The North’s Got Talent 

Trailblazers from all sectors including media, tech, finance, charity and academia have been shortlisted for the Northern Power Women Awards 2022 sponsored by EY.  

With a near two-year gap between the last round of nominations, the North certainly hasn’t disappointed with its triumphant celebration of Northern talent as this year’s awards saw 1400 role models nominated. Whittling down the nominations to just 83 individuals and organisations was a mammoth task for the 72 judges who discussed, debated and ultimately decided who would be put through to the shortlist. 

Alison Kay, Managing Partner for Client Service at EY, UK and Ireland, commented: “A huge congratulations to all the nominees, who are shortlisted for the Northern Power Women Awards 2022. We saw first-hand, throughout the judging process, just how high the calibre of nominations were this year; reaching this shortlist is a huge achievement. EY are very proud to support an event that recognises so many powerful role models from across the North.” 

Since the first NPWAwards 6,040 individuals and organisations have been nominated, whose achievements and commitment have been celebrated garnering a staggering 126 million impressions across social media. With representation across all northern regions it is the only pan-north celebration, with 57% of those shortlisted hailing from the North West, 24% from the North East, and 19% from the Yorkshire. 

The NPWAwards is never just for one night and throughout the year individuals and organisations are recognised for the true northern grit that they exhibit, whilst cracking on and shifting the dial. Professor Shirley Congdon, Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Bradford, Ann-Marie Atkins, Managing Partner at Tilney Smith and Williamson and Afiya Amesu, Co-founder of She Leads for Legacy have all been shortlisted whilst Bank of America has been shortlisted for Large Organisation. Becky Ballantyne, Business Change Manager at Sellafield and Dianne Richardson, Chief Executive of Britain’s Energy Coast Business Cluster have both been shortlisted for Agent of Change and Tensar have made it onto the shortlist for Medium Organisation. 

Simone Roche MBE, founder and CEO of Northern Power Women, said “I have once again been wowed by the high calibre of nominations we received and again we are adding to the hall of role models to inspire both current and future generations to use their PoWEr for good and advance gender equality together.” 

The winners of the Northern Power Women Awards will be announced on the 21st of March 2022 at a gala awards night and dinner at the Manchester Central Convention Complex. The Power List and Future List will be announced on 8^th February at 11am. 

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