterprise policies. An internationally recognized speaker, Sahar‘s captivating and uplifting speeches are unique as she converges the power of her personal ‗story‘ with key themes of innovation, creativity and change management. Her speeches touch on thought processes and behaviours that help develop an entrepreneurial mindset even within the largest of organisations. In June 2012 Sahar was awarded an OBE for services to the UK economy and to charity.

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Helena Morrissey CBE Company: Newton Investment Management Position: Non-Executive Director, Chair of Newton Board

Helena is one of the best known women in the City of London. She started her career in New York with Schroder Capital Management. After returning to London she joined Newton Investment Management in 1994 as a junior fund manager and was appointed CEO in 2001. During her fifteen years leading the firm, assets under management grew from £20 billion to over £50 billion. Helena is now Chair of Newton and the Investment Association, the UK‘s industry trade body whose members manage more than £5 trillion.

In 2010, Helena founded the 30% Club, a cross-business initiative to achieve better gender-balanced UK company boards through men and women working together on voluntary actions. These efforts now span the whole career journey from schoolroom to boardroom, and the proportion of female directors on UK listed company boards has more than doubled. The 30% Club approach has been adopted internationally, notably in the US, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, South Africa, Australia, Canada, Malaysia and the Gulf Co-Operation Countries. Helena also chairs Opportunity Now, Business in the Community‘s gender equality campaign which forms part of the Prince of Wales‘ Responsible Business network.

Helena has been named one of Fortune Magazine‘s World‘s 50 Greatest Leaders. She has twice been voted one of the 50 Most Influential People in Finance globally by Bloomberg Markets. Helena is a regular media commentator on topics as wide-ranging as climate change, executive pay and Brexit, all linked by her view that active investors should engage on key issues. Helena is a Fellow of London Business School and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Cambridge University in 2016. She was appointed CBE in the 2012 New Year‘s Honours list for her contribution to the role of women in business.

A Cambridge philosophy graduate, Helena is married to a Buddhist meditation teacher and they have nine children, six girls and three boys whose ages range from seven to 24.

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Lynne Atkin Company: Barclays Position: HR Director for Barclays UK, HR Director for Barclaycard and Head of Central Employee Relations Barclays Bank PLC Lynne has over 25 years experience within HR. Working within

the energy industry and financial services.

Lynne joined Barclays in 2005 becoming the HR Director for UK

Retail and Business Banking in 2009. She also assumed

responsibility for HR in Europe in 2013.

Following the Bank‘s strategic review, in May 2014 Lynne became the HR Director for

Personal and Corporate Banking, leading the HR function supporting the business and its

c40,000 colleagues. At the same time Lynne also became the Head of Employee Relations

across Barclays.

In March 2016, Lynne was appointed HR Director for Barclaycard in addition to her existing

role as HR Director for Barclays UK (formerly known as PCB) and Head of Employee

Relations.

Prior to Barclays she spent 3 years at AVIVA in HR within the Life and Pensions business.

Previous to that she was at Yorkshire Electricity for 11 years as HR Director for the energy

supply business, supporting the business through privatisation, with the significant skills and

cultural transformation required to drive success in a highly competitive, low margin industry.

Lynne is passionate about diversity and inclusivity in Talent Management and Early Careers,

becoming the driving force behind the Bank‘s Apprenticeship Programme, and culture and

engagement in driving business performance.

She lives in Greenwich, married for more than 25 years to Michael, with one daughter, Jasmin, aged 26 who currently lives in New York.

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Charlotte Ross Company: Evening Standard Position: Deputy Editor

As Deputy Editor of the Evening Standard Charlotte Ross helps set the tone and steer the editorial direction of the capital‘s agenda-setting newspaper, a title that reaches 2m Londoners daily.

With a remit spanning politics to pollution, celebrity interviews to street food trends, Charlotte oversees the Standard‘s features, arts and magazine content, managing the teams to ensure that they generate highly relevant material and hit challenging deadlines.

Areas of special interest have included promoting gender equality at work, the newspaper‘s campaign to end FGM, its drive to improve childhood literacy and London‘s transformation into a cycling city.

Charlotte began her career in the features department of The Scotsman newspaper. She went on to be Assistant Editor on the launch of The Sunday Herald, creating its award-winning magazine, before returning to the Scotsman as Executive Editor.

She moved to London to take up the position of Assistant Editor, Saturday of the Independent, overseeing the revamp of the Saturday paper from broadsheet to tabloid. A stint at Hearst working on glossy magazines followed before a return to newsprint at the Evening Standard ten years ago.

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Debbie Wosskow OBE Company: Love Home Swap Position: CEO and Founder On a "particularly bad and very expensive" holiday to St Lucia, Debbie found herself sitting in a darkened room with a crying child, watching Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet in The Holiday. The film, about two women who swap their homes, inspired her to set up Love Home Swap, a website that allows members to do just that. It launched in 2011 with just 250 properties (a figure that has since grown to more than 100,000), and is the world leader in its field. After graduating with a degree in philosophy and theology from the University of Oxford, Debbie founded her first business, PR agency Mantra, way back in 1999 when she was just 25. Since then Debbie has co-founded several other ventures including ‗Collaborative Consumption Europe and Maidthorn Partners. She is a passionate advocate of the sharing economy and is Founding Chair of the government-backed sharing economy trade body SEUK which she penned a 60,000-word independent report in just 10 weeks for – Unlocking the Sharing Economy. She is also a trustee of Hampstead Theatre. Earlier this year, Debbie was awarded an OBE for her services to business in the Queen‘s Birthday Honours List 2016. Debbie describes herself as somewhat of a ―prolific angel investor‖ and says that she tries to back female start-ups (though not exclusively). Speaking to BA Business Life earlier this year, she explained that she made three investments in 2015, all in female founded businesses, and believes she has a mission to implore more women to start and grow businesses.

Award Categories

Lifetime Achievement Award The winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award is Helena Morrissey, CBE, one of the most influential women in the City and Non-Executive Director, Chair of Newton Board at Newton Investment Management. Rising Star Award This award recognises and celebrates the next generation of inspirational professionals in any sector. This Award is open to women who have not only already made a mark in business, but are also ‗women to watch‘ in terms of future contribution. The winner might be a future leader, head of a team, starting in business, forming her own company, or quickly rising through the ranks. Entrepreneurial Spirit Award This award is for entrepreneurial women who have founded and run their own company, who have shown exceptional abilities and who have helped their business achieve significant results in the past year. Finance and Banking Award This is an award for women who have shown outstanding success in Finance and Banking sector. The judges will be looking for evidence of the highest level skills in their field. Entertainment and Art Award This is an award for women who have shown outstanding success in the entertainment and arts sector. The judges will be looking for evidence of the highest level skills in their field. Retail and Fashion Award This is an award for women who have shown outstanding success in the retail sector. The judges will be looking for evidence of the highest level skills in their field. Technology and Engineering Award This award will be presented to women who excel within the technology and engineering sector. The judges will be looking for evidence of the highest level skills in their field. Professional Services Award This award will go to women who excel in the legal and professional services fields and offer exceptional service to their clients. The judges will be looking for evidence of the highest level skills in their field. Inspirational Award This award recognises leaders in businesses of varying size who have brought out the very best in their team and driven their business forward with exceptional results. The Judges will also consider how applicants for this award category have acted as positive role models for other women both within and outside the organisation in which they work.

Rising Star Award Short list

Phoebe Gormley Company: Gormley & Gamble Position: Founder In October 2014, 22 year old Phoebe Gormley founded her

company, Gormley & Gamble, a women's only tailor.

Having interned on the Row and Jermyn Street from a young

age, tailoring was always a passion of Phoebe‘s.

She soon began to realise that there was a gap in the market for bespoke women‘s wear;

elegant, intelligent designs of Savile Row quality and fit. And so she took a ‗Gamble‘ – quitting

university and using what would have been her final year‘s tuition fees to start her own

business.

Phoebe started out in an incubator called Bathtub-to-Boardroom, before moving to her own

premises in the City. She made her first sale to the CEO of Virgin Money, Jayne-Anne Gadhia,

and as the company continued to expand she made the leap to Savile Row. This unification of

men's and women's tailoring would have been unheard of only a few years ago, and is a sign

of the sometimes exclusive street's acceptance and support of Gormley & Gamble.

It also made her the first-women's-only-tailor in the history of Savile Row; an impressive

feat for someone aged just 22. Phoebe continues to use her resources to support other women

across the working world; whether it is hosting a networking evening, donating to charity, or

mentoring interns and other young women.

She is lauded as a champion of women in business and reguarly gives talks and panel

discussions at schools including Wycombe Abbey, as well as the Coutts' Future Leader

conference, and the Fashion Exchange.

