East Midlands Women's Awards 2019 Brochure

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Welcome It’s my pleasure to welcome Sir John Peace, Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, Lady Peace, and our Sponsors, Partners, Guests and Friends to the third East Midlands Women’s Awards (EMWA).

EMWA was founded on the truths that everyone has something of value to contribute and that creating an equal playing field where this is recognised is the only way forward. Three years on I am even more convinced that this is still relevant and necessary.

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This year has seen a 73% increase in nominations, on last year’s numbers. This tells me a few things: that there is a desire to place a spotlight on what women are doing; that more of us are prepared to draw those deserving women out of the shadows; women are seeing how important it is to be more open about their work and contribution; and the difference this can make to their likely success.

I am grateful to our Judging Panel, who this year have

been Glynis Wright, Kevin Urquhart, Professor Turi King, Sonia Thompson, Helen Stewart, Pete Frost, Bev Sankey, Ron Simpson and Dr. Emma Parker. These experts have given their time to identify this year’s outstanding winners from the 109 nominations received. Not an easy task. I am indebted to them all. Thank you.

We’ve achieved much this year to raise the profile of EMWA. This could not have been possible without the support we’ve received from our Sponsors and Partners.

Huge thanks goes to our Headline Sponsor, Glynis Wright & Co. And to all our other sponsors DluXe Magazine, Mercia Image Print, Smilin Occasionz, Bev Sankey, Cosy Direct, Finance Lab, Colwick Hall, All Video Camera, WIMUK, Inspiring You CIC, Uppingham First, Cureton Consulting, Transformations Ltd, EMBBN and Open Mind Training & Development Ltd. Thanks also to our Hosts, Rupal Rajani and Dave Andrews, who skilfully managed to keep the evening moving and the celebrations coming.

Finally, to you. Thank you for your nominations and for giving so generously to support this year’s chosen charity, ME & DEE. You are helping in their work to create lasting memories for families dealing with a terminal illness.

Listen out to hear about our plans for 2020 and a wider view on celebrating women.

Sandra Pollock – Founder, East Midland Women’s Awards (EMWA)

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Event Programme

7:00pm - 7:50 pm

Arrival & Registration

8:00pm

Welcome HM’s Lord-Lieutenant Sir John Peace & Lady Peace

8:05pm

Welcome & Introductions Hosts, Rupal Rajani & Dave Andrews Founder, Sandra Pollock

8:30pm

Starters Served

9:00pm

First Set of Awards Presented

9:30pm

Mains Served

10:15pm

Second Set of Awards Presented

10:45pm

Desserts Served

11:15pm

Tea & Coffee Served Final Awards and Presentations

11:30pm

Awards Ceremony Finish Disco & Dancing begins

1:00am

Event Finishes

East Midlands Women’s Awards 2019

Presenters – Rupal Rajani & Dave Andrews

12 Categories, 13 Awards 7. Outstanding Woman with Community Impact – Charity & Voluntary Services 2019

1. Outstanding Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 This award recognises the individual who has run their own business for more than 3 years and has achieved outstanding success in business in the past 12 months within the East Midlands Region.

Shortlisted Nominees may be asked to provide additional information to support their application.

9. Outstanding Black And Minority Ethnic (BAME) Female Leader Of The Year 2019 This award recognises the contributions of women from the BAME communities across the Region.

The individual from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community who has made an outstanding contribution in their chosen field.

Her impact and contribution must have been within the East Midlands Region.

10. Outstanding Woman in Arts, Media & Music 2019 The individual who has made an outstanding contribution in Art, Media or Music within the past 3 years across the East Midlands Region.

4. Outstanding Woman in Education 2019

This award recognises the individual who has worked within the Public Sector Services for more than 3 years and demonstrates outstanding contribution over the past 12 months within the East Midlands Region.

6. Outstanding Female Leader in a Market Town 2019 This award recognises the individual who has made a significant contribution to the livelihood, innovation, business and/or social, community stability and wellbeing of a market town in the East Midlands.

became Deputy Head of the Martin High school in Anstey. But when he had a “Millennium Opportunity” to move over to the BBC in 1999, he was delighted to do so.

This award recognises the individual who best demonstrates the most outstanding contribution in the fields of STEM, within the East Midlands Region.

3. Outstanding Woman in Care Services 2019

5. Outstanding Woman in Public Services (including uniformed services) 2019

She has presented and produced a range of programmes over the years

8. Outstanding Woman in STEM 2019 (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

This award recognises the individual who has work in the professional services industry for more than 3 years and has provided exceptional and outstanding services to their clients in the past 12 months, within the East Midlands Region. Shortlisted Nominees may be asked to provide additional information to support their application.

This category specifically focuses on teaching & education in its widest fields and includes schools, colleges, universities, along with other types of teaching and educating organisations, This award recognises the individual who has worked in their field for more than 3 years and demonstrates outstanding contribution over the past 12 months.

Rupal is an award-winning presenter who has worked for the BBC for over 30 years and is a leading personality within the city and across the region.

This award recognises the individual who has made an outstanding contribution and impact across the charitable or voluntary community within the East Midlands Region.

2. Outstanding Woman in Professional Services 2019

This award recognises the individual who has worked within professional care services for more than 3 years and demonstrates outstanding contribution over the past 12 months within the East Midlands Region. This category includes the NHS, Nursing, Care Homes, and All care related services.

Rupal Rajani - Freelance Broadcast Journalist/Presenter and Host.

11. Outstanding Senior Female Executive This category is for individuals who have held a senior role within an organisation for three years or more and can demonstrate outstanding impact and results for their organisation and staff.

