EUROPEAN DIVERSITY AWARDS 2021
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SHORTLIST 2017

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VODAFONE – CAMPAIGNER OF THE YEAR
Ayla Holdom – Trans Activist
Jasvinder Sanghera CBE – Founder and CEO Karma Nirvana
Kamran Mallick – CEO, Disability Rights UK
Liam Hackett – CEO, Ditch the Label
Mandy Sanghera – International human rights activist
Nimco Ali – Director of Daughters of Eve
Phyll Opoku-Gyimah – Co-founder, trustee and executive director, UK Black Pride
Prof Kalliope Agapiou Josephides – Chair European Institute for Gender EQUALITY

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SIGNATURE GROUP – MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Heineken – Open your World
Lloyds Banking – He Said Yes
Mars – Maltesers
Smirnoff – Digital Pride
Sport England – This Girl Can
Stonewall – Rocket and Mr. President for Stonewall

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SOCIETE GENERALE - CHARITY OF THE YEAR
Anna Kennedy Online – Autism Awareness Charity
Ditch the Label – Anti Bullying Charity
Eurochild – – Network of organisations and individuals working in and across Europe to promote the rights and well-being of children and young people.
L’Arche – French community for people with disabilities
Opening Doors London – LGBT charity for older people
Out and Proud African LGBTI – LGBTI Charity
Reprieve – International Justice against death penalty
Side By Side – Humanitarian Aid to Refugees
Sport Allies – promote inclusive attitudes in sport, particularly towards the LGBT community
UK Black Pride

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HEATHROW AIRPORT – COMMUNITY PROJECT OF THE YEAR
Activ8 Fitness Camp – Promoting health & fitness to diverse groups of children
Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation – raising awareness of the effects of bullying
Bisturi Active Citizenship – Portugal based Online Platform promoting active citizenship across Europe
Grenfell Action Group – Justice for Grenfell victims and survivors
IMART – Rugby Tournament for mixed ability teams across Europe
London Business School Out In Business Club – EurOUT Promoting LGBT+ diversity
Fundacion ONCE - Employment and training for Employment for persons with disabilities
Pride Amsterdam
Warsaw Empowered Employee Resource Group – Refugee awareness campaign

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NATWEST – COMPANY OF THE YEAR
EY
Gibbs Hybrid
HSBC
MASTERCARD
MUFG – (The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ. Ltd.)
Rabobank
Vodafone
Zurich

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ABERCROMBIE & FITCH – DIVERSITY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Commander Sam Truelove MBE – Co-chair, Royal Navy Compass Network
Frans Jennekens – Head of Diversity, NTR (Dutch Public Broadcaster)
Karen Blackett – Chair, MediaCom
Raj Tulsiani – CEO & Co-Founder, Green Park
Rakesh Ramchurn – Technical journalist, Mott MacDonald
Samantha Jayne Nelson – Chair, PRIDE @Marsh network group
Sue Baines – Barclays
Susan Allen – Santander
Vanessa Vallely – CEO & Founder, WeAreTheCity / Author and motivational speaker

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GIBBS HYBRID – HEAD OF DIVERSITY THE YEAR
Alison Barlow – EU Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Amazon
Amir Kabel – Global Director of Diversity and WLI, Adidas Group
Asif Sadiq MBE – Head of Diversity and Inclusiveness for Financial Services (UK), EY
Daniel South – Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Emma Green – Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
John Dickinson – Group Diversity and Inclusion Manager, Tesco
Paula Waite – EMEA Diversity Manager, White & Case LLP
Sarah Kaiser – Diversity & Inclusion Lead, Fujitsu, UK and Ireland

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UNITED HEALTH GROUP – DIVERSITY TEAM OF THE YEAR
Clifford Chance
eBay Women Initiative Network Germany (WIN)
ITV
Pinsent Masons LLP
Rabobank
Royal Bank of Scotland Inclusion team
Scandic Hotels

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COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS – HERO OF THE YEAR
Benjamin Smith – Ran 401 marathons for bullying
Cédric Herrou – Supporting refugees
David Lammy MP – Grenfell
Jacqueline Scoins-Cass MBE – Founder of Thames Valley Kings Wheelchair Basketball Club
Munroe Bergdorf – Model, DJ and Trans & Race Campaigner
Peter Tatchell – Human Rights Campaigner, Peter Tatchell Foundation
Rachel Reese – Global Butterflies
Victor Nieves – LGBT acceptance in the City

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OPTIMUS CARD GROUP - INSPIRATIONAL ROLE MODEL OF THE YEAR
Donna Fraser – UK Athletics
Dr Nora S Vyas – Young scientist working on mental health
Kelle Bryan – Former singer in Eternal, runs diversity focused talent agency
Lawrence Kenwright – Founder and CEO, Signature Living
Lieutenant General Patrick Sanders CBE DSO – Army chief who supports LGBT service people
Stuart Barette – Trans* Lead for the HSBC Pride UK Network, Chair of the HSBC Pride Network in the Channel Islands
Tim Jarman – LGBT role model promoting acceptance and inclusion at EY
Tobi Alabi – Cardiac Awareness among young footballers

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OUTNEWS GLOBAL - JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Didem Tali -Multimedia Journalist
Gary O’Donoghue – BBC Journalist
Isabel Hardman – Assistant editor, The Spectator
Paul Brand – ITV
Rebecca Atkinson – Freelance Journalist and Creative Disability Consultant
Saira Khan – BBC TV presenter and Columist, Sunday Mirror
Samantha Asumadu – Journalist and documentary filmmaker
Victoria Derbyshire – Journalist and broadcaster

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EMPLOYABILITY - OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE NETWORK
Amazon @ Women’s Network
CMS Women’s Network
Diversitas (Lenovo)
EY Family Network
HSBC UK Pride Employee Network
IMPACT EMEA – BNY Mellon’s multicultural network group
Positive Working Group (HCA)
West Yorkshire Police Disability Network

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ACCENTURE – SOCIAL MOBILITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
Berwin Leighton Paisner
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
KPMG
O2
Pinsent Masons LLP
Rolls Royce
Teach First
Transport for London

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WECONNECT INTERNATIONAL - SUPPLIER DIVERSITY PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR
IBM Global Supplier Diversity Programme
Intel Corporation
LinkedIn
Monsanto
NATWEST
Proud Horizons
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EVENT DATE:
11 NOVEMBER 2021

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