Additional social contributions: Gormley & Gamble is a supporter of the charity Womankind

and hosts fundraisers for them. They also regularly send samples to the charity SmartWorks,

which dresses women for interviews. They regulalry take on interns, with a view to giving more

young women access to Savile Row and the tailoring industry, notoriously hard to break into.

Links to evidence supporting the nomination:

The Guardian: 'I am the first women's-only tailor in the history of Savile Row‘

The Times: The new kid on the block takes on Savile Row

Huffpos: The Young, Female Entrepreneur Behind Savile Row‘s First Women‘s-Only Tailor

Rising Star Award Short list

Charlene Laidley

Company: The FutureProof Foundation Position: Founder and executive Chairwoman Charlene Laidley is CEO of the Latiénne

Communications Group and Founder of The

FutureProof Foundation, a not for profit organisation

which empowers young women in the UK to become business leaders of the future.

She is also the founding member of The Women‘s Charter for Business. A passionate

campaigner for women‘s rights in the UK she is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society for the

Arts in recognition of her contribution to promoting UK excellence internationally, enterprise,

and women‘s economic empowerment; so it was no surprise that in November 2015 Charlene

was appointed UN Women Ambassador for Women‘s Economic Empowerment.

Yet, despite all of Charlene‘s accomplishments she is modest and authentic in her desire to help women, in particular, to overcome challenges and create pathways to success.

In 2008, Charlene was honoured as part of Black 100+ an exhibition celebrating black achievers in modern day Britain whom have made valuable contributions to society. She has over 15 years of experience working for global prestige brands such as: Clarins, Burberry, Louis Vuitton and The Mayor of London.

Aged 25, Charlene launched her first business; Latiénne, which went on to become the world‘s first exclusive watch and jewellery consultancy.

Charlene is passionate about helping people to succeed. For the past 10 years, Charlene has helped aspiring Entrepreneurs in the UK to launch their own business by providing mentoring, training and access to funding. Today she works in conjunction with organisations such as: Youth Business International, Virgin StartUp and UpRising Leadership as well as being ‗Trainer of Mentors’ at StartUp Direct.

Additional social contributions: Charlene is Governor of Cambridge School (a school for children with learning disabilities), a regular World Marathon runner, an entrepreneur mentor at CASS Business School and a regular speaker at schools to help inspire the future generation. Links to evidence supporting the nomination:

Financial style: Charlene Laidley is commited to women‘s success

The Voice Newspaper online: Career women – two high flying achievers

Linkedin: Profile with testimonials

Rising Star Award Short list

Chloé Nelkin Company: Chloé Nelkin Consulting Position: Founder / Director Chloé studied history of art at The Courtauld Institute of Art graduating with undergraduate and Masters degrees. While there she chaired the East Wing Collection, a student-run biennial exhibition. In 2010, Chloé founded Chloé Nelkin Consulting, specialising in arts PR, consultancy, marketing and events. Now 28, she now has over 10 years‘ experience in the arts, working for a diverse range of organisations across the public and private sectors. Her academic and research-based background means she relishes reading new scripts for her theatre clients, staying on top of art market trends by visiting international art fairs and, as a trained classical singer, her knowledge of opera and classical music complements her passion and understanding for work in these areas. From the company's early days, Chloé had faith in the way she worked and was not afraid to aim high - tendering for the National Trust's London arts PR which she won and has retained, now looking after many facets of the Trust's art UK-wide. The calibre of Chloé's high profile clients, repeat business and the amazing levels of press achieved for these clients, speaks volumes for her achievements. Chloé runs a successful business that is making positive waves in the field. She employs six young professionals who all grow with the company, acts as a mentor for people entering the industry and communicates the importance of the arts and culture to today's society. Additional social contributions: Chloe sits on the boards of Arion Productions, The

Production Exchange and the alumni advisory board at The Courtauld Institute of Art. Chloé

Nelkin Consulting offer an internship scheme whereby people can join the company for up to

three months to learn about the business and have the opportunity to shadow Chloé. In

addition to this, she acts as a mentor for past interns, nurturing young talent. She has also

given careers talks at both The Courtauld and Christies Education to encourage young people

to enter the arts industry.

Links to evidence supporting the nomination:

Testimonials: Chloé Nelkin Consulting

Department for Culture, Media and sport: My Creative Path

Twitter: Chloe Nelkin

Rising Star Award Short list

Charlotte Pearce

Company: Inkpact Position: Founder Motivational speaker, advisor to social enterprises, women in tech ambassador and Director of a £50,000 fund to accelerate student start-ups, 24-year-old Charlotte Pearce wears many hats – and also runs two businesses. Charlotte caught the entrepreneurial bug while at school selling makeup and bags online before founding her first full-scale business Inkpact when she graduated from the University of Southampton. Her other business is OR, a consultancy for large corporates that uses innovation to solve their problems and inspire their teams. Inkpact helps businesses engage and retain their customers by sending personalised, branded, handwritten communications. She came up with the idea for the platform when she learnt that handwritten communication was becoming a powerful tool for businesses that wanted to stand out against its impersonal digital equivalent – the only problem was that most didn‘t have the time or skill to do it. The company‘s technology enables businesses to send personalised communication at scale, with each notecard or letter then handwritten in fountain pen and ink by a writer from home. This more than 50-strong team of writers includes everyone from stay at home mothers to elderly people and the disadvantaged – offering an income source to those who might struggle to find or have time for full-time employment. Inkpact, which charges per letter or on a subscription basis, has so far raised a seed investment round of £150,000 and is reinvesting all its profits into building out its technology. For herself, Charlotte hopes to use her success to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs of all ages. ―It doesn‘t matter if you are 15 or 50 you can start a business and

follow your dreams‖, she says.

Additional social contributions: By 2020, Inkpact want to create work-from-home roles for

over 100,000 people in the UK and be at the forefront of the movement to promote handwriting

and literacy across the world. They provide flexible working for those who cannot commit to

full-time or a traditional, 9-5, office-based work pattern. By providing truly flexible work that can

be completed from any location, Inkpact has the potential to create opportunities for thousands

and have a positive impact on reducing unemployment and underemployment rates in the UK.

Links to evidence supporting the nomination

Gadget.com: Bringing back hand written letters Start-Ups: Young entrepreneurs: Charlotte Pearce We are the City: Rising Stars – Charlotte Pearce

Rising Star Award

Short list

Laurie Nouchka

Company: Laurie Nouchka Position: Artist and Director Artist Laurie Nouchka creates limited edition drawings and paintings that lift her designs off the canvas onto her uniquely designed range of style focused and contemporary wearable works of art. The brand is named after company founder, 32-year-old artist Laurie Nouchka, who became inspired to start a clothing line after a trip to Barcelona spent drawing Gaudi‘s buildings. Embedded in the heart of London she draws inspiration from the urban landscapes around her. To create the designs she travels around the world immersing herself in each and every city she draws. In doing so she has developed a bold & unique approach to depicting her architectural subjects. Infused with the expertise of fashion designers, her observational drawings of iconic buildings are translated as geometric and linear forms into repeated patterns across a range of carefully designed garments. The vibrant, abstracted prints reflect the dynamic scenes of urban architecture offset by the functional, clean lines of the collection. All pieces are proudly printed in the UK using Italian lycra and EUROJERSEY sensitive fabrics. They are made in Wimbledon, London. Previously Laurie has exhibited in London, Barcelona and New York and her works on paper

can be found in both private and public collections.

Additional social contributions: In her spare time she also so runs community arts project

Walls on Walls which creates audio visual installations in residential environments – often in

housing estates

Links to evidence supporting the nomination:

Huffpost Style: Women in Business – Laurie Nouchka

Well to do: Wearable Art

Laurie Nouchka website: www.laurienouchka.com

Rising Star Award Short list

Faye Ward

Company: Fable Pictures Position: Film and TV Producer

Faye Ward is one of the UK‘s most prominent

young producers. Most recently she produced

‗Suffragette‘ for Pathe, Film4 and the BFI

starring Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter and Meryl Streep. It was directed by Sarah

Gavron and written by BAFTA winner Abi Morgan, and boasted a team of largely female crew

behind the scenes. She also produced a block of the landmark Netflix show ‗The Crown‘ for

Left Bank Pictures.

Faye Ward has worked at the independent UK production company Ruby Films, a company

led by women, since its inception, and has since become a Creative Executive and Producer

on the company‘s film and television projects.

