Rising Stars 2024 - Full Shortlist

Full Shortlist 2024

We are proud to announce the shortlisted individuals across all of our Rising Star categories.

The Rising Star Award winners will be announced on 28 May 2024.

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank our judges for their time and to wish all nominees the very best of luck in the next round of judging.

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Abigail Langridge

Abigail Langridge | Founder | Poppins PA

Aikaterini Valentina Paschali | Digital Data Analyst | Direct Line Group

Aimee Betts-Charalambous | Manager | KPMG

Aisling Connaughton | Co-founder & Sustainability Solutionist | Cyd Connects

Alexandra Mercz | Founder | Synterra Asia

Ali-Mai Joseph

Ali-Mai Joseph | Miss Nations International UK 2023/24 | Miss Nations International

Alice Huang Miller | Business Development Manager | PwC

Alina Kuzmich | Energy & Decarbonisation Consultant | Mott Macdonald Ltd

Alishya Artwell

Alishya Artwell | Chief People Officer | Pareto Facilities Management

Ally Boldan

Ally Boldan | PR and Communications Lead | instantprint

Ally Redding | Senior Account Executive | Guidewire

Ana Isabel Sarkis Fernandez | Design Engineer | RJC Engineers

Andrea Donaldson-Smith

Andrea Donaldson-Smith | Head of Soft Services | The Hurlingham Club

Andriana Stampoli | Researcher | Odgers Berndtson

Anna Blomqvist

Anna Blomqvist | Director, Product Specialist, Investment & Wealth Solutions | HSBC Private Banking

Anna Rawcliffe

Anna Rawcliffe | Head of Content Marketing and Innovation | National Trust

Annie Terry | Cyber Reinsurance Broker | Lockton Re

Antoinette Hamilton | Trust Digital Curriculum Lead | The Stour Academy Trust

Ashleigh Foreman | Assistant Site Manager | Barratt London

Baringa

Becki Betts | Product and Propositions Manager | Aviva

Bethan Handley | Associate – Residential Valuation & Advisory | Knight Frank

Bhawana Haritwal | Senior Software Engineer | T. Rowe Price

Bo Kelestyn | Associate Professor | Warwick Business School

Brigit Douglas | Membership Director | Organisation for Responsible Businesses

Caitlin Hargreaves

Caitlin Hargreaves | Manager, International Resolvability | Bank of England

Caitlin McEniry | Continuous Improvement Consultant | Zurich Insurance

Callie Wang

Callie Wang | Senior Associate, Regulatory Sandbox and Innovation Pathways | FCA

Cara Swain

Cara Swain | Medical Officer | Royal Navy

Carley Fountain | Company Secretary/Business Owner | Castle Climate Control Ltd

Caroline Garner

Caroline Garner | Technology Consulting Manager | Accenture

Caroline Marshall | Founder | Upsource

Caroline Rees Williams

Caroline Rees Williams | Trustee | The Valesco Foundation

Carolyn Barnard | Audit Apprentice | KPMG

Catalina Vieru | Moodle System Administrator | Royal College of Surgeons Ireland

Catherine Harrison

Catherine Harrison | Virtual PA | Bee-Assisted Limited

Catherine Tomlin

Catherine Tomlin | Planning and Delivery Manager | Transport for London

Cathy Yitong Li | Climate Commission Deputy Chair | IUCN

Charley Lucas | Work-Related Learning Officer | King`s Business School

Charlotte Douglas

Charlotte Douglas | Senior Consultant | Capco

Charlotte Hewett | Associate, Manager | Knight Frank

Claire Huxley | Interim Revenue and Settlements Senior Manager | National Grid

Courtney Lollback | Senior Manager, Investment Strategy & Solutions | Macquarie Group

Daisy Robinson

Daisy Robinson | Graduate Security Consultant | BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

David Morgan | International Treasurer | Royal Bank of Canada

Dawn Heels

Dawn Heels | Founder | Dawn Heels | The Guidance Suite

Dhruvi Mutta | Software Engineer II | S & P GLobal

Dialid Ramirez

Dialid Santiago | Vice President Quantitative Analyst | Bank of America

Dillon Anderiesz | Associate Director | Macquarie Group

Dominic Baker | Managing Director | Marsh McLennan

Donna OConnor

Donna O`Connor | Head of Organisational Development | Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service

