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