EMC Annual Award Dinner

GENERATION NEXT AWARDS 2021 WINNERS

BREAKTHROUGH AWARD

(sponsored by Nottingham University Business School)

Daniel Jones – Professional Heating Solutions

EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY AWARD

(sponsored by GBS Apprenticeships)

Tony Buck – EyeSiteView (Division of Oasis Studio)

THE COMMUNITY AWARD (sponsored by Hardy Signs)

Charlotte Robey Turner – Leicestershire Cares

APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Loughborough College)

Coral Guard – GBS Apprenticeships

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Fraser Stretton)

Max Poynton, Jacob Watts and Matthew Bond – Project D

CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD (sponsored by East Midlands Chamber)

Jenna Hadfield – Banner Jones Solicitors

GENERATION NEXT FUTURE LEADER AWARD (sponsored by

University of Derby)

Kate Walker – ExpHand Prosthetics (pictured right)

The East Midlands Chamber

Annual Dinner 2021

Eileen Richards MBE reflected on her journey to becoming a businesswoman and East Midlands Chamber president as the Annual Dinner returned to a live audience.

The owner of Leicester-based ER Recruitment also spoke about her priorities for the Chamber and region as she took to the stage at Colwick Hall in Nottingham on September 23.

It was the first Annual Dinner since March 2019 and the event raised £1,130, to be split between Eileen’s three chosen charities: Chesterfield Samaritans, Help the Homeless Leicester, and Nottinghamshire Hospice.

Around 350 people attended the black-tie gala, which included a speech by General Sir Timothy GranvilleChapman, a former vice-chief of Defence Staff of the British Armed Forces.

He gave an update on the Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC), which is currently being built at the Stanford Hall Estate, near Stanford on Soar, and requires further investment.

Former Leicester Tigers and England rugby player Leon Lloyd also gave a keynote address about how to translate learnings from teamwork in sport into business.

He is co-founder and CEO of Switch the Play Foundation – the UK’s first charity to focus on assisting athletes and military personnel with successfully transitioning into the world of business – and author of the book Life After Sport: From Boot Room to Boardroom, about career transition.