2023 Finalists
2023 Finalists.
Meet our exceptional 10th anniversary 2023 finalists across all six categories.
Arts and Media
Rising Stars
Abiola Bello
Author, Publisher, Director, Hashtag Press Ltd
Oluwatobi (Tobi) Demuren
Global Head of Advocacy Marketing, LinkedIn
Senior Leaders
Charlene Gravesande
Sky Sports Assistant Producer, Sky UK Limited
Angela Ferreira
Managing Director, Douglas Road Productions
Louisa Olafuyi
Co-founder and COO, Kunda Kids
Consumer and Luxury
Rising Stars
Kelsa Albert
Senior Learning Experience Manager, Deckers Brands
Yaa Ofori-Ansah
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Talking Drums
Nomalanga Senda
Founder, Noma Creates
Senior Leaders
Alexis Cepeda Maule
Managing Director of UK, Europe – Reformation
Roger Shakes
Head Chef and Owner, Roger’s Kitchen
Vanessa Spence
Senior Creative Director, ASOS
Entrepreneur
Rising Stars
Chloë Downes
Founder and CEO, SHFT
George Imafidon MBE
CEO, Motivez
Myles & Bradley Jensen
Founders, Jensen & Jensen
Senior Leaders
Fungai Ndemera
CEO and Founder, CheckUp Health
Ken and Mary Okoroafor
Founders, The Humble Penny and Financial Joy Academy
Gail Waterman
Co-Founder and Owner, Watermans Corporate Enterprises Limited
Financial Services
Rising Stars
Joshua Bright
VP – Debt Syndication, SMBC Nikko
Sutanya Chedda
European Equity Strategist and Co-Chair Ethnic Diversity ERG, UBS AG
Kwaku Kyei-Manu
Director of Wealth Application Support, SS&C
Senior Leaders
Tosin Akinluyi
Head of Macro Research EMEA, Morgan Stanley
Adejuwon Ogunsanya
Managing Director, Head of UK, Africa and Israel Banks Coverage, CIB, Wells Fargo
Nigell Todd
Head of Global FX Trading, Fidelity International
Professional Services
Rising Stars
Kyle Collins
UKI/EMEA Adobe Workfront Operations Lead, Formally IBM
Harold Memela
Senior Manager – Transformation and Change, KPMG
Liseli Sumbwanyambe
Associate, McKinsey & Company
Senior Leaders
Hannah Awonuga
Global Director – Head of Colleague Engagement, Barclays
Dinah Cobbinah
Partner FS Intelligent Process Transformation, KPMG
David Otudeko
Head of Prudential Regulation, ABI
STEM
Rising Stars
Dr Azzedine Dabo
Investigator, GSK
Audrey Limery
CEO and Founder, Kweevo
Tolulope Osobu
Management Consultant, Accenture
Senior Leaders
Tanya Davis
Cyber Security Data Manager, Lloyds Banking Group
Evelyn (Eve) Kamau
Senior Director DCT Strategy and Innovation, Thermo Fisher Scientific