In 2016 she set up new TV & Film production outfit Fable Pictures alongside Eugenio Perez, with Sony Pictures Television taking a minority stake. Fable Pictures was named in the Televisual Top 40 up and coming companies within its first year. The first feature to shoot will be a poignant portrait of the world‘s favourite comedy double act, Laurel and Hardy, as they embark on what became their swan song - a 1953 tour of post-war Britain. National treasure Steve Coogan and Oscar nominated John C. Reilly will star in this production for BBC Films and eOne, written by Jeff Pope (‗Philomena‘) and directed by Jon S. Baird (‗Filth‘).

Ward‘s other credits include feature film ―Jane Eyre‖ (Focus Features), TV series ―Small Island‖ (BBC), Golden Globe nominated series ―Dancing on the Edge‖ (BBC), ―Toast‖ (BBC) and episodes of ―The Crown‖ for Left Bank Pictures and Netflix.

Andrea Wong, Sony‘s President of International Production, said: ―Faye is one of the UK.‘s most promising and ambitious drama producers and we can‘t wait to help her achieve her vision for Fable Pictures.‖

She believes that cinema and television can be powerful mediums to ignite discussion about the world we live in today and the kind of world we could live in tomorrow. ‗Suffragette‘ was as much about invigorating the youth to engage in today‘s politics as it was about telling a story about an important and empowering historical moment in time.

Links to evidence supporting the nomination:

Variety: Sony Pictures backs ‗Suffragette‘ Producer Faye Ward‘s Fable

Screen Daily: Sony backs Faye Ward

Womanthology: Suffragette Producer Faye Ward tells Womanthology about her passion for

film and TV

Entrepreneurial Spirit Award Short list

Tamara Lohan

Company: Mr & Mrs Smith Position: Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer Tamara is an entrepreneur and technology strategist with a background in marketing. In 2002 she co-founded the boutique hotel travel specialists Mr & Mrs Smith with her husband James, and has been responsible for evolving the company‘s digital infrastructure.

Today, the brand operates from offices in London, New York, LA and Singapore, and has more than 1.5 million members worldwide.

In 2014 Tamara and her husband were both awarded MBEs for services to the British travel industry.

Tamara is not only the Technical genius behind Mr & Mrs Smith she is also a mentor, advisor, investor, speaker, friend, and mother while successfully growing Mr & Mrs Smith globally.

Additional social contributions: Tamara frequently speaks on the subjects of digital

innovation, leadership, women in technology and business. She has also delivered keynotes

at the ABTA Travel Conference and L’Oreal Professional Portfolio Congress.

She acts as a mentor for a number of start-up enterprises, including online fashion retailer

Lux Fix.

Links to evidence supporting the nomination:

Grace Tales: The tale of Mr and Mrs Smith

The Stylist: Work life - Mr and Mrs Smith

Huffpost Business: Meet Tamara Lohan

Management Today: Power Mums: Tamara Lohan

Entrepreneurial Spirit Award Short list

Emily Cohen & Sabrina Naggar

Company: Sunuva Beachwear Position: Founders Sabrina and Emily met poolside on holiday in 2007

after their children recognised each other from

nursery. Together their passions highlighted a

mutual frustration at the lack of stylish UV protective swimwear, which later acted as the

catalyst for Sunuva.

Since launching, Sunuva has established itself as a global brand and nearly 10 years on and

the brand is stronger than ever. Worn and adored by the celebrity jet set, seen in the covers of

some of the most celebrated press and stocked by the most prestigious stores, Emily and

Sunuva continue to go from strength to strength becoming a true global premium luxury

children swim brand.

Sunuva were the winners of the Best Children‘s Active Wear Brand at the Junior Design

Awards 2015 and Highly Commended Brand of the Year at the Little London Awards 2015.

Additional social contributions: Sunuva swimwear is made from the highest quality UPF 50+

fabric which blocks out more than 97% of the sun‘s harmful rays and is validated by the British

Skin Foundation, overall offering inimitable UV protective beachwear.

Links to evidence supporting the nomination:

Website: The Sunuva website

Harper Bazaar: Work it out: Emily Cohen and Sabrina Naggar of Sunuva

Entrepreneurial Spirit Award Short list

Anna Richey & Alla Ouvarova

Company name: Two Chicks Position: Founders In 2007, Anna Richey took a trip to the US and was instantly stuck by the popularity of egg white omelettes. On her return to the UK, she and her friend, Alla Ouvarova conducted further investigation into the American market for ready separated egg whites which convinced them this could also work extremely well in the UK. The pair subsequently hatched Two Chicks. Two Chicks launched from a standing start with no contacts in food production but Anna and Alla believe their longstanding friendship, combined with their very different but complementary strengths, was the recipe for their early success. Anna, who read English literature at University of York, looked after sales and marketing, while Alla, who read economics at University College London, managed finance and logistics. Two Chicks has gone from strength to strength since the company first started, with the founders showing exceptional abilities to build a successful business with no previous food experience. The business has shown significant results by announcing a four-fold increase in revenue over the last five years with figures for 2015 surpassing £2m. The brand is on track to top £4m in turnover by the end of 2016. Two Chicks currently exports to Holland, France, Hong Kong, UAE and Kuwait and have recently expanded their line to include a liquid whole egg and a healthy snacking product – Chirps – high protein bites made with egg white. Links to evidence supporting the nomination:

Express online: Two chicks – golden eggs

The Telegraph: Word of mouth: two chicks egg white

Entrepreneurial Spirit Award Short list

Maureen Paley

Company: Maureen Paley Position: Founder Director

Maureen Paley is the American owner of a contemporary art

gallery in Bethnal Green, London, where she lives. It was

founded in 1984, called Interim Art during the 1990s, and

renamed Maureen Paley in 2004.

From its inception the gallery‘s aim has remained consistent:

to promote great and innovative artists in all media.

New York-born Maureen Paley was one of the first to present work in London‘s East End and

has been a pioneer of the current scene promoting and showing art from the USA and

continental Europe as well as launching new talent from the UK. Founded in 1984 the gallery

notably championed a number of the Young British Artists at an early stage.

Today, gallery artists include Turner Prize winners Wolfgang Tillmans and Gillian Wearing,

as well as Turner Prize nominees Liam Gillick and Rebecca Warren. All of the gallery artists

have exhibited widely in the UK and abroad. The gallery occupies a converted factory space

and has hosted talks and film screenings as part of its diverse programme.

Additional social contributions: Maureen supports the programmes of Artists Space,

Creative Industries Federation, Open School East, Serpentine Gallery, The Showroom,

Studio Voltaire, and White Columns. She is also a patron of Camden Arts Centre,

Chisenhale Gallery, ICA, London, Michael Clark Company, South London Gallery, Tate, and

the Whitechapel Art Gallery.

Links to evidence supporting the nomination:

Maureen Paley website: www.maureenpaley.com

Travel + Leisure magazine video: https://vimeo.com/192931629.

Finance and Banking Award Short list

Lorraine Barclay

Company: ICAP plc Position: Head, Global Business Services From payroll clerk to Head of Global Business Services, ICAP, Lorraine has been working since the age of 14 - when she managed payroll for a Working Men's Club while also doing a cleaning job (and collecting glasses in a pub). She worked in a burger chain every school night and weekends, and cleaned offices in the school holidays. Lorraine has risen from extremely humble beginnings to one of the most senior roles in ICAP, one of the largest and most influential financial service providers in the world. Lorraine has spent the majority of her working life at EBS/ICAP, joining EBS following its acquisition of Citicorp Dealing Resources in June 1996. Lorraine was initially in an Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable role for EBS, but in short order assumed more and more responsibilities, specifically in respect of managing financial aspects of EBS' significant global infrastructure including payroll, royalties and brokerage commissions. By 2003, Lorraine held the position of Group Financial Controller for EBS. Following EBS' acquisition by ICAP in 2006, Lorraine's talent was recognised by Michael Spencer and she was promoted to the position of Group Tax Director for the entire ICAP entity, and again to Group Financial Controller, ICAP by 2010. She is currently Head of Global Business Services for ICAP. It is important to acknowledge that Lorraine has risen to the very top of her industry without formal qualifications beyond O Levels. Despite working ridiculously long hours, she also raised two daughters, both of whom went to university (very likely among the first children in the Barclay family to achieve this). Additional social contributions: Lorraine is committed to a number of social initiatives, through ICAP and personally. She is a very active proponent of the Leadership through Sport & Business, a social mobility charity that gives bright, disadvantaged young people access to careers in accounting and finance. ICAP is one of many employers offering 12 month paid apprenticeships which includes on-going personal and professional development. The charity also works with Chelsea, West Ham United, Aston Villa and Leyton Orient‘s foundations to deliver coaching, mentoring and leadership skills. Links to evidence supporting the nomination:

