Entries and nominations are now open for this year’s Women Leaders UK Awards following a launch event at the South Central Institute of Technology that brought together women from across the Milton Keynes business community, including past winners and guest speakers.
At the event, sponsored by the MK College Group, guests heard from Dr Deirdre Anderson from Cranfield University, which delivered the first Women’s Leadership programme in the UK nearly four decades ago. Dr Anderson, who is Director of the Gender, Leadership and Inclusion Centre at Cranfield spoke about workplace and leadership development over the years and how opportunities for women have come a long way.
After nominations were officially opened, there followed a break-out event that allowed guests to introduce themselves to others and consider which categories they could be nominated for.
The full list of awards is as follows:
- Music, The Arts and the Creative Industries Media
- Skills, Education and Training Teaching
- Sport, Leisure and Retail Industries Hospitality
- Manufacturing and Construction
- Digital and Technology
- Engineering, Science and Maths
- Professional Services
- Uniformed and Public Services
- Community Impact (Employed)
- Community Impact (Volunteer)
- Emerging Leader
- Entrepreneur
- #NoneOfTheAbove
- Outstanding Contribution to Milton Keynes
Entries for the Women Leaders UK Awards 2024 must be in by April 2, and panel interviews for the finalists will be held on May 13 and 14, ready for the announcement of the winners at the Gala Awards Ceremony on June 18 at the DoubleTree Hilton at Stadium MK.
Dr Julie Mills OBE DL, Chair of Women Leaders UK, said:
“We are absolutely delighted to have launched the 2024 awards and look forward to seeing the nominations. The awards are an important part of raising awareness and funds to support our work offering mentoring and internship schemes to women in business sectors across the Milton Keynes area.
“Although there are more opportunities now than ever before, there are still too few women in leadership roles. We work with women from all sectors and backgrounds, and there are some brilliant women in Milton Keynes, excelling at what they do and also finding time to help others and support them in being brilliant at what they do, too.
“The awards recognises and highlights those achievements and we hope more women than ever will enter or nominate someone else in one of this year’s categories.”
Find out more about the Women Leaders UK Awards at www.womenleadersuk.org