Donna Otchere | Co Founder | SiSTEM UK

Dr Sania Shahbaz Hasnain | Technical Product Manager | Salaso

Elin Gosby | Senior Associate | Orrick

Elizabeth Merrall | Investment Analyst | Top Tier Capital Partners

Emily Griffiths | Founder, Activist, Writer and Speaker | For The Women UK

Emma Letheren

Emma Letheren | Equity Research analyst | RBC

Faith Ida | Technical Professional services Consultant | Genesys

Faridah Ramirez | Team Manager support | Ethos Farm

Finn Shorrock | Marketing Assistant | ZEDRA

Fiona Shea

Fiona Shea | Virtual Assistant | Fiona Shea VA Ltd

Firoza Dodhi | Associate | Simmons & Simmons LLP

Frankie Thatcher | Product Assurance Lead | BAE Systems

Gabriella Zanzanaini

Gabriella Zanzanaini | Global Organisational Effectiveness Consultant in Leadership, Talent & Culture | Macquarie Group

Geerthiga Parameswaran | Medical Devices Integration Team Lead | Cleveland Clinic London

Gemma McLaughlin | Associate Director | Gravita

Gemma Walsh

Gemma Walsh | Research Radiographer | City, University of London

Georgia Cocks | EA to the Co-Founders | Wellity Global

Georgie Packer

Georgie Packer | Senior Fundraising and Partnerships Manager | Apps for Good

Georgina Snape

Georgina Snape | Analyst | Accenture

Gillian Barber | Research Consultant and STEM Public Engagement Specialist | Barber Research

Gina Panayiotou | Founder & CEO | Oceans Arena

Gina Patel

Gina Patel | DAWN Co-chair | NHS England

Golda Thompson | Lead Operational Resilience Analyst | Atos

Goodness Ngodigha

Goodness Ngodigha | Programmer Analyst | Cognizant

Grace Beckham

Grace Beckham | Business Consultant | BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

Gwendoline Akpulonu | Medical Student | University of Glasgow

Gwyneth Sotuminu

Gwyneth Sotuminu | Delivery Manager | BAE Systems

Hacer Evans

Hacer Evans | Managing Director | Accenture UKI

Hannah Okechukwu | Director of Welfare | In2MedSchool

Harry Kelly | Director, Medicinal Chemistry Recruitment & Talent Development | GSK

Hayley Rabbets

Hayley Rabbets | Head of The Verve Foundation | The Verve Foundation

Helen Lees | Senior Sales Manager | Fine & Country

Helen Owen | Delivery Strategy Manager | National Grid

Helen Penwill | Associate | Reed Smith LLP

Hiba Hanif | Data Analyst | PwC

Holly Mather | Engineering Manager | Enable

HSBC

Izabela Prager | Associate | Latham & Watkins

Izzy Duffy | Senior Business Operations Executive | Multiverse

Jackie Rothwell | New Energy Portfolio Excellence | bp

Jacqueline Mathieson | Contract Manager | SSEN Transmission

Jasmina Negrini | VP Chief Operating Office | Barclays

Jasmine Bishop

Jasmine Bishop | Senior Programme Coordinator – Attendance | Get Further

Jenna Bristow

Jenna Bristow | Executive Assistant | Barclays

Jennifer Countess von Walderdorff | Sustainable Fashion Consultant | Look at the Labels

Jennifer Grint | Consultant | FTI Consulting

Jessica Frank-Keyes

Jessica Frank-Keyes | Political Reporter | City A.M.

Jessica Harwood | Financial Services Strategy & Consulting Manager | Accenture

Jessica McNamee

Jessica McNamee | Senior Manager, Customer and Colleague Strategy | Lloyds Banking Group

Jessica Pinches | Apprentice Solicitor | Black Antelope Law

Jessica Tamman | Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships | Lloyd`s

Jo Lister

Jo Lister | Head of Consulting Knowledge and Capability | BAE Systems

Joney Ramirez Soto | Principal Planning Consultant | RPS

Julia Barr

Julia Barr | Commercial Manager | Mott MacDonald

Julie Hammond | Portfolio GP | Advanced Medical Aesthetics Practitioner | NHS | Dr Hammond Aesthetics

Kaia Nicholl

Kaia Nicholl | Reporter | Newsquest (East Anglian Daily Times)

Karen Perry | Head of Customer Service | Daikin UK

Kat Draper | Principal Engineer | Mott MacDonald

Kat Parsons

Kat Parsons | Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging | ISS UK & Ireland

Kate Nicholls

Kate Nicholls | Leader, Amazon Fresh Private Brands | Amazon

Kate Roughneen

Kate Roughneen | PA to GEC Member | Royal London

Kathy Liu | Digital Sovereignty, Global Senior Technology Business Development Manager | Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Katie Dee-Davies | Account Manager | ParetoFM