LinkedIn: Lorraine Barclay

Finance and Banking Award Short list

Joanne Smith

Company: The Consulting Consortium (TCC) and RecordSure Position: Founder & CEO Joanne started her career in a bank aged 16, then moved to Royal Life Insurance where she was promoted every year until she left. By 19, Joanne was running a complaints department and managing a team of 40 people. Since 1990 she has worked in a number of Financial Services Companies including Royal Insurance, HBOS and KPMG, as well as the Financial Services Authority. In 2000 she founded The Consulting Consortium (TCC) which specialises in providing compliance services and resources. By 2013 the business was ranked 45th on the Virgin Fast Track 100 companies list and the turnover jumped to more than £21 million in 2015, an increase of 103% from the previous year. Joanne has broken new ground and through the ‗glass ceiling‘ by setting up and running two successful fast-track growth businesses in the (traditionally male-dominated) compliance and FinTech sectors. She moved into the world of technology when she had a ‗lightbulb moment‘ in 2012. After yet another banking mis-selling scandal (PPI), she realised that the root of the issue was commonly found in the conversations that occurred between staff and customers during the sales process. She invested heavily and recruited a leading team of experts in speech recognition, analytics and cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence to develop a pioneering technology solution which could record and analyse customer conversations, whether they‘re face-to-face, in branch or in call centres. The result - RecordSure - allows firms to provide an accurate record of sales conversations and automatically flag conversations that are 'at risk'. Additional social contributions: Joanne has strived to mentor other women who are looking to build a successful career and grow their own companies. She has received a number of awards not only for her businesses, but as a female entrepreneur, including First Women of Business Services 2016, WCIT Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2016, a Forward Ladies Women in Business award 2016 and Inspirational Woman of the Year in Compliance. TCC and RecordSure actively promote the integrity of the financial marketplace through their commitment to supporting transparency, governance and ethical business practices. Links to evidence supporting the nomination:

Website: www.theconsultingconsortium.com Website: www.recordsure.com First Women: How to win big in business Finance monthly: Q & A with Joanne Smith

Finance and Banking Award Short list

Sam Smith

Company: finnCap Ltd Position: CEO Sam started her career in 1998 when she joined the private client broker JM Finn, after qualifying as a chartered accountant with KPMG. Sam has worked on over 200 transactions, IPOs and secondary fund raisings. She founded finnCap in 2007 leading the buyout of JM Finn‘s corporate advisory and broking division. In April 2010 Sam completed the purchase of the remaining shareholding from JM Finn. Under her leadership, as the youngest and only female chief executive of a City broker. FinnCap is now one of the leading and fastest-growing independent brokers in the City and advises more than 100 of the UK‘s fastest-growing companies. It tops the rankings of AIM advisers and is doing increasing amounts of work for companies on the main stock market.

In the past year, it has raised more than £220 million for its clients, acted on 50 transactions, including five flotations and a number of private placings and sales and still leads the way in the more innovative life sciences and financial technology sectors. Last year, finnCap was involved in a fifth of all fundraising for the tech industry and Today, finnCap is ranked No1 Nominated Adviser and Broker to AIM companies.

Sam‘s five-year plan includes expanding into the retail and consumer service sectors, growing its recently launched crowd funding platform as well as starting a new fund management arm. Additional social contributions: Sam is passionate about driving entrepreneurship in schools, helping to build a pipeline of future leaders: she and finnCap work closely with Stepping into Business to support its enterprise education programmes. Outside her duties as the CEO, Sam is actively involved in various mentoring projects and organizations such as Pinky Lilani‘s ―Women of the Future‖ awards, of which Sam is a former winner. Sam is also a patron for the Modern Muse project, aimed at millions of young girls throughout the UK to encourage and inspire them to look at business careers and entrepreneurship as a way to achieve their dreams. Her awards include 2010 Business XL, 2009 Business XL, Power Top 50 – no 3 in the City, National Business Woman of the Future Award, Top 100 Financial Rising Stars Award. Links to evidence supporting the nomination:

Evening Standard: Business Interview with Sam Smith, FinnCap

Women‘s Business Council: Role models / inspirational people: Sam Smith

LinkedIn: Sam Smith profile

Finance and Banking Award Short list

Margot Waddup

Company: Wells Fargo Position: Managing Director, Real Estate Syndicated Finance Margot is responsible for real estate loan syndications in the UK, assessing new underwrite risk and managing and completing the sell down process through the syndication of UK loans to UK market participants, including UK, European, Asian and US bank and non-bank partners Margot and her team support the CRE UK platform of Wells Fargo Bank. Prior to joining Wells Fargo Margot was Head of Syndicated Debt Products UK at Eurohypo, where she had worked since 2003. Previously Margot has also spent time at Deutsche Bank with 3 years working on the loan syndications desk, responsible for distribution of project finance, corporate and leverage loans in the UK and Europe; 5 years in the project finance team at The Bank of Nova Scotia and corporate banking at NatWest for 2 years. She has a degree in Banking and Finance from The University of North Wales, where she was sponsored by NatWest. Margotis a member of the Investment Property Forum and the Association of Property Lenders. Links to evidence supporting the nomination:

LinkedIn: Margot Waddup profile Real Estate Capital: Margot Waddup

Entertainment and Art Award Shortlist

Naomi Donne

Company: Self Employed Position: BAFTA nominated make-up designer Naomi Donne is a Bafta-nominated make-up designer whose extensive credits include films such as Spectre, Cinderella, Philomena and High Fidelity. She is renowned for her work on stage and screen, and has worked as a makeup artist for Michelle Pfeiffer, Ben Stiller and Nicole Kidman across a number of films, and she was nominated for a Bafta Film Award for her hair and make-up designs for Chocolat. She started her career as started as a make-up artist at the BBC, working on Doctor Who and after seven years went freelance, moving into theatre working on productions like Starlight Express and Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s Love Never Dies.

Now the makeup artist, who posts pictures of her makeovers on Instagram, has launched her own YouTube series ‗Made Up Stories‘ seeing her beautify her closest friends from stage and screen. Each of these short stories, which have so far featured Naomie Harris, Ruby Wax and Harriet Thorpe, aim to empower people to embrace their natural beauty, whatever their age. Naomi says that she hopes that other women over 40 will watch her videos and embrace new looks.

She says: 'My channel is a way of imparting my knowledge from years of experience to not only actors I have worked with in my career, such as Jennifer, but people from all walks of life to show that everybody has the ability to look good regardless of any challenges they might have.

Links to evidence supporting the nomination: Official London Theatre: Backstage: Naomi Donne, Make-Up Designer Lifestyle: Bond Make up artist Naomi Donne on making up 1,500 Spectre extras Mail online: How Jennifer Saunders looks absolutely fabulous

Entertainment and Art Award Shortlist

Nina Gold

Company: Nina Gold Casting Ltd. Position: Casting Director Nina Gold is a casting director known for her work on the HBO series Rome and Game of Thrones. She has also worked as casting director on movies like The Martian, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and its upcoming sequels. Nina has cast every single Mike Leigh film since Topsy-Turvy, but the multiple-Oscar-nominated writer-director is only one client among scores of producers and directors who seek her advice on the actors and actresses to embody their scripts. There are just over 140 members of the UK's Guild of Casting Directors and the 46-year-old Gold is one of the most successful, having helped cast well over one hundred films and television dramas, including Les Misérables, The King's Speech and Game of Thrones. Nina was studying at Cambridge when she started helping to cast music videos, this led to commercials and after that one thing led to another…now Nina is the first ever Casting Director to be honoured with a BAFTA in recognition of her outstanding contribution to casting. International television sensation Game of Thrones has also won her two Emmy Awards. Links to evidence supporting the nomination: ISUU: BAFTA awards magazine (page 20) The Guardian: From Game of Thrones to Star Wars Independent: Secrets of the casting couch revealed

Entertainment and Art Award Shortlist

Sonia Friedman OBE

Company: Sonia Friedman Productions Position: Producer

Sonia Friedman Productions (SFP) is a West End and Broadway production company responsible for some of the most successful theatre productions in London and on Broadway over the past few years.

Sonia Friedman OBE is regularly credited in the media as one of the most powerful, innovative and influential producers working in British theatre and since 1990 has produced over 140 new productions and has won numerous Olivier and Tony Awards.

SFP was formed in 2002 and is a subsidiary of the Ambassador Theatre Group. Prior to forming SFP, Sonia spent three years as the producer for the Ambassador Theatre Group. Before joining ATG she was the producer and co-founder of Out of Joint, now one of Britain's leading theatre companies.

