11th Annual Precious Awards 2017 | 21 September 2017 | The Waldorf Hilton, Aldwych, London WC2B 4DD

The annual PRECIOUS Awards is the biggest event in the PRECIOUS calendar, now in its 11th year. We are passionate about recognising success in the workplace and inspiring women of colour to launch their own businesses.

Association with the PRECIOUS Awards is a powerful way to get stories of success heard, recognised and applauded. The Awards, growing in stature with each passing year, attracts an audience of the influential to the aspirational, across all sections of society from Theresa May, Nick Clegg, Baroness Amos to the thousands of dedicated and avid PRECIOUS fans, eager to celebrate inspiring women.

The PRECIOUS Entrepreneur of the Year
Heidy Rehman, Founder & Managing Director, Rose & Willard

Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Florence Adepoju – Founder, MDMflow
Runners-up:
Alexis Oladipo – Director, Gym Bites
Simone Robinson – Founder, outcast29

Social Enterprise of the Year
Nicola Dady – Chair and Founder of Don’t Forget the Kids Charity
Runners-up:
Phinnah Chichi Ikeji – Founder, Inspiring Ten2Teens C.I.C
Nadine Denneth – Founder & Director, N.ableD

Outstanding Woman in Professional Services
Dr Nicola Rollock – Deputy Director, Centre for Research in Race & Education, University of Birmingham
Runners-up:
Ruth Oshikanlu – Executive Director, Goal Mind Limited
Sandra Pollock, CEO – Open Mind Training & Development Ltd

Start Up Business of the Year
Precious Jason – Etie’no Skincare Ltd
Runners-up:
Cynthia V Davis – BAME Recruitment Ltd
Sandra Brown-Pinnock – Xsandy’s Hair & Beauty

Outstanding Woman in Banking and Finance
Bukola Adisa – Global Head of Financial Crime Assurance at RBS
Runners-up:
Khalia Newell – Risk and Control Global Middle Office, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Abi Agidee-Adekunle – Business Director, London Academy of Excellence
Rupal Kantaria – Social Impact Program Manager, Oliver Wyman

The PRECIOUS Leadership Award
Trishna Bharadia – Multiple Sclerosis and Disability Awareness Advocate
And Natascha Jesuvant – Store Manager, Hemel Hempstead, Tesco
Runners-up:
Jade Coles – Events Program Manager & Cultural Producer, Soho House
Dr Sharleene Bibbings – Policy and Development Manager, Lambeth Council

Outstanding Woman in Sport
Michelle Moore – Moore Development Consultancy
Runners-up:
Diane Modahl – former Olympian and founder and CEO of the Diane Modahl Sports Foundation
Manisha Tailor – Founder, Swaggarlicious

Creative Industries Business of the Year
Rose & Willard
Runners-up:
Lunga Yeni, Artistic Director and writer, Break-Thru Productions
Sade Salami, Founder/Director, Fresh Strawberry

Outstanding woman in STEM
Dr Nora S Vyas, Associate Professor TEL Faculty Champion, Kingston University London
Runners-up:
Dr. Patrice Baptiste, Founder of DreamSmartTutors
Marcia Boakye, Oncology Team Lead (Pharma Development, Biometrics, Clinical Data Management), Roche Products Limited
Dr Safia Barikzai, Senior Lecturer and Enterprise Champion, London South Bank University

Outstanding Woman in the Public Sector
Diane Ashiru-Oredope, Pharmacist Lead, AMR Programme, Public Health England
Runners-up:
Maxine Albert, Deputy Head of Diversity and Inclusion, House of Commons
Karlene Akindele, Project Lead – Career development programme for female and BME staff, Barts
Frances Morounke Byron , Senior HR Business Partner, Barnet & Southgate College

Outstanding Woman in Retail
Bukky Bird- Executive Director to Group CEO, Tesco plc
Runners-up:
Lisa Maynard Atem – Social Media Manager, Harrods
Fumbi Chima – Chief Information Officer, Burberry

The PRECIOUS Man of the Year
Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London