Keynote speakers revealed for the East Midlands Leadership Awards
TheBusinessDesk.com has revealed three keynote speakers for our forthcoming East Midlands Leadership Awards, to be held at the Crowne Plaza on the evening of March 10.
Tickets for the event are now available, with guests being able to hear from:
– Jon Collins, the former leader of Nottingham City Council. As leader of the council for sixteen years, Jon was behind ambitious plans to create a cleaner and safer city, to expand the tram network and to regenerate the city centre.
Last year’s winners at the East Midlands Leadership Awards
Now a consultant he builds bridges between the public and private sectors helping both to save time and money.
– Olivia Pritchard, owner of The Chocolate Factory. Olivia is the owner of events space The Chocolate Factory, Derby, home to the award-winning street food market Bustler Market. She is passionate about all things food, drink and hospitality, working in the industry since the age of 13. She is driven to help independent businesses grow, providing a platform for them, whilst making hospitality a career choice for young people, not just a part-time job.
– Jack Green, former Olympic athlete and now head of Performance at Champion Health. Jack competed for the Great Britain team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. In April of last year he joined the workplace wellbeing platform Champion Health. After a career as a successful elite athlete, Jack battled with his own mental health for many years. With this first-hand experience, he understands the effect it can have on a person, their performance and their everyday life – at work and at home.
TheBusinessDesk.com created the East Midlands Leadership Awards to celebrate the people that are role models within their organisations and raise the bar for their competitors. The winners will show the qualities of extraordinary leadership and be able to demonstrate the positive impact this has had.
This year’s shortlist is:
Young Leader of the Year
Adam Horton, Hortons Estate Agents
Louisa Hackford-Gentle, Autistic Nottingham
Roheel Ahmed, Forsyth Barnes
Samantha Wilde, Retail Assist
Stephen Mair, Andrew Granger & Co
Public and Third Sector Leader
Amo Raju, Disability Direct
Ann Bhatti, Connect Derby
Ian Cooper, Speakers for Schools
Marysia Zipser, Art Culture Tourism
Naomi Watkins-Ligudzinska, NW Counselling Hub CIC
Mentor of the Year
Adam Rhodes, Rhodes Wealth Management
Justin Donne, Art Culture Tourism
Kirin Abbas, Paragon Law
Laura-Jane Turner, Jigsaw24
Richard Fairey, Rushton Hickman
Emerging Entrepreneur Leader
Amad Tababa, Autify Digital
Daniel Connor, DC Personnel
Luke Draper, IDT
Rob Spence, Paragon Sales Solutions
Diversity & Inclusion Leader
Amo Raju, Disability Direct
Barjis Chohan, Art Culture Tourism
Kul Mahay, Ignite Your Inner Potential
Mark Esho, Easy Internet Services
Thalej Vasishta, Paragon Law
Professional Services Leader
Amit Sonpal, Barclays Corporate Banking
Andrew Robinson, Andrew Granger & Co
Carl Hilton, BSP Consulting
David Ryley, Ryley Wealth Management
Tony Sherwin, Retail Assist
Transformational Leader
Adrian Buttress, PermaGroup
Alan Forsyth, Hockley Developments
Bev Wakefield, Vibrant Accountancy
Roland Kendall, Retail Assist
Sarah Stevenson, Astute Recruitment
Green Leader
Becky Valentine, Spenbeck
Gary Styles, Zellar
Lance Hill, Eight Days a Week Print Solutions
Roger Whittle, Jigsaw24
Non-Executive Leader
Jade Martin, Rushton Hickman
Justin Donne, Autistic Nottingham
Rita Carta Manias, Art Culture Tourism
Company Leader (up to 100 employees)
Adrian Buttress, PermaGroup
Alan Forsyth, Hockley Developments
Arran Bailey, ALB Group
Edward Acres, Acres Group
Lance Hill, Eight Days a Week Print Solutions
Company Leader (100+ employees)
Ian Williamson, ITP Aero UK
Rob Darby, 200 Degrees Coffee
Stewart Vandermark, Nelsons
Leader of the Year
To be announced on the night
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