Kate Gerald

Katie Gerald | Director | K.A.G. Recruitment Consultantancy Ltd

Kellie Coyle

Kellie Coyle | Marketing Manager | Action Tutoring

Kellie Kwarteng

Kellie Kwarteng | Founder & CEO | Halzak / Elevate – Women in Tech

Kelly Farr | Wellbeing Trainer | YourNorth

Kenni Konate | Machine Learning Engineer | Freelancer

Kimberley Wyche

Kimberley Wyche | WO1 CT – SpecAd SWO | Armed Forces – Royal Navy

Laura Helen Brown

Laura Helen Brown | Author and Illustrator | My Emotions Activity Book

Laura Oakes

Laura Oakes | Executive Assistant | Vialto Partners

Laura-Jane Piercy

Laura-Jane Piercy | Defence Lead | Defence and Security Accelerator

Lauren McCarthy | Project Manager | InSpace Missions

Lauren Palmer | Sustainability Delivery Manager | Barclays

Lauren Smith

Lauren Smith | Design Squad Lead | Lloyds Banking Group

Leah Brooks | Medical Student | University of sheffield

Lee Burman | Executive Director | Morgan Stanley

Leeanne Adu

Leeanne Adu | Founder and CEO | Leeanne Adu VA Solutions Ltd (Leave it With LAVA)

Leia Patel

Leia Patel | Student

Leigh-Ann Smith | Site Manager | Barratt London

Libby Patten

Libby Patten | Broadcast Mux Specialist & Scrum Master | BT

Lilymae Prescott

Lilymae Prescott | UX Designer | Sky

Lindsey Melnecsuk | Head of Sales Operations | Simmons and Simmons

Lisa Rawlings

Lisa Rawlings | Talent Acquisition | Sierra Nevada Corporation Mission Systems UK

Liz Burlon | Senior Manager – Resources and Sustainability | Accenture

Lori Martin

Lori Martin | Global DEI Specialist | Diageo

Lorna Archer | Transformation Coach & Holistic Wellbeing Therapist | Wellbeing Well YOU

Lorna Nunn

Lorna Nunn | Station Environmental Protection Officer | Royal Air Force

Lucy Ellis-Keeler

Lucy Ellis-Keeler | Vice President, Global Business Development & Innovation ICRM | Citi

Lyndsey Stuttard | Digital Teaching & Learning Specialist | ACS Cobham International School

Maddie Laidlaw | Commodity Financing Analyst | Macquarie

Mafalda Perez

Mafalda Perez | Management Consultant | Accenture

Marcia Brissett-Bailey | Partnership officer | Diversity and Ability

Maria Tsotalou

Maria Tsotalou | Data Analyst | Oliver Wyman

Maria Violaris | PhD student | University of Oxford

Mariam Hussein | Software Engineer | Slalom

Marie Hall

Marie Hall | Executive Assistant | Barclays

Mario Furriel | Head of UHNW Private Solutions | HSBC

Marjani Orchery | Dentist and Medical Doctor | SMILEquity

Marzia Bolpagni

Marzia Bolpagni | Associate Director | Mace

Mehrnaz Afshar | Senior Associate | Reed Smith LLP

Mel Liao | European Gas Option Trader | Macquarie

Micaela Spencer-Rogers | Business Manager, Barclays UK Sustainable Finance & Social Purpose | Barclays

Milica Lukic

Milica Lukic | Account Director | Adform

Millih Coloma

Millih-Aurelle Coloma | Business Analyst | BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

Mollie Leivars

Mollie Leivars | Filmmaker | Spirit Productions

Monica Nguyen

Monica Nguyen | Customer Success Manager | ONE

Naabil Khan | Medical Student | Skin For All

Nadine Teape | Global Network Oversight and Controls Manager | Lloyd`s of London

Naireen Asim | Medical Student

Namita Gupta | Technical Product Owner | MUFG

Nara Norberto | Senior Analyst | Macquarie Group

Natalie Diana Busari

Natalie Diana Busari | Director | The Nerve of My Multiple Sclerosis CIC

Natasha Percy-Baxter | Principal | PercyBaxter Wealth Management

Neetal Rajput | Group Manager – Planning | Slough Borough Council

Nicola Ironside-Skene | VP, Quality Assurance Engineer and Practice Lead | Bank of America

Nicola McInnes

Nicola McInnes | Communications Director, EMEA | Dentsu

Nicola Semple | Career and Confidence Coach | Nicola Semple Coaching

Nikita Thakrar | Director | Journey with Nikita

Nishika Chettry | Firmware Engineer | Renesas Electronics

Olivia Greenwell

Olivia Greenwell | Programme Manager | Get Further

Olivia Jenkins | Founder | D. Louise

Pamela Remmer | Verification Team Leader | RBC Brewin Dolphin

Pareto FM

Pavan Ganugapati | Senior Managing Director | Accenture

Pelin Turkmen | ESG Graduate Analyst | Cambridge & Counties Bank

Philippa Marshall | Former Investment Counsellor at Citi Private Bank

Polina Changuleva

Polina Changuleva | Founder and CEO | Same But Different Consultancy Ltd

Pooja Doshi | Founder & Owner | Miraya Arts

Pracheta Budhwar

Pracheta Budhwar | Advisory Board Member, The Time Capsule Project

Priya Rajendran

Priya Rajendran | Managing Director – Sub cluster Operations head | Citigroup

Rebecca Porteous

Rebecca Porteous | Strategy Consultant | IBM Consulting

Rebecca Sanders | Senior Counsel Europe and APAC Employment Law | Royal Bank of Canada