At the 2014 Olivier Awards, SFP made Olivier Awards history by winning the most awards for any producer and for winning prizes for Best New Play (Chimerica), Best New Musical (The Book of Mormon), Best Play Revival (Ghosts) and Best Musical Revival (Merrily We Roll Along). In 2016, Sonia Friedman won producer of the year at The Stage Awards for a second year (becoming the first person to win the award twice) and was listed as no.2 on the The Stage power list, moving up one place from 2015. Sonia is currently collaborating with J.K. Rowling on the new stage play based on the Harry Potter characters and themes. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to theatre. Additional social contributions: Sonia supports Chickenshed which is an inclusive theatre company that helps to change lives by bringing young people from all social and economic backgrounds, races and abilities together to study creatively alongside each other as well as the Rose Theatre Trust. She is also a Trustee of Open Charities, which is a project that opens up the nformation on the UK's Register of Charities, and make it available to the community in a variety of form Links to evidence supporting the nomination: The Guardian: Sonia Friedman: an unfailing eye for theatreland gold SFP: About us Wikipedia: Sonia Friedman

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Norma Heyman

Company: NFH Films Ltd Position: Director Norma Heyman is the first woman in Britain to have produced an independent film, The Honorary Consul (1983) and has had success with films such as Dangerous Liaisons (1988) - which received seven Academy Award nominations –Buster (1988) starring Phil Collins, Gangster No.1 (2000) starring Paul Bettany and Malcolm McDowell. Norma produced Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005) which was nominated for two Academy Awards, three Golden Globes and a SAG Award for Judi Dench. In 2013 she produced the television film The Thirteenth Tale starring Vanessa Redgrave. The stage musical, Mrs. Henderson Presents, finished its run at The Noel Coward Theatre in June 2016 and will premiere in Toronto in 2017. Additional social contributions: Norma has been honoured with the distinction of receiving the Special Jury Prize by the British Independent Film Awards in 2004, The 25th Anniversary Award from The London Critics‘ Circle Awards in 2005 (Heyman was the first producer to be awarded this), and the Lifetime Achievement Award from Women in Film and Television in 2006. In 2008 she was given a Honorary Fellowship by Liverpool John Moores University. Norma is part of the distinguished group of women who founded Women in Film and Television UK. Evidence to support the nomination: IMDB: Norma Heyman BIFA: Norma Heyman

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Rosemary Squire OBE Company: ATG Position: Co-Founder

Rosemary Squire is the founder, co-owner and joint chief of the Ambassador Theatre group, which currently owns 39 theatres in the West End as well as regional venues across the UK.

She started her career as a relief house manager at the Maybox group of theatres. She was made redundant in 1986 and began freelancing in production management with her husband, Howard Panter. They acquired their first theatre in 1992.

Rosemary received an OBE in 2007 for her services to theatre. In 2009 she was appointed a National Member of the Arts Council England.

In February 2013 she was assessed as the 16th most powerful woman in the United Kingdom by Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4 and in 2014 was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year, becoming the first woman to ever win the top UK award.

Additional social contributions: In 2015 chair of the ―Raise the Curtain‖ Development Board at Nottingham Girls High School, alongside Patron, Dame Stella Rimington. Rosemary was central to securing a £7.5 pledge from the Girls‘ Day School Trust which will be used to build a performing arts centre (The SPACe). She is also leading a fundraising programme, The Donor Tree, to raise an additional £1.5m to fund the building project. Links to evidence supporting the nomination:

Wikipedia: Rosemary Squire OBE

The Telegraph: Britain‘s most powerful woman

BBC Radio 4 – Woman‘s Hour: Rosemary Squire OBE

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Dame Maggie Smith CH DBE Position: Actress One of the world's most famous and distinguished actresses, British actress Maggie Smith starred opposite Laurence Olivier in 'Othello' and won her first Oscar for 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.' She has since earned acclaim for her roles in the 'Harry Potter' films and 'Downton Abbey.'

Smith attended the Oxford Playhouse School and made professional stage début in 1952, playing Viola in an production of Shakespeare‘s Twelfth Night.

She has received two Academy Awards. The first award was for her portrayal of an idealistic, unorthodox schoolteacher in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, and the second in honour of her performance in Neil Simon‘s California Suite. She has also received British Academy Film Awards for her work, including for her roles in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, A Private Function, A Room with a View and The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne. Additionally, she has received several accolades for her stage performances, including a Variety Club Award for her performance in Noël Coward‘s Private Lives and a Tony Award for Lettice and Lovage.

Throughout the 1990s, Smith acted in a diverse range of projects, from the 1993 comedy Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit with Whoopi Goldberg, to the 1997 literary adaptation Washington Square. Smith captured the attention of a new generation when she played the Minerva McGonagall in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001). The movie was a huge hit, and Smith reprised the role for six of the seven Harry Potter sequels.

Since 2010, Smith has been acclaimed for her performance as the grandly irrepressible Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, in the period drama Downton Abbey. She has received three Emmy Awards for the role in 2011, 2012 and 2016.

Additional social contributions: In September 2011, she offered her support for raising the $4.6 million needed to help rebuild the Court Theatre in Christchurch, New Zealand, after the earthquake in 2011 which caused severe damage to the area. In July 2012, she became a patron of the International Glaucoma Association, hoping to support the organization and raise the profile of glaucoma.

Links to evidence to supporting the nomination: IMDB: Maggie Smith Bio.com: Maggie Smith Career highlights Wikipedia: Maggie Smith

Retail and Fashion Award Shortlist

Charlotte Davis Company: Bardou Position: Managing Director Charlotte started work for a leading digital marketing agency at the age of 19, which incited an interest in the potential of e-commerce. From this stems her enthusiasm and involvement in the online and marketing section of BARDOU; striving to keep up with the trending technology drive and coining BARDOU as a "beautytech" brand. After briefly working for the Natural History Museum‘s entomology department, she was given the opportunity to get the hang of leadership by running a UK boutique events company. Having learnt the ropes, she decided to set up her own events company, that boasted collaboration with big names such as FashionTV, MTV, Moët et Chandon. During her business travels, she found inspiration in the chic, luxurious beauty salons of Paris, Los Angeles and New York. She realised that while the UK offered many professional opportunities for the modern woman, it lacked when it came to pampering her and cherishing her femininity. And so, in 2015, she opened BARDOU, a luxury hairstyling and make-up salon in the centre of London Currently co-founder and managing director of BARDOU, she is passionate about building a

brand that is innovative and forward-thinking, daunting yet sophisticated. BARDOU is an

oasis of confidence and indulgence for the modern woman, offering from express make-up to

perfect blow dries in between two meetings.

The salon boasts a large, varied clientele, including successful professionals, fashionistas,

bloggers and celebrities.

Additional social contributions: In 2017 the BARDOU Academy will open its doors to women all around the UK, with beauty at the brand‘s heart, the academy will offer women courses in the foundations in hair and make up training, the ideal platform for any career in the beauty industry. All students will be trained in the BARDOU philosophy and general business acumen, and all will be guaranteed a paid work placement at the end of their time at the academy. BARDOU will be launching a new national event series from January 2017, aimed at helping to better small business awareness and create a fun, positive and educational experience that we know the BARDOU customer will love and learn from. The proceeds going to BARDOU supported charity. Links to evidence to supporting the nomination: Bardou: The promise of beautiful hair

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Stefani Grosse Company: Monreal London Position: Founder Monreal London was founded in 2012 by German-born designer Stefani Grosse, whose parents worked in the fields of fashion and sports, which had a significant impact on her career path. When Grosse was five, she picked up her first tennis racket and while her passion for the sport remained, her path led her away from the professional tennis circuit towards fashion design. After graduating from Parsons School of Design in New York, she designed for brands including Donna Karan and Calvin Klein, before becoming a player in her own right by establishing Monreal.. Monreal London was born out of personal necessity. When Stefani wasn't able to find high-performance workout gear that would also be stylish enough to zip around in when the match was over, she founded Monreal London, a luxury brand that straddles the line between sports and fashion. Never sacrificing style for peak performance, Monreal fuses fashion and function, in an innovative, modern and sexy twist on traditional activewear. The first capsule collection of fashionable tennis dresses was a sell-out success at Harrods in the summer of 2013. The brand is now stocked at some of the world's most prestigious retailers, including Net-a-Porter, Barneys New York and Saks Fifth Avenue, as well as high-end sports specialist stores such as The Shop at The Queens Club in London. Links to evidence to supporting the nomination: Website: Monreal London Fashionista: Why Monreal London's Founder Left a High-Paying, High-Fashion Gig to Start an Activewear Linex Hip and Healthy: Stephanie Grosse - Fitspiration