Examples include MD, CEO, CFO, Founder, CFO, Chair, Director, etc.

12. Inspirational Male Supporting Women Leaders 2019 This award recognises the individual who has made the most outstanding contribution to support women’s development, gender equality, and promotion within the East Midlands Region.

13. East Midlands Inspirational Female Leader of the Year 2019

This award is chosen by the EMWA’s Founder from the 10 female winners in the categories above.

Judges and Founders decisions are final.

Dave Andrews was born and brought up in Kent but moved to Leicester in 1972 to train as a teacher. He taught History for many years and in 1980

He’s been with BBC Radio Leicester since then where, over the years, he has presented most of the daily and weekend programmes. Now he presents his weekly “Sunday Supplement” midday magazine programme as well as the UK’s oldest local radio show – the gardening programme “Down to Earth”. Dave also provides commentary for special

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both on BBC Radio LEICESTER and the BBC Asian Network (which is a national station) as well as presenting TV documentaries for the BBC. She is an active member of a local support group for people with Balance Conditions and Patron of a young people’s Cancer Charity.

occasions and was privileged to be the commentator for BBC Radio Leicester during the services for the re-interment of Richard III at Leicester Cathedral as well as the Maundy Service attended

by HM The Queen.

Dave is chairman of Applause a not-for-profit company, which has the aims of raising the profile of local musicians whilst also raising money for local charities.

Recently Dave was honoured to be commissioned, as a Deputy Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire.

2019 Judges

Glynis Wright Glynis Wright

Glynis Wright is the founder of Glynis Wright & Co. Glynis became a lawyer at the mature age of 42. Within 5 years of qualifying as a Solicitor, she set up her own firm specialising in family law. The firm has won multiple legal and business awards and is now a leading provider of family law services in the Midlands. Glynis is the President of the Leicestershire Law Society.

2019 Judges Professor Turi King University of Leicester Turi King is a Canadian who did her undergraduate degree at the University of Cambridge before moving into genetics at the University of Leicester for her Masters and PhD. Her work over the last 20 years has be combining genetics with forensics, history, and archaeology.

She is perhaps best known for leading the genetic analysis in the King Richard III case.

She is currently leading the genetic analysis in the Sir George Yeardley case in the U.S. Professor King was awarded the EMWA Outstanding Woman in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) in 2017.

Kevin Urquhart

Ron Simpson BEM

Kevin Urquhart is founder of Fraser Urquhart Media – Leicester’s most connected publicity agency and proud publishers of the iconic SIXTY9 magazine and dluxe LEICESTERSHIRE magazine. Kevin’s job is to work with clients and help them tell their stories – and he’s very proud to be, once again, Media Partner to the East Midlands Women’s Awards 2019.

A former Regional Director of the Local Government Management Board, Ron Simpson is known by many in the East Midlands as Mr Uppingham. A long time champion of women in the work place and community governance, he serves in numerous roles in local government and the voluntary and business sectors.

See his profile at www.ronsimpson.uk

Sonia Thompson Director, International Organisational Development Consultant

Dr. Emma Parker

Sonia began her company after a successful career in higher education. Sonia sits on a number of Boards in several organisations and has been active in the community working to establish a number of charities, social enterprises and two women’s refuges. She is the Chair of WIMUK, passionate about women and their development.

Karen Cureton Director, Cureton Consulting Karen is your local social media expert with a proven track record with her wide range of clients. She works with clients to talk fact not fluff about social media. She works both one to one and with teams, her online social media programme is getting incredible results across multiple sectors. Karen is also Winner, EMWA Outstanding Woman in Professional Services 2018.

Dr Emma Parker is Associate Professor of English at the University of Leicester. She has published extensively on Contemporary Women’s Writing and the work of Leicesterborn playwright Joe Orton. She won an EMWA for Outstanding Woman in Arts, Media and Music in 2018.

Pete Frost Pete Frost is an award-winning Director of one of Leicestershire’s most innovative digital marketing agencies who have been awarded the prestigious accolade of ‘Digital Business of the Year 2019’ in a recent Leicestershire business awards.

With over 9 years experience in the digital marketing field, he has had the pleasure in supporting 100’s of business achieve a return from their online marketing and is continuing to shape the face of the digital marketing sector locally.

In addition, he is a trustee of a leading mental health charity that provides secure and stable homes for people in need of acute mental health support across Leicestershire.

Helen Stewart

Bev Sankey

Helen has over 20 year’s experience in NHS/Local Authority managing specialist clinical training programmes for complex needs with Children and Adult Social Care and Health settings.

Helen works alongside managers to coach and mentor a culture based on support and strong leadership.

Bev Sankey is an entrepreneur and Lifestyle Mentor in the Health and Wellbeing industry. She has a background of 28 years business ownership in manufacturing jewellery and hair accessories to high street retailers in the UK, such as Harrods, Liberty, Boots Monsoon, Next, and John Lewis. In the USA, Bev also supplied Saks 5th Avenue, CK Tang Singapore, and other high-end establishments.

Glynis Wright & Co.

Glynis Wright is the founder of Glynis Wright & Co. Glynis became a lawyer at the mature age of 42. Within 5 years of qualifying as a Solicitor, she set up her own firm specialising in family law. The firm grew rapidly and now employs 18 staff in total.

1999-2019

The firm has won multiple legal and business awards and is now a leading provider of family law services in the Midlands. Glynis Wright & Co were the 2018 winners of Law Firm of the Year (Small) in the Law Society Excellence Awards. Glynis is the incoming President of the Leicestershire Law Society for 2019 having served on the Executive Committee of the Law Society for the past four years.

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