Judges

The awards are judged by an independent judging panel made up industry leaders and experts from across the region. Find out who our judges are below.

Andreea Tudor

Regional Lead, West Midlands

Business in the Community

Anna Humphreys

Strategic Lead for Inclusive Growth,

West Midlands Combined Authority

Ben Howells

CEO

LivingWell Consortium

Cathy Brown

Head of Economic Justice (Birmingham)

Barrow Cadbury Trust

Conrad Parke

Birmingham Anchor Network Co-ordinator

Centre for Local Economic Strategies

Fiona Latter

Programme Manager

West Midlands Combined Authority

Gareth Owens

Business Growth Team Lead

Sandwell Council

Hana Hussain

Investment Director

Big Issue Investment

James Potter

Investment Director

Big Issue Investment

Karolina Medwecka-Piasecka

Programme Manager

Birmingham City Council

Kashaf Ali

Programme Manager

Locality

Kathryn Hopkin

Co-op Developer and Administrator

West Midlands Ownership Hub (CUK & WMCA joint project)

Matthew Inniss

Chair

Black Business Collective

Nick Venning DL

Chairman

ART Business Loans

Reena Sidhu

Commercial Enterprise Lead

Health Innovation West Midlands

Safaraz Ali

CEO & Founder

Pathway Group