Retail and Fashion Award Shortlist

Cora Hilts and Natasha Tucker Company: Rêve En Vert Position: Founders Rêve En Vert was founded in 2013 by Cora Hilts and Natasha Tucker and was born from a blog that Hilts started during her Masters course in Environmental Politics and Sustainability. Rêve En Vert seeks to reconcile a serious commitment towards sustainability with a fresh and contemporary product selection. It is an online luxury boutique focusing on high-end sustainable products. It has been referred to as ―the Net-a-Porter of sustainable fashion.‖ Currently the e-commerce site comprises womenswear, accessories and jewellery, as well as organic homeware and beauty products. The e-commerce site stocks a selection of brands that are in line with its sustainable ethos, including "re-made" British bags from Christopher Raeburn, women‘s wear pieces from Svilu as well as jewellery from Pamela Love. It also possesses a line of organic Pima cotton basics and a line of beach resort wear. Additional Social Contributions: The duo screen sustainable brands based on a number of factors, including fair worker conditions, innovative use of recycled and up-cycled materials, and policies monitoring toxic chemicals used during production. Links to evidence supporting the nomination: Another: The future of sustainable fashion Make it Last: Cora Hilts & Natasha Tucker Brand + Commercial: In Conversation with Cora and Natasha

Retail and Fashion Award Shortlist

Jane Lewis Company: Goat Fashion Position: Founder

Jane is the quintessential self-made British woman. She believes that her absence of formal fashion training has enabled her to learn ―on the go‖ through sheer grit, hard work and life experience.

Lewis is completely self-taught; her initial enthusiasm for a career as an art dealer derailed after a chance meeting with the designer Elspeth Gibson led to an assistant‘s position, working on beautiful, elegant eveningwear, Jane was inspired to shift her attention to something every woman needs: a working wardrobe.

A working mother of three, Jane‘s daily life is as varied and busy as the lives of the clientele she designs for. Goat clothing is created for real women, who multitask as intrinsically as breathing, and who want to look and feel their best without fuss or ostentation. It comes as no surprise that Goat‘s discreet celebrity following epitomises the modern successful woman: hard working, at the top of her game, effortlessly stylish. Victoria Beckham, Lana del Rey, Gwyneth Paltrow and The Duchess of Cambridge are among the brand‘s quiet celebrity clientele.

Goat is a truly British brand, established by founder and designer Jane Lewis in 2001. The label now synonymous with understated luxury began life as a cashmere range for the fashion cognoscenti, and has since developed into a full ready-to-wear collection. Signature luxury knits have been complemented by equally recognisable separates, dresses and outerwear.

Goat clothing is now found in more than fifty UK stockists, including Matches Fashion and from AW15 Saks Fifth Avenue. The first flagship store opened in 2014 on Conduit Street, Mayfair.

Links to evidence supporting the nomination:

The Telegraph: Meet the woman behind goat

Style Barista: An afternoon with Jane Lewis

Website: Goat – our story

Retail and Fashion Award Shortlist

Mireia Llusia-Lindh Company: Milli Millu Position: Founder & Director Milli Millu was launched in October 2010 by Barcelona-born, London-based designer and entrepreneur Mireia Llusia-Lindh. Having attended university in Barcelona and Switzerland, Mireia went on to receive an MBA from Harvard Business School. Before launching Milli Millu, Mireira‘s background was in business. She worked as a Management Consultant for Bain & Company in London, advising large corporations (from energy to luxury and private equity) on strategy issues. She further developed her business skills and passion for fashion in London, working as a strategy advisor to numerous consumer and luxury goods firms such as Burberry and LVMH. Mireia launched Milli Millu with the aim to create the handbags she always wanted and could never find. "I embarked on a mission to create handbags with no compromises. They had to be contemporary, functional, luxurious yet attainable… as well as socially conscious." Milli Millu has been named a Brand of Tomorrow by Luxury British Association WALPOLE alongside other iconic British brands such as Charlotte Olympia, Orlebar Brown or Emilia Wickstead. Recognising its commitment to innovation, craftsmanship and the highest standards of quality. Additional Social Contibutions: For every bag purchased, Milli Millu fund a set of lifesaving vaccines and treatments aimed to save the life of a child in need through the A Bag, A Life initiative. The funds are administered through charities such as SOS Children‘s Villages‘ medical programmes in countries such as Somalia and Zambia, where currently 1 in 6 children do not live to see their sixth birthday. Links to evidence supporting the nomination: The Fold: Mireia Llusia-Lindh Harper Bazaare: Bazzar at work - An exlusive video Website: Milli Millu

Retail and Fashion Award Shortlist

Nayna McIntosh Company: Hope Fashion Position: Founder and CEO Nayna has a wealth of experience in launching fashion brands after being on the management team that launched George at Asda in 1989 and then later on the founding team for Per Una in M&S. Her experience over the last 30 years has given her everything she needs to bring Hope Fashion to life. The label is designed to empower and inspire the 40 plus woman who may feel invisible to the high street and online retailers. My aim is make this woman feel confident dressing, whatever her size or shape and to make her shopping experience easy, sociable and fun. Other social contributions: Supporting the British fashion industry was key to Hope Fashion when sourcing manufacturers and factories. Almost 50% of the collection has the ‗Made in Britain‘ label with the remainder using the flair of Italian expertise. Women want to know the provenance of their clothes and Hope Fashion work tirelessly to ensure that all the items are ethically sourced and manufactured. Links to evidence supporting the nomination: Website: Hope‘s story Mail online: Try new fashion parties for over 50‘s Make it British: An interview with Nayna McIntosh

Technology and Engineering Award Shortlist

Lauren Bowker Company: The Unseen Position: Founder Lauren Bowker is a 'textile alchemist' who is fashioning a brighter future with colour-changing clothes. She is the Founder of The Unseen and her debut collection launched at Selfridge‘s last year. She trained in chemistry and textile design and began working as a material specialist for a number of organisations, making environment-responsive compounds that would change colour in response to heat, UV, friction, moisture, pheromones and even air pollution. During her bachelor‘s degree at Manchester Metropolitan University, she created a chemical compound which absorbs air pollution. Later on, she concocted a wash-off oil paint which visibly records how Formula One cars perform in a wind tunnel. Lauren‘s employers included the National Health Service, where she designed bandages and devices that allowed medics or the wearers to monitor what was happening with a wound or the body. Last year Lauren decided to launch her own brand to translate her ideas into reality. The Unseen now has eight staff. She is keen for her technology to be used for more than just a style statement. ―The fashion angle is more of a way for people to understand what these materials can do,‖ she says. Another project The Unseen is working on would use an ink tracking brain electric activity. "It will change colour according to your emotions," Bowker said. "If you're sad, it will show blues and red, if you're chilled it will be white." Lauren has exhibited world wide from Paris and London Fashion week to The Royal Academy of Engineering, The V&A and the Barbican, whilst receiving numerous significant awards and acknowledgement for her imagination and innovation along the way. Links to evidence supporting nomination: Evening Standard: Lauren Bowker: Meet the textile alchemist Wired: Lauren Bowker – The Unseen Crafts Council (Video interview): Lauren Bowker and The Unseen Website: The Unseen

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Gemma Godfrey Company: Moo.La Position: Founder, CEO and Quantum Physicist

Gemma Godfrey is the Founder and CEO of Moo.la, an online wealth manager and the future of investing.

Moo.la is a digital investment manager. Its disruptive way of helping you manage and grow your money to take control of your savings and investments could represent the future of investing, and its value has been recognised by FinTech50 which ranked Moo.La in its top ten fintech companies.

The company is challenging the financial landscape by making investing easier to understand, offering options that were previously out of reach and empowering people with the knowledge they need to make their own decisions. Moo.la‘s mission is simple: helping people make the right decisions when investing.

Gemma drives companies to achieve strong financial performance and public engagement, having managed investments for the world‘s largest organisations.

With a background in quantum physics, Gemma was the Head of Investment Strategy at Brooks Macdonald, Chairman of the Investment Committee at Credo Capital and a Fund Manager at GAM, after starting her career at Goldman Sachs. She is a Board Advisor to Templars and CLU School of Management.