Rebecca Valori | Associate Director | Royal Bank of Canada

Rebecca Varley

Rebecca Varley | Business Director | Zone Digtal

Rebekah Schelfhout | Partner – Sourcing Operations | Dentsu UK Limited

Renata Yussupova | Senior Manager | PwC

Renee Francesca

Renee Francesca | Student, Content Writer, Tutor, Consultant | Nottingham Trent University

Rob Preston | Director | Amazon

Rochelle Gordon-Blake | Residential Property Graduate | Knight Frank

Roha Raheel

Roha Raheel | Cyber Security Vulnerability Management Specialist | WPP

Róláké Omólékúlo | Vice President – Equities Negotiator | Morgan Stanley

Rosemary Kafula | Medical Student | Leicester Medical School

Rouya Mardani

Rouya Mardani | Eagle Labs Proposition Delivery Manager | Barclays

Rukevwe Laura Akpowaye | Technical Business Analyst | PwC

Rupa Jones

Rupa Jones | Transformation and Strategy Controller | Sky Media

Ruth Guest

Ruth Guest | GP | Royal Navy

Sadia Akhtar | Neurological Physiotherapist | MSPhysioCoach

Saiba Ali

Saiba Ali | Management Consulting Analyst | Accenture

Samrudhi Inamdar | Systems Engineer | AAC Clyde Space

Sandra Nowaczek

Sandra Nowaczek | Leadership Business Partner | Bloom Procurement Services Limited

Sara Yemane

Sara Yemane | Associate Director | RBC BlueBay Asset Management

Sarah Anderson-Smith

Sarah Anderson-Smith | Executive Assistant | WGC

Sarah Bramall & Rebecca Daniel | Co-Founders | The Coaching Catalysts

Sarah Lightfoot | FI Growth Leader, Senior Vice President | Marsh

Sarah Turner

Sarah Turner | Sales Effectiveness Manager | Barclays

Sarah Watson | Senior Manager, Insurance Risk and Regulation | PwC

Scott Freeman | Culinary Director – ESS | Compass Group UK & Ireland

Shaheen Mamun | Director | Black Antelope Law

Shauna Loughrey | CASS Oversight, Assistant Director | RBC Brewin Dolphin

Sherry Gardner

Sherry Gardner | Conference & Events Co-ordinator, Capital Markets | Royal Bank of Canada

Simona Aimar | Vice-Dean EDI and Lecturer of Philosophy | University College London

Smaranda Camber

Smaranda Camber | Management Consultant | Accenture

Stella Aichholzer | Senior Negotiator | Knight Frank

Subarna Bhattacharya | Vice President : Head of DEC execution IT Amer | BNP Paribas

Sumedha Nagpal | Product Growth Lead | Databricks, Inc.

Susanne Gardner | Financial Crime Compliance Operations Manager | Aviva Investors

Tamara Tankosic | Technology Delivery Lead | Accenture

Tanya Simon-Hall

Tanya Simon-Hall | Founder | The Adeno Gang

Tarja Porkka-Kontturi | Consultant / Director of Community and Communications | The Global Game Jam

Therese Kieve | Stewardship Analyst | Sarasin & Partners LLP

Tipswalo Day | Obstetrician and Gynaecologist | Hywel Dda University Health Board

Toyosi Olowe | Founder, Creative Director, Artist | TOYOWRITES

Usha Kong | Careers & Social Mobility Manager | Tower Hamlets Council

Vibhusha Raval

Vibhusha Raval | Business Agility Lead | Lloyds Banking Group

Victoria Bryden | Senior Associate | Reed Smith LLP

Yetunde Animashaun | Technology Consultant / Founder of Tech432 | Accenture / Tech432

Yuxi Pan

Yuxi Pan | Associate | On Purpose London

Zainub Absar | Global Lead, HSBC Sustainability Hackathon & Commercial Banking Associate | HSBC

Zinet Kemal | Cloud Security Engineer | Best Buy

Zixuan Wang | Investment Counsellor Associate | HSBC

Zoe Haswell

Zoe Haswell | EA to Head of RBC Europe and COO, RBC Capital Markets Europe | Royal Bank of Canada

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