The shortlist for an annual awards celebrating Greater Birmingham's up-and-coming business talent has been revealed.
The awards, which is run by Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, will celebrate achievement among under 35s across 12 categories before crowning the overall winner for 2021.
This year's event combines the Future Faces and Birmingham Young Professional of the Year awards after the latter's organiser, networking group BPS Birmingham, was merged into Future Faces last year.
The 2021 judging panel was chaired by Anjum Khan, director of the Asian Business Chamber of Commerce, who was joined by Michelle Adams from Squire Patton Boggs, Byron Carnegie of Jamaya, Joanna Drinkwater from Grant McKnight, Councillor Brigid Jones from Birmingham City Council and Mark Smith from Aston University.
Ms Khan said: "Once again this year we have had a record number of entries. The calibre of applications has been outstanding."
The 2021 shortlist is:
Apprentice of the Year
Dan Wharton, Ark Media Productions
Dylan Pickin, Chase Terrace Academy
Thomas Smith, Correla
Teena Chander, Jacobs
Lauren Alie, PwC
Arts and Culture
Joe Grayston, Ark Media Productions
Richard Loftus, B:Music
Thomas Nelson, Beatfreeks
Alex Nicholson Evans, Birmingham Museums Trust
Namywa, Girl Grind UK
Charity and Social Enterprise
Hannah Borg, Cherished
Samina Amin, CIPD Birmingham Branch
Neelam Heera, Cysters
Tal Arrowsmith, Gro-Organic
Abigail Coulson, Primrose Hospice
Entrepreneurship
Davies Okeowo, Birmingham Enterprise Community
Daniel Hayes, Identify Finance Recruitment
Jamie Harrison, Local Roofing Supplies
Ravi Ranjan, Voilo
Finance
Naomi Campion, Bibby Financial Services
Aiden Murray, Evac+Chair International
Tom Matthieson, Frenkel Topping
Sophie Dixon, KPMG
Charlie Jones, Willis Towers Watson
Industry
Phil Davis, 3D Facilities Support
Ashley Waitt, Co Arch
Yung-Yu Lau, Jacobs
Chris Parker, Ridge & Partners
Monica Barbosa, RSS Infrastructure
Legal
Becky Knott, Barker Brettell
John Hatton, Capsticks Solicitors
Katy Bourne, Pinsent Masons
Baljinder Singh Atwal, West Midlands Police
Public Sector and Education
Daniel Cash, Aston University
Atif Ali BEM, Birmingham City Council
Charlotte Bowden, Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership
Retail and Hospitality
Ineta Svedaite, Fazenda Rodizio & Bar Grill
Mandeep Kaur Sidhu, Flybe
Kianya Lightborne, The Westgrove Group, Touchwood Shopping Centre
Sales, Marketing and Communications
Graham Allsopp, Ark Media Productions
Jessica Greaney, Edge Creative
Hannah Montgomery, Golddust Marketing
Becky Read, Midlands Air Ambulance Charity
Lewis Thomas, Story Comms
Sustainability
Michal Nowinski, Arup
Ruveetha Pereira, Arup
Clare Jackson, Gemserv
Matthew Redding, Gensler
Technology and Innovation
Kiranjit Kaur Shergill, Correla
Jagjevan Sidhu, Correla
May Homira Rezay, Mirzyme
Karl Nicholson, Synaptek
Benjamin Sachs, WAA Chosen
