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.

Professor Mark Hart

Professor of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Aston Business School, Aston Centre for Growth and Enterprise Research Centre

Jonathan Gibson

Head of Policy and Integration, West Midlands Combined Authority

Cat Orchard

Head of Commonwealth Games Legacy Enhancement Fund – West Midlands Combined Authority

Natalie White

Portfolio Manager at Power to Change Trust – Backing Community Business

Kashaf Ali

Development Manager at Locality a national membership network supporting local community organisations

Reena Sidhu

Commercial Enterprise Lead (Digital Health Innovations) at West Midlands Academic Health Science Network