Additional social contributions: Gemma is ranked amongst the ‗savviest‘ on Wall Street by the Wall Street Journal and on CityAM‘s FinTech Powerlist, and was selected by the BBC as one of the world‘s top 100 women ―striving to make the world a better place. She is also a board advisor to Templars Communications and the CLU School of Management. Links to evidence supporting the nomination: Website: Gemma Godfrey The Fintech times: Start up of the month LinkedIn: Gemma Godfrey

Technology and Engineering Award

Shortlist Tarryn Gore and Kim Antoniou Company: Kafoodle Position: Founders Kafoodle is a business built on one, horrific moment: the seconds that Kim Antoniou watched her husband being resuscitated on the floor of a restaurant in Mykonos, Greece, would form the nucleus for the food app she now runs with long-time friend Tarryn Gorre. They have made it their mission to educate busy restaurant staff in food allergens and to help diners make informed decisions. Kafoodle is a hospitality software supplier specialising in menu management and all reporting elements that surround this. Tarryn and Kim are considered allergen and nutrition experts within the field and their goal is to make it easy for all food businesses to report and use their data at various levels to make processes easier and more efficient. Kafoodle has recently been given a government grant to expand what they do in to the social care sector and will be launching Kafoodle Kare in 2017. Their clients range from local cafes to large contract caterers. After founding the business with their own money — and that of a silent third partner — the pair will this month hit the investment trail, attempting to raise £1 million to spend on marketing, as well as extensions of the app and expansion to the health-conscious US. Additional social contributions: Tarryn runs her own mentor group with five other female entrepreneurs, in which they support one another but also invite new start-ups to come and gain insights over dinner. She is part of Blooming Founders group, which mentors female entrepreneurs. Links to evidence supporting the nomination: Evening Standard: Brush with death sparks app Kafoodle IT food summit: Kafoodle

Technology and Engineering Award

Shortlist Clemie Hardie Company: NoodleLive Position: Head of Pencils (Managing Director) Clemi is 'Head Of Pencils' at Noodle Live – an event technology company who work with RFID and mobile apps as well as other new exciting technology that has just hit the market. Clemi's background is in digital marketing, having worked on integrated campaigns with brands such as Confused.com, Argos & Homebase. It is this experience which enables her to view the deployment of event technology as a strategic exercise – from providing recommendations for effective promotion of event apps to identifying opportunities for the creation of new revenue streams through the use of technology. Clemis has pioneered RFID contactless technology within the B2B event space - Noodle Live were the first company to offer this technology integrated with an event mobile app She has grown Noodle Live to team of 8 full time staff with further 30 freelance staff over a period of 4 years with 55% growth in turnover last year - a very lean start up model was used with minimal angel investment while working with some of the biggest brands to deliver over a 100 events to date such as Arup, Panasonic, Toyota, Jaguar Landrover, Deloitte, Xero, Lidl, RBS, Accenture, Balfour Beatty and Delta Airlines. Clemi is passionate about all things digital with a penchant for ‗hack‘ thinking – it is this enthusiasm, knowledge & experience which shines through on any project she is involved in. She truly stands out as a young entrepreneur with a drive to create a better service and technology offering to the events industry. Links to evidence supporting the nomination: Noodle Live: Press mentions and articles Xero.com: The business of happiness LinkedIn: Clemie Hardie

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Martina King Company: Featurespace Position: CEO Martina has been CEO of Featurespace since 2012. Featurespace is the global leader in Adaptive Behavioural Analytics and delivered via the machine learning ARIC platform for managing fraud, risk and compliance. Former Managing Director of augmented reality company Aurasma, Martina has an extensive career in media technology, including leadership roles at Yahoo! Europe and Capital Radio. Martina is non-executive director of Debenhams, and was named one of the Top 40 powerful women in tech by Silicon Republic. Since Martina joined at the end of 2012, the company has seen incredible growth in bookings - £365k in 2013, £2.4m in 2014, £3.4m in 2015, £10m in 2016, proving that the recurring revenue model Martina brought in, successfully works. On top of that, the team has expanded from 12 to 65, to foster the fast growth the Featurespace is seeing.The technology has now been deployed in following sectors; Payment Processors, Mobile Payments, Banking, Computer Games, Gaming, Insurance and Retail. Finally, following the funding earlier this year to expand into the US markets, the technology is also in the following territories; USA, Israel, Netherlands, Malta and the UK.

Additional social contributions: Martina is Non-Executive Director on the Capita PLC, Cineworld and Debenhams boards. She is frequently asked to speak at events, including earlier this year at the Tech London Advocates Women in Tech panel at London Tech Week, with the hope to "inspire and affect meaningful change." She also spoke at the Bailey Fisher Women 4 Technology Charity Reception in support of Dreams Come True, addressing the need for more women in business and technology, and urging parents to "unlock the potential of a whole new talent pool for the UK economy – by steering their daughters into science." Links to evidence supporting the nomination Tech City News: Martina King – Never give up Silicone Republic: 100 Leaders Silicone Republic: 14 fintech CEOs whose names aren‘t John or David Baily Fisher: Push daughters to tech

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Shortlist Sarah McVittie and Donna North Company: Dresspi Position: Co-Founders Dressipi is a free fashion advice and recommendation service. It gives users the know-how to dress their shape and update their style – and a quick and easy way to find the best clothes and brands. Sarah is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Dressipi. She built her first award-winning business (SMS Q&A service Texperts) inspired by her first job working as an analyst at an investment bank (UBS). Texperts sold in 2008 in a multi-million pound deal to its largest competitor. Donna was co-founder of ICF (a mobile video streaming platform) and NED at Factory Media. In addition, she led the digital division at IMG, advising IMG companies and clients on their digital strategies in the areas of fashion, sports and entertainment winning multiple innovation awards. . With Sarah and Donna's leadership Dressipi has become the leading provider of one-to-one personalisation solutions for the fashion industry, transforming business performance of UK retailers (John Lewis, Arcadia, Shop Direct). Dressipi's solution integrates true personalisation into the entire customer journey. Customers answer a series of questions, create a profile, then Dressipi's algorithms find clothes they love, buy and keep, removing the frustration of filtering through hundreds of products. Additional social contributions: Sarah and Donna work as mentors for Accelerator Academy and Techstars. Dressipi runs Personal Development sessions inviting external speakers of other start up businesses whilst including clients in these sessions to spread thinking around innovation and collaboration. Sarah and Donna were recently chosen as 1 of 14 female entrepreneurs to represent British female entrepreneurs on trade missions to Silicon Valley and New York (through Go To Grow London). Links to evidence supporting the nomination: We are the City: Inspirational Women

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Emily Aldrich and Kim St John

Company: Aldrich & Company Position: Partners

Emily Aldrich and Kim St John are a dynamic and inspiring partnership who have developed and grown their City

Recruitment business over the past 22 years. They have worked together since 1990. They are the epitome of entrepreneurial spirit running a successful business, investing in their employees, mentoring and providing careers advice, lecturing at UCL, schools and colleges and also supporting The Worshipful Company of Masons the City Livery Company. Emily is also an associate of the Akshaya Patra Foundation and was a trustee until recently of Benenden School. Both Emily and Kim are truly inspiring women establishing Aldrich & Company 20 years ago as it continues to grow, develop and prosper a fantastic working environment and successful company every day. Having met over 30,000 candidates and represented over 2000 companies assisting with their hiring in the financial services industry. Aldrich focusses on long term relationships placing people who want to build their careers. They take an holistic approach providing the best advice possible. Emily and Kim have worked incredibly hard to establish a successful, boutique and unique agency who work to the best of their abilities to place excellent candidates in the right positions. They have been the backbone of the company and their passion, determination and love for their work, charities and supporting those in need really is inspiring. Additional social contributions: Involvement in the Mason's Livery Company, Partnership with the Akshaya Patra Foundation, Cycling Fundraisers - Coast to Coast raising money for Greenhouse Sports, a london organisation supporting providing sports facilities to young people opening up opportunities that make total changes to lives. British Heart Foundation's cardiomyopathy charity. Benenden School – Trustee Career mentors and lecturers Links to evidence supporting the nomination: Aldrich & Company: Akshaya Patra Foundation Emily Aldrich: Coast to coast blog post

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Susan Ball

Company: Crowe Clark Whitehill LLP Position: Partner Susan has worked in the taxation field for more than 25 years, 22 years of which she has provided consultancy advice via professional services firms on employment related matters (UK tax and NIC) across all sectors at national and local levels. Susan is currently working as a Senior Equity Partner at Crowe Clark Whitehill LLP (CCW). CCW are a top 20 UK accountancy firm, part of Crowe Horwath International, ranked among the top 10 global accounting networks covering more than 100 countries. With significant finance experience, a successful career she has spent time and commitment to giving back to the community and profession, including acting as Chair of a local housing association, a Board Member of a local college, serving as Non-executive director of a local theatre company and in various roles for the Chartered Institute of Taxation. Susan is a role model both to those who work for her and for others joining the profession. She has been a long time champion of diversity issues and juggles all of this as a working mother splitting her time between London and Ipswich. She is seen as a key driving force behind the projects and roles she takes on. Additional social contributions: 2010 – To date: Member, Employment Taxes Sub Committee of Chartered Institute of Taxation / Suffolk Branch of Chartered Institute of Taxation Committee member, unpaid. Chair of The Finance, Audit and Risk Committee / Non-executive Director, Eastern Angles Theatre Company and Fellow, Suffolk New College 2004 – 2011 Chairman (independent board member), Suffolk Heritage Housing Association, paid. Vice Chairman, Flagship Housing Group. 2007 – 2010 Chairman, The Suffolk Branch of Chartered Institute of Taxation. 2005 – 2008 Chair of BUDDIE (Business Understanding Diversity and Discrimination in the East). 2004 – 2008 Corporation Member, Suffolk New College Links to evidence supporting the nomination: 100 Women in 100 Words - A celebration of Norfolk and Suffolk's inspirational women Author Tolley Guidance Employment Taxes module – Susan Ball Arthur Practical Law - online guidance on the tax treatment of directors

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Marie Van Der Zyl Company: Gordon Dadds LLP Position: Partner

Marie comes from an ordinary working class family, and attended a local comprehensive school before attending university in Liverpool, qualifying as a solicitor in 1991.

She lives in Mill Hill with her husband and two children, Natasha, 10 and Alexandra, 12. Owing to her sense of social justice and fairness Marie decided to practice employment law and has done so very successfully, making Partner at just three years qualified, in Booth & Blackwell.

Since then she has been consistently recognised in the Chambers Legal Directory for her ability as an employment lawyer and her clients range from the Catholic Church to Stringfellows, demonstrating both her expertise but also her versatility and ability to connect with people from all walks of life.

Additional social contributions: Marie's battle with thyroid cancer led her to reassess her life and she decided she wanted to do more for her community and to leave a real legacy for her children. Never one to take the easy option Marie, encouraged by Rabbi Baroness Neuberger, decided to run for office as Vice President on the Board of Deputies of British Jews and was elected in 2015.

In this role she has had to quickly become accustomed to public speaking and the position has taken her from the Supreme Court right into Downing Street as the role includes political lobbying with all of the main political parties.

Links to evidence supporting the nomination:

Gordon Dadds website: Marie Van Der Zyl

Chambers and Partners: Marie Van Der Zyl

The Board of Deputies of British Jews: Jonathan Arkush elected President

Exposed: Anti-semitism in the UK

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Emma Waterfall Company: Cascade PR Position: Founder & Managing Director Emma has advised on public affairs and community engagement for over 12 years, starting her career at Four Communications. In 2008, Emma was head hunted by Bell Pottinger Public Affairs where, at 27 years old, she was the youngest Director and responsible for setting up and running a local government and planning team. Emma started her own business, Cascade Communications, in 2011 with just a mobile phone and laptop. Based in Soho, Cascade has earned a well-respected reputation for delivering some of the most high profile and complex developments in London and now employs 11 people. Clients include Sainsbury‘s, Battersea Power Station, British Land, Berkeley Homes and Taylor Wimpey. Emma has a Masters in Politics from UCL and before that studied Politics at Cardiff University. Emma became President of the University Rowing Club and in her third year, represented Wales at Rowing internationally. Emma has run over 30 marathons and ultra-marathons, loves running, cycling, climbing mountains, travelling and horse racing. Additional social contributions: Emma has raised over £15,000 for the Alzheimer‘s Society through her participation in various sporting events including the Marathon des Sables in 2014, a 150 mile 6 day footrace across the Sahara Desert carrying kit, cycling 965 miles from Land‘s End to John O‘Groats also self-supported and climbing Mt Kilimanjaro. Emma served as a school governor at Belleville Primary School in Battersea for 3 years prior to setting up Cascade. Links to evidence supporting the nomination: Website: Cascade Communications LinkedIn: Emma Waterfall

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Sarah Aaronson OBE Company: London International Orchestra Position: Founder and Artistic Director

Sarah Aaronson was an infant prodigy and a virtuoso artist on piano accordion in her native South Africa, studying under Hirsch Ichilcheck, Court Musician to the last Tsar of Russia and at Witwatersrand University.

Sarah has appeared with many renowned conductors including Sir Malcolm Sargent and Yehudi Menuin and many distinguished orchestras. Equipped with a vast repertoire from classical to gypsy music, Sarah has performed for Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, the Queen of Jordan and Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal.

The London International Orchestra was formed in 1986 by the late eminent conductor and musicologist Dr Solly Aronowsky and Sarah Aaronson OBE. It is composed of dedicated musicians of all ages, nationalities, denominations and occupations.

The aim of the Orchestra is to improve, promote, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music by presenting free concerts to charitable and educational bodies and to provide experience for orchestral players and soloists.

The London International Orchestra encourages musicians to make music together for worthwhile causes and at the same time provides them with expert tuition in orchestral and solo playing.

In addition to her solo appearances, Sarah devotes her time to raising funds for charitable causes with the London International Orchestra.

Sarah was awarded an OBE in 2011 for services to music and charity.

Additional social contributions: The Orchestra gives concerts for charity including symphony concerts, chamber concerts, recitals, themed evenings featuring Russian, Viennese, Opera concerts and music from the Musicals.

Links to evidence supporting the nomination:

The London International Orchestra: Welcome to the LIO

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Avril Owton MBE Company: The Cloud Hotel Position: Director Avril Owton is a hotelier, businesswoman and international speaker. Avril has been the owner of The Cloud Hotel for over 35 years, and her involvement has created an attractive and efficiently run award winning hotel. In 1991 her husband died of a sudden heart attack, leaving Avril to with a failing hotel business that was in significant debt and four young children. The way she responded to the situation, and has been since, is nothing short of inspirational. She turned a failing business into a profitable and award winning enterprise. At 75 she continues to run her own business and inspire other women to achieve success. She is the inspirational founder and organiser of a regional women‘s network the Wessex Women‘s Network; a regular speaker for a national organisation Everywoman and has been a judge for their prestigious awards since 2005. She is also an active member of the Institute of Directors. She has been the subject of many interviews, and continues to inspire and motivate people with her fresh, friendly and professional attitude to business. Avril was been awarded the prestigious Shine Woman of the Year Award in 2006. The Shine award is presented to the woman in travel, tourism and hospitality industry who has achieved and inspired others. In 2011 she was voted one of the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Hospitality, Leisure Travel and Tourism by Women 1st and shortlisted for the Women 1st Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. Additional social contributions: Avril is a keen supporter of charities and their work and holds annual fund raising events for her chosen charity, Macmillan Cancer Support. For several years, The Cloud Hotel has played its part by participating annually in the World‘s Largest Coffee Morning which is an event organised by Macmillan Cancer Support which hosts local residents and guests at The Cloud Hotel. The Macmillan dinner (organised and hosted by Avril) is traditionally held each year in December, with Avril donating all proceeds from this special dinner to improve the quality of life for people living with cancer. To date this has raised around £30,000.00 for Macmillan

Cancer Support. Links to evidence supporting the nomination: Website: The Cloud Hotel Website: Avril Owtown MBE We are the City: Inspirational Women

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Natalie Livingstone Position: Best selling author and Journalist Natalie Livingstone was born and raised in London. She graduated with a first class degree in history from Christ's College, Cambridge in 1998. In 2015 Natalie published the The Mistresses of Cliveden, a history of some of the female occupants of Cliveden. She began her career as a feature writer at the Daily Express and now contributes to Tatler, Harper's Bazaar, US Vogue, Elle, The Times and the Mail on Sunday. Natalie lives in London with her husband and three daughters. Links to evidence supporting the nomination: The Jewish Chronicle: We‘re the self-made custodians of Cliveden Penguin: The Mistresses of Cliveden Vogue: Natalie Livingstone

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Chrissie Rucker MBE Company: The White Company Position: Founder and Director

Chrissie Rucker MBE is Founder and Director of The White Company. After leaving school at 16 she worked for a wedding dress designer and as a receptionist at Condé Nast, from where she moved into fashion journalism.

She spotted a gap in the market for affordable, white-coloured home-accessories and launched The White Company as a mail-order business in 1994. In 2012, she was running 43 stores across the UK with a reported turnover of £120 million

The White Company has made Rucker one of the wealthiest women in Britain, 326th on The Sunday Times Rich List, with an MBE for services to the retail trade. She lives with her husband, Nick Wheeler, founder of the Charles Tyrwhitt shirt company, their four children and three dogs.

She was awarded an MBE in 2010, and won The Financial Times‘ Private Businesswoman of the Year Award in 201

Additional social contributions: Chrissie is a Founding Patron of the not-for-profit social enterprise, Modern Muse, an online platform and not-for-profit social enterprise designed to encourage the next generation of female business leaders and entrepreneurs. Links to evidence supporting the nomination: The Telegraph : Lifestyle / Interiors Website